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
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January 14, 2015
Media Contact: Jim Ewing
BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 10, 2015. This is up 2 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015
State
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
December 20, 2014
Week ending
December 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
28,570 1,223
34,283 5,242
28,714 1,223
34,278 5,177
28,214 1,225
34,884 5,928
27,757 1,224
34,472 5,574
January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,380 1,223
34,493 5,147
January 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,668 1,225
34,334 5,293
Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 100 102 102
19 State total ......
205,102
206,737
207,132
205,907
206,008
205,860
102
United States ......
213,357
214,971
215,451
214,130
214,186
213,974
102
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 14, 2015. 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 and 2015
State
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
December 20, 2014
Week ending
December 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
21,932 1,311
27,178 5,558
22,748 1,487
25,889 5,080
21,776 1,427
27,336 4,737
21,925 1,328
26,889 5,124
January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,413 1,342
27,011 4,563
January 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,714 1,336
27,240 5,214
Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 110
98 117
19 State total ......
170,305
170,703
171,136
168,105
169,951
170,238
104
United States ......
176,627
176,773
177,136
174,453
176,255
176,600
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 14, 2015. 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 and 2015
State
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
Week ending
December 20, December 27,
2014
2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,570 22,102
4,778 1,223 34,283 7,877 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329
28,714 21,961
4,780 1,223 34,278 7,962 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356
28,214 21,446
4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321
27,757 21,989
4,736 1,224 34,472 7,942 3,848 7,924 17,828 8,114
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242
14,100 6,120
11,685
20,982 6,679 4,477 5,177
14,610 6,507
11,316
21,105 6,273 4,299 5,928
14,887 6,606
11,755
20,702 6,189 4,324 5,574
15,036 6,455
11,793
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
205,102 102
206,737 102
207,132 102
205,907 102
Other States .......................................
8,255
8,234
8,319
8,223
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
213,357 102
214,971 102
215,451 103
214,130 102
January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,380 21,765
4,728 1,223 34,493 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143
20,946 6,270 4,282 5,147
14,967 6,634
11,734
206,008 102
8,178
214,186 103
January 10, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,668 21,283
4,777 1,225 34,334 7,933 3,848 7,763 17,253 8,251
20,937 6,613 4,430 5,293
14,862 6,590
11,800
205,860 102
8,114
213,974 102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015
State
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
Week ending
December 20, December 27,
2014
2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
21,932 20,756
5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308
22,748 20,086
5,162 1,487 25,889 6,639 3,339 6,434 14,962 5,629
21,776 19,375
5,102 1,427 27,336 6,146 3,337 6,061 15,052 6,402
21,925 19,483
4,775 1,328 26,889 6,135 3,307 6,496 14,415 5,927
January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,413 19,317
5,770 1,342 27,011 6,079 3,427 5,931 14,985 6,551
January 10, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
21,714 19,179
5,367 1,336 27,240 6,445 3,230 5,816 14,947 5,998
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,639 4,216 4,000 5,558
11,889 4,806
11,721
17,142 4,521 3,860 5,080
11,989 5,111
10,625
17,082 4,146 3,892 4,737
12,278 5,398
11,589
16,540 4,980 4,025 5,124
11,329 5,069
10,358
16,682 4,425 3,717 4,563
11,759 5,216
10,763
17,154 4,175 3,886 5,214
12,290 5,628
10,619
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
170,305 103
170,703 103
171,136 103
168,105 102
169,951 103
170,238 103
Other States .......................................
6,322
6,070
6,000
6,348
6,304
6,362
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
176,627 103
176,773 103
177,136 103
174,453 102
176,255 103
176,600 103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 14, 2015. 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