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.