ISSN: 1949-1840
Released October 8, 2014, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service
(NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of
Agriculture (USDA).
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 5 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 203 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending October 4, 2014, up 5 percent from a year
ago. Hatcheries in the 19 State weekly program set 195 million eggs in
incubators during the week ending October 4, 2014, up 5 percent from the
year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the
United States was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing
chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 170 million
chicks for meat production during the week ending October 4, 2014, up 3
percent from a year ago. Broiler growers in the 19 State weekly program
placed 164 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October
4, 2014, up
3 percent from the year earlier. Cumulative placements from December 29,
2013 through October 4, 2014 for the United States were 6.89 billion.
Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
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: Week
ending
State
:—————————–
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: August 30, :September 6, :September
13,:September 20,:September 27,: October 4,
: 2014 : 2014 : 2014 :
2014 : 2014 : 2014
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: 1,000
eggs
:
Alabama ………………….: 28,729 28,027 28,593
26,497 27,904 26,776
Arkansas …………………: 21,592 21,725 21,399
20,107 21,484 21,478
Delaware …………………: 4,400 4,416 4,424
4,504 4,531 4,565
Florida ………………….: 1,225 1,224 1,222
917 1,225 1,222
Georgia ………………….: 34,363 34,459 33,795
33,847 33,608 33,556
Kentucky …………………: 7,823 7,836 7,845
7,627 7,943 7,712
Louisiana ………………..: 3,787 3,585 3,585
3,605 3,605 3,454
Maryland …………………: 7,806 7,218 7,125
7,123 7,738 7,315
Mississippi ………………: 17,536 16,758 17,529
16,784 17,369 15,633
Missouri …………………: 8,354 8,533 8,503
7,893 8,181 7,668
:
North Carolina ……………: 20,681 20,550 18,224
20,150 20,516 19,873
Oklahoma …………………: 6,615 6,700 6,259
6,572 6,617 6,524
Pennsylvania ……………..: 4,480 4,422 4,579
4,280 4,024 4,347
South Carolina ……………: 5,123 5,416 5,037
5,158 5,217 5,196
Texas ……………………: 14,267 13,596 14,585
14,449 14,003 13,328
Virginia …………………: 6,447 6,461 6,393
6,495 6,562 6,058
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ………..: 10,880 11,085 11,019
10,306 10,604 10,787
:
19 State total ……………: 204,108 202,011 200,116
196,314 201,131 195,492
Percent of previous year …..: 101 103 103
102 102 105
:
Other States ……………..: 7,845 7,757 7,746
7,491 7,295 7,469
:
United States …………….: 211,953 209,768 207,862
203,805 208,426 202,961
Percent of previous year …..: 101 103 103
102 102 105
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Broiler-Type Chicks Placed – 19 Selected States and United States: 2014
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: Week
ending
State
:—————————–
——–
: August 30, :September 6, :September
13,:September 20,:September 27,: October 4,
: 2014 : 2014 : 2014 :
2014 : 2014 : 2014
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: 1,000
chicks
:
Alabama ………………….: 21,175 21,639 22,194
22,042 21,343 22,733
Arkansas …………………: 19,869 19,343 19,315
20,851 20,489 19,673
Delaware …………………: 4,790 4,985 5,547
4,651 4,487 4,786
Florida ………………….: 1,375 1,290 1,182
1,265 1,178 1,274
Georgia ………………….: 27,761 26,957 27,767
27,143 26,807 26,469
Kentucky …………………: 6,646 6,713 6,703
6,055 6,029 6,243
Louisiana ………………..: 3,331 3,395 3,404
3,352 3,218 3,213
Maryland …………………: 6,336 6,419 4,814
6,065 6,656 5,220
Mississippi ………………: 15,217 15,095 15,009
14,478 14,068 14,489
Missouri …………………: 5,989 6,082 6,166
5,601 5,631 6,032
:
North Carolina ……………: 16,588 16,315 16,250
16,278 15,495 14,321
Oklahoma …………………: 4,033 4,342 4,387
3,706 4,292 4,203
Pennsylvania ……………..: 3,519 3,349 3,545
3,666 3,587 3,591
South Carolina ……………: 4,621 4,507 4,539
4,583 5,261 4,799
Texas ……………………: 11,913 12,289 12,060
11,318 10,968 11,645
Virginia …………………: 5,395 4,673 5,868
5,399 4,985 5,209
California, Tennessee, :
and West Virginia ………..: 9,574 10,389 9,737
10,645 10,383 10,234
:
19 State total ……………: 168,132 167,782 168,487
167,098 164,877 164,134
Percent of previous year …..: 100 101 101
101 102 103
:
Other States ……………..: 5,988 6,030 6,109
6,077 5,680 5,650
:
United States …………….: 174,120 173,812 174,596
173,175 170,557 169,784
Percent of previous year …..: 101 101 101
101 102 103
