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 December 3, 2014 Media Contact: Jim Ewing BROILER-TYPE EGGS SET AND BROILER-TYPE CHICKS PLACED Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 217 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 29, 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 168 million chicks for meat production, up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-Type Eggs Set States and United States: 2014 State Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... October 25, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,945 1,224 33,212 5,309 November 1, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,191 1,225 31,839 5,287 November 8, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 26,971 1,224 33,710 5,134 Week ending November 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,364 1,224 34,758 5,498 November 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 1,223 34,023 5,665 November 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,456 1,224 34,722 5,551 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 100 104 103 19 State total ...... 198,331 194,821 198,252 207,184 208,088 208,647 103 United States ...... 205,408 202,078 206,139 215,340 216,160 216,737 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 3, 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 States and United States: 2014 State October 25, 2014 November 1, 2014 November 8, 2014 Week ending November 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 20,559 1,272 25,797 5,107 21,176 1,332 26,530 4,429 20,949 1,100 26,071 3,720 20,959 1,340 26,182 4,458 November 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 19,881 1,229 24,650 4,667 November 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,888 1,452 25,844 4,746 Percent of previous year (percent) 106 99 106 97 19 State total ...... 159,467 163,100 159,655 162,793 159,269 162,669 103 United States ...... 165,015 168,840 165,409 168,349 164,505 168,249 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery Report, December 3, 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 October 25, 2014 November 1, 2014 Week ending November 8, 2014 November 15, 2014 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 26,945 20,742 4,746 1,224 33,212 7,580 3,470 7,775 17,538 7,745 26,191 21,574 4,748 1,225 31,839 6,936 3,620 7,566 16,234 7,077 26,971 20,775 4,707 1,224 33,710 7,253 3,651 7,688 16,869 7,647 28,364 22,378 4,738 1,224 34,758 7,401 3,772 7,890 17,666 8,269 November 22, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,637 22,339 4,765 1,223 34,023 7,927 3,741 7,893 18,025 8,297 November 29, 2014 (1,000 eggs) 28,456 21,509 4,747 1,224 34,722 7,670 3,726 7,876 18,009 8,299 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 20,971 6,012 3,721 5,309 14,388 6,864 10,089 20,859 6,661 4,157 5,287 13,980 6,228 10,639 21,045 6,618 4,256 5,134 13,339 6,348 11,017 21,167 6,704 4,449 5,498 14,801 6,447 11,658 21,340 6,608 4,451 5,665 14,962 6,476 11,716 21,276 6,834 4,302 5,551 15,439 6,758 12,249 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 198,331 102 194,821 102 198,252 103 207,184 102 208,088 103 208,647 103 Other States ....................................... 7,077 7,257 7,887 8,156 8,072 8,090 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 205,408 101 202,078 102 206,139 103 215,340 102 216,160 103 216,737 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States and United States: 2014 State October 25, 2014 November 1, 2014 Week ending November 8, 2014 November 15, 2014 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............................................ Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ............................................... Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri .............................................. 20,559 19,399 5,185 1,272 25,797 5,899 2,747 5,566 13,020 5,604 21,176 18,457 4,951 1,332 26,530 6,260 3,081 6,042 13,922 6,021 20,949 19,109 4,304 1,100 26,071 5,779 2,959 5,689 14,561 5,695 20,959 18,343 4,989 1,340 26,182 5,775 3,095 5,955 14,657 5,798 November 22, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 19,881 19,651 5,292 1,229 24,650 5,904 3,116 5,963 13,595 4,974 November 29, 2014 (1,000 chicks) 20,888 18,541 3,431 1,452 25,844 6,363 3,133 7,353 13,974 5,501 North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................. Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............................. 15,294 4,111 3,508 5,107 10,660 5,358 10,381 15,262 5,373 3,665 4,429 11,227 5,162 10,210 15,948 3,464 3,467 3,720 11,444 5,412 9,984 16,685 3,944 3,031 4,458 11,963 5,930 9,689 16,257 3,923 3,310 4,667 11,523 5,142 10,192 16,248 4,482 3,663 4,746 11,110 5,543 10,397 19 State total ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 159,467 104 163,100 104 159,655 103 162,793 101 159,269 102 162,669 103 Other States ....................................... 5,548 5,740 5,754 5,556 5,236 5,580 United States ...................................... Percent of previous year ..................... 165,015 104 168,840 104 165,409 103 168,349 101 164,505 101 168,249 103 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service Broiler Hatchery, December 3, 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