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