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 26, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 207 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 22, 2014. This was down slightly 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 170 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 15, 2014 February 22, 2014 Week ending March 1, 2014 March 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) March 15, 2014 March 22, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ..................................... 28,034 28,095 28,060 28,482 28,488 28,289 101 Florida ........................................ 1,145 1,223 1,221 1,224 1,224 1,222 100 Georgia ...................................... 33,599 33,734 33,619 33,696 34,410 33,887 103 South Carolina ............................ 5,053 5,207 5,235 5,102 4,786 4,842 91 19 State total ............................... 199,653 199,206 201,828 201,106 201,209 199,190 100 United States.......................... 207,601 207,014 209,717 209,039 209,037 206,872 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 26, 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 15, February 22, 2014 2014 Week ending March 1, 2014 March 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) March 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) March 22, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ..................................... 21,138 21,175 21,417 21,528 21,624 20,547 97 Florida ........................................ 1,317 1,542 1,379 1,218 1,366 1,283 112 Georgia ...................................... 25,919 25,182 26,776 26,442 26,080 26,538 99 South Carolina ............................ 4,370 4,917 4,416 4,351 4,716 4,913 126 19 State total........................... 163,764 162,599 161,524 162,477 162,747 162,242 100 United States......................... 169,500 168,694 167,649 168,324 168,658 170,140 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 26, 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 15, 2014 February 22, 2014 Week ending March 1, 2014 March 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,034 20,685 4,382 1,145 33,599 7,641 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516 28,378 20,341 4,462 1,159 33,442 7,518 3,878 7,711 17,567 8,517 28,060 20,595 4,407 1,221 33,619 7,765 3,848 7,740 17,958 8,559 28,482 20,960 4,607 1,224 33,696 7,449 3,833 7,692 17,611 8,533 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,449 6,915 3,158 5,053 14,788 6,419 9,753 20,651 6,452 3,746 5,047 14,828 6,415 9,793 20,453 7,214 4,073 5,235 14,714 6,541 9,826 19,991 6,998 3,908 5,102 14,358 6,681 9,981 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 199,653 100 199,905 100 201,828 101 201,106 101 Other States ....................................... 7,948 7,871 7,889 7,933 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 207,601 100 207,776 100 209,717 101 209,039 101 March 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,488 20,334 4,669 1,224 34,410 7,765 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541 20,330 6,851 3,903 4,786 14,555 6,829 9,357 201,209 101 7,828 209,037 101 March 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,289 20,508 4,269 1,222 33,887 7,866 3,772 7,694 16,794 8,456 20,599 7,095 3,812 4,842 14,454 6,655 8,976 199,190 100 7,682 206,872 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 15, 2014 February 22, 2014 Week ending March 1, 2014 March 8, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 25,182 5,585 3,442 5,295 14,709 6,060 21,417 18,774 4,713 1,379 26,776 5,811 3,401 5,349 14,787 4,721 21,528 19,532 4,517 1,218 26,442 5,792 3,397 5,937 14,638 5,959 March 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,624 19,326 4,147 1,366 26,080 6,053 3,407 6,690 14,784 5,097 March 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,547 18,311 4,696 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,122 15,262 5,933 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,292 3,792 3,163 4,370 11,697 5,027 9,652 15,907 4,879 3,354 4,917 11,776 4,671 10,281 15,435 5,001 3,163 4,416 11,982 4,862 9,537 15,909 3,803 2,614 4,351 11,846 5,460 9,534 16,348 4,483 3,038 4,716 11,713 5,008 8,867 15,840 5,092 3,332 4,913 11,740 5,166 9,639 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 163,764 100 162,599 100 161,524 99 162,477 99 162,747 99 164,242 100 Other States ....................................... 5,736 6,095 6,125 5,847 5,911 5,898 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 169,500 100 168,694 100 167,649 100 168,324 99 168,658 99 170,140 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 26, 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