Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 December 1

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.