Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 August 27

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 27, 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 23, 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 174 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 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

August 2, 2014

Week ending August 9, 2014

August 16, 2014 August 23, 2014

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

(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)
28,507 1,223
35,006 5,159

(1,000 eggs)
28,150 1,224
34,980 5,257

(1,000 eggs)
27,963 1,222
34,775 5,497

(1,000 eggs)
28,733 1,222
34,501 5,166

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 105
96

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

206,918

205,750

205,817

204,939

204,834

206,052

102

United States ........

214,967

213,833

213,934

213,113

212,766

213,893

102

Source : USDA National Agricultral Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, August 27, 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 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

August 2, 2014

Week ending August 9, 2014

August 16, 2014 August 23, 2014

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

(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)
21,957 1,271
27,466 4,385

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

(1,000 chicks)
21,368 1,299
28,039 4,077

(1,000 chicks)
21,131 1,534
27,521 4,700

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

167,203 173,187

166,875 172,953

168,386 174,559

169,253 175,212

168,768 174,577

167,683 173,888

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August 27, 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 122 102
99
101 102

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

State

July 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

Week ending

August 2, 2014

August 9, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

28,507 21,246
4,422 1,223 35,006 8,008 3,772 7,575 18,097 8,469

28,150 21,235
4,415 1,224 34,980 8,034 3,787 7,876 18,042 8,473

August 16, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,963 21,154
4,516 1,222 34,775 7,964 3,817 7,489 18,088 8,472

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

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
11,340

20,578 6,608 4,273 5,159
14,747 6,465
11,662

20,905 6,632 4,379 5,257
14,790 6,450
10,310

21,022 6,600 4,153 5,497
14,749 6,439
10,914

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

206,918 103

205,750 102

205,817 103

204,939 101

204,834 102

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

8,049

8,083

8,117

8,174

7,932

United States ......................................

214,967

213,833

213,934

213,113

212,766

Percent of previous year .....................

103

102

103

101

102

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August 27, 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=101

August 23, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,733 21,553
4,567 1,222 34,501 7,981 3,817 7,579 18,017 8,474
21,079 6,662 4,419 5,166
14,394 6,444
11,444
206,052 102
7,841
213,893 102

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

State

July 19, 2014

July 26, 2014

Week ending

August 2, 2014

August 9, 2014

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

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

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

21,957 19,822
4,551 1,271 27,466 6,156 3,387 5,653 14,776 5,605

22,083 19,290
5,281 1,286 26,066 6,229 3,265 6,164 14,809 5,627

August 16, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,368 19,047
4,267 1,299 28,039 6,658 3,145 6,211 14,775 6,529

August 23, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,131 19,078
4,566 1,534 27,521 6,436 3,318 6,488 15,142 6,196

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

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 3,641 4,077
11,894 5,498
10,859

15,817 4,501 3,615 4,700
11,823 4,971
10,846

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

167,203 100

166,875 99

168,386 100

169,253 102

168,768 101

167,683 101

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

5,984

6,078

6,173

5,959

5,809

6,205

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

173,187 100

172,953 99

174,559 100

175,212 102

174,577 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August 27, 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010

173,888 102

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