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 21, 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 17, 2015. 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, up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015 State December 13, 2014 December 20, 2014 December 27, 2014 Week ending January 3, 2015 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 28,714 1,223 34,278 5,177 28,214 1,225 34,884 5,928 27,757 1,224 34,472 5,574 28,380 1,223 34,493 5,058 January 10, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,668 1,225 34,306 5,303 January 17, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,141 1,223 34,487 5,247 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 100 103 98 19 State total ...... 206,785 207,175 205,946 205,967 205,701 205,997 103 United States ...... 215,019 215,494 214,169 214,145 213,877 213,803 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 21, 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 13, 2014 December 20, 2014 December 27, 2014 Week ending January 3, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 22,748 1,487 25,889 5,080 21,776 1,427 27,336 4,737 21,925 1,328 26,889 5,124 22,413 1,342 27,011 4,582 January 10, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,724 1,340 27,240 5,230 January 17, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,294 1,355 26,610 5,029 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 100 101 98 19 State total ...... 170,703 171,136 168,105 170,008 170,018 169,086 103 United States ...... 176,773 177,136 174,453 176,312 176,390 175,084 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 21, 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 13, 2014 December 20, 2014 Week ending December 27, 2014 January 3, 2015 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 28,380 21,765 4,728 1,223 34,493 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,982 6,679 4,525 5,177 14,610 6,507 11,316 21,100 6,273 4,347 5,928 14,887 6,606 11,755 20,687 6,189 4,370 5,574 15,036 6,455 11,801 20,946 6,270 4,330 5,058 14,967 6,634 11,734 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 206,785 102 207,175 103 205,946 102 205,967 103 Other States ....................................... 8,234 8,319 8,223 8,178 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 215,019 102 215,494 103 214,169 102 214,145 103 January 10, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,668 21,283 4,777 1,225 34,306 7,933 3,848 7,763 17,253 8,251 20,844 6,613 4,382 5,303 14,862 6,590 11,800 205,701 102 8,176 213,877 102 January 17, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 29,141 21,716 4,760 1,223 34,487 7,929 3,817 7,739 16,988 8,268 21,022 6,260 4,424 5,247 14,664 6,590 11,722 205,997 103 7,806 213,803 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015 State December 13, 2014 December 20, 2014 Week ending December 27, 2014 January 3, 2015 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 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 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) 21,724 19,179 5,438 1,340 27,240 6,445 3,230 5,746 14,947 5,998 January 17, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 21,294 19,009 4,918 1,355 26,610 6,280 3,414 5,965 14,908 5,266 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 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 3,755 4,582 11,759 5,216 10,763 16,900 4,175 3,883 5,230 12,290 5,598 10,655 16,154 5,493 3,987 5,029 12,131 5,299 11,974 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 170,703 103 171,136 103 168,105 102 170,008 103 170,018 103 169,086 102 Other States ....................................... 6,070 6,000 6,348 6,304 6,372 5,998 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 176,773 103 177,136 103 174,453 102 176,312 103 176,390 103 175,084 102 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 21, 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