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 3, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 12 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 30, 2010 was 26.9 million, up 9 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 30.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 12 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, up 5 percent from the previous week and up 3 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
Sep 25
31,291 32,314 103 26,494 26,735 101 26,461 27,731 105
Oct 2
27,336 30,322 111 25,768 27,025 105 25,985 27,586 106
Oct 9
30,699 31,686 * 103 * 24,516 24,655 101 24,510 24,744 101
Oct 16
28,659 30,223 105 26,070 27,130 104 26,509 28,139 106
Oct 23
29,746 30,733 103 22,681 25,451 112 22,529 24,565 109
Oct 30
27,685 30,905 112 25,856 26,621 103 25,302 26,875 106
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 ....................................
September 25, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,292 24,039
4,044 1,360 32,314 8,197 3,456 7,232 18,049 19,762
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,583 3,763 6,021 15,184 6,195
18,624
19 State total ......................................
205,115
Previous year total ..............................
193,476
Percent of previous year .....................
106
October 2, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
28,544 22,821
3,952 1,358 30,322 7,373 3,098 7,450 17,418 19,203
6,336 3,694 5,202 15,474 5,769
18,424
196,438
183,016
107
Week ending
October 9, 2010
October 16, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
29,030 23,285
3,862 1,358 31,686 7,421 3,440 7,514 17,970 18,196
28,620 23,350
3,336 1,095 30,223 7,455 3,424 7,148 18,527 18,831
6,533 3,622 5,189 15,771 6,073
6,306 3,718 5,323 14,343 6,229
19,203
17,960
200,153
195,888
190,600
186,101
105
105
October 23, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,381 22,462
4,046 1,220 30,733 7,952 3,098 6,910 18,152 19,807
6,795 3,513 5,551 14,791 6,366
18,358
199,135
188,815
105
October 30, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
27,729 22,088
3,782 1,356 30,905 7,768 3,254 7,740 17,584 19,894
6,833 3,680 5,723 15,087 6,188
18,594
198,205
182,901
108
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
September 25, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,250 21,175
5,136 1,092 27,731 6,767 2,974 5,237 15,031 14,320
October 2, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,019 20,861
4,565 1,172 27,586 6,984 2,775 6,244 16,424 14,315
Week ending
October 9, 2010
October 16, 2010
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,989 21,101
4,668 1,105 24,744 5,899 3,039 5,542 16,017 14,585
20,902 20,826
4,837 1,149 28,139 7,125 3,053 6,642 15,492 14,715
October 23, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
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 26,875 6,735 2,874 6,466 15,385 14,087
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
3,321 3,119 4,885 13,508 5,149
16,652
4,993 3,048 5,040 13,838 4,863
16,619
4,016 2,908 4,705 11,942 5,436
16,561
4,488 2,958 4,803 12,916 4,698
16,402
4,712 2,938 5,376 13,206 4,591
16,365
4,075 2,945 4,258 13,556 4,662
16,385
19 State total ......................................
167,347
169,346
162,257
169,145
161,527
165,716
Previous year total ..............................
162,040
160,413
155,860
160,297
150,963
158,070
Percent of previous year .....................
103
106
104
106
107
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.