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
September 17, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 13, 2014. This is up 4 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 175 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
August 9, 2014
August 16, 2014
Week ending
August 23, 2014
August 30, 2014
September 6, September 13, Percent of
2014
2014
previous year
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................. 28,150
27,963
28,733
28,729
27,926
28,501
103
Florida ................................................
1,224
1,222
1,222
1,225
1,224
1,222
103
Georgia .............................................. 34,983
34,809
34,589
33,568
34,459
33,795
102
South Carolina ....................................
5,257
5,497
5,166
5,123
5,416
5,037
96
19 State total ....................................... 204,943
205,285
205,571
203,463
202,075
201,107
104
United States..........................
213,135
213,279
213,484
211,245
209,719
208,853
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 17, 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
August 9, 2014
August 16, 2014
Week ending
August 23, 2014
August 30, 2014
September 6, September 13, Percent of
2014
2014
previous year
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................. 22,136
21,518
21,132
20,795
21,639
22,150
105
Florida ................................................ 1,286
1,299
1,534
1,300
1,290
1,182
102
Georgia .............................................. 26,128
28,209
27,243
27,761
26,957
27,767
105
South Carolina .................................... 5,993
4,077
4,923
4,621
4,507
4,539
89
19 State total...........................
169,257
168,888
167,983
167,615
167,785
168,476
101
United States.........................
175,216
174,697
174,199
173,551
173,835
174,585
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 17, 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
August 9, 2014
August 16, 2014
Week ending
August 23, 2014
August 30, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
28,729 21,592
4,400 1,225 33,568 7,823 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,905 6,632 4,379 5,257
14,790 6,450
10,313
21,093 6,600 4,150 5,497
14,749 6,448
10,902
21,053 6,662 4,419 5,166
14,394 6,444
10,862
20,719 6,615 4,487 5,123
14,267 6,446
10,986
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
204,943 101
205,285 102
205,571 101
203,463 101
Other States .......................................
8,192
7,994
7,913
7,782
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
213,135 101
213,279 102
213,484 101
211,245 101
September 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,926 21,725
4,416 1,224 34,459 7,836 3,787 7,218 16,743 8,533
September 13, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,501 21,399
4,472 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,787 7,125 17,529 8,503
20,593 6,700 4,422 5,416
13,596 6,461
19,027 6,337 4,487 5,037
14,543 6,393
11,020
11,105
202,075 103
201,107 104
7,644
7,746
209,719 103
208,853 104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
August 9, 2014
August 16, 2014
Week ending
August 23, 2014
August 30, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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 19,097
4,621 1,534 27,243 6,415 3,318 6,337 15,142 6,196
20,795 19,869
4,790 1,300 27,761 6,646 3,331 6,336 15,217 5,989
September 6, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,639 19,343
4,985 1,290 26,957 6,713 3,395 6,419 15,095 6,082
September 13, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,150 19,315
5,411 1,182 27,767 6,762 3,404 5,077 14,994 6,166
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,241 5,226 3,699 5,993
11,636 5,048
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
16,588 4,033 3,519 4,621
11,913 5,334
9,573
16,317 4,342 3,349 4,507
12,289 4,673
10,390
16,250 4,387 3,622 4,539
11,988 5,759
9,703
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
169,257 102
168,888 101
167,983 102
167,615 100
167,785 101
168,476 101
Other States .......................................
5,959
5,809
6,216
5,936
6,050
6,109
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
175,216 102
174,697 101
174,199 102
173,551 100
173,835 101
174,585 101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 17, 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