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 19, 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 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 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 Week ending February 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) March 8, 2014 March 15, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ..................................... 28,095 28,034 28,378 28,060 28,482 28,534 101 Florida ........................................ 1,223 1,145 1,159 1,221 1,224 1,224 100 Georgia ...................................... 33,734 33,599 33,442 33,619 33,696 34,237 103 South Carolina ............................ 5,207 5,053 5,047 5,235 5,102 4,786 91 19 State total ............................... 199,206 199,824 199,951 201,806 201,052 201,237 101 United States.......................... 207,014 207,772 207,822 209,633 208,985 209,065 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 19, 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 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 Week ending February 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) March 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) March 15, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ..................................... 21,620 21,138 21,175 21,417 21,528 21,718 102 Florida ........................................ 1,250 1,317 1,542 1,379 1,218 1,366 112 Georgia ...................................... 26,931 25,919 25,206 26,912 26,443 26,092 96 South Carolina ............................ 4,157 4,370 4,917 4,416 4,351 4,716 121 19 State total........................... 162,934 163,460 162,509 161,408 162,560 162,812 99 United States......................... 168,538 169,196 168,604 167,626 168,407 168,731 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 19, 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 February 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 Week ending February 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,095 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 28,060 20,466 4,407 1,221 33,619 7,778 3,848 7,740 17,958 8,559 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,187 7,180 3,730 5,207 14,561 6,132 9,860 20,449 6,915 3,158 5,053 14,788 6,419 9,929 20,649 6,452 3,746 5,047 14,828 6,415 9,793 20,416 7,214 4,073 5,235 14,714 6,541 9,957 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 199,206 101 199,824 100 199,951 100 201,806 101 Other States ....................................... 7,808 7,948 7,871 7,827 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 207,014 101 207,772 100 207,822 100 209,633 101 March 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,482 20,960 4,607 1,224 33,696 7,449 3,833 7,692 17,611 8,533 19,985 6,998 3,908 5,102 14,358 6,681 9,933 201,052 101 7,933 208,985 101 March 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,534 20,334 4,669 1,224 34,237 7,765 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541 20,330 6,851 3,831 4,786 14,555 6,829 9,584 201,237 101 7,828 209,065 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 Week ending February 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 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 4,539 1,218 26,443 5,787 3,397 6,006 14,638 5,958 March 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,718 19,326 4,139 1,366 26,092 6,109 3,407 6,689 14,763 5,097 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,085 3,514 3,222 4,157 11,631 4,837 9,240 16,292 3,792 3,163 4,370 11,697 5,027 9,348 15,793 4,879 3,354 4,917 11,776 4,671 10,281 15,305 5,001 3,163 4,416 11,982 4,862 9,423 15,897 3,803 2,614 4,351 11,846 5,460 9,543 16,372 4,483 3,054 4,716 11,713 5,008 8,760 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 162,934 100 163,460 100 162,509 100 161,408 99 162,560 99 162,812 99 Other States ....................................... 5,604 5,736 6,095 6,218 5,847 5,919 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,538 100 169,196 100 168,604 100 167,626 99 168,407 99 168,731 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 19, 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