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 17, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 9 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 13, 2010 was 25.4 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 4 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 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 31,020 * 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 31,721 * 110 24,014 25,462 106 23,552 25,273 107
Nov 13
30,152 32,806 109 25,063 25,955 104 25,074 25,363 101
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
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 9, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,030 22,961
3,862 1,358 31,939 7,421 3,440 7,514 17,970 18,196
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,533 3,622 5,189 15,807 6,073
19,248
19 State total ......................................
200,163
Previous year total ..............................
190,600
Percent of previous year .....................
105
October 16, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
28,686 23,368
3,936 1,095 30,476 7,224 3,424 7,148 18,696 18,603
6,306 3,718 5,323 14,355 6,229
17,969
196,556
186,101
106
Week ending
October 23, 2010
October 30, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
29,357 22,925
4,046 1,220 31,020 7,881 3,412 6,910 18,152 19,569
27,729 22,449
3,782 1,356 31,618 7,923 3,254 7,740 17,584 19,969
6,795 3,513 5,551 14,803 6,366
6,833 3,621 5,723 15,099 6,188
18,367
18,718
199,887
199,586
188,815
182,901
106
109
November 6, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
27,560 22,981
4,019 1,358 31,721 7,362 3,319 7,623 18,644 19,836
November 13, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,869 23,539
3,900 1,235 32,806 7,347 3,486 7,399 18,232 20,101
6,273 3,751 5,440 15,443 6,031
6,540 3,781 5,535 15,455 5,305
17,702
18,933
199,063
203,463
190,700
201,573
104
101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
October 9, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,989 21,183
4,668 1,105 24,744 5,855 3,039 5,542 16,017 14,585
October 16, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,902 20,822
4,837 1,149 28,139 7,081 3,053 6,642 15,492 14,715
Week ending
October 23, 2010
October 30, 2010
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
20,340 19,771
4,289 1,101 24,565 5,165 2,748 6,718 14,580 15,001
20,051 21,574
4,635 1,217 26,876 6,707 2,874 6,466 15,385 14,087
November 6, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,741 20,060
4,979 1,064 25,273 5,088 2,947 4,825 16,069 14,837
November 13, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,394 20,001
5,145 1,222 25,363 6,085 2,986 5,673 15,738 15,375
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
4,016 2,908 4,705 11,971 5,436
16,555
4,488 2,958 4,803 12,945 4,698
16,440
4,712 2,938 5,376 13,235 4,591
16,358
4,075 2,893 4,258 13,585 4,662
16,265
4,745 2,951 4,308 12,304 5,288
16,742
5,296 2,874 5,089 12,726 4,735
15,525
19 State total ......................................
162,318
169,164
161,488
165,610
161,221
164,227
Previous year total ..............................
155,860
160,297
150,963
158,070
153,967
156,298
Percent of previous year .....................
104
106
107
105
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.