Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 July 2

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

July 2, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 28, 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 174 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.

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

State

May 24, 2014

May 31, 2014

Week ending

June 7, 2014

June 14, 2014

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

(1,000 eggs)

June 21, 2014

June 28,

Percent of

2014

previous year

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

Alabama ............................................. 28,484

28,829

28,789

28,684

28,902

28,305

100

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

1,225

1,225

1,225

1,223

1,223

1,223

100

Georgia .............................................. 34,567

34,498

34,489

33,919

34,319

33,957

101

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

5,275

5,304

5,004

5,120

5,143

4,958

88

19 State total ....................................... 205,656

206,655

205,641

203,073

204,410

203,592

101

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

213,942

214,810

213,945

211,286

212,346

211,612

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 2, 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

May 24, 2014

May 31, 2014

Week ending

June 7, 2014

June 14, 2014

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

June 21, 2014
(1,000 chicks)

June 28, 2014

Percent of previous year

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. 22,068

21,406

21,531

21,183

22,286

20,921

96

Florida ................................................ 1,251

1,269

1,237

1,298

1,285

1,462

104

Georgia .............................................. 26,354

27,164

27,418

27,846

26,811

28,068

107

South Carolina .................................... 5,406

4,275

4,582

4,582

4,840

4,786

89

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

167,067

165,601

167,369

168,450

169,799

168,452

100

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

172,907

171,570

173,428

174,914

175,747

174,492

100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 2, 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

May 24, 2014

May 31, 2014

Week ending

June 7, 2014

June 14, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,484 21,358
4,692 1,225 34,567 7,951 3,772 7,479 17,355 8,152

28,829 21,527
4,618 1,225 34,498 7,878 3,787 7,793 17,748 8,296

28,789 21,460
4,611 1,225 34,489 7,787 3,802 7,522 17,627 8,162

28,684 20,794
4,618 1,223 33,919 7,786 3,772 7,411 16,704 8,488

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

21,407 6,804 4,314 5,275
14,792 6,619
11,410

21,160 6,584 4,352 5,304
15,022 6,679
11,355

21,065 6,734 4,155 5,004
15,266 6,679
11,264

21,208 6,501 4,189 5,120
14,352 6,678
11,626

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

205,656 101

206,655 101

205,641 101

203,073 100

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

8,286

8,155

8,304

8,213

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

213,942 101

214,810 101

213,945 101

211,286 100

June 21, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,902 21,165
4,633 1,223 34,319 7,616 3,802 7,640 17,490 8,408
20,525 6,461 4,432 5,143
14,774 6,679
11,198
204,410 101
7,936
212,346 101

June 28, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,305 20,883
4,534 1,223 33,957 7,747 3,772 7,547 17,617 8,312
21,120 6,720 4,187 4,958
14,753 6,680
11,277
203,592 101
8,020
211,612 101

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

State

May 24, 2014

May 31, 2014

Week ending

June 7, 2014

June 14, 2014

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

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

22,068 19,122
4,711 1,251 26,354 6,797 3,333 6,355 14,535 6,244

21,406 18,488
5,069 1,269 27,164 6,260 3,395 5,541 13,963 5,862

21,531 19,810
4,671 1,237 27,418 6,187 3,397 5,987 14,601 4,684

21,183 19,385
5,054 1,298 27,846 6,117 3,398 6,046 14,727 6,150

June 21, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,286 19,793
5,513 1,285 26,811 6,699 3,398 5,699 14,984 5,645

June 28, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,921 20,613
4,474 1,462 28,068 6,380 3,412 6,428 15,052 6,054

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

16,052 4,000 3,515 5,406
11,544 5,566
10,214

16,353 4,968 3,765 4,275
11,523 5,592
10,708

16,340 5,403 3,533 4,582
11,753 5,500
10,735

16,439 3,916 3,569 4,582
12,016 5,474
11,250

16,458 4,426 3,620 4,840
11,974 5,563
10,805

16,026 2,931 3,462 4,786
12,302 5,346
10,735

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

167,067 100

165,601 99

167,369 99

168,450 100

169,799 100

168,452 100

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

5,840

5,969

6,059

6,464

5,948

6,040

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

172,907 100

171,570 99

173,428 99

174,914 100

175,747 100

174,492 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 2, 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