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
September 10, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 6, 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 174 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
Week ending August 2, 2014 August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014 August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
(1,000 eggs)
28,507 1,223
34,890 5,159
(1,000 eggs)
28,150 1,224
34,983 5,257
(1,000 eggs)
27,963 1,222
34,809 5,497
(1,000 eggs)
28,733 1,222
34,589 5,166
(1,000 eggs)
28,729 1,225
33,568 5,123
September 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,926 1,224
34,459 5,416
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 100 106 115
19 State total ......
205,587
204,943
205,276
205,574
203,466
202,410
104
United States ......
213,722
213,135
213,208
213,415
211,176
209,982
103
Source : USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, September 10, 2014. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.ed u/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2014
State
Week ending August 2, 2014 August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014 August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
(1,000 chicks)
21,927 1,271
27,556 4,385
(1,000 chicks)
22,136 1,286
26,128 5,993
(1,000 chicks)
21,518 1,299
28,209 4,077
(1,000 chicks)
21,132 1,534
27,243 4,923
(1,000 chicks)
20,795 1,300
27,773 4,621
September 6, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,639 1,290
26,884 4,507
Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 113 101
90
19 State total ......
168,356
169,256
168,888
167,964
167,640
168,027
101
United States ......
174,529
175,215
174,697
174,180
173,576
174,074
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, September 10, 2014. For additional information, 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
August 2, 2014
August 9, 2014
Week ending
August 16, 2014
August 23, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,507 21,246
4,422 1,223 34,890 8,008 3,772 7,575 18,097 8,469
28,150 21,235
4,415 1,224 34,983 8,033 3,787 7,875 18,042 8,473
27,963 21,550
4,516 1,222 34,809 7,920 3,817 7,489 18,088 8,472
28,733 21,553
4,567 1,222 34,589 8,020 3,817 7,579 18,017 8,474
August 30, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,729 21,592
4,400 1,225 33,568 7,920 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,578 6,608 4,273 5,159
14,747 6,465
11,548
20,905 6,632 4,379 5,257
14,790 6,450
10,313
21,093 6,600 4,150 5,497
14,749 6,439
10,902
21,053 6,662 4,419 5,166
14,394 6,444
10,865
20,625 6,615 4,487 5,123
14,267 6,446
10,986
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
205,587 103
204,943 101
205,276 102
205,574 101
203,466 101
Other States .......................................
8,135
8,192
7,932
7,841
7,710
United States ......................................
213,722
213,135
213,208
213,415
211,176
Percent of previous year .....................
103
101
102
101
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, September 10, 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=101
September 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,926 21,725
4,360 1,224 34,459 7,843 3,787 7,218 16,743 8,533
20,495 6,700 4,426 5,416
13,629 6,461
11,465
202,410 104
7,572
209,982 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
August 2, 2014
August 9, 2014
Week ending
August 16, 2014
August 23, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,927 19,822
4,551 1,271 27,556 6,156 3,387 5,653 14,776 5,605
22,136 19,290
5,511 1,286 26,128 6,162 3,265 5,925 14,809 5,627
21,518 19,047
4,199 1,299 28,209 6,618 3,145 5,955 14,775 6,529
21,132 19,078
4,621 1,534 27,243 6,415 3,318 6,337 15,142 6,196
August 30, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,795 19,869
4,790 1,300 27,773 6,643 3,331 6,336 15,217 5,987
September 6, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,639 19,343
5,021 1,290 26,884 6,689 3,395 6,405 15,095 6,083
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,761 4,270 3,798 4,385
11,692 5,455
11,291
16,241 5,226 3,699 5,993
11,636 5,047
11,275
16,849 4,371 3,641 4,077
11,894 5,916
10,846
15,813 4,501 3,511 4,923
11,994 5,313
10,893
16,606 4,033 3,519 4,621
11,913 5,334
9,573
16,348 4,393 3,398 4,507
12,297 4,883
10,357
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
168,356 100
169,256 102
168,888 101
167,964 102
167,640 100
168,027 101
Other States .......................................
6,173
5,959
5,809
6,216
5,936
6,047
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
174,529 100
175,215 102
174,697 101
174,180 102
173,576 100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, September 10, 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
174,074 101
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