Market news, vol. 48, no. 48 (2014 December 3)

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
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov

December 3, 2014

Media Contact: Jim Ewing

BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 29, 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 168 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014

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

October 25, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,945 1,224
33,212 5,309

November 1, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,191 1,225
31,839 5,287

November 8, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
26,971 1,224
33,710 5,134

Week ending
November 15, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,364 1,224
34,758 5,498

November 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 1,223
34,023 5,665

November 29, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,456 1,224
34,722 5,551

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 104 103

19 State total ......

198,331

194,821

198,252

207,184

208,088

208,647

103

United States ......

205,408

202,078

206,139

215,340

216,160

216,737

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 3, 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

October 25, 2014

November 1, 2014

November 8, 2014

Week ending
November 15, 2014

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

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

20,559 1,272
25,797 5,107

21,176 1,332
26,530 4,429

20,949 1,100
26,071 3,720

20,959 1,340
26,182 4,458

November 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
19,881 1,229
24,650 4,667

November 29, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,888 1,452
25,844 4,746

Percent of previous year
(percent)
106 99
106 97

19 State total ......

159,467

163,100

159,655

162,793

159,269

162,669

103

United States ......

165,015

168,840

165,409

168,349

164,505

168,249

103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 3, 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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014

State

October 25, 2014

November 1, 2014

Week ending

November 8, 2014

November 15, 2014

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

26,945 20,742
4,746 1,224 33,212 7,580 3,470 7,775 17,538 7,745

26,191 21,574
4,748 1,225 31,839 6,936 3,620 7,566 16,234 7,077

26,971 20,775
4,707 1,224 33,710 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647

28,364 22,378
4,738 1,224 34,758 7,401 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269

November 22, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,637 22,339
4,765 1,223 34,023 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297

November 29, 2014
(1,000 eggs)
28,456 21,509
4,747 1,224 34,722 7,670 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299

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

20,971 6,012 3,721 5,309
14,388 6,864
10,089

20,859 6,661 4,157 5,287
13,980 6,228
10,639

21,045 6,618 4,256 5,134
13,339 6,348
11,017

21,167 6,704 4,449 5,498
14,801 6,447
11,658

21,340 6,608 4,451 5,665
14,962 6,476
11,716

21,276 6,834 4,302 5,551
15,439 6,758
12,249

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

198,331 102

194,821 102

198,252 103

207,184 102

208,088 103

208,647 103

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

7,077

7,257

7,887

8,156

8,072

8,090

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

205,408 101

202,078 102

206,139 103

215,340 102

216,160 103

216,737 103

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

State

October 25, 2014

November 1, 2014

Week ending

November 8, 2014

November 15, 2014

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

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

20,559 19,399
5,185 1,272 25,797 5,899 2,747 5,566 13,020 5,604

21,176 18,457
4,951 1,332 26,530 6,260 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021

20,949 19,109
4,304 1,100 26,071 5,779 2,959 5,689 14,561 5,695

20,959 18,343
4,989 1,340 26,182 5,775 3,095 5,955 14,657 5,798

November 22, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
19,881 19,651
5,292 1,229 24,650 5,904 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974

November 29, 2014
(1,000 chicks)
20,888 18,541
3,431 1,452 25,844 6,363 3,133 7,353 13,974 5,501

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

15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107
10,660 5,358
10,381

15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429
11,227 5,162
10,210

15,948 3,464 3,467 3,720
11,444 5,412
9,984

16,685 3,944 3,031 4,458
11,963 5,930
9,689

16,257 3,923 3,310 4,667
11,523 5,142
10,192

16,248 4,482 3,663 4,746
11,110 5,543
10,397

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

159,467 104

163,100 104

159,655 103

162,793 101

159,269 102

162,669 103

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

5,548

5,740

5,754

5,556

5,236

5,580

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

165,015 104

168,840 104

165,409 103

168,349 101

164,505 101

168,249 103

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 3, 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