Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 November 10

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

November 10, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 10 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 6, 2010 was 25.3 million, down 6 percent from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.5 million, down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 6 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

Oct 2

27,336 30,575 * 112 * 25,768 27,188 * 106 * 25,985 27,586 106

Oct 9

30,699 31,939 * 104 * 24,516 24,856 * 101 24,510 24,744 101

Oct 16

28,659 30,476 * 106 * 26,070 27,286 * 105 * 26,509 28,139 106

Oct 23

29,746 30,984 * 104 * 22,681 25,558 * 113 * 22,529 24,565 109

Oct 30

27,685 31,618 * 114 * 25,856 26,822 * 104 * 25,302 26,876 * 106

Nov 6

28,934 31,838 110 24,014 25,462 106 23,552 25,273 107

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 ....................................

October 2, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
28,544 22,821
3,952 1,358 30,575 7,431 3,098 7,450 17,418 19,203

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

6,336 3,694 5,202 15,510 5,769
18,424

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

196,785

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

183,016

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

108

October 9, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,030 23,285
3,862 1,358 31,939 7,421 3,440 7,514 17,970 18,196
6,533 3,622 5,189 15,807 6,073
19,203
200,442
190,600
105

Week ending

October 16, 2010

October 23, 2010

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

28,686 23,350
3,936 1,095 30,476 7,224 3,424 7,148 18,696 18,603

29,381 22,462
4,046 1,220 30,984 7,952 3,098 6,910 18,152 19,807

6,306 3,718 5,323 14,355 6,229

6,795 3,513 5,551 14,803 6,366

17,960

18,358

196,529

199,398

186,101

188,815

106

106

October 30, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
27,729 22,088
3,782 1,356 31,618 7,923 3,254 7,740 17,584 19,894
6,833 3,621 5,723 15,099 6,188
18,709
199,141
182,901
109

November 6, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
27,560 23,344
4,019 1,358 31,838 7,582 3,319 7,623 18,644 19,715
6,273 3,442 5,440 15,443 6,031
18,015
199,646
190,700
105

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010

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

October 2, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,019 20,861
4,565 1,175 27,586 6,984 2,775 6,244 16,424 14,315

October 9, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,989 21,101
4,668 1,105 24,744 5,899 3,039 5,542 16,017 14,585

Week ending

October 16, 2010

October 23, 2010

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

20,902 20,826
4,837 1,149 28,139 7,125 3,053 6,642 15,492 14,715

20,340 19,788
4,289 1,101 24,565 5,209 2,748 6,718 14,580 15,001

October 30, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,051 21,510
4,635 1,217 26,876 6,751 2,874 6,466 15,385 14,087

November 6, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,741 20,039
4,979 1,064 25,273 5,290 2,947 4,825 16,069 14,837

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

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

4,016 2,908 4,705 11,971 5,436
16,561

4,488 2,958 4,803 12,945 4,698
16,402

4,712 2,938 5,376 13,235 4,591
16,365

4,075 2,893 4,258 13,585 4,662
16,222

4,745 2,978 4,308 12,304 5,288
16,730

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

169,349

162,286

169,174

161,556

165,547

161,417

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

160,413

155,860

160,297

150,963

158,070

153,967

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

106

104

106

107

105

105

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.