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 April 16, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 12, 2014. This is 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 March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 Week ending March 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,482 28,488 28,289 28,564 28,725 28,597 101 Florida ................................................ 1,224 1,224 1,222 1,219 1,176 1,222 104 Georgia .............................................. 33,696 34,410 33,887 33,918 34,270 34,016 103 South Carolina .................................... 5,102 4,786 4,842 4,973 4,958 5,129 95 19 State total ....................................... 202,824 202,408 200,436 201,244 203,470 204,036 102 United States.......................... 210,829 210,365 208,265 209,309 211,506 212,245 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 16, 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 March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 Week ending March 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) April 5, 2014 (1,000 chicks) April 12, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 21,528 21,624 20,547 21,786 21,282 21,290 102 Florida ................................................ 1,218 1,366 1,283 1,329 1,333 1,358 102 Georgia .............................................. 26,442 26,080 26,538 26,209 26,753 26,991 101 South Carolina .................................... 4,351 4,716 4,913 4,441 4,897 4,165 88 19 State total........................... 163,415 163,743 165,126 165,662 166,217 163,636 100 United States......................... 169,262 169,654 171,023 171,598 171,725 169,483 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 16, 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 March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 Week ending March 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,482 20,960 4,607 1,224 33,696 7,438 3,833 7,692 17,848 8,533 28,488 20,580 4,669 1,224 34,410 7,599 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541 28,289 20,508 4,269 1,222 33,887 7,866 3,772 7,694 16,794 8,456 28,564 20,696 4,623 1,219 33,918 7,864 3,772 7,730 17,311 8,180 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,290 6,684 4,381 5,102 14,358 6,681 11,015 20,288 6,537 4,377 4,786 14,464 6,829 10,449 20,599 6,781 4,240 4,842 14,627 6,655 9,935 20,606 6,559 4,412 4,973 14,065 6,601 10,151 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 202,824 101 202,408 101 200,436 100 201,244 100 Other States ....................................... 8,005 7,957 7,829 8,065 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 210,829 101 210,365 101 208,265 100 209,309 100 April 5, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,725 20,567 4,446 1,176 34,270 7,793 3,772 7,753 17,773 7,737 20,529 6,719 4,293 4,958 14,960 6,672 11,327 203,470 101 8,036 211,506 101 April 12, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,597 20,736 4,548 1,222 34,016 7,667 3,832 7,776 17,689 8,175 20,616 6,661 4,340 5,129 14,717 6,668 11,647 204,036 101 8,209 212,245 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 Week ending March 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,528 19,532 4,517 1,218 26,442 5,792 3,397 5,937 14,638 5,959 21,624 19,326 4,147 1,366 26,080 6,053 3,407 6,690 14,784 5,097 20,547 18,327 4,664 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,024 15,288 5,933 21,786 18,981 4,926 1,329 26,209 5,933 3,693 5,306 15,130 6,305 April 5, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,282 18,730 4,646 1,333 26,753 6,524 3,361 6,156 14,995 5,748 April 12, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,290 20,844 4,899 1,358 26,991 6,010 3,359 5,718 14,273 5,231 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,909 3,567 3,020 4,351 11,846 5,486 10,276 16,348 4,248 3,444 4,716 11,707 5,012 9,694 15,840 4,857 3,740 4,913 11,740 5,202 10,402 16,032 4,284 3,559 4,441 11,143 5,985 10,620 16,040 4,653 3,706 4,897 11,796 5,581 10,016 16,448 2,878 3,504 4,165 11,886 5,169 9,613 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 163,415 99 163,743 99 165,126 99 165,662 100 166,217 100 163,636 99 Other States ....................................... 5,847 5,911 5,897 5,936 5,508 5,847 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 169,262 99 169,654 99 171,023 99 171,598 100 171,725 100 169,483 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 16, 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