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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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