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 7, 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 3, 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 177 million chicks for meat production, up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 and 2015 State November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 Week ending December 20, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 28,528 1,224 35,094 5,551 28,570 1,223 34,283 5,242 28,714 1,223 34,278 5,177 28,214 1,225 34,884 5,928 December 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 27,757 1,224 34,472 5,574 January 3, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,313 1,223 34,512 5,147 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 100 102 98 19 State total ...... 209,155 204,715 207,542 207,204 206,619 206,035 103 United States ...... 217,343 212,966 215,715 215,386 214,705 214,040 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 7,2015. 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 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 December 13, 2014 Week ending December 20, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 20,887 1,456 25,820 4,746 21,932 1,311 27,178 5,558 22,748 1,487 25,889 5,080 21,776 1,427 27,336 4,737 December 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 21,925 1,328 26,889 5,124 January 3, 2015 (1,000 chicks) 22,493 1,342 27,011 4,398 Percent of previous year (percent) 105 99 99 87 19 State total ...... 163,254 170,304 170,702 171,135 168,104 170,493 104 United States ...... 169,104 176,626 176,772 177,135 174,497 176,817 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, January 7,2015. 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 November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 Week ending December 13, December 20, 2014 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 28,528 21,509 4,688 1,224 35,094 6,943 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299 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 21,201 4,778 1,225 34,884 7,961 3,622 7,907 17,921 8,321 December 27, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 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 .............................. 21,250 6,834 4,319 5,551 15,439 6,758 13,108 20,840 6,347 4,601 5,242 14,100 6,120 11,298 20,982 6,682 4,477 5,177 14,610 6,507 12,118 21,105 6,273 4,299 5,928 14,887 6,606 12,072 20,702 6,189 4,324 5,574 15,036 6,455 12,505 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 209,155 103 204,715 102 207,542 103 207,204 103 206,619 103 Other States ....................................... 8,188 8,251 8,173 8,182 8,086 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 217,343 103 212,966 102 215,715 103 215,386 103 214,705 102 January 3, 2015 (1,000 eggs) 28,313 21,765 4,758 1,223 34,512 7,942 3,848 7,874 17,632 8,143 20,984 6,270 4,265 5,147 14,967 6,634 11,758 206,035 103 8,005 214,040 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 and 2015 State November 29, 2014 December 6, 2014 Week ending December 13, December 20, 2014 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 20,887 18,541 3,806 1,456 25,820 6,426 3,133 6,818 13,974 5,501 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 December 27, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 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) 22,493 18,911 5,786 1,342 27,011 6,079 3,352 5,918 14,985 6,551 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 16,295 4,482 3,914 4,746 11,110 5,650 10,695 15,639 4,216 3,999 5,558 11,889 4,806 11,721 17,142 4,521 3,859 5,080 11,989 5,111 10,625 17,082 4,146 3,891 4,737 12,278 5,398 11,589 16,540 4,980 4,024 5,124 11,329 5,069 10,358 16,730 4,831 3,694 4,398 11,759 5,215 11,438 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 163,254 103 170,304 103 170,702 103 171,135 103 168,104 102 170,493 104 Other States ....................................... 5,850 6,322 6,070 6,000 6,393 6,324 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 169,104 103 176,626 103 176,772 103 177,135 103 174,497 102 176,817 104 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, January 7, 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