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 2, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 208 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 29, 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, up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 Week ending March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) March 22, 2014 March 29, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ..................................... 28,378 28,060 28,482 28,488 28,289 28,564 101 Florida ........................................ 1,159 1,221 1,224 1,224 1,222 1,219 100 Georgia ...................................... 33,442 33,619 33,696 34,410 33,887 33,918 104 South Carolina ............................ 5,047 5,235 5,102 4,786 4,842 4,973 93 19 State total ............................... 199,905 201,828 201,614 201,118 199,144 200,294 100 United States.......................... 207,776 209,717 209,547 208,946 206,826 208,214 100 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 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 Week ending March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) March 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) March 29, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ..................................... 21,175 21,417 21,528 21,624 20,547 21,784 106 Florida ........................................ 1,542 1,379 1,218 1,366 1,283 1,329 103 Georgia ...................................... 25,182 26,776 26,442 26,080 26,538 26,209 100 South Carolina ............................ 4,917 4,416 4,351 4,716 4,913 4,441 92 19 State total........................... 162,627 161,550 162,503 162,745 164,193 164,499 100 United States......................... 168,722 167,675 168,350 168,656 170,090 170,396 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 2, 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 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 Week ending March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,378 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 17,823 8,533 28,488 20,334 4,669 1,224 34,410 7,765 3,772 7,735 17,660 8,541 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 20,290 6,998 3,908 5,102 14,358 6,681 9,978 20,330 6,851 3,903 4,786 14,464 6,829 9,357 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 199,905 100 201,828 101 201,614 101 201,118 101 Other States ....................................... 7,871 7,889 7,933 7,828 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 207,776 100 209,717 101 209,547 101 208,946 101 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 3,766 4,842 14,454 6,655 8,976 199,144 100 7,682 206,826 100 March 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,564 20,696 4,623 1,219 33,918 7,652 3,772 7,684 17,285 8,180 20,606 6,873 3,889 4,973 14,016 6,601 9,743 200,294 100 7,920 208,214 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State February 22, 2014 March 1, 2014 Week ending March 8, 2014 March 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 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 18,327 4,664 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,024 15,288 5,933 March 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,784 18,981 5,046 1,329 26,209 5,934 3,693 5,278 15,106 6,305 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,793 4,879 3,354 4,917 11,776 4,813 10,281 15,435 5,001 3,163 4,416 11,982 4,888 9,537 15,909 3,803 2,614 4,351 11,846 5,486 9,534 16,348 4,483 3,038 4,716 11,707 5,012 8,867 15,840 5,092 3,335 4,913 11,740 5,202 9,639 16,004 4,520 3,058 4,441 11,144 5,950 9,717 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 162,627 100 161,550 99 162,503 99 162,745 99 164,193 100 164,499 100 Other States ....................................... 6,095 6,125 5,847 5,911 5,897 5,897 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,722 100 167,675 100 168,350 99 168,656 99 170,090 100 170,396 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 2, 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