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 4, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 215 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 31, 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, down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State April 26, 2014 May 3, 2014 Week ending May 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) May 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,643 28,896 28,638 28,521 28,484 28,773 102 Florida ................................................ 1,225 1,223 1,223 1,207 1,225 1,225 100 Georgia .............................................. 33,984 34,048 34,337 34,434 34,569 34,500 103 South Carolina .................................... 5,256 4,995 5,269 5,155 5,275 5,304 98 19 State total ....................................... 203,559 203,783 203,172 204,742 206,001 206,406 101 United States.......................... 211,721 212,110 211,113 212,986 214,405 214,684 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 4, 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 26, 2014 May 3, 2014 Week ending May 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) May 24, 2014 (1,000 chicks) May 31, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 21,407 21,190 21,553 21,949 22,068 21,438 98 Florida ................................................ 1,226 1,271 1,574 1,152 1,251 1,269 101 Georgia .............................................. 26,992 26,843 26,855 26,625 26,354 27,234 101 South Carolina .................................... 4,784 4,840 4,731 5,068 5,406 4,275 106 19 State total........................... 166,820 167,113 167,916 165,991 167,040 165,750 99 United States......................... 172,870 173,072 173,820 172,134 172,849 171,690 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 4, 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 26, 2014 May 3, 2014 Week ending May 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,643 20,618 4,495 1,225 33,984 7,514 3,394 7,886 17,497 8,344 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 7,966 3,802 7,549 16,395 8,040 28,521 21,415 4,687 1,207 34,434 7,745 3,802 7,837 16,925 8,406 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,792 6,680 4,333 5,256 14,924 6,620 11,354 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 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 203,559 102 203,783 101 203,172 100 204,742 100 Other States ....................................... 8,162 8,327 7,941 8,244 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,721 102 212,110 101 211,113 100 212,986 100 May 24, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,484 21,358 4,692 1,225 34,569 7,876 3,772 7,479 17,640 8,152 21,514 6,804 4,318 5,275 14,792 6,619 11,432 206,001 101 8,404 214,405 101 May 31, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,779 21,527 4,614 1,225 34,500 7,866 3,772 7,793 17,748 8,296 21,134 6,584 4,327 5,304 14,886 6,679 11,372 206,406 101 8,278 214,684 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State April 26, 2014 May 3, 2014 Week ending May 10, 2014 May 17, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,407 19,762 4,598 1,226 26,992 6,433 3,364 6,016 15,075 5,005 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 7,227 3,386 5,287 14,941 6,098 21,949 19,833 4,779 1,152 26,625 5,572 3,041 6,748 14,802 5,161 May 24, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,068 19,122 4,711 1,251 26,354 6,810 3,333 6,355 14,535 6,234 May 31, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,438 18,488 4,976 1,269 27,234 6,219 3,414 5,811 13,964 5,862 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,124 4,055 3,691 4,784 11,901 5,791 10,596 16,373 4,683 3,639 4,840 12,159 5,249 11,602 16,444 3,306 3,689 4,731 11,988 5,503 10,063 16,018 4,186 3,581 5,068 11,941 4,957 10,578 16,008 4,000 3,515 5,406 11,544 5,566 10,228 16,346 4,968 3,702 4,275 11,515 5,543 10,726 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 166,820 101 167,113 100 167,916 101 165,991 100 167,040 100 165,750 99 Other States ....................................... 6,050 5,959 5,904 6,143 5,809 5,940 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 172,870 101 173,072 100 173,820 101 172,134 100 172,849 100 171,690 99 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, June 4, 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