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 November 13, 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 November 8, 2014. This is up 3 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 166 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.... October 4, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,428 1,222 33,556 5,196 October 11, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,411 1,222 33,500 4,940 October 18, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,448 916 33,251 5,074 Week ending October 25, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,945 1,224 33,212 5,309 November 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,191 1,225 31,955 5,287 November 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,971 1,224 33,667 4,922 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 109 93 19 State total ...... 194,727 199,199 195,573 197,958 194,511 197,871 103 United States ...... 202,347 206,796 203,006 205,160 201,768 205,758 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 13, 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 October 4, 2014 October 11, 2014 October 18, 2014 Week ending October 25, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,640 1,364 26,469 4,799 21,714 1,185 25,920 5,318 22,166 1,258 26,726 4,545 20,559 1,272 25,797 5,107 November 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,176 1,332 26,530 4,429 November 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,949 1,100 26,071 3,720 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 85 109 76 19 State total ...... 164,095 163,115 165,561 159,486 163,119 159,748 103 United States ...... 169,747 168,905 171,152 165,034 168,865 165,512 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 13, 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 October 4, 2014 October 11, 2014 Week ending October 18, 2014 October 25, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 26,428 21,478 4,565 1,222 33,556 7,746 3,252 7,315 15,633 7,668 27,411 21,754 4,747 1,222 33,500 7,517 3,497 7,327 16,767 8,301 27,448 20,451 4,749 916 33,251 7,595 3,316 7,126 17,459 8,072 26,945 20,742 4,746 1,224 33,212 7,580 3,252 7,775 17,538 7,745 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,787 6,524 4,346 5,196 13,194 6,058 10,759 19,607 6,660 4,584 4,940 13,976 6,355 11,034 19,217 5,708 4,389 5,074 14,163 6,578 10,061 20,981 5,982 3,723 5,309 14,338 6,844 10,022 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 194,727 105 199,199 104 195,573 104 197,958 102 Other States ....................................... 7,620 7,597 7,433 7,202 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 202,347 105 206,796 104 203,006 104 205,160 101 November 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,191 21,574 4,748 1,225 31,955 6,936 3,527 7,566 16,234 7,077 20,765 6,631 4,157 5,287 13,838 6,228 10,572 194,511 102 7,257 201,768 102 November 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,971 20,775 4,707 1,224 33,667 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647 21,077 6,588 4,128 4,922 13,339 6,348 11,017 197,871 103 7,887 205,758 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State October 4, 2014 October 11, 2014 Week ending October 18, 2014 October 25, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,640 19,692 4,786 1,364 26,469 6,243 3,213 5,220 14,489 6,032 21,714 18,546 5,011 1,185 25,920 6,179 3,197 5,432 14,196 5,649 22,166 18,851 5,338 1,258 26,726 6,361 3,209 5,784 14,520 5,669 20,559 19,399 5,185 1,272 25,797 5,899 2,747 5,566 13,020 5,604 November 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,176 18,457 4,951 1,332 26,530 6,260 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021 November 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,949 19,109 4,591 1,100 26,071 5,779 2,959 5,671 14,561 5,697 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 14,378 4,203 3,541 4,799 11,628 5,218 10,180 15,706 4,123 3,572 5,318 11,546 5,802 10,019 15,966 5,337 3,107 4,545 11,349 5,758 9,617 15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107 10,660 5,358 10,400 15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429 11,227 5,162 10,229 15,948 3,517 3,513 3,720 11,444 5,120 9,999 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 164,095 103 163,115 103 165,561 102 159,486 104 163,119 104 159,748 103 Other States ....................................... 5,652 5,790 5,591 5,548 5,746 5,764 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 169,747 103 168,905 103 171,152 102 165,034 104 168,865 104 165,512 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 13, 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