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 5, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 201 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 1, 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 169 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 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 October 11, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,410 1,222 33,500 4,940 Week ending 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) 26,345 1,225 31,800 5,287 Percent of previous year (percent) 110 100 101 101 19 State total ...... 201,019 194,683 198,912 195,516 197,869 194,500 102 United States ...... 208,469 202,307 206,496 202,968 204,960 201,425 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 5, 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 27, 2014 October 4, 2014 October 11, 2014 Week ending October 18, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,343 1,178 26,807 5,261 22,640 1,364 26,469 4,799 21,714 1,185 25,920 5,318 22,166 1,258 26,726 4,545 October 25, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,559 1,272 25,797 5,107 November 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,237 1,332 26,587 4,489 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 95 107 115 19 State total ...... 164,890 164,095 163,401 165,477 159,256 162,959 104 United States ...... 170,570 169,747 169,191 171,068 164,804 168,694 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, November 5, 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 27, 2014 October 4, 2014 Week ending October 11, 2014 October 18, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 3,497 7,327 16,767 8,301 27,448 20,451 4,749 916 33,251 7,595 3,456 7,126 17,459 8,072 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 11,048 19,017 5,709 4,389 5,074 14,163 6,578 10,063 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 201,019 102 194,683 105 198,912 104 195,516 104 Other States ....................................... 7,450 7,624 7,584 7,452 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 208,469 102 202,307 105 206,496 104 202,968 104 October 25, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,945 20,742 4,746 1,224 33,212 7,580 3,252 7,775 17,538 7,745 20,981 5,983 3,723 5,309 14,338 6,760 10,016 197,869 101 7,091 204,960 101 November 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,345 21,517 4,748 1,225 31,800 6,962 3,527 7,566 16,234 7,077 20,753 6,632 4,147 5,287 14,071 6,228 10,381 194,500 102 6,925 201,425 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State September 27, 2014 October 4, 2014 Week ending October 11, 2014 October 18, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 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 25,797 5,899 2,747 5,566 13,020 5,604 November 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,237 18,537 4,951 1,332 26,587 6,249 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 15,706 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 15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107 10,660 5,411 10,351 15,034 5,373 3,513 4,489 11,216 5,179 10,196 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 164,890 102 164,095 103 163,401 104 165,477 102 159,256 104 162,959 104 Other States ....................................... 5,680 5,652 5,790 5,591 5,548 5,735 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 170,570 102 169,747 103 169,191 104 171,068 102 164,804 104 168,694 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, November 5, 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