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 October 1, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 27, 2014. 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 83 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 170 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 State August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... (1,000 eggs) 28,733 1,222 34,589 5,166 (1,000 eggs) 28,729 1,225 34,363 5,123 September 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,027 1,224 34,459 5,416 Week ending September 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,578 1,222 33,795 5,037 September 20, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,497 917 33,847 5,158 September 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,904 1,225 33,608 5,217 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 104 100 19 State total ...... 205,515 204,108 202,022 200,986 196,329 201,544 102 United States ...... 213,428 211,953 209,779 208,732 203,820 208,839 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 1, 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 August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 September 6, 2014 Week ending September 13, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,132 1,534 27,243 4,923 21,175 1,375 27,761 4,621 21,639 1,290 26,957 4,507 22,194 1,182 27,767 4,539 September 20, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,042 1,265 27,086 4,583 September 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,343 1,178 26,685 5,261 Percent of previous year (percent) 108 96 101 122 19 State total ...... 168,166 168,132 167,782 168,431 167,140 164,812 102 United States ...... 174,382 174,120 173,812 174,540 173,224 170,495 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 1, 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 August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 Week ending September 6, 2014 September 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,733 21,553 4,567 1,222 34,589 8,020 3,817 7,579 18,017 8,474 28,729 21,592 4,400 1,225 34,363 7,823 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354 28,027 21,725 4,416 1,224 34,459 7,836 3,585 7,218 16,758 8,533 28,578 21,399 4,424 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,787 7,125 17,529 8,503 September 20, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,497 20,107 4,504 917 33,847 7,675 3,605 7,123 16,784 7,893 September 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,904 21,484 4,531 1,225 33,608 7,927 3,605 7,738 17,369 8,181 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,053 6,662 4,419 5,166 14,394 6,444 10,806 20,681 6,615 4,480 5,123 14,267 6,447 10,880 20,550 6,700 4,422 5,416 13,596 6,461 11,096 19,027 6,259 4,585 5,037 14,543 6,393 10,935 20,150 6,572 4,280 5,158 14,449 6,495 10,273 20,516 6,617 4,396 5,217 13,982 6,562 10,682 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 205,515 101 204,108 101 202,022 103 200,986 103 196,329 102 201,544 102 Other States ....................................... 7,913 7,845 7,757 7,746 7,491 7,295 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 213,428 101 211,953 101 209,779 103 208,732 103 203,820 102 208,839 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 Week ending September 6, 2014 September 13, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,132 19,097 4,621 1,534 27,243 6,415 3,318 6,337 15,142 6,196 21,175 19,869 4,790 1,375 27,761 6,646 3,331 6,336 15,217 5,989 21,639 19,343 4,985 1,290 26,957 6,713 3,395 6,419 15,095 6,082 22,194 19,315 5,547 1,182 27,767 6,703 3,404 4,814 15,009 6,166 September 20, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,042 20,851 4,651 1,265 27,086 6,039 3,352 6,065 14,478 5,605 September 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,343 20,489 4,487 1,178 26,685 6,094 3,218 6,655 14,068 5,633 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,813 4,501 3,511 4,923 11,994 5,495 10,894 16,588 4,033 3,519 4,621 11,913 5,395 9,574 16,315 4,342 3,349 4,507 12,289 4,673 10,389 16,250 4,387 3,545 4,539 11,988 5,868 9,753 16,347 3,706 3,666 4,583 11,318 5,399 10,687 15,550 4,207 3,577 5,261 10,965 4,981 10,421 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,166 102 168,132 100 167,782 101 168,431 101 167,140 101 164,812 102 Other States ....................................... 6,216 5,988 6,030 6,109 6,084 5,683 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,382 102 174,120 101 173,812 101 174,540 101 173,224 101 170,495 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 1, 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