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 August 6, 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 2, 2014. This is up 3 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, down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State June 28, 2014 July 5, 2014 Week ending July 12, 2014 July 19, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) July 26, 2014 August 2, Percent of 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,288 28,152 28,862 28,761 28,637 28,528 102 Florida ................................................ 1,223 1,223 1,223 1,223 1,223 1,223 100 Georgia .............................................. 33,957 33,713 34,898 35,026 35,105 34,952 104 South Carolina .................................... 4,958 5,274 5,289 5,206 5,122 5,159 100 19 State total ....................................... 203,948 204,292 206,417 207,058 206,281 205,723 103 United States.......................... 211,982 212,274 214,367 215,134 214,366 213,822 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 6, 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 June 28, 2014 July 5, 2014 Week ending July 12, 2014 July 19, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) July 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) August 2, 2014 Percent of previous year (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 20,870 21,794 21,804 21,541 21,410 21,860 102 Florida ................................................ 1,519 1,375 1,343 1,244 1,322 1,342 107 Georgia .............................................. 27,968 26,807 27,185 25,802 25,687 27,484 98 South Carolina .................................... 4,786 4,861 4,420 5,801 4,880 4,385 99 19 State total........................... 168,424 166,655 167,941 167,406 166,974 168,410 100 United States......................... 174,463 173,042 173,801 173,390 173,052 174,583 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 6, 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 June 28, 2014 July 5, 2014 Week ending July 12, 2014 July 19, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,288 20,838 4,533 1,223 33,957 7,787 3,772 7,547 17,617 8,312 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 3,802 7,716 17,616 8,514 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 21,120 6,720 4,213 4,958 14,753 6,635 11,675 21,516 6,537 4,300 5,274 14,811 6,678 11,583 21,282 6,672 4,482 5,289 14,709 6,563 11,720 21,269 6,719 4,508 5,206 14,620 6,499 11,679 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 203,948 101 204,292 100 206,417 101 207,058 103 Other States ....................................... 8,034 7,982 7,950 8,076 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 211,982 101 212,274 101 214,367 101 215,134 103 July 26, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 21,349 4,389 1,223 35,105 7,955 3,682 7,795 17,585 8,466 21,320 6,537 4,413 5,122 14,528 6,460 11,715 206,281 102 8,085 214,366 102 August 2, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,528 21,246 4,462 1,223 34,952 8,008 3,772 7,575 18,097 8,469 20,539 6,608 4,258 5,159 14,747 6,465 11,615 205,723 103 8,099 213,822 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State June 28, 2014 July 5, 2014 Week ending July 12, 2014 July 19, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 20,870 20,658 4,096 1,519 27,968 6,369 3,412 6,652 15,059 6,053 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 July 26, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 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) 21,860 19,822 4,567 1,342 27,484 6,156 3,387 5,773 14,783 5,605 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,905 3,027 3,531 4,786 12,302 5,389 10,828 16,292 4,677 3,592 4,861 12,006 5,060 10,992 16,415 3,982 3,695 4,420 12,079 5,620 10,770 16,244 3,058 3,474 5,801 11,840 5,256 10,756 17,355 4,068 3,482 4,880 11,926 4,909 11,486 16,850 4,270 3,715 4,385 11,692 5,404 11,315 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 168,424 100 166,655 99 167,941 100 167,406 100 166,974 99 168,410 100 Other States ....................................... 6,039 6,387 5,860 5,984 6,078 6,173 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 174,463 100 173,042 99 173,801 100 173,390 100 173,052 99 174,583 100 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, August 6, 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