Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 October 27

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.