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 7, 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 May 3, 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 173 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 March 29, 2014 April 5, 2014 Week ending April 12, 2014 April 19, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) April 26, 2014 May 3, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,564 28,725 28,597 28,954 28,643 28,885 102 Florida ................................................ 1,219 1,176 1,222 1,225 1,225 1,223 100 Georgia .............................................. 33,918 34,270 34,016 33,626 33,984 34,034 102 South Carolina .................................... 4,973 4,958 5,129 5,137 5,256 4,995 94 19 State total ....................................... 201,659 203,743 204,529 204,846 203,096 202,873 100 United States.......................... 209,724 211,779 212,738 213,016 211,312 211,179 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 7, 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 29, 2014 April 5, 2014 Week ending April 12, 2014 April 19, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) April 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) May 3, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 21,786 21,282 21,290 21,705 21,407 21,175 101 Florida ................................................ 1,329 1,333 1,358 1,340 1,226 1,271 83 Georgia .............................................. 26,209 26,753 27,039 26,660 26,992 26,783 101 South Carolina .................................... 4,441 4,897 4,165 4,085 4,784 4,840 112 19 State total........................... 165,715 166,068 163,601 164,113 166,847 167,070 100 United States......................... 171,651 171,576 169,449 170,311 172,897 173,028 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 7, 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 29, 2014 April 5, 2014 Week ending April 12, 2014 April 19, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,564 20,696 4,672 1,219 33,918 7,929 3,772 7,730 17,515 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 28,954 20,874 4,727 1,225 33,626 7,994 3,802 7,867 17,559 8,303 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,549 6,559 4,412 4,973 14,065 6,601 10,305 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 20,553 6,649 4,375 5,137 15,029 6,621 11,551 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 201,659 100 203,743 102 204,529 101 204,846 102 Other States ....................................... 8,065 8,036 8,209 8,170 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 209,724 100 211,779 102 212,738 101 213,016 102 April 26, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,643 20,618 4,495 1,225 33,984 7,514 3,394 7,886 17,497 8,344 20,356 6,680 4,333 5,256 14,924 6,620 11,327 203,096 101 8,216 211,312 101 May 3, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,885 21,070 4,728 1,223 34,034 7,985 3,571 7,886 17,122 8,300 20,073 6,584 4,340 4,995 14,516 6,897 10,664 202,873 100 8,306 211,179 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State March 29, 2014 April 5, 2014 Week ending April 12, 2014 April 19, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,705 18,882 5,277 1,340 26,660 6,095 3,376 5,783 14,822 6,529 April 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,407 19,762 4,598 1,226 26,992 6,433 3,364 6,016 15,075 5,006 May 3, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,175 18,205 4,913 1,271 26,783 5,892 3,389 6,299 14,872 5,798 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,032 4,284 3,559 4,441 11,143 5,985 10,691 16,012 4,653 3,706 4,897 11,625 5,581 10,021 16,391 2,878 3,577 4,165 11,886 5,169 9,594 16,344 3,701 3,504 4,085 11,211 4,946 9,853 16,124 4,055 3,691 4,784 11,901 5,785 10,628 16,373 4,683 3,541 4,840 12,162 5,258 11,616 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 165,715 100 166,068 100 163,601 99 164,113 99 166,847 101 167,070 100 Other States ....................................... 5,936 5,508 5,848 6,198 6,050 5,958 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 171,651 100 171,576 100 169,449 99 170,311 99 172,897 101 173,028 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, May 7, 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