Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 December 22

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 22, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 7 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 18, 2010 was 27.7 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 5 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 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 33,041 * 106 * 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 33,031 * 106 25,697 27,322 * 106 25,688 27,160 * 106

Dec 18

31,147 33,461 107 26,213 27,496 105 26,389 27,692 105

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

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

November 20, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,358 23,072
4,004 1,360 33,066 7,558 3,470 7,587 18,477 20,437

Week ending

November 27, 2010

December 4, 2010

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

30,049 22,822
4,216 1,359 33,041 7,680 3,395 7,276 18,675 20,311

29,501 23,007
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 33,031 7,625 3,364 7,661 18,727 19,874

December 18, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,994 23,072
4,090 1,236 33,461 7,128 3,425 7,653 17,903 19,933

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

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

6,211 3,959 5,432 15,272 5,943
18,637

6,307 4,050 5,587 15,698 5,951
19,113

6,437 3,959 5,585 15,745 5,655
18,935

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

203,829

205,365

206,857

202,867

205,464

204,211

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

201,573

201,906

202,644

201,274

205,271

204,677

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

101

102

102

101

100

100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010

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

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

November 20, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,245 20,489
4,738 1,207 24,284 5,890 2,985 6,285 15,118 15,927

Week ending

November 27, 2010

December 4, 2010

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

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

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)
20,107 21,159
5,663 1,207 27,160 6,624 3,022 5,145 16,160 15,943

December 18, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,107 20,771
4,452 1,183 27,692 6,355 3,012 6,745 16,301 16,236

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

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

3,310 3,180 4,656 13,588 5,249
16,877

4,543 3,175 4,117 14,021 4,355
15,733

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

164,321

164,511

164,888

168,279

169,050

169,798

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

156,298

151,209

158,544

166,323

167,012

168,345

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

105

109

104

101

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.