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 June 11, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 214 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 7, 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 174 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 May 3, 2014 May 10, 2014 Week ending May 17, 2014 May 24, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) May 31, 2014 June 7, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,896 28,638 28,521 28,484 28,829 28,780 101 Florida ................................................ 1,223 1,223 1,207 1,225 1,225 1,225 100 Georgia .............................................. 34,048 34,337 34,434 34,567 34,498 34,457 102 South Carolina .................................... 4,995 5,269 5,155 5,275 5,304 5,000 94 19 State total ....................................... 203,783 203,161 204,776 206,074 206,673 205,912 101 United States.......................... 212,110 211,102 213,020 214,478 214,951 214,313 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 11, 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 May 3, 2014 May 10, 2014 Week ending May 17, 2014 May 24, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) May 31, 2014 (1,000 chicks) June 7, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 21,190 21,553 21,949 22,068 21,406 21,466 102 Florida ................................................ 1,271 1,574 1,152 1,251 1,269 1,237 98 Georgia .............................................. 26,843 26,855 26,625 26,354 27,164 27,334 97 South Carolina .................................... 4,840 4,731 5,068 5,406 4,275 4,680 110 19 State total........................... 167,113 167,940 166,050 167,071 165,658 167,503 99 United States......................... 173,072 173,848 172,193 172,911 171,627 173,562 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 11, 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 May 3, 2014 May 10, 2014 Week ending May 17, 2014 May 24, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,896 21,070 4,714 1,223 34,048 7,985 3,727 7,886 17,122 8,300 28,638 21,281 4,728 1,223 34,337 7,955 3,802 7,549 16,395 8,040 28,521 21,420 4,687 1,207 34,434 7,774 3,802 7,837 16,925 8,406 28,484 21,358 4,692 1,225 34,567 7,951 3,772 7,479 17,640 8,152 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,873 6,584 4,202 4,995 14,562 6,897 10,699 20,613 6,720 4,558 5,269 14,326 6,582 11,145 21,134 6,659 4,277 5,155 14,740 6,547 11,251 21,514 6,804 4,318 5,275 14,792 6,619 11,432 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 203,783 101 203,161 100 204,776 100 206,074 101 Other States ....................................... 8,327 7,941 8,244 8,404 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 212,110 101 211,102 100 213,020 100 214,478 101 May 31, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,829 21,527 4,614 1,225 34,498 7,878 3,787 7,793 17,748 8,296 21,159 6,584 4,358 5,304 15,022 6,679 11,372 206,673 101 8,278 214,951 101 June 7, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,780 21,460 4,606 1,225 34,457 7,810 3,802 7,637 17,627 8,162 21,109 6,734 4,264 5,000 15,266 6,679 11,294 205,912 101 8,401 214,313 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State May 3, 2014 May 10, 2014 Week ending May 17, 2014 May 24, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,190 18,205 4,307 1,271 26,843 5,892 3,389 6,798 14,874 5,799 21,553 19,945 5,326 1,574 26,855 7,176 3,386 5,287 14,941 6,098 21,949 19,847 4,779 1,152 26,625 5,574 3,041 6,748 14,802 5,161 22,068 19,122 4,711 1,251 26,354 6,797 3,333 6,355 14,535 6,234 May 31, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,406 18,488 4,942 1,269 27,164 6,260 3,395 5,707 13,963 5,862 June 7, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,466 19,810 5,246 1,237 27,334 6,144 3,397 5,954 14,602 4,685 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,373 4,683 3,639 4,840 12,159 5,249 11,602 16,519 3,306 3,689 4,731 11,988 5,503 10,063 16,061 4,186 3,581 5,068 11,941 4,957 10,578 16,052 4,000 3,515 5,406 11,544 5,566 10,228 16,353 4,968 3,765 4,275 11,523 5,592 10,726 16,390 4,978 3,563 4,680 11,753 5,500 10,764 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 167,113 100 167,940 101 166,050 100 167,071 100 165,658 99 167,503 99 Other States ....................................... 5,959 5,908 6,143 5,840 5,969 6,059 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 173,072 100 173,848 101 172,193 100 172,911 100 171,627 99 173,562 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 11, 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