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 15, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 206 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 11, 2014. This is up 4 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.... September 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,027 1,224 34,459 5,416 September 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,593 1,222 33,795 5,037 September 20, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,911 917 33,847 5,158 Week ending September 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,904 1,225 33,608 5,217 October 4, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,776 1,222 33,556 5,196 October 11, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,410 1,222 33,500 4,940 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 100 104 98 19 State total ...... 202,044 200,100 197,421 201,127 194,949 198,501 104 United States ...... 209,823 207,925 205,067 208,577 202,573 206,160 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 15, 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 September 6, 2014 September 13, 2014 September 20, 2014 Week ending September 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,639 1,290 26,957 4,507 22,194 1,182 27,767 4,539 22,042 1,265 27,066 4,583 21,343 1,178 26,807 5,261 October 4, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,640 1,364 26,469 4,799 October 11, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,714 1,185 25,911 5,318 Percent of previous year (percent) 104 112 103 122 19 State total ...... 167,775 168,487 167,028 164,890 164,031 162,372 103 United States ...... 173,805 174,596 173,105 170,570 169,683 168,161 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 15, 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 September 6, 2014 September 13, 2014 Week ending September 20, September 27, 2014 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,027 21,725 4,416 1,224 34,459 7,836 3,585 7,218 16,758 8,533 28,593 21,399 4,424 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,585 7,125 17,529 8,503 27,911 20,107 4,504 917 33,847 7,325 3,605 7,123 16,784 7,893 27,904 21,484 4,531 1,225 33,608 7,943 3,605 7,738 17,369 8,181 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,550 6,700 4,422 5,416 13,596 6,461 11,118 18,224 6,259 4,579 5,037 14,585 6,393 11,003 20,150 6,572 4,381 5,158 14,449 6,495 10,200 20,516 6,617 4,024 5,217 14,003 6,562 10,600 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 202,044 103 200,100 103 197,421 103 201,127 102 Other States ....................................... 7,779 7,825 7,646 7,450 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 209,823 103 207,925 103 205,067 103 208,577 102 October 4, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,776 21,478 4,565 1,222 33,556 7,712 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668 19,787 6,524 4,346 5,196 13,194 6,058 10,667 194,949 105 7,624 202,573 105 October 11, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,410 21,754 4,747 1,222 33,500 7,533 3,605 7,327 16,767 8,301 19,607 6,660 4,362 4,940 13,976 6,355 10,435 198,501 104 7,659 206,160 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State September 6, 2014 September 13, 2014 Week ending September 20, September 27, 2014 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 22,042 20,871 4,651 1,265 27,066 6,055 3,352 6,065 14,478 5,601 21,343 20,489 4,487 1,178 26,807 6,029 3,218 6,656 14,068 5,631 October 4, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,640 19,692 4,786 1,364 26,469 6,243 3,213 5,220 14,489 6,032 October 11, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,714 18,862 4,394 1,185 25,911 6,123 3,197 4,993 14,196 5,650 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,315 4,342 3,349 4,507 12,289 4,673 10,382 16,250 4,387 3,545 4,539 12,060 5,868 9,737 16,278 3,706 3,666 4,583 11,318 5,399 10,632 15,495 4,292 3,587 5,261 10,968 4,985 10,396 14,314 4,203 3,541 4,799 11,628 5,218 10,180 15,716 4,123 3,632 5,318 11,546 5,791 10,021 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 167,775 101 168,487 101 167,028 101 164,890 102 164,031 103 162,372 103 Other States ....................................... 6,030 6,109 6,077 5,680 5,652 5,789 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 173,805 101 174,596 101 173,105 101 170,570 102 169,683 102 168,161 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 15, 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