Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 November 17

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.