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 4, 2014
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 30, 2014. This is up 1 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014
State
July 26, 2014
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)
28,638 1,223
35,105 5,122
(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
33,969 5,123
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 100 102 101
19 State total ......
205,751
205,603
204,938
204,824
205,509
204,000
101
United States ......
213,852
213,738
213,130
212,756
213,350
211,710
101
Source : USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, September 4, 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
July 26, 2014
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)
21,410 1,322
25,687 4,880
(1,000 chicks)
21,957 1,271
27,556 4,385
(1,000 chicks)
22,083 1,286
26,128 5,993
(1,000 chicks)
21,368 1,299
28,209 4,077
(1,000 chicks)
21,133 1,534
27,243 4,923
(1,000 chicks)
20,810 1,300
27,953 4,621
Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 94 107 86
19 State total ......
166,875
168,386
168,942
168,815
168,048
167,927
100
United States ......
172,953
174,559
174,901
174,624
174,255
173,865
100
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, September 4, 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
July 26, 2014
August 2, 2014
Week ending
August 9, 2014
August 16, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,638 21,349
4,389 1,223 35,105 7,955 3,526 7,795 17,585 8,466
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 21,154
4,516 1,222 34,809 7,920 3,817 7,489 18,088 8,472
August 23, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,733 21,553
4,567 1,222 34,589 8,020 3,817 7,579 18,017 8,474
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
21,320 6,537 4,413 5,122
14,528 6,460
11,340
20,578 6,608 4,273 5,159
14,747 6,465
11,564
20,905 6,632 4,379 5,257
14,790 6,450
10,308
21,022 6,600 4,153 5,497
14,749 6,439
10,914
21,053 6,662 4,402 5,166
14,394 6,444
10,817
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
205,751 102
205,603 103
204,938 101
204,824 102
205,509 101
Other States .......................................
8,101
8,135
8,192
7,932
7,841
United States ......................................
213,852
213,738
213,130
212,756
213,350
Percent of previous year .....................
102
103
101
102
101
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, September 4, 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=101
August 30, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,729 21,592
4,400 1,225 33,969 7,920 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354
20,632 6,615 4,378 5,123
14,267 6,446
11,221
204,000 101
7,710
211,710 101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
State
July 26, 2014
August 2, 2014
Week ending
August 9, 2014
August 16, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,410 19,434
4,974 1,322 25,687 5,903 3,416 6,072 14,768 5,882
21,957 19,822
4,551 1,271 27,556 6,156 3,387 5,653 14,776 5,605
22,083 19,290
5,281 1,286 26,128 6,159 3,265 5,925 14,809 5,627
21,368 19,047
4,267 1,299 28,209 6,614 3,145 5,955 14,775 6,529
August 23, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,133 19,078
4,621 1,534 27,243 6,413 3,318 6,336 15,142 6,196
August 30, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,810 19,869
4,790 1,300 27,953 6,642 3,331 6,332 15,217 5,987
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,355 4,068 3,482 4,880
11,926 4,909
11,387
16,761 4,270 3,798 4,385
11,692 5,455
11,291
16,234 5,226 3,699 5,993
11,636 5,047
11,254
16,849 4,371 3,641 4,077
11,894 5,916
10,859
15,812 4,501 3,568 4,923
11,994 5,311
10,925
16,660 4,033 3,590 4,621
11,913 5,331
9,548
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
166,875 99
168,386 100
168,942 102
168,815 101
168,048 102
167,927 100
Other States .......................................
6,078
6,173
5,959
5,809
6,207
5,938
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
172,953 99
174,559 100
174,901 102
174,624 101
174,255 102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, September 4, 2014. For additional information, report can be viewed at http://usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010
173,865 100
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