United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Southern Region Broiler Hatchery News Release In Cooperation with Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture Southern Region 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236 www.nass.usda.gov February 19, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing nassrfosor@nass.usda.gov BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 15, 2014. This was up 1 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, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2013 and 2014 State January 11, 2014 January 18, 2014 Week ending January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) February 8, February 15, Percent of 2014 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ..................................... 28,188 28,196 28,140 28,298 28,145 27,998 100 Florida ........................................ 1,224 1,223 1,223 1,222 1,223 1,145 94 Georgia ...................................... 33,711 33,356 33,419 33,662 33,734 33,659 102 South Carolina ............................ 5,169 5,362 5,210 5,249 5,207 5,123 96 19 State total ............................... 201,500 199,449 200,616 200,020 199,040 200,571 101 United States.......................... 209,297 207,287 208,502 207,833 206,885 208,531 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 19, 2014. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2013 and 2014 State January 11, 2014 January 18, 2014 Week ending January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) February 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) February 15, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ..................................... 20,952 21,019 20,608 22,085 21,620 21,116 98 Florida ........................................ 1,210 1,350 1,439 1,262 1,250 1,317 83 Georgia ...................................... 27,899 26,335 27,372 25,896 26,931 25,919 100 South Carolina ............................ 4,468 5,134 4,506 4,902 4,157 4,441 79 19 State total........................... 164,193 164,466 162,999 163,385 162,783 162,284 99 United States......................... 170,236 170,256 168,858 169,320 168,380 169,036 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 19, 2014. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State January 11, 2014 January 18, 2014 Week ending January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,188 20,787 4,405 1,224 33,711 7,748 3,864 7,226 17,931 8,476 28,196 20,601 4,398 1,223 33,356 7,301 3,864 7,679 17,014 8,431 28,140 20,807 4,484 1,223 33,419 7,828 3,894 7,732 17,331 8,415 28,298 20,152 4,342 1,222 33,662 7,671 3,909 7,690 17,538 8,443 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,048 7,270 3,825 5,169 14,788 6,448 10,392 20,148 6,897 3,796 5,362 14,531 6,405 10,247 20,496 7,161 3,734 5,210 14,609 6,332 9,801 20,055 6,942 4,048 5,249 14,524 6,168 10,107 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 201,500 103 199,449 102 200,616 102 200,020 101 Other States ....................................... 7,797 7,838 7,886 7,813 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 209,297 103 207,287 102 208,502 102 207,833 101 February 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,145 20,245 4,373 1,223 33,734 7,693 3,894 7,193 17,757 8,176 19,964 7,180 3,730 5,207 14,561 6,110 9,855 199,040 101 7,845 206,885 101 February 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,998 20,685 4,408 1,145 33,659 7,636 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516 20,444 6,915 3,717 5,123 14,598 6,419 10,192 200,571 101 7,960 208,531 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State January 11, 2014 January 18, 2014 Week ending January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 20,952 19,450 5,059 1,210 27,899 5,539 3,241 5,288 14,813 5,896 21,019 19,213 5,402 1,350 26,335 6,445 3,292 4,805 14,842 5,717 20,608 19,426 4,789 1,439 27,372 6,377 3,364 5,809 14,693 5,785 22,085 19,618 4,713 1,262 25,896 5,914 3,370 5,689 14,971 6,238 February 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,620 19,856 5,146 1,250 26,931 5,842 3,387 5,691 14,253 6,189 February 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,116 20,847 4,842 1,317 25,919 6,466 3,406 6,070 14,653 5,175 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,836 4,572 3,106 4,468 11,349 5,548 9,967 16,005 4,922 3,151 5,134 11,388 5,685 9,761 15,827 4,877 3,156 4,506 11,584 5,293 8,094 15,373 4,022 3,149 4,902 11,775 4,783 9,625 16,022 3,514 3,222 4,157 11,631 4,837 9,235 16,173 3,792 3,077 4,441 11,697 5,027 9,266 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 164,193 100 164,466 101 162,999 100 163,385 100 162,783 100 163,284 100 Other States ....................................... 6,043 5,790 5,859 5,935 5,597 5,752 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 170,236 100 170,256 102 168,858 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, February 19, 2014. 169,320 101 168,380 100 169,036 100 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.