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