Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 August 20

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 20, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 213 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 16, 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014

State

July 12, 2014

July 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

Week ending August 2, 2014

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

(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

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

August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014

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

(1,000 eggs)
27,943 1,222
34,775 5,497

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 100 103 103

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

206,414

206,918

206,167

205,842

206,073

205,257

102

United States ........

214,370

214,967

214,250

213,959

214,247

213,177

102

Source : USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, August 20, 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 12, 2014

July 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

Week ending August 2, 2014

August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014

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

(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

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

(1,000 chicks)
22,083 1,286
26,066 5,993

(1,000 chicks)
21,373 1,275
28,039 4,077

19 State total......... United States ........

167,940 173,800

167,203 173,187

166,875 172,953

168,286 174,459

169,233 175,192

168,899 174,709

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August, 20 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http:/usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 84 105 96
101 101

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

State

July 12, 2014

July 19, 2014

Week ending

July 26, 2014

August 2, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 3,526 7,795 17,585 8,466

28,526 21,246
4,422 1,223 35,006 8,008 3,772 7,575 18,097 8,469

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

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
11,757

20,578 6,608 4,273 5,159
14,747 6,465
11,668

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

206,414 101

206,918 103

206,167 102

205,842 103

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

7,956

8,049

8,083

8,117

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

214,370 101

214,967 103

214,250 102

213,959 103

August 9, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,284 21,235
4,415 1,224 34,980 8,034 3,787 7,876 18,042 8,473
20,905 6,632 4,379 5,257
14,790 6,450
11,310
206,073 102
8,174
214,247 102

August 16, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,943 21,154
4,415 1,222 34,775 7,964 3,817 7,489 18,088 8,472
21,022 6,600 4,267 5,497
14,672 6,439
11,421
205,257 102
7,920
213,177 102

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

State

July 12, 2014

July 19, 2014

Week ending

July 26, 2014

August 2, 2014

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

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

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

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)
22,083 19,271
5,281 1,286 26,066 6,229 3,265 6,164 14,809 5,626

August 16, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,373 19,047
4,276 1,275 28,039 6,658 3,145 6,159 14,785 6,529

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

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

16,352 5,226 3,699 5,993
11,636 4,993
11,254

17,090 4,371 3,633 4,077
11,755 5,498
11,189

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

167,940 100

167,203 100

166,875 99

168,286 100

169,233 102

168,899 101

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

5,860

5,984

6,078

6,173

5,959

5,810

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

173,800 100

173,187 100

172,953 99

174,459 100

175,192 102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August, 20 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http:/usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

174,709 101

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