Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 June 4

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

June 4, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 31, 2014. This is up 1 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 172 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

April 26, 2014

May 3, 2014

Week ending

May 10, 2014

May 17, 2014

(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

May 24, 2014

May 31, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. 28,643

28,896

28,638

28,521

28,484

28,773

102

Florida ................................................

1,225

1,223

1,223

1,207

1,225

1,225

100

Georgia .............................................. 33,984

34,048

34,337

34,434

34,569

34,500

103

South Carolina ....................................

5,256

4,995

5,269

5,155

5,275

5,304

98

19 State total ....................................... 203,559

203,783

203,172

204,742

206,001

206,406

101

United States..........................

211,721

212,110

211,113

212,986

214,405

214,684

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 4, 2014. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

April 26, 2014

May 3, 2014

Week ending

May 10, 2014

May 17, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

May 24, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

May 31, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. 21,407

21,190

21,553

21,949

22,068

21,438

98

Florida ................................................ 1,226

1,271

1,574

1,152

1,251

1,269

101

Georgia .............................................. 26,992

26,843

26,855

26,625

26,354

27,234

101

South Carolina .................................... 4,784

4,840

4,731

5,068

5,406

4,275

106

19 State total...........................

166,820

167,113

167,916

165,991

167,040

165,750

99

United States.........................

172,870

173,072

173,820

172,134

172,849

171,690

99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 4, 2014. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

April 26, 2014

May 3, 2014

Week ending

May 10, 2014

May 17, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

28,643 20,618
4,495 1,225 33,984 7,514 3,394 7,886 17,497 8,344

28,896 21,070
4,714 1,223 34,048 7,985 3,727 7,886 17,122 8,300

28,638 21,281
4,728 1,223 34,337 7,966 3,802 7,549 16,395 8,040

28,521 21,415
4,687 1,207 34,434 7,745 3,802 7,837 16,925 8,406

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,792 6,680 4,333 5,256
14,924 6,620
11,354

20,873 6,584 4,202 4,995
14,562 6,897
10,699

20,613 6,720 4,558 5,269
14,326 6,582
11,145

21,134 6,659 4,277 5,155
14,740 6,547
11,251

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

203,559 102

203,783 101

203,172 100

204,742 100

Other States .......................................

8,162

8,327

7,941

8,244

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

211,721 102

212,110 101

211,113 100

212,986 100

May 24, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,484 21,358
4,692 1,225 34,569 7,876 3,772 7,479 17,640 8,152
21,514 6,804 4,318 5,275
14,792 6,619
11,432
206,001 101
8,404
214,405 101

May 31, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,779 21,527
4,614 1,225 34,500 7,866 3,772 7,793 17,748 8,296
21,134 6,584 4,327 5,304
14,886 6,679
11,372
206,406 101
8,278
214,684 101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

April 26, 2014

May 3, 2014

Week ending

May 10, 2014

May 17, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

21,407 19,762
4,598 1,226 26,992 6,433 3,364 6,016 15,075 5,005

21,190 18,205
4,307 1,271 26,843 5,892 3,389 6,798 14,874 5,799

21,553 19,945
5,326 1,574 26,855 7,227 3,386 5,287 14,941 6,098

21,949 19,833
4,779 1,152 26,625 5,572 3,041 6,748 14,802 5,161

May 24, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,068 19,122
4,711 1,251 26,354 6,810 3,333 6,355 14,535 6,234

May 31, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,438 18,488
4,976 1,269 27,234 6,219 3,414 5,811 13,964 5,862

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

16,124 4,055 3,691 4,784
11,901 5,791
10,596

16,373 4,683 3,639 4,840
12,159 5,249
11,602

16,444 3,306 3,689 4,731
11,988 5,503
10,063

16,018 4,186 3,581 5,068
11,941 4,957
10,578

16,008 4,000 3,515 5,406
11,544 5,566
10,228

16,346 4,968 3,702 4,275
11,515 5,543
10,726

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

166,820 101

167,113 100

167,916 101

165,991 100

167,040 100

165,750 99

Other States .......................................

6,050

5,959

5,904

6,143

5,809

5,940

United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................

172,870 101

173,072 100

173,820 101

172,134 100

172,849 100

171,690 99

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 4, 2014. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. All NASS reports are available, at no cost, on the NASS web site: http://www.nass.usda.gov