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 22, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 202 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 18, 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 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 171 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 Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 September 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,904 1,225 33,608 5,217 Week ending 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 October 18, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,448 916 33,251 5,074 Percent of previous year (percent) 104 75 109 99 19 State total ...... 200,100 197,448 201,109 194,983 199,005 195,030 104 United States ...... 207,925 205,094 208,469 202,607 206,664 202,482 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 22, 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 13, September 20, September 27, 2014 2014 2014 Week ending October 4, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,194 1,182 27,767 4,539 22,006 1,265 27,066 4,583 21,343 1,178 26,807 5,261 22,640 1,364 26,469 4,799 October 11, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,714 1,185 25,911 5,318 October 18, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,166 1,258 26,721 4,545 Percent of previous year (percent) 108 113 100 95 19 State total ...... 168,487 166,992 164,890 164,095 162,757 165,697 102 United States ...... 174,596 173,069 170,570 169,747 168,547 171,284 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 22, 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 13, 2014 September 20, 2014 Week ending September 27, 2014 October 4, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 26,776 21,478 4,565 1,222 33,556 7,746 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 18,224 6,259 4,579 5,037 14,585 6,393 11,003 20,150 6,572 4,408 5,158 14,449 6,495 10,200 20,516 6,617 3,869 5,217 14,003 6,562 10,647 19,787 6,524 4,346 5,196 13,194 6,058 10,667 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 200,100 103 197,448 103 201,019 102 194,983 105 Other States ....................................... 7,825 7,646 7,450 7,624 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 207,925 103 205,094 103 208,469 102 202,607 105 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 4,284 4,940 13,976 6,355 11,017 199,005 104 7,659 206,664 104 October 18, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,448 20,451 4,659 916 33,251 7,608 3,456 7,126 17,459 8,072 18,979 5,709 4,327 5,074 14,163 6,578 9,754 195,030 104 7,452 202,482 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State September 13, 2014 September 20, 2014 Week ending September 27, 2014 October 4, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,194 19,315 5,547 1,182 27,767 6,703 3,404 4,814 15,009 6,166 22,006 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 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 4,421 1,185 25,911 6,123 3,197 5,432 14,196 5,650 October 18, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,166 18,762 5,085 1,258 26,721 6,361 3,209 6,066 14,520 5,671 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 14,378 4,203 3,541 4,799 11,628 5,218 10,180 15,716 4,123 3,572 5,318 11,546 5,802 9,989 15,963 5,386 3,176 4,545 11,349 5,696 9,763 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,487 101 166,992 101 164,890 102 164,095 103 162,757 103 165,697 102 Other States ....................................... 6,109 6,077 5,680 5,652 5,790 5,587 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,596 101 173,069 101 170,570 102 169,747 103 168,547 103 171,284 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 22, 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