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