United States Department of Agriculture
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
May 12, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 8, 2010 was 26.9 million, down 1 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 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 percent.
GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED
Eggs Set1/
Chicks Hatched
Net Cross State Movement of Chicks
Chicks Placed
Week
% of
% of
% of
Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009
2010 2009 2010 prev. yr.
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Apr 3 31,706 31,094 98 26,522 26,221 99 +1380 +497 27,251 26,235 96
Apr 10 31,801 32,011 101 25,671 26,318 103 +462 +894 25,635 26,788 104
Apr 17 31,283 31,808 102 26,237 26,184 100 +377 +703 26,052 26,360 101
Apr 24 30,878 31,695 103 26,557 25,910 98 +1467 +368 27,560 25,735 93
May 1 31,673 31,665 100 26,691 26,683 100 +1125 +988 * 27,251 27,144 * 100
May 8 31,659 31,765 100 26,300 26,568 101 +340 +755 26,110 26,866 103
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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State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year *Revised
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Apr 3 2010
Apr 10 2010
Apr 17 2010
Apr 24 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
29,380 23,869
3,771 1,350 31,094 7,927 3,379 8,965 19,204 18,616 6,657 3,691 5,735 15,568 6,466 18,925
30,384 24,424
3,783 1,342 32,011 8,435 3,500 9,058 19,287 18,620 6,986 3,738 5,770 15,548 6,527 19,549
*30,199 *23,406
3,783 1,382 31,808 *7,697 3,500 8,906 19,160 *18,704 *6,924 3,784 5,507 15,654 6,531 *19,521
30,292 23,449
3,787 1,389 31,695 7,747 3,470 8,184 19,023 19,497 6,705 3,802 5,667 15,816 6,792 *19,765
204,597
208,962
*206,466
*207,080
204,257
203,712
203,819
202,068
100
103
101
102
May 1 2010
Thousand
30,944 *24,096
3,787 1,380 31,665 7,846 *3,500 7,059 18,816 19,708 6,747 *3,735 5,839 15,900 6,616 *18,915
*206,553
201,582
102
May 8 2010
Thousand
30,489 23,462
3,771 1,391 31,765 8,178 3,319 8,050 19,109 19,716 6,873 3,749 5,789 15,649 6,531 19,654
207,495
204,581
101
State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year *Revised
Apr 3 2010
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Apr 10 2010
Apr 17 2010
Apr 24 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
20,504 21,932
4,672 972
26,235 6,837 3,023 6,099
16,463 15,705
3,290 3,036 4,775 12,984 5,316 16,683
20,790 21,793
4,654 944
26,788 6,792 3,112 7,133
17,012 15,088
5,179 3,020 5,416 13,021 4,840 16,952
21,377 20,910
5,404 1,102 26,360 6,001 3,134 5,735 16,879 15,600 4,399 3,029 5,344 12,462 4,658 *16,785
20,340 21,719
4,850 1,140 25,735 6,175 3,187 6,353 16,766 15,578 3,507 2,907 5,781 12,825 5,035 *17,480
168,526
172,534
*169,179
*169,378
168,792
167,137
166,888
169,887
100
103
101
100
May 1 2010
Thousand
*21,332 *22,183
5,150 955
*27,144 *6,824 *3,153
6,588 16,770 15,383 *3,609 *2,945
4,485 12,931
5,037 *17,919
*172,408
169,262
102
May 8 2010
Thousand
21,383 20,928
4,657 1,008 26,866 6,345 3,142 6,130 16,814 15,362 4,900 2,988 4,631 12,892 5,905 16,777
170,728
169,977
100
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.