Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 September 24

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 24, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 205 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 20, 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 173 million chicks for meat production, up 1percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014

State

August 16, 2014 August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

(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
34,363 5,123

Week ending
September 6, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,926 1,224
34,459 5,416

September 13, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,501 1,222
33,795 5,037

September 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,838 917
33,847 5,158

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 101 106 103

19 State total ......

205,276

205,571

204,214

202,075

200,909

197,950

103

United States ......

213,270

213,484

212,059

209,832

208,655

205,441

103

Source : USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, September 24, 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 States and United States: 2014

State

August 16, 2014 August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014

Week ending
September 6, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,518 1,299
28,209 4,077

21,132 1,534
27,243 4,923

20,795 1,300
27,761 4,621

21,639 1,290
26,957 4,507

September 13, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,189 1,182
27,767 4,539

September 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,009 1,265
27,086 4,583

Percent of previous year
(percent)
108 94
100 99

19 State total ......

169,159

168,166

167,677

167,784

168,485

167,225

101

United States ......

174,968

174,382

173,613

173,814

174,543

173,250

101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, September 24, 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 16, 2014

August 23, 2014

Week ending

August 30, 2014

September 6, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ........................................... Florida ............................................... Georgia ............................................. Kentucky ............................................ Louisiana ........................................... Maryland ............................................ Mississippi ......................................... Missouri .............................................

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 34,363 7,823 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354

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
4,424 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,787 7,125 17,529 8,503

September 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,838 20,107
4,473 917
33,847 7,675 3,605 7,123
16,784 7,893

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma .......................................... Pennsylvania ..................................... South Carolina ................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................

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
10,862

20,681 6,615 4,480 5,123
14,267 6,447
10,986

20,593 6,700 4,422 5,416
13,596 6,461
11,020

19,027 6,259 4,585 5,037
14,543 6,393
10,935

20,144 6,622 4,412 5,158
14,449 6,495
10,408

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ....................

205,276 102

205,571 101

204,214 101

202,075 103

200,909 103

197,950 103

Other States .......................................

7,994

7,913

7,845

7,757

7,746

7,491

United States ..................................... Percent of previous year ....................

213,270 102

213,484 101

212,059 102

209,832 103

208,655 103

205,441 103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

August 16, 2014

August 23, 2014

Week ending

August 30, 2014

September 6, 2014

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ........................................... Florida ............................................... Georgia ............................................. Kentucky ............................................ Louisiana ........................................... Maryland ............................................ Mississippi ......................................... Missouri .............................................

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

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)
22,189 19,315
5,547 1,182 27,767 6,762 3,404 4,814 15,009 6,166

September 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
22,009 20,851
4,592 1,265 27,086 6,037 3,352 6,098 14,513 5,605

North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma .......................................... Pennsylvania ..................................... South Carolina ................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia .............................

16,849 4,371 3,641 4,077
11,894 6,187
10,846

15,813 4,501 3,511 4,923
11,994 5,495
10,894

16,588 4,033 3,519 4,621
11,913 5,395
9,574

16,317 4,342 3,349 4,507
12,289 4,673
10,389

16,250 4,387 3,545 4,539
11,988 5,868
9,753

16,337 3,706 3,776 4,583
11,318 5,396
10,701

19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ....................

169,159 101

168,166 102

167,677 100

167,784 101

168,485 101

167,225 101

Other States .......................................

5,809

6,216

5,936

6,030

6,058

6,025

United States ..................................... Percent of previous year ....................

174,968 101

174,382 102

173,613 100

173,814 101

174,543 101

173,250 101

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 24, 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