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