Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 August 13

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

August 13, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 9, 2014. This is up 2 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 175 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014

State

July 5, 2014

July 12, 2014

July 19, 2014

Week ending July 26, 2014

Alabama ............... Florida .................. Georgia ................. South Carolina ......

(1,000 eggs)
28,152 1,223
33,713 5,274

(1,000 eggs)
28,862 1,223
34,898 5,289

(1,000 eggs)
28,761 1,223
35,026 5,206

(1,000 eggs)
28,637 1,223
35,105 5,122

August 2, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,526 1,223
35,006 5,159

August 9, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,284 1,224
34,980 5,257

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 103
98

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

204,300

206,414

206,918

206,321

205,842

206,064

102

United States ........

212,282

214,364

214,949

214,406

213,941

214,220

102

Source : USDA National Agricultral Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, August 9, 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 States and United States: 2014

State

July 5, 2014

July 12, 2014

July 19, 2014

Week ending July 26, 2014

Alabama ............... Florida .................. Georgia ................. South Carolina ......

(1,000 chicks)
21,794 1,375
26,807 4,861

(1,000 chicks)
21,804 1,343
27,185 4,420

(1,000 chicks)
21,541 1,244
25,802 5,801

(1,000 chicks)
21,410 1,322
25,687 4,880

August 2, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,857 1,271
27,466 4,385

August 9, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,073 1,286
26,066 5,993

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 95 95
133

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

166,796

167,940

167,203

166,875

168,286

169,337

102

United States ........

173,183

173,800

173,187

172,953

174,459

175,295

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August 9, 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

July 5, 2014

July 12, 2014

Week ending
July 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

28,152 20,833
4,673 1,223 33,713 7,839 3,802 7,630 17,422 8,306

28,862 21,385
4,513 1,223 34,898 7,799 3,802 7,556 17,645 8,017

28,761 21,430
4,533 1,223 35,026 7,937 3,662 7,716 17,616 8,514

28,637 21,349
4,389 1,223 35,105 7,955 3,682 7,795 17,585 8,466

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

21,516 6,537 4,300 5,274
14,811 6,678
11,591

21,282 6,672 4,482 5,289
14,709 6,563
11,717

21,269 6,719 4,508 5,206
14,620 6,499
11,679

21,320 6,537 4,413 5,122
14,528 6,460
11,755

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

204,300 100

206,414 101

206,918 103

206,321 102

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

7,982

7,950

8,031

8,085

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

212,282 101

214,364 101

214,949 103

214,406 102

August 2, 2014
(1,000 eggs) 28,526 21,246 4,422 1,223 35,006 8,008 3,772 7,575 18,097 8,469
20,578 6,608 4,273 5,159
14,747 6,465
11,668
205,842 103
8,099
213,941 103

August 9, 2014
(1,000 eggs) 28,284 21,235 4,414 1,224 34,980 8,034 3,787 7,876 18,042 8,473
20,884 6,632 4,346 5,257
14,761 6,450
11,385
206,064 102
8,156
214,220 102

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

State

July 5, 2014

July 12, 2014

Week ending

July 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

21,794 18,311
4,620 1,375 26,807 6,259 3,387 6,252 14,168 6,202

21,804 19,818
4,007 1,343 27,185 6,670 3,402 5,843 15,118 5,770

21,541 20,591
4,501 1,244 25,802 6,265 3,358 6,641 14,892 6,142

21,410 19,434
4,974 1,322 25,687 5,903 3,416 6,072 14,768 5,882

August 2, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,857 19,822
4,551 1,271 27,466 6,156 3,387 5,653 14,776 5,605

August 9, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,073 19,271
5,309 1,286 26,066 6,229 3,265 6,281 14,825 5,626

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

16,400 4,677 3,592 4,861
12,006 5,060
11,025

16,415 3,982 3,695 4,420
12,079 5,620
10,769

16,064 3,058 3,474 5,801
11,840 5,256
10,733

17,355 4,068 3,482 4,880
11,926 4,909
11,387

16,851 4,270 3,798 4,385
11,692 5,455
11,291

16,333 5,226 3,641 5,993
11,656 4,993
11,264

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

166,796 99

167,940 100

167,203 100

166,875 99

168,286 100

169,337 102

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

6,387

5,860

5,984

6,078

6,173

5,958

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

173,183 99

173,800 100

173,187 100

172,953 99

174,459 100

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August 9, 2014. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http:/usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

175,295 102

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