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 18, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 212 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 14, 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 175 million chicks for meat production, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State May 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 Week ending May 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) June 7, 2014 June 14, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,638 28,521 28,484 28,829 28,789 28,664 102 Florida ................................................ 1,223 1,207 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,223 100 Georgia .............................................. 34,337 34,434 34,567 34,498 34,489 34,197 102 South Carolina .................................... 5,269 5,155 5,275 5,304 5,004 5,120 97 19 State total ....................................... 203,123 204,866 205,941 206,673 205,625 203,313 100 United States.......................... 211,064 212,992 214,227 214,833 213,929 211,526 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 18, 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 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 Week ending May 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) June 7, 2014 (1,000 chicks) June 14, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 21,553 21,949 22,068 21,406 21,484 21,062 98 Florida ................................................ 1,574 1,152 1,251 1,269 1,237 1,298 102 Georgia .............................................. 26,855 26,626 26,354 27,164 27,357 27,667 102 South Carolina .................................... 4,731 5,068 5,406 4,275 4,582 4,582 92 19 State total........................... 167,940 166,050 167,067 165,601 167,330 168,055 100 United States......................... 173,848 172,193 172,907 171,570 173,388 174,517 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 18, 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 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 Week ending May 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 28,829 21,527 4,618 1,225 34,498 7,878 3,787 7,793 17,748 8,296 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,613 6,720 4,558 5,269 14,326 6,582 11,107 21,239 6,659 4,277 5,155 14,740 6,547 11,236 21,407 6,804 4,314 5,275 14,792 6,619 11,410 21,160 6,584 4,358 5,304 15,022 6,679 11,367 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 203,123 100 204,866 100 205,941 101 206,673 101 Other States ....................................... 7,941 8,126 8,286 8,160 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,064 100 212,992 100 214,227 101 214,833 101 June 7, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,789 21,460 4,611 1,225 34,489 7,752 3,802 7,522 17,627 8,162 21,065 6,734 4,168 5,004 15,266 6,679 11,270 205,625 101 8,304 213,929 101 June 14, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,664 20,794 4,618 1,223 34,197 7,751 3,772 7,411 16,704 8,488 21,203 6,501 4,160 5,120 14,479 6,678 11,550 203,313 100 8,213 211,526 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State May 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 Week ending May 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 26,626 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 6,244 21,406 18,488 5,069 1,269 27,164 6,260 3,395 5,541 13,963 5,862 June 7, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,484 19,810 4,671 1,237 27,357 6,186 3,397 5,987 14,601 4,684 June 14, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,062 19,385 4,992 1,298 27,667 6,110 3,398 6,222 14,721 6,150 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,519 3,306 3,689 4,731 11,988 5,503 10,057 16,061 4,186 3,581 5,068 11,941 4,957 10,571 16,052 4,000 3,515 5,406 11,544 5,566 10,214 16,353 4,968 3,765 4,275 11,523 5,592 10,708 16,410 5,403 3,533 4,582 11,753 5,500 10,735 16,507 3,916 3,465 4,582 11,846 5,474 11,260 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 167,934 101 166,044 100 167,067 100 165,601 99 167,330 99 168,055 100 Other States ....................................... 5,908 6,143 5,840 5,969 6,058 6,462 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 173,842 101 172,187 100 172,907 100 171,570 99 173,388 99 174,517 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 18, 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