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 17, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 13, 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 177 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.... November 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,971 1,224 33,952 5,134 November 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,364 1,224 35,156 5,498 November 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 1,223 34,406 5,665 Week ending November 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,456 1,224 35,094 5,551 December 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,560 1,223 34,283 5,242 December 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,714 1,223 33,915 5,177 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 100 103 19 State total ...... 199,278 208,568 209,106 209,783 204,267 205,758 102 United States ...... 207,166 216,807 217,318 217,971 212,518 213,945 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 17, 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 8, 2014 November 15, 2014 November 22, 2014 Week ending November 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 20,949 1,106 26,068 3,720 20,959 1,343 26,179 4,458 19,869 1,232 24,648 4,667 20,889 1,456 25,820 4,746 December 6, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,917 1,311 27,178 5,558 December 13, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,623 1,487 26,065 5,080 Percent of previous year (percent) 109 89 99 106 19 State total ...... 159,980 163,049 159,968 163,256 170,207 170,717 103 United States ...... 165,914 168,828 165,559 169,106 176,529 176,803 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 17, 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 8, 2014 November 15, 2014 Week ending November 22, November 29, 2014 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 26,971 20,775 4,707 1,224 33,952 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647 28,364 22,378 4,738 1,224 35,156 7,813 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269 28,637 22,339 4,765 1,223 34,406 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297 28,456 21,509 4,688 1,224 35,094 7,670 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,048 6,618 4,356 5,134 13,466 6,348 11,571 21,161 6,704 4,445 5,498 14,801 6,447 12,242 21,340 6,608 4,501 5,665 14,962 6,476 12,301 21,253 6,834 4,322 5,551 15,439 6,758 13,075 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 199,278 104 208,568 103 209,106 104 209,783 104 Other States ....................................... 7,888 8,239 8,212 8,188 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 207,166 104 216,807 103 217,318 104 217,971 104 December 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,560 22,102 4,778 1,223 34,283 7,892 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329 December 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,714 21,961 4,747 1,223 33,915 7,915 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356 20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242 14,095 6,120 21,011 6,682 4,469 5,177 14,593 6,507 10,850 10,773 204,267 102 205,758 102 8,251 8,187 212,518 102 213,945 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State November 8, 2014 November 15, 2014 Week ending November 22, November 29, 2014 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 20,949 19,034 4,304 1,106 26,068 5,779 2,959 5,745 14,561 5,695 20,959 18,343 4,989 1,343 26,179 5,775 3,095 5,955 14,657 5,798 19,869 19,647 5,292 1,232 24,648 5,904 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974 20,889 18,541 3,806 1,456 25,820 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501 December 6, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,917 20,756 5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308 December 13, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,623 20,086 5,363 1,487 26,065 6,639 3,339 6,218 14,962 5,629 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,948 3,464 3,656 3,720 11,492 5,314 10,186 16,685 3,944 3,220 4,458 11,963 5,816 9,870 16,258 3,928 3,532 4,667 11,811 5,143 10,389 16,295 4,482 3,914 4,746 11,110 5,650 10,695 15,639 4,216 3,999 5,558 11,889 4,806 11,639 17,145 4,521 3,892 5,080 11,955 5,094 10,619 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 159,980 103 163,049 101 159,968 102 163,256 103 170,207 102 170,717 103 Other States ....................................... 5,934 5,779 5,591 5,850 6,322 6,086 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 165,914 103 168,828 101 165,559 102 169,106 103 176,529 103 176,803 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 17, 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