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 September 17, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 209 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 13, 2014. This is up 4 percent from the eggs set the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 175 million chicks for meat production, up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014 Week ending August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 September 6, September 13, Percent of 2014 2014 previous year (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................. 28,150 27,963 28,733 28,729 27,926 28,501 103 Florida ................................................ 1,224 1,222 1,222 1,225 1,224 1,222 103 Georgia .............................................. 34,983 34,809 34,589 33,568 34,459 33,795 102 South Carolina .................................... 5,257 5,497 5,166 5,123 5,416 5,037 96 19 State total ....................................... 204,943 205,285 205,571 203,463 202,075 201,107 104 United States.......................... 213,135 213,279 213,484 211,245 209,719 208,853 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 17, 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 August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014 Week ending August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 September 6, September 13, Percent of 2014 2014 previous year (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................. 22,136 21,518 21,132 20,795 21,639 22,150 105 Florida ................................................ 1,286 1,299 1,534 1,300 1,290 1,182 102 Georgia .............................................. 26,128 28,209 27,243 27,761 26,957 27,767 105 South Carolina .................................... 5,993 4,077 4,923 4,621 4,507 4,539 89 19 State total........................... 169,257 168,888 167,983 167,615 167,785 168,476 101 United States......................... 175,216 174,697 174,199 173,551 173,835 174,585 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 17, 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 August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014 Week ending August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,150 21,235 4,415 1,224 34,983 8,033 3,787 7,875 18,042 8,473 27,963 21,550 4,516 1,222 34,809 7,920 3,817 7,489 18,088 8,472 28,733 21,553 4,567 1,222 34,589 8,020 3,817 7,579 18,017 8,474 28,729 21,592 4,400 1,225 33,568 7,823 3,787 7,806 17,536 8,354 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,905 6,632 4,379 5,257 14,790 6,450 10,313 21,093 6,600 4,150 5,497 14,749 6,448 10,902 21,053 6,662 4,419 5,166 14,394 6,444 10,862 20,719 6,615 4,487 5,123 14,267 6,446 10,986 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 204,943 101 205,285 102 205,571 101 203,463 101 Other States ....................................... 8,192 7,994 7,913 7,782 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 213,135 101 213,279 102 213,484 101 211,245 101 September 6, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,926 21,725 4,416 1,224 34,459 7,836 3,787 7,218 16,743 8,533 September 13, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,501 21,399 4,472 1,222 33,795 7,845 3,787 7,125 17,529 8,503 20,593 6,700 4,422 5,416 13,596 6,461 19,027 6,337 4,487 5,037 14,543 6,393 11,020 11,105 202,075 103 201,107 104 7,644 7,746 209,719 103 208,853 104 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State August 9, 2014 August 16, 2014 Week ending August 23, 2014 August 30, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 22,136 19,290 5,511 1,286 26,128 6,162 3,265 5,925 14,809 5,627 21,518 19,047 4,199 1,299 28,209 6,618 3,145 5,955 14,775 6,529 21,132 19,097 4,621 1,534 27,243 6,415 3,318 6,337 15,142 6,196 20,795 19,869 4,790 1,300 27,761 6,646 3,331 6,336 15,217 5,989 September 6, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,639 19,343 4,985 1,290 26,957 6,713 3,395 6,419 15,095 6,082 September 13, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 22,150 19,315 5,411 1,182 27,767 6,762 3,404 5,077 14,994 6,166 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,241 5,226 3,699 5,993 11,636 5,048 11,275 16,849 4,371 3,641 4,077 11,894 5,916 10,846 15,813 4,501 3,511 4,923 11,994 5,313 10,893 16,588 4,033 3,519 4,621 11,913 5,334 9,573 16,317 4,342 3,349 4,507 12,289 4,673 10,390 16,250 4,387 3,622 4,539 11,988 5,759 9,703 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 169,257 102 168,888 101 167,983 102 167,615 100 167,785 101 168,476 101 Other States ....................................... 5,959 5,809 6,216 5,936 6,050 6,109 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 175,216 102 174,697 101 174,199 102 173,551 100 173,835 101 174,585 101 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, September 17, 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