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