Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 August 6

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