Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 October 13

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
GA Broiler Hatchery News Release

In Cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236
www.nass.usda.gov

October 13, 2010

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHLTY

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 9, 2010 was 24.8 million, down 10 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 30.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.7 million, down 9 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED

Eggs Set1/

Chicks Hatched

Chicks Placed

Week

% of

% of

% of

Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Sep 4

31,504 32,136 102 26,737 26,564 99 27,066 27,425 101

Sep 11

30,922 32,258 104 26,598 27,031 102 26,849 27,164 101

Sep 18

29,307 29,626 101 26,728 26,758 100 26,629 26,654 100

Sep 25

31,291 32,314 103 26,494 26,735 101 26,461 27,731 105

Oct 2

27,336 30,648 * 112 25,768 27,025 105 25,985 27,586 106

Oct 9

30,699 30,705 100 24,516 24,673 101 24,510 24,761 101

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2009 -2010
29

28

27

Million Chicks

26

25

24

2009

2010

23

22

Jan

Feb

Mar

Apr

May

Jun

Jul

Aug

Sep

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Oct

Nov

Dec

Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2010

State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................

September 4, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,543 22,874
3,916 1,357 32,136 7,790 3,409 6,998 18,336 18,832

September 11, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,419 24,046
3,801 1,344 32,258 7,869 3,394 7,008 19,017 18,671

Week ending

September 18, September 25,

2010

2010

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

29,442 23,158
3,874 1,099 29,626 7,290 3,440 6,876 18,701 18,433

30,290 23,851
4,044 1,360 32,314 8,132 3,456 7,232 17,010 19,708

Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........

6,274 3,808 5,754 15,809 6,158
19,528

6,332 3,843 5,444 16,149 6,176
19,437

6,639 3,697 5,777 14,074 6,286
17,930

6,583 3,763 5,863 15,184 6,117
18,629

19 State total ......................................

203,522

204,208

196,342

203,536

Previous year total ..............................

195,627

193,228

187,892

193,476

Percent of previous year .....................

104

106

104

105

October 2, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
28,574 23,294
3,952 1,358 30,648 7,306 3,098 7,450 17,709 19,116
6,336 3,694 5,288 15,474 5,769
18,424
197,490
183,016
108

October 9, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,445 23,561
3,862 1,358 30,705 7,510 3,440 7,514 17,764 17,523
6,533 3,760 5,127 15,771 6,461
19,166
199,500
190,600
105

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010

State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................

September 4, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,939 20,964
5,281 1,015 27,425 6,366 2,978 5,905 16,305 15,748

September 11, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,520 20,693
4,960 1,082 27,164 5,973 2,927 6,058 16,383 15,799

Week ending

September 18, September 25,

2010

2010

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

21,402 20,527
4,780 1,084 26,654 5,568 2,969 5,606 16,134 15,745

21,250 21,175
5,136 1,092 27,731 6,764 2,974 5,237 15,031 14,320

October 2, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,019 20,861
4,565 1,172 27,586 6,984 2,775 6,244 16,424 14,315

October 9, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,119 21,087
4,668 1,105 24,761 5,900 3,039 5,542 16,017 14,279

Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........

4,887 3,223 4,779 13,169 4,653
16,126

5,348 3,170 4,610 13,450 4,540
16,649

4,355 3,143 4,810 14,125 5,183
17,282

3,321 3,119 4,885 13,508 5,149
16,640

4,993 3,048 5,040 13,838 4,863
16,619

4,016 2,942 4,746 11,942 5,140
16,409

19 State total ......................................

169,763

170,326

169,367

167,332

169,346

161,712

Previous year total ..............................

167,105

166,413

166,623

162,040

160,413

155,860

Percent of previous year .....................

102

102

102

103

106

104

Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.