United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery
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 6, 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 2, 2014. This is up 3 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, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
June 28, 2014
July 5, 2014
Week ending
July 12, 2014
July 19, 2014
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
July 26, 2014
August 2, Percent of
2014
previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. 28,288
28,152
28,862
28,761
28,637
28,528
102
Florida ................................................
1,223
1,223
1,223
1,223
1,223
1,223
100
Georgia .............................................. 33,957
33,713
34,898
35,026
35,105
34,952
104
South Carolina ....................................
4,958
5,274
5,289
5,206
5,122
5,159
100
19 State total ....................................... 203,948
204,292
206,417
207,058
206,281
205,723
103
United States..........................
211,982
212,274
214,367
215,134
214,366
213,822
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 6, 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 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
June 28, 2014
July 5, 2014
Week ending
July 12, 2014
July 19, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
July 26, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
August 2, 2014
Percent of previous year
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. 20,870
21,794
21,804
21,541
21,410
21,860
102
Florida ................................................ 1,519
1,375
1,343
1,244
1,322
1,342
107
Georgia .............................................. 27,968
26,807
27,185
25,802
25,687
27,484
98
South Carolina .................................... 4,786
4,861
4,420
5,801
4,880
4,385
99
19 State total...........................
168,424
166,655
167,941
167,406
166,974
168,410
100
United States.........................
174,463
173,042
173,801
173,390
173,052
174,583
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 6, 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
June 28, 2014
July 5, 2014
Week ending
July 12, 2014
July 19, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,288 20,838
4,533 1,223 33,957 7,787 3,772 7,547 17,617 8,312
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 3,802 7,716 17,616 8,514
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,120 6,720 4,213 4,958
14,753 6,635
11,675
21,516 6,537 4,300 5,274
14,811 6,678
11,583
21,282 6,672 4,482 5,289
14,709 6,563
11,720
21,269 6,719 4,508 5,206
14,620 6,499
11,679
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
203,948 101
204,292 100
206,417 101
207,058 103
Other States .......................................
8,034
7,982
7,950
8,076
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
211,982 101
212,274 101
214,367 101
215,134 103
July 26, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 21,349
4,389 1,223 35,105 7,955 3,682 7,795 17,585 8,466
21,320 6,537 4,413 5,122
14,528 6,460
11,715
206,281 102
8,085
214,366 102
August 2, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,528 21,246
4,462 1,223 34,952 8,008 3,772 7,575 18,097 8,469
20,539 6,608 4,258 5,159
14,747 6,465
11,615
205,723 103
8,099
213,822 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
June 28, 2014
July 5, 2014
Week ending
July 12, 2014
July 19, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,870 20,658
4,096 1,519 27,968 6,369 3,412 6,652 15,059 6,053
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
July 26, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
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)
21,860 19,822
4,567 1,342 27,484 6,156 3,387 5,773 14,783 5,605
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,905 3,027 3,531 4,786
12,302 5,389
10,828
16,292 4,677 3,592 4,861
12,006 5,060
10,992
16,415 3,982 3,695 4,420
12,079 5,620
10,770
16,244 3,058 3,474 5,801
11,840 5,256
10,756
17,355 4,068 3,482 4,880
11,926 4,909
11,486
16,850 4,270 3,715 4,385
11,692 5,404
11,315
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,424 100
166,655 99
167,941 100
167,406 100
166,974 99
168,410 100
Other States .......................................
6,039
6,387
5,860
5,984
6,078
6,173
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,463 100
173,042 99
173,801 100
173,390 100
173,052 99
174,583 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 6, 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