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 May 14, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing 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 May 10, 2014. This is up 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 174 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 April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 Week ending April 19, 2014 April 26, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) May 3, 2014 May 10, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,725 28,597 28,954 28,643 28,896 28,653 103 Florida ................................................ 1,176 1,222 1,225 1,225 1,223 1,223 100 Georgia .............................................. 34,270 34,016 33,626 33,984 34,048 34,337 102 South Carolina .................................... 4,958 5,129 5,137 5,256 4,995 5,269 97 19 State total ....................................... 203,743 204,529 204,866 203,119 202,822 202,274 100 United States.......................... 211,779 212,680 212,982 211,281 210,992 210,124 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 14, 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 April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 Week ending April 19, 2014 April 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) May 3, 2014 (1,000 chicks) May 10, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 21,282 21,290 21,705 21,407 21,190 21,581 104 Florida ................................................ 1,333 1,358 1,340 1,226 1,271 1,574 119 Georgia .............................................. 26,753 27,039 26,660 26,992 26,843 26,848 101 South Carolina .................................... 4,897 4,165 4,085 4,784 4,840 4,731 99 19 State total........................... 166,069 163,601 164,212 166,814 167,122 167,743 101 United States......................... 171,577 169,458 170,411 172,865 173,081 173,636 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 14, 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 April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 Week ending April 19, 2014 April 26, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 28,954 20,874 4,727 1,225 33,626 7,994 3,802 7,916 17,559 8,303 28,643 20,618 4,495 1,225 33,984 7,514 3,394 7,886 17,497 8,344 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,544 6,719 4,293 4,958 14,960 6,672 11,536 20,630 6,661 4,423 5,129 14,717 6,668 11,828 20,525 6,649 4,375 5,137 15,029 6,621 11,550 20,356 6,680 4,333 5,256 14,924 6,620 11,350 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 203,743 102 204,529 101 204,866 102 203,119 101 Other States ....................................... 8,036 8,151 8,116 8,162 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,779 102 212,680 101 212,982 102 211,281 101 May 3, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,896 21,070 4,714 1,223 34,048 7,985 3,571 7,886 17,122 8,300 20,073 6,584 4,202 4,995 14,562 6,897 10,694 202,822 100 8,170 210,992 100 May 10, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,653 21,281 4,604 1,223 34,337 7,966 3,802 7,547 16,574 8,040 19,874 6,720 4,402 5,269 14,375 6,582 11,025 202,274 100 7,850 210,124 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State April 5, 2014 April 12, 2014 Week ending April 19, 2014 April 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,705 18,882 5,277 1,340 26,660 6,095 3,376 5,783 14,822 6,528 21,407 19,762 4,598 1,226 26,992 6,433 3,364 6,016 15,075 5,005 May 3, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,190 18,205 4,307 1,271 26,843 5,892 3,389 6,798 14,874 5,799 May 10, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,581 19,945 4,962 1,574 26,848 7,227 3,386 5,824 14,909 6,098 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,012 4,653 3,706 4,897 11,625 5,581 10,022 16,391 2,878 3,577 4,165 11,886 5,169 9,594 16,444 3,701 3,504 4,085 11,211 4,946 9,853 16,124 4,055 3,691 4,784 11,901 5,785 10,596 16,373 4,683 3,639 4,840 12,159 5,258 11,602 16,252 3,306 3,649 4,731 11,987 5,450 10,014 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 166,069 100 163,601 99 164,212 99 166,814 101 167,122 100 167,743 101 Other States ....................................... 5,508 5,857 6,199 6,051 5,959 5,893 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 171,577 100 169,458 99 170,411 99 172,865 101 173,081 100 173,636 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 14, 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