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 December 10, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 6, 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 176 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.... November 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,191 1,225 31,839 5,287 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 Week ending November 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 1,223 34,023 5,665 November 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,528 1,224 34,712 5,551 December 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,560 1,223 34,074 5,242 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 100 103 108 19 State total ...... 194,821 198,450 207,653 208,088 208,974 203,987 102 United States ...... 202,078 206,337 215,809 216,204 217,066 212,156 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 10, 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 November 1, 2014 November 8, 2014 November 15, 2014 Week ending November 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,176 1,332 26,530 4,429 20,949 1,100 26,071 3,720 20,959 1,340 26,182 4,458 19,881 1,229 24,650 4,667 November 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,887 1,452 25,824 4,746 December 6, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,917 1,308 27,181 5,404 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 97 103 109 19 State total ...... 163,100 159,757 162,793 159,557 162,772 169,541 102 United States ...... 168,840 165,511 168,349 164,803 168,345 175,520 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 10, 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 November 1, 2014 November 8, 2014 Week ending November 15, November 22, 2014 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 28,364 22,378 4,738 1,224 34,758 7,813 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269 28,637 22,339 4,765 1,223 34,023 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297 November 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,528 21,509 4,688 1,224 34,712 7,670 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,859 6,661 4,157 5,287 13,980 6,228 10,639 21,048 6,618 4,256 5,134 13,466 6,348 11,085 21,161 6,704 4,445 5,498 14,801 6,447 11,725 21,340 6,608 4,451 5,665 14,962 6,476 11,716 21,253 6,834 4,349 5,551 15,430 6,758 12,558 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 194,821 102 198,450 103 207,653 103 208,088 103 208,974 103 Other States ....................................... 7,257 7,887 8,156 8,116 8,092 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 202,078 102 206,337 103 215,809 103 216,204 103 217,066 103 December 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,560 22,102 4,778 1,223 34,074 7,892 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329 20,781 6,347 4,408 5,242 14,095 6,120 11,031 203,987 102 8,169 212,156 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State November 1, 2014 November 8, 2014 Week ending November 15, November 22, 2014 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,176 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 5,695 20,959 18,343 4,989 1,340 26,182 5,775 3,095 5,955 14,657 5,798 19,881 19,651 5,292 1,229 24,650 5,904 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974 November 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,887 18,541 3,806 1,452 25,824 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501 December 6, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,917 20,756 5,714 1,308 27,181 5,940 3,366 6,064 14,797 5,309 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429 11,227 5,162 10,210 15,948 3,464 3,467 3,720 11,546 5,412 9,984 16,685 3,944 3,031 4,458 11,963 5,930 9,689 16,257 3,923 3,310 4,667 11,811 5,142 10,192 16,248 4,482 3,655 4,746 11,110 5,650 10,519 15,661 4,136 3,776 5,404 11,889 4,876 11,447 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 163,100 104 159,757 103 162,793 101 159,557 102 162,772 103 169,541 102 Other States ....................................... 5,740 5,754 5,556 5,246 5,573 5,979 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,840 104 165,511 103 168,349 101 164,803 102 168,345 103 175,520 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 10, 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