Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 December 15

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 15, 2010

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 11, 2010 was 27.2 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 6 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

Nov 6

28,934 31,721 110 24,014 25,462 106 23,552 25,273 107

Nov 13

30,152 32,651 108 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

Dec 4

31,186 33,477 107 25,357 27,090 107 25,026 27,178 109

Dec 11

31,146 33,150 106 25,697 27,334 106 25,688 27,171 106

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 ....................................

November 6, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
27,727 22,877
4,019 1,358 31,721 7,321 3,319 7,623 18,644 19,994

November 13, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,397 23,436
4,045 1,235 32,651 7,704 3,486 7,399 18,232 20,449

Week ending

November 20, November 27,

2010

2010

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

29,358 23,072
4,004 1,360 33,066 7,558 3,470 7,587 18,477 20,437

29,324 23,598
4,216 1,359 32,749 7,578 3,395 7,276 18,675 20,020

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

6,273 3,881 5,440 15,465 6,031
17,715

6,540 3,788 5,535 15,687 5,305
18,940

6,281 3,957 5,617 15,910 5,999
19,212

6,463 3,876 5,726 16,523 5,934
19,511

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

199,408

203,829

205,365

206,223

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

190,700

201,573

201,906

202,644

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

105

101

102

102

December 4, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,501 23,763
4,150 1,360 33,477 7,184 3,395 7,291 18,346 19,702

December 11, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,788 23,197
4,181 1,310 33,150 7,625 3,364 7,661 18,727 19,874

6,211 3,959 5,432 15,272 5,943

6,307 3,906 5,587 15,698 5,951

18,637

19,113

203,623

205,439

201,274

205,271

101

100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010

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

November 6, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,741 20,060
4,979 1,064 25,273 5,194 2,947 4,825 16,069 14,837

November 13, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,394 20,001
5,102 1,222 25,363 6,196 2,986 5,712 15,738 15,375

Week ending

November 20, November 27,

2010

2010

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

20,245 20,489
4,738 1,207 24,284 5,890 2,985 6,285 15,118 15,927

19,051 21,461
5,116 1,334 26,705 5,804 2,906 5,450 15,936 16,274

December 4, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,825 20,162
4,967 1,219 27,178 5,981 3,057 6,364 15,713 15,476

December 11, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,108 20,001
5,663 1,207 27,171 6,624 3,022 5,145 16,160 15,943

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

4,745 2,951 4,308 12,322 5,288
16,726

5,296 2,835 5,089 12,745 4,735
15,532

4,480 2,935 5,044 13,442 5,184
16,258

3,514 3,151 4,496 12,651 4,970
16,069

4,975 3,081 4,599 13,339 4,376
17,967

4,468 3,219 4,656 13,588 5,249
16,877

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

161,329

164,321

164,511

164,888

168,279

169,101

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

153,967

156,298

151,209

158,544

166,323

167,012

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

105

105

109

104

101

101

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.