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 March 12, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing 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 March 8, 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 168 million chicks for meat production, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 1, 2014 February 8, 2014 Week ending February 15, 2014 February 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) March 1, 2014 March 8, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ..................................... 28,298 28,095 28,034 28,378 28,060 28,482 103 Florida ........................................ 1,222 1,223 1,145 1,159 1,221 1,224 100 Georgia ...................................... 33,662 33,734 33,599 33,442 33,619 33,781 102 South Carolina ............................ 5,249 5,207 5,053 5,047 5,235 5,102 96 19 State total ............................... 200,539 199,184 199,818 200,326 201,800 201,248 101 United States.......................... 208,316 206,992 207,766 208,197 209,627 209,181 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 12, 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 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 1, 2014 February 8, 2014 Week ending February 15, February 22, 2014 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) March 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) March 8, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ..................................... 22,085 21,620 21,138 21,175 21,417 21,528 105 Florida ........................................ 1,262 1,250 1,317 1,542 1,379 1,218 82 Georgia ...................................... 25,896 26,931 25,919 25,206 26,912 26,503 98 South Carolina ............................ 4,902 4,157 4,370 4,917 4,416 4,401 99 19 State total........................... 163,427 162,929 163,462 162,463 161,403 162,558 99 United States......................... 169,369 168,533 169,198 168,558 167,621 168,404 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 12, 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. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 1, 2014 February 8, 2014 Week ending February 15, 2014 February 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,298 20,487 4,342 1,222 33,662 7,701 3,909 7,690 17,538 8,443 28,095 20,245 4,373 1,223 33,734 7,659 3,894 7,193 17,757 8,176 28,034 20,685 4,382 1,145 33,599 7,636 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516 28,378 20,341 4,462 1,159 33,442 7,566 3,878 7,711 17,567 8,517 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,055 6,942 4,048 5,249 14,694 6,168 10,091 20,187 7,180 3,730 5,207 14,561 6,132 9,838 20,449 6,915 3,158 5,053 14,788 6,419 9,923 20,668 6,452 3,746 5,047 14,828 6,415 10,149 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 200,539 102 199,184 101 199,818 100 200,326 100 Other States ....................................... 7,777 7,808 7,948 7,871 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 208,316 102 206,992 101 207,766 100 208,197 100 March 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,060 20,466 4,407 1,221 33,619 7,778 3,848 7,740 17,958 8,559 20,416 7,214 4,073 5,235 14,714 6,541 9,951 201,800 101 7,827 209,627 101 March 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,482 20,960 4,577 1,224 33,781 7,449 3,833 7,692 17,611 8,533 19,985 6,998 3,888 5,102 14,358 6,681 10,094 201,248 101 7,933 209,181 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 1, 2014 February 8, 2014 Week ending February 15, 2014 February 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,085 19,618 4,713 1,262 25,896 5,935 3,370 5,689 14,971 6,238 21,620 19,856 5,146 1,250 26,931 5,925 3,387 5,691 14,253 6,189 21,138 20,847 4,629 1,317 25,919 6,550 3,406 6,138 14,652 5,175 21,175 18,464 5,360 1,542 25,206 5,585 3,442 5,295 14,709 6,060 March 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,417 18,774 4,713 1,379 26,912 5,803 3,401 5,349 14,787 4,721 March 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,528 19,532 4,580 1,218 26,503 5,787 3,397 5,994 14,638 5,958 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,394 4,022 3,149 4,902 11,775 4,783 9,625 16,085 3,514 3,222 4,157 11,631 4,837 9,235 16,292 3,792 3,163 4,370 11,697 5,027 9,350 15,793 4,879 3,354 4,917 11,776 4,671 10,235 15,305 5,001 3,163 4,416 11,982 4,862 9,418 15,897 3,803 2,538 4,401 11,846 5,460 9,478 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 163,427 100 162,929 100 163,462 100 162,463 100 161,403 99 162,558 99 Other States ....................................... 5,942 5,604 5,736 6,095 6,218 5,846 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 169,369 101 168,533 100 169,198 100 168,558 100 167,621 99 168,404 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 12, 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