United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Southern Region Broiler Hatchery News Release 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 August 13, 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 August 9, 2014. This is up 2 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 175 million chicks for meat production, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 State July 5, 2014 July 12, 2014 July 19, 2014 Week ending July 26, 2014 Alabama ............... Florida .................. Georgia ................. South Carolina ...... (1,000 eggs) 28,152 1,223 33,713 5,274 (1,000 eggs) 28,862 1,223 34,898 5,289 (1,000 eggs) 28,761 1,223 35,026 5,206 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 1,223 35,105 5,122 August 2, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,526 1,223 35,006 5,159 August 9, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,284 1,224 34,980 5,257 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 100 103 98 19 State total......... 204,300 206,414 206,918 206,321 205,842 206,064 102 United States ........ 212,282 214,364 214,949 214,406 213,941 214,220 102 Source : USDA National Agricultral Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, August 9, 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 States and United States: 2014 State July 5, 2014 July 12, 2014 July 19, 2014 Week ending July 26, 2014 Alabama ............... Florida .................. Georgia ................. South Carolina ...... (1,000 chicks) 21,794 1,375 26,807 4,861 (1,000 chicks) 21,804 1,343 27,185 4,420 (1,000 chicks) 21,541 1,244 25,802 5,801 (1,000 chicks) 21,410 1,322 25,687 4,880 August 2, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,857 1,271 27,466 4,385 August 9, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,073 1,286 26,066 5,993 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 95 95 133 19 State total......... 166,796 167,940 167,203 166,875 168,286 169,337 102 United States ........ 173,183 173,800 173,187 172,953 174,459 175,295 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August 9, 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 July 5, 2014 July 12, 2014 Week ending July 19, 2014 July 26, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ................................................ Arkansas ................................................ Delaware ............................................... Florida .................................................. Georgia ................................................. Kentucky ................................................ Louisiana ............................................... Maryland ................................................ Mississippi ............................................. Missouri ................................................. 28,152 20,833 4,673 1,223 33,713 7,839 3,802 7,630 17,422 8,306 28,862 21,385 4,513 1,223 34,898 7,799 3,802 7,556 17,645 8,017 28,761 21,430 4,533 1,223 35,026 7,937 3,662 7,716 17,616 8,514 28,637 21,349 4,389 1,223 35,105 7,955 3,682 7,795 17,585 8,466 North Carolina ........................................ Oklahoma .............................................. Pennsylvania ......................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ..................................................... Virginia .................................................. California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ................................. 21,516 6,537 4,300 5,274 14,811 6,678 11,591 21,282 6,672 4,482 5,289 14,709 6,563 11,717 21,269 6,719 4,508 5,206 14,620 6,499 11,679 21,320 6,537 4,413 5,122 14,528 6,460 11,755 19 State total .......................................... Percent of previous year ........................ 204,300 100 206,414 101 206,918 103 206,321 102 Other States ........................................... 7,982 7,950 8,031 8,085 United States ......................................... Percent of previous year ........................ 212,282 101 214,364 101 214,949 103 214,406 102 August 2, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,526 21,246 4,422 1,223 35,006 8,008 3,772 7,575 18,097 8,469 20,578 6,608 4,273 5,159 14,747 6,465 11,668 205,842 103 8,099 213,941 103 August 9, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,284 21,235 4,414 1,224 34,980 8,034 3,787 7,876 18,042 8,473 20,884 6,632 4,346 5,257 14,761 6,450 11,385 206,064 102 8,156 214,220 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State July 5, 2014 July 12, 2014 Week ending July 19, 2014 July 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ................................................ Arkansas ................................................ Delaware ............................................... Florida .................................................. Georgia ................................................. Kentucky ................................................ Louisiana ............................................... Maryland ................................................ Mississippi ............................................. Missouri ................................................. 21,794 18,311 4,620 1,375 26,807 6,259 3,387 6,252 14,168 6,202 21,804 19,818 4,007 1,343 27,185 6,670 3,402 5,843 15,118 5,770 21,541 20,591 4,501 1,244 25,802 6,265 3,358 6,641 14,892 6,142 21,410 19,434 4,974 1,322 25,687 5,903 3,416 6,072 14,768 5,882 August 2, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,857 19,822 4,551 1,271 27,466 6,156 3,387 5,653 14,776 5,605 August 9, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,073 19,271 5,309 1,286 26,066 6,229 3,265 6,281 14,825 5,626 North Carolina ........................................ Oklahoma .............................................. Pennsylvania ......................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ..................................................... Virginia .................................................. California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ................................. 16,400 4,677 3,592 4,861 12,006 5,060 11,025 16,415 3,982 3,695 4,420 12,079 5,620 10,769 16,064 3,058 3,474 5,801 11,840 5,256 10,733 17,355 4,068 3,482 4,880 11,926 4,909 11,387 16,851 4,270 3,798 4,385 11,692 5,455 11,291 16,333 5,226 3,641 5,993 11,656 4,993 11,264 19 State total .......................................... Percent of previous year ........................ 166,796 99 167,940 100 167,203 100 166,875 99 168,286 100 169,337 102 Other States ........................................... 6,387 5,860 5,984 6,078 6,173 5,958 United States ......................................... Percent of previous year ........................ 173,183 99 173,800 100 173,187 100 172,953 99 174,459 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service - Broiler Hatchery Report, August 9, 2014. For additional information, the full report can be viewed at http:/usda.mannlib.cornell.edu/MannUsda/viewDocumentInfo.do?documentID=1010 175,295 102 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