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
December 1, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 10 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 27, 2010 was 26.7 million, up 10 percent from the previous week and up 10 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 10 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 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
Nov 27
31,283 32,749 105 24,115 26,613 110 24,282 26,705 110
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
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 23, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,357 22,925
4,046 1,220 31,020 7,929 3,412 6,910 18,152 19,505
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,795 3,513 5,551 14,803 6,366
18,367
19 State total ......................................
199,871
Previous year total ..............................
188,815
Percent of previous year .....................
106
October 30, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
27,785 22,540
3,782 1,356 31,292 8,072 3,425 7,740 17,584 20,107
6,833 3,621 5,723 15,683 6,188
18,718
200,449
182,901
110
Week ending
November 6, 2010
November 13, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
27,727 22,877
4,019 1,358 31,721 7,321 3,319 7,623 18,644 19,994
29,869 23,539
4,045 1,235 32,806 7,622 3,486 7,399 18,232 20,164
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
November 27, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,324 23,598
4,216 1,359 32,749 7,578 3,395 7,276 18,675 20,020
6,273 3,751 5,440 15,443 6,031
6,540 3,788 5,535 15,455 5,305
6,281 3,639 5,617 15,890 5,999
6,554 3,786 5,726 16,503 5,934
17,702
18,965
19,217
19,208
199,243
203,985
204,765
205,901
190,700
201,573
201,906
202,644
104
101
101
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
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
October 30, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,051 21,574
4,635 1,217 26,876 6,707 2,874 6,466 15,385 14,087
Week ending
November 6, 2010
November 13, 2010
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,741 20,060
4,979 1,064 25,273 5,088 2,947 4,825 16,069 14,837
20,394 20,001
5,102 1,222 25,363 6,089 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
November 27, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,051 21,647
5,116 1,334 26,705 5,997 2,906 5,292 15,936 16,274
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
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 2,930 5,044 13,424 5,184
16,273
3,346 2,995 4,496 12,632 4,970
16,020
19 State total ......................................
161,488
165,610
161,221
164,208
164,353
164,717
Previous year total ..............................
150,963
158,070
153,967
156,298
151,209
158,544
Percent of previous year .....................
107
105
105
105
109
104
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.