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 27, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 23, 2010 was 24.6 million, down 13 percent from the previous week, but up 9 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 2 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.5 million, down 6 percent from the previous week, but up 12 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 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 30,322 * 111 * 25,768 27,025 105 25,985 27,586 106
Oct 9
30,699 30,319 99 24,516 24,655 101 24,510 24,744 101
Oct 16
28,659 30,223 105 26,070 27,130 104 26,509 28,139 106
Oct 23
29,746 30,733 103 22,681 25,451 112 22,529 24,565 109
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
Oct
Nov
Dec
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2010
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
September 18, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,442 23,158
3,874 1,099 29,626 7,315 3,440 6,876 18,701 18,432
September 25, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,292 24,039
4,044 1,360 32,314 8,197 3,456 7,232 18,049 19,762
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,639 3,697 5,777 14,074 6,286
17,930
6,583 3,763 6,021 15,184 6,195
18,624
19 State total ......................................
196,366
205,115
Previous year total ..............................
187,892
193,476
Percent of previous year .....................
105
106
Week ending
October 2, 2010
October 9, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
28,544 22,821
3,952 1,358 30,322 7,373 3,098 7,450 17,418 19,203
29,445 23,216
3,862 1,358 30,319 7,510 3,440 7,514 17,605 17,523
6,336 3,694 5,288 15,474 5,769
6,533 3,622 5,127 15,771 6,461
18,424
19,124
196,524
198,430
183,016
190,600
107
104
October 16, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
28,620 23,350
3,336 1,095 30,223 7,455 3,424 7,148 18,527 18,831
6,306 3,718 5,313 14,343 6,229
17,960
195,878
186,101
105
October 23, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,381 22,462
3,747 1,220 30,733 7,952 3,098 6,910 18,152 19,807
6,795 3,924 5,465 14,791 6,366
18,209
199,012
188,815
105
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
September 18, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,402 20,527
4,780 1,084 26,654 5,572 2,969 5,606 16,134 15,745
September 25, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,250 21,175
5,136 1,092 27,731 6,767 2,974 5,237 15,031 14,320
Week ending
October 2, 2010
October 9, 2010
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
20,019 20,861
4,565 1,172 27,586 6,984 2,775 6,244 16,424 14,315
19,989 21,101
4,668 1,105 24,744 5,899 3,039 5,542 16,017 14,585
October 16, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,902 20,826
4,837 1,149 28,139 7,125 3,053 6,642 15,492 14,715
October 23, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,438 19,788
4,334 1,101 24,565 5,209 2,748 6,574 14,580 15,001
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
4,355 3,143 4,810 14,125 5,183
17,282
3,321 3,119 4,885 13,508 5,149
16,652
4,993 3,048 5,040 13,838 4,863
16,619
4,016 2,908 4,705 11,942 5,436
16,551
4,488 2,958 4,803 12,916 4,698
16,402
4,712 2,959 5,376 13,206 4,591
16,364
19 State total ......................................
169,371
167,347
169,346
162,247
169,145
161,546
Previous year total ..............................
166,623
162,040
160,413
155,860
160,297
150,963
Percent of previous year .....................
102
103
106
104
106
107
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.