Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 December 29

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.