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 26, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 216 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 22, 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 165 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.... 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 November 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,191 1,225 31,839 5,287 Week ending November 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,971 1,224 33,710 5,134 November 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,364 1,224 34,758 5,498 November 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 1,223 34,026 5,665 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 103 108 19 State total ...... 195,603 198,331 194,821 198,284 207,184 207,567 103 United States ...... 203,036 205,408 202,078 206,171 215,340 215,639 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 26, 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 18, 2014 October 25, 2014 November 1, 2014 Week ending November 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,166 1,258 26,726 4,545 20,559 1,272 25,797 5,107 21,176 1,332 26,530 4,429 20,949 1,100 26,071 3,720 November 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,959 1,340 26,182 4,458 November 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 19,881 1,229 24,650 4,667 Percent of previous year (percent) 107 93 99 105 19 State total ...... 165,642 159,467 163,100 159,657 162,795 159,567 102 United States ...... 171,233 165,015 168,840 165,411 168,351 164,802 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 26, 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 18, 2014 October 25, 2014 Week ending November 1, 2014 November 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 3,470 7,775 17,538 7,745 26,191 21,574 4,748 1,225 31,839 6,936 3,620 7,566 16,234 7,077 26,971 20,775 4,707 1,224 33,710 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647 November 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,364 22,378 4,738 1,224 34,758 7,401 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269 November 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 22,339 4,758 1,223 34,026 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 19,217 5,738 4,389 5,074 14,163 6,578 10,061 20,971 6,012 3,721 5,309 14,388 6,864 10,089 20,859 6,661 4,157 5,287 13,980 6,228 10,639 21,077 6,618 4,256 5,134 13,339 6,348 11,017 21,167 6,704 4,449 5,498 14,801 6,447 11,658 21,340 6,608 4,336 5,665 14,962 6,476 11,314 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 195,603 104 198,331 102 194,821 102 198,284 103 207,184 102 207,567 103 Other States ....................................... 7,433 7,077 7,257 7,887 8,156 8,072 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 203,036 104 205,408 101 202,078 102 206,171 103 215,340 102 215,639 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State October 18, 2014 October 25, 2014 Week ending November 1, 2014 November 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,176 18,457 4,951 1,332 26,530 6,260 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021 20,949 19,109 4,304 1,100 26,071 5,779 2,959 5,689 14,561 5,697 November 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,959 18,343 4,989 1,340 26,182 5,775 3,095 5,956 14,657 5,799 November 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 19,881 19,651 5,161 1,229 24,650 5,904 3,116 5,799 13,595 4,974 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,966 5,337 3,107 4,545 11,349 5,758 9,698 15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107 10,660 5,358 10,381 15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429 11,227 5,162 10,210 15,948 3,464 3,467 3,720 11,444 5,412 9,984 16,685 3,944 3,031 4,458 11,963 5,930 9,689 16,257 4,233 3,324 4,667 11,811 5,142 10,173 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 165,642 102 159,467 104 163,100 104 159,657 103 162,795 101 159,567 102 Other States ....................................... 5,591 5,548 5,740 5,754 5,556 5,235 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 171,233 102 165,015 104 168,840 104 165,411 103 168,351 101 164,802 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 26, 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