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 29, 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 25, 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 165 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 October 4, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,428 1,222 33,556 5,196 Week ending 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 October 25, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,945 1,224 33,212 5,309 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 100 102 98 19 State total ...... 197,448 201,019 194,683 198,989 195,516 199,398 102 United States ...... 205,094 208,469 202,307 206,648 202,968 206,489 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 29, 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 20, September 27, 2014 2014 October 4, 2014 Week ending October 11, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,006 1,265 27,066 4,583 21,343 1,178 26,807 5,261 22,640 1,364 26,469 4,799 21,714 1,185 25,920 5,318 October 18, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,166 1,258 26,726 4,545 October 25, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,559 1,272 25,800 5,107 Percent of previous year (percent) 113 97 107 113 19 State total ...... 166,992 164,890 164,095 163,411 165,477 159,511 104 United States ...... 173,069 170,570 169,747 169,201 171,068 165,062 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 29, 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 20, September 27, 2014 2014 Week ending October 4, 2014 October 11, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 26,428 21,478 4,565 1,222 33,556 7,746 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668 27,410 21,754 4,747 1,222 33,500 7,517 3,605 7,327 16,767 8,301 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 10,715 19,607 6,660 4,284 4,940 13,976 6,355 11,017 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 197,448 103 201,019 102 194,683 105 198,989 104 Other States ....................................... 7,646 7,450 7,624 7,659 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 205,094 103 208,469 102 202,307 105 206,648 104 October 18, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,448 20,451 4,749 916 33,251 7,595 3,456 7,126 17,459 8,072 19,017 5,709 4,389 5,074 14,163 6,578 10,063 195,516 104 7,452 202,968 104 October 25, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,945 20,742 4,746 1,224 33,212 7,568 3,454 7,775 17,538 7,745 20,981 5,983 3,860 5,309 14,454 6,760 11,102 199,398 102 7,091 206,489 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State September 20, September 27, 2014 2014 Week ending October 4, 2014 October 11, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,714 18,862 5,011 1,185 25,920 6,179 3,197 5,432 14,196 5,649 October 18, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,166 18,762 5,338 1,258 26,726 6,361 3,209 5,784 14,520 5,669 October 25, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,559 19,165 5,185 1,272 25,800 5,842 2,763 5,566 13,122 5,604 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 15,966 5,337 3,107 4,545 11,349 5,758 9,622 15,369 4,111 3,584 5,107 10,676 5,402 10,384 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 166,992 101 164,890 102 164,095 103 163,411 104 165,477 102 159,511 104 Other States ....................................... 6,077 5,680 5,652 5,790 5,591 5,551 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 173,069 101 170,570 102 169,747 103 169,201 104 171,068 102 165,062 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 29, 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