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 31, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 27, 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 175 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 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 1,223 34,406 5,665 November 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,528 1,224 35,094 5,551 December 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,570 1,223 34,283 5,242 Week ending December 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,714 1,223 33,915 5,177 December 20, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,214 1,225 34,884 5,928 December 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,757 1,224 34,472 5,574 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 100 102 106 19 State total ...... 209,106 209,190 204,717 207,020 207,388 206,931 103 United States ...... 217,318 217,378 212,968 215,193 215,570 215,017 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 31, 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 22, 2014 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 Week ending December 13, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 19,869 1,232 24,648 4,667 20,887 1,456 25,820 4,746 21,932 1,311 27,178 5,558 22,748 1,487 25,889 5,080 December 20, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,776 1,426 27,336 4,736 December 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,925 1,327 26,889 5,124 Percent of previous year (percent) 98 104 106 113 19 State total ...... 160,338 163,254 170,283 170,732 171,148 168,108 102 United States ...... 165,929 169,104 176,605 176,802 177,158 174,506 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 31, 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 22, November 29, 2014 2014 Week ending December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,637 22,339 4,765 1,223 34,406 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297 28,528 21,509 4,688 1,224 35,094 6,943 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299 28,570 22,102 4,778 1,223 34,283 7,877 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329 28,714 21,961 4,780 1,223 33,915 7,962 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356 December 20, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,214 21,201 4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321 December 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,757 21,989 4,734 1,224 34,472 7,942 3,848 7,923 17,828 8,114 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,340 6,608 4,501 5,665 14,962 6,476 12,301 21,250 6,834 4,319 5,551 15,439 6,758 13,143 20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242 14,100 6,120 11,300 21,011 6,682 4,477 5,177 14,420 6,507 12,120 21,105 6,273 4,475 5,928 14,887 6,606 12,080 20,918 6,189 4,415 5,574 15,036 6,455 12,513 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 209,106 104 209,190 103 204,717 102 207,020 102 207,388 103 206,931 103 Other States ....................................... 8,212 8,188 8,251 8,173 8,182 8,086 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 217,318 104 217,378 103 212,968 102 215,193 102 215,570 103 215,017 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State November 22, November 29, 2014 2014 Week ending December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 19,869 19,647 5,292 1,232 24,648 6,051 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974 20,887 18,541 3,806 1,456 25,820 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501 21,932 20,756 5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308 22,748 20,086 5,305 1,487 25,889 6,639 3,339 6,289 14,962 5,629 December 20, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,776 19,375 5,357 1,426 27,336 6,146 3,337 5,865 15,052 6,402 December 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,925 19,483 4,967 1,327 26,889 6,135 3,307 6,417 14,415 5,927 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,258 3,928 3,532 4,667 11,811 5,143 10,612 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 11,700 17,142 4,521 3,859 5,080 11,989 5,111 10,657 17,081 4,146 3,891 4,736 12,278 5,345 11,599 16,505 4,980 4,081 5,124 11,329 5,067 10,230 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 160,338 102 163,254 103 170,283 102 170,732 103 171,148 103 168,108 102 Other States ....................................... 5,591 5,850 6,322 6,070 6,010 6,398 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 165,929 102 169,104 103 176,605 103 176,802 103 177,158 103 174,506 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 31, 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