Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 September 10

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