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 30, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 211 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 26, 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 172 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State March 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 Week ending April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) April 19, 2014 April 26, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,289 28,564 28,725 28,597 28,954 28,643 104 Florida ................................................ 1,222 1,219 1,176 1,222 1,225 1,225 100 Georgia .............................................. 33,887 33,918 34,270 34,016 33,626 33,984 103 South Carolina .................................... 4,842 4,973 4,958 5,129 5,137 5,256 97 19 State total ....................................... 200,460 201,287 203,581 204,395 204,749 202,984 101 United States.......................... 208,289 209,352 211,617 212,604 212,919 211,200 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 30, 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 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 Week ending April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) April 19, 2014 (1,000 chicks) April 26, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 20,547 21,786 21,282 21,290 21,705 21,407 104 Florida ................................................ 1,283 1,329 1,333 1,358 1,274 1,226 92 Georgia .............................................. 26,538 26,209 26,753 27,039 26,660 26,992 100 South Carolina .................................... 4,913 4,441 4,897 4,165 4,085 4,784 94 19 State total........................... 165,164 165,692 166,075 163,647 164,077 166,408 100 United States......................... 171,061 171,628 171,583 169,495 170,275 172,434 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 30, 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 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 Week ending April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ........................................... Florida ............................................... Georgia ............................................. Kentucky ............................................ Louisiana ........................................... Maryland ............................................ Mississippi ......................................... Missouri ............................................. 28,289 20,508 4,286 1,222 33,887 7,849 3,772 7,694 16,794 8,456 28,564 20,696 4,672 1,219 33,918 7,929 3,772 7,730 17,311 8,180 28,725 20,567 4,495 1,176 34,270 7,793 3,772 7,753 17,773 7,737 28,597 20,736 4,585 1,222 34,016 7,845 3,832 7,776 17,689 8,175 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma .......................................... Pennsylvania ..................................... South Carolina ................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ............................. 20,555 6,781 4,240 4,842 14,628 6,655 10,002 20,606 6,559 4,412 4,973 14,065 6,601 10,080 20,544 6,719 4,293 4,958 14,960 6,672 11,374 20,630 6,661 4,423 5,129 14,717 6,668 11,694 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year .................... 200,460 100 201,287 100 203,581 101 204,395 101 Other States ....................................... 7,829 8,065 8,036 8,209 United States ..................................... Percent of previous year .................... 208,289 100 209,352 100 211,617 101 212,604 101 April 19, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,954 20,874 4,727 1,225 33,626 7,994 3,802 7,867 17,559 8,303 20,513 6,649 4,375 5,137 15,029 6,621 11,494 204,749 102 8,170 212,919 102 April 26, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,643 20,618 4,487 1,225 33,984 7,388 3,394 7,883 17,497 8,344 20,534 6,680 4,359 5,256 14,924 6,620 11,148 202,984 101 8,216 211,200 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State March 22, 2014 March 29, 2014 Week ending April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 20,547 18,327 4,544 1,283 26,538 6,418 3,410 6,139 15,288 5,933 21,786 18,981 5,433 1,329 26,209 5,933 3,693 4,781 15,130 6,305 21,282 18,730 4,956 1,333 26,753 6,524 3,361 5,891 14,995 5,748 21,290 20,844 4,862 1,358 27,039 6,029 3,359 5,656 14,273 5,231 April 19, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,705 18,866 5,277 1,274 26,660 6,095 3,376 5,783 14,822 6,529 April 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,407 19,762 4,611 1,226 26,992 6,386 3,364 6,094 15,075 5,006 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,840 4,857 3,740 4,913 11,740 5,202 10,445 16,032 4,284 3,559 4,441 11,143 5,985 10,668 16,012 4,653 3,706 4,897 11,625 5,581 10,028 16,391 2,878 3,577 4,165 11,886 5,169 9,640 16,406 3,701 3,504 4,085 11,211 4,946 9,837 16,139 4,055 3,612 4,784 11,901 5,391 10,603 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 165,164 99 165,692 100 166,075 100 163,647 99 164,077 99 166,408 100 Other States ....................................... 5,897 5,936 5,508 5,848 6,198 6,026 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 171,061 100 171,628 100 171,583 100 169,495 99 170,275 99 172,434 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, April 30, 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