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 8, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 203 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 4, 2014. This is up 5 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 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... August 30, 2014 (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 September 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,593 1,222 33,795 5,037 Week ending 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 October 4, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,776 1,222 33,556 5,196 Percent of previous year (percent) 108 100 112 109 19 State total ...... 204,108 202,011 200,116 196,314 201,131 195,492 105 United States ...... 211,953 209,768 207,862 203,805 208,426 202,961 105 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 8, 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 30, 2014 September 6, 2014 September 13, 2014 Week ending September 20, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,175 1,375 27,761 4,621 21,639 1,290 26,957 4,507 22,194 1,182 27,767 4,539 22,042 1,265 27,143 4,583 September 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,343 1,178 26,807 5,261 October 4, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,733 1,274 26,469 4,799 Percent of previous year (percent) 110 88 99 103 19 State total ...... 168,132 167,782 168,487 167,098 164,877 164,134 103 United States ...... 174,120 173,812 174,596 173,175 170,557 169,784 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, October 8, 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 30, 2014 September 6, 2014 Week ending September 13, September 20, 2014 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,729 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 28,593 21,399 4,424 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,585 7,125 17,529 8,503 26,497 20,107 4,504 917 33,847 7,627 3,605 7,123 16,784 7,893 September 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,904 21,484 4,531 1,225 33,608 7,943 3,605 7,738 17,369 8,181 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 11,085 18,224 6,259 4,579 5,037 14,585 6,393 11,019 20,150 6,572 4,280 5,158 14,449 6,495 10,306 20,516 6,617 4,024 5,217 14,003 6,562 10,604 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 204,108 101 202,011 103 200,116 103 196,314 102 201,131 102 Other States ....................................... 7,845 7,757 7,746 7,491 7,295 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,953 101 209,768 103 207,862 103 203,805 102 208,426 102 October 4, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,776 21,478 4,565 1,222 33,556 7,712 3,454 7,315 15,633 7,668 19,873 6,524 4,347 5,196 13,328 6,058 10,787 195,492 105 7,469 202,961 105 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State August 30, 2014 September 6, 2014 Week ending September 13, September 20, 2014 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,175 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 22,042 20,851 4,651 1,265 27,143 6,055 3,352 6,065 14,478 5,601 September 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 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) 22,733 19,673 4,786 1,274 26,469 6,243 3,213 5,220 14,489 6,032 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 12,060 5,868 9,737 16,278 3,706 3,666 4,583 11,318 5,399 10,645 15,495 4,292 3,587 5,261 10,968 4,985 10,383 14,321 4,203 3,591 4,799 11,645 5,209 10,234 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,132 100 167,782 101 168,487 101 167,098 101 164,877 102 164,134 103 Other States ....................................... 5,988 6,030 6,109 6,077 5,680 5,650 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,120 101 173,812 101 174,596 101 173,175 101 170,557 102 169,784 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, October 8, 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