Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 September 17

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