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 July 2, 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 28, 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State May 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 Week ending June 7, 2014 June 14, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) June 21, 2014 June 28, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,484 28,829 28,789 28,684 28,902 28,305 100 Florida ................................................ 1,225 1,225 1,225 1,223 1,223 1,223 100 Georgia .............................................. 34,567 34,498 34,489 33,919 34,319 33,957 101 South Carolina .................................... 5,275 5,304 5,004 5,120 5,143 4,958 88 19 State total ....................................... 205,656 206,655 205,641 203,073 204,410 203,592 101 United States.......................... 213,942 214,810 213,945 211,286 212,346 211,612 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 2, 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 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 Week ending June 7, 2014 June 14, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) June 21, 2014 (1,000 chicks) June 28, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 22,068 21,406 21,531 21,183 22,286 20,921 96 Florida ................................................ 1,251 1,269 1,237 1,298 1,285 1,462 104 Georgia .............................................. 26,354 27,164 27,418 27,846 26,811 28,068 107 South Carolina .................................... 5,406 4,275 4,582 4,582 4,840 4,786 89 19 State total........................... 167,067 165,601 167,369 168,450 169,799 168,452 100 United States......................... 172,907 171,570 173,428 174,914 175,747 174,492 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 2, 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 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 Week ending June 7, 2014 June 14, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,484 21,358 4,692 1,225 34,567 7,951 3,772 7,479 17,355 8,152 28,829 21,527 4,618 1,225 34,498 7,878 3,787 7,793 17,748 8,296 28,789 21,460 4,611 1,225 34,489 7,787 3,802 7,522 17,627 8,162 28,684 20,794 4,618 1,223 33,919 7,786 3,772 7,411 16,704 8,488 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,407 6,804 4,314 5,275 14,792 6,619 11,410 21,160 6,584 4,352 5,304 15,022 6,679 11,355 21,065 6,734 4,155 5,004 15,266 6,679 11,264 21,208 6,501 4,189 5,120 14,352 6,678 11,626 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 205,656 101 206,655 101 205,641 101 203,073 100 Other States ....................................... 8,286 8,155 8,304 8,213 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 213,942 101 214,810 101 213,945 101 211,286 100 June 21, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,902 21,165 4,633 1,223 34,319 7,616 3,802 7,640 17,490 8,408 20,525 6,461 4,432 5,143 14,774 6,679 11,198 204,410 101 7,936 212,346 101 June 28, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,305 20,883 4,534 1,223 33,957 7,747 3,772 7,547 17,617 8,312 21,120 6,720 4,187 4,958 14,753 6,680 11,277 203,592 101 8,020 211,612 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State May 24, 2014 May 31, 2014 Week ending June 7, 2014 June 14, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 21,531 19,810 4,671 1,237 27,418 6,187 3,397 5,987 14,601 4,684 21,183 19,385 5,054 1,298 27,846 6,117 3,398 6,046 14,727 6,150 June 21, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,286 19,793 5,513 1,285 26,811 6,699 3,398 5,699 14,984 5,645 June 28, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,921 20,613 4,474 1,462 28,068 6,380 3,412 6,428 15,052 6,054 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 16,340 5,403 3,533 4,582 11,753 5,500 10,735 16,439 3,916 3,569 4,582 12,016 5,474 11,250 16,458 4,426 3,620 4,840 11,974 5,563 10,805 16,026 2,931 3,462 4,786 12,302 5,346 10,735 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 167,067 100 165,601 99 167,369 99 168,450 100 169,799 100 168,452 100 Other States ....................................... 5,840 5,969 6,059 6,464 5,948 6,040 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 172,907 100 171,570 99 173,428 99 174,914 100 175,747 100 174,492 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, July 2, 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