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 7, 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 3, 2015. 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015
State
November 29, 2014
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
Week ending
December 20, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
28,528 1,224
35,094 5,551
28,570 1,223
34,283 5,242
28,714 1,223
34,278 5,177
28,214 1,225
34,884 5,928
December 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
27,757 1,224
34,472 5,574
January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,313 1,223
34,512 5,147
Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 102
98
19 State total ......
209,155
204,715
207,542
207,204
206,619
206,035
103
United States ......
217,343
212,966
215,715
215,386
214,705
214,040
103
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 7,2015. 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
November 29, 2014
December 6, 2014
December 13, 2014
Week ending
December 20, 2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
20,887 1,456
25,820 4,746
21,932 1,311
27,178 5,558
22,748 1,487
25,889 5,080
21,776 1,427
27,336 4,737
December 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
21,925 1,328
26,889 5,124
January 3, 2015
(1,000 chicks)
22,493 1,342
27,011 4,398
Percent of previous year
(percent)
105 99 99 87
19 State total ......
163,254
170,304
170,702
171,135
168,104
170,493
104
United States ......
169,104
176,626
176,772
177,135
174,497
176,817
104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 7,2015. 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
November 29, 2014
December 6, 2014
Week ending
December 13, December 20,
2014
2014
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
28,528 21,509
4,688 1,224 35,094 6,943 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299
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 21,201
4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321
December 27, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
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 ..............................
21,250 6,834 4,319 5,551
15,439 6,758
13,108
20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242
14,100 6,120
11,298
20,982 6,682 4,477 5,177
14,610 6,507
12,118
21,105 6,273 4,299 5,928
14,887 6,606
12,072
20,702 6,189 4,324 5,574
15,036 6,455
12,505
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
209,155 103
204,715 102
207,542 103
207,204 103
206,619 103
Other States .......................................
8,188
8,251
8,173
8,182
8,086
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
217,343 103
212,966 102
215,715 103
215,386 103
214,705 102
January 3, 2015
(1,000 eggs)
28,313 21,765
4,758 1,223 34,512 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143
20,984 6,270 4,265 5,147
14,967 6,634
11,758
206,035 103
8,005
214,040 103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015
State
November 29, 2014
December 6, 2014
Week ending
December 13, December 20,
2014
2014
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
20,887 18,541
3,806 1,456 25,820 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501
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
December 27, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
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)
22,493 18,911
5,786 1,342 27,011 6,079 3,352 5,918 14,985 6,551
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,295 4,482 3,914 4,746
11,110 5,650
10,695
15,639 4,216 3,999 5,558
11,889 4,806
11,721
17,142 4,521 3,859 5,080
11,989 5,111
10,625
17,082 4,146 3,891 4,737
12,278 5,398
11,589
16,540 4,980 4,024 5,124
11,329 5,069
10,358
16,730 4,831 3,694 4,398
11,759 5,215
11,438
19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
163,254 103
170,304 103
170,702 103
171,135 103
168,104 102
170,493 104
Other States .......................................
5,850
6,322
6,070
6,000
6,393
6,324
United States ...................................... Percent of previous year .....................
169,104 103
176,626 103
176,772 103
177,135 103
174,497 102
176,817 104
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 7, 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