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 January 14, 2015 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 January 10, 2015. 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 84 percent. Broiler growers in the United States placed 177 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015 State December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 December 20, 2014 Week ending December 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 28,570 1,223 34,283 5,242 28,714 1,223 34,278 5,177 28,214 1,225 34,884 5,928 27,757 1,224 34,472 5,574 January 3, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,380 1,223 34,493 5,147 January 10, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,668 1,225 34,334 5,293 Percent of previous year (percent) 102 100 102 102 19 State total ...... 205,102 206,737 207,132 205,907 206,008 205,860 102 United States ...... 213,357 214,971 215,451 214,130 214,186 213,974 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 14, 2015. 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 and 2015 State December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 December 20, 2014 Week ending December 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 21,932 1,311 27,178 5,558 22,748 1,487 25,889 5,080 21,776 1,427 27,336 4,737 21,925 1,328 26,889 5,124 January 3, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,413 1,342 27,011 4,563 January 10, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,714 1,336 27,240 5,214 Percent of previous year (percent) 104 110 98 117 19 State total ...... 170,305 170,703 171,136 168,105 169,951 170,238 104 United States ...... 176,627 176,773 177,136 174,453 176,255 176,600 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 14, 2015. 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 and 2015 State December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 Week ending December 20, December 27, 2014 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,570 22,102 4,778 1,223 34,283 7,877 3,710 7,900 17,395 8,329 28,714 21,961 4,780 1,223 34,278 7,962 3,834 7,929 17,952 8,356 28,214 21,446 4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321 27,757 21,989 4,736 1,224 34,472 7,942 3,848 7,924 17,828 8,114 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242 14,100 6,120 11,685 20,982 6,679 4,477 5,177 14,610 6,507 11,316 21,105 6,273 4,299 5,928 14,887 6,606 11,755 20,702 6,189 4,324 5,574 15,036 6,455 11,793 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 205,102 102 206,737 102 207,132 102 205,907 102 Other States ....................................... 8,255 8,234 8,319 8,223 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 213,357 102 214,971 102 215,451 103 214,130 102 January 3, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,380 21,765 4,728 1,223 34,493 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143 20,946 6,270 4,282 5,147 14,967 6,634 11,734 206,008 102 8,178 214,186 103 January 10, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,668 21,283 4,777 1,225 34,334 7,933 3,848 7,763 17,253 8,251 20,937 6,613 4,430 5,293 14,862 6,590 11,800 205,860 102 8,114 213,974 102 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015 State December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 Week ending December 20, December 27, 2014 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 21,932 20,756 5,714 1,311 27,178 5,940 3,366 6,174 14,797 5,308 22,748 20,086 5,162 1,487 25,889 6,639 3,339 6,434 14,962 5,629 21,776 19,375 5,102 1,427 27,336 6,146 3,337 6,061 15,052 6,402 21,925 19,483 4,775 1,328 26,889 6,135 3,307 6,496 14,415 5,927 January 3, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,413 19,317 5,770 1,342 27,011 6,079 3,427 5,931 14,985 6,551 January 10, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,714 19,179 5,367 1,336 27,240 6,445 3,230 5,816 14,947 5,998 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,639 4,216 4,000 5,558 11,889 4,806 11,721 17,142 4,521 3,860 5,080 11,989 5,111 10,625 17,082 4,146 3,892 4,737 12,278 5,398 11,589 16,540 4,980 4,025 5,124 11,329 5,069 10,358 16,682 4,425 3,717 4,563 11,759 5,216 10,763 17,154 4,175 3,886 5,214 12,290 5,628 10,619 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 170,305 103 170,703 103 171,136 103 168,105 102 169,951 103 170,238 103 Other States ....................................... 6,322 6,070 6,000 6,348 6,304 6,362 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 176,627 103 176,773 103 177,136 103 174,453 102 176,255 103 176,600 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 14, 2015. 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