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 29, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 25, 2010 was 27.0 million, down 2 percent from the previous week but up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 7 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 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
Dec 25
31,173 32,839 105 25,967 27,800 107 26,160 27,022 103
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 20, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,358 23,072
4,004 1,360 33,066 7,583 3,470 7,587 18,477 20,437
November 27, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,049 22,822
4,216 1,359 33,041 7,706 3,395 7,276 18,675 20,311
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,281 3,957 5,617 15,910 5,999
19,205
6,463 3,876 5,726 16,523 5,934
19,504
19 State total ......................................
205,383
206,876
Previous year total ..............................
201,906
202,644
Percent of previous year .....................
102
102
Week ending
December 4, 2010
December 11, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
29,542 23,033
4,150 1,360 33,477 7,250 3,395 7,291 18,584 19,609
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
December 25, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,752 22,926
4,170 1,360 32,839 7,585 3,410 7,616 18,803 20,044
6,211 3,959 5,432 15,272 5,943
6,307 4,050 5,587 15,698 5,951
6,437 4,044 5,585 15,745 5,655
6,475 3,937 5,608 15,619 5,543
18,625
19,025
18,885
18,750
203,133
205,376
204,246
204,437
201,274
205,271
204,677
203,723
101
100
100
100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
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
November 27, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
19,051 21,461
5,116 1,334 26,705 5,804 2,906 5,450 15,936 16,274
Week ending
December 4, 2010
December 11, 2010
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,825 20,162
4,967 1,219 27,178 5,981 3,057 6,364 15,713 15,476
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 7,653 16,301 16,236
December 25, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,086 20,587
4,414 1,359 27,022 5,815 2,980 6,430 16,200 15,677
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
4,480 2,935 5,044 13,442 5,184
16,265
3,514 3,151 4,496 12,651 4,970
16,069
4,975 3,081 4,599 13,339 4,376
17,955
3,310 3,180 4,656 13,588 5,249
16,875
4,543 3,152 4,117 14,021 4,355
15,731
4,533 3,234 4,949 13,062 4,572
16,332
19 State total ......................................
164,518
164,888
168,267
169,048
170,681
168,252
Previous year total ..............................
151,209
158,544
166,323
167,012
168,345
167,108
Percent of previous year .....................
109
104
101
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.