Southern region broiler hatchery news release, 2014 September 4

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