Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 November 24

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 24, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 8 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 20, 2010 was 24.3 million, down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.1 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 13 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 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 31,292 * 113 * 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

Nov 20

30,497 33,066 108 23,148 26,132 113 22,950 24,284 106

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 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

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

6,306 3,718 5,323 14,355 6,229
17,969

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

196,556

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

186,101

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

106

October 23, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,357 22,925
4,046 1,220 31,020 7,881 3,412 6,910 18,152 19,569
6,795 3,513 5,551 14,803 6,366
18,367
199,887
188,815
106

Week ending

October 30, 2010

November 6, 2010

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

27,785 22,540
3,782 1,356 31,292 8,030 3,254 7,740 17,584 20,107

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
4,045 1,235 32,806 7,347 3,486 7,399 18,232 20,101

November 20, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,358 23,895
4,004 1,360 33,066 7,420 3,470 7,587 17,704 20,258

6,833 3,621 5,723 15,683 6,188

6,273 3,751 5,440 15,443 6,031

6,540 3,788 5,535 15,455 5,305

6,281 3,797 5,617 15,890 5,999

18,718

17,702

18,965

19,446

200,236

199,063

203,647

205,152

182,901

190,700

201,573

201,906

109

104

101

102

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010

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

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

October 23, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,340 19,771
4,289 1,101 24,565 5,165 2,748 6,718 14,580 15,001

Week ending

October 30, 2010

November 6, 2010

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

20,051 21,574
4,635 1,217 26,876 6,707 2,874 6,466 15,385 14,087

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
5,102 1,222 25,363 6,085 2,986 5,712 15,738 15,375

November 20, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,245 20,489
4,738 1,207 24,284 5,784 2,985 6,285 15,074 15,927

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

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 2,855 5,089 12,726 4,735
15,525

4,480 2,960 5,044 13,424 5,184
16,123

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

169,164

161,488

165,610

161,221

164,204

164,233

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

160,297

150,963

158,070

153,967

156,298

151,209

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

106

107

105

105

105

109

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.