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 March 5, 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 210 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 1, 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2013 and 2014 State January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 Week ending February 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 February 22, 2014 March 1, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ..................................... 28,140 28,298 28,095 28,034 28,378 28,060 100 Florida ........................................ 1,223 1,222 1,223 1,145 1,159 1,221 100 Georgia ...................................... 33,419 33,662 33,734 33,659 33,442 33,705 102 South Carolina ............................ 5,210 5,249 5,207 5,053 5,047 5,235 97 19 State total ............................... 200,647 200,439 199,184 199,715 200,326 201,772 101 United States.......................... 208,504 208,216 206,992 207,663 208,197 209,502 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 5, 2014. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed States and United States: 2013 and 2014 State January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 Week ending February 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) February 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) March 1, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ..................................... 20,608 22,085 21,620 21,137 21,175 21,420 103 Florida ........................................ 1,439 1,262 1,250 1,317 1,542 1,379 127 Georgia ...................................... 27,372 25,896 26,931 25,919 25,206 26,811 102 South Carolina ............................ 4,506 4,902 4,157 4,370 4,917 4,416 100 19 State total........................... 162,999 163,385 162,909 163,372 162,417 161,690 99 United States......................... 168,864 169,327 168,513 169,108 168,512 167,911 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 5, 2014. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 Week ending February 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ........................................... Florida ............................................... Georgia ............................................. Kentucky ............................................ Louisiana ........................................... Maryland ............................................ Mississippi ......................................... Missouri ............................................. 28,140 20,807 4,484 1,223 33,419 7,859 3,894 7,732 17,331 8,415 28,298 20,487 4,342 1,222 33,662 7,601 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 33,659 7,636 3,878 7,695 17,543 8,516 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma .......................................... Pennsylvania ..................................... South Carolina ................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ............................. 20,496 7,161 3,734 5,210 14,609 6,332 9,801 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 20,468 6,915 3,158 5,053 14,598 6,419 9,931 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .................... 200,647 102 200,439 102 199,184 101 199,715 100 Other States ....................................... 7,857 7,777 7,808 7,948 United States ..................................... Percent of previous year .................... 208,504 102 208,216 101 206,992 101 207,663 100 February 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,378 20,341 4,462 1,159 33,442 7,566 3,878 7,711 17,567 8,517 20,668 6,452 3,746 5,047 14,828 6,415 10,149 200,326 100 7,871 208,197 100 March 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,060 20,466 4,472 1,221 33,705 7,778 3,878 7,740 17,958 8,559 20,474 7,214 3,835 5,235 14,685 6,541 9,951 201,772 101 7,730 209,502 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State January 25, 2014 February 1, 2014 Week ending February 8, 2014 February 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,620 19,856 5,146 1,250 26,931 5,908 3,387 5,691 14,253 6,189 21,138 20,847 4,629 1,317 25,919 6,529 3,406 6,138 14,652 5,175 February 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,175 18,464 5,360 1,542 25,206 5,633 3,442 5,295 14,709 6,060 March 1, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,420 18,774 4,793 1,379 26,811 6,028 3,406 5,416 14,787 4,721 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 16,082 3,514 3,222 4,157 11,631 4,837 9,235 16,223 3,792 3,163 4,370 11,697 5,027 9,350 15,699 4,879 3,354 4,917 11,776 4,671 10,235 15,394 5,001 3,067 4,416 11,997 4,862 9,418 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 162,999 100 163,385 100 162,909 100 163,372 100 162,417 100 161,690 99 Other States ....................................... 5,865 5,942 5,604 5,736 6,095 6,221 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,864 100 169,327 101 168,513 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, March 5, 2014. 169,108 100 168,512 100 167,911 100 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.