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 19, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 15, 2010 was 26.2 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 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 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
May 15 32,085 32,414 101 26,026 26,540 102 +523 +56 25,907 26,153 101
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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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 10 2010
Apr 17 2010
Apr 24 2010
May 1 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *15,554 6,527 *19,518
30,199 23,406
3,783 1,382 31,808 *7,711 3,500 8,906 19,160 18,704 6,924 3,784 5,507 *15,674 6,531 *19,530
*30,083 23,449
3,787 1,389 31,695 *7,577 3,470 8,184 19,023 *19,809 6,705 3,802 5,667 *15,836 6,792 *19,778
30,944 24,096
3,787 1,380 31,665 7,846 3,500 7,059 18,816 *19,893 6,747 3,735 5,839 *15,920 6,616 *18,913
*208,937
*206,509
*207,046
*206,756
203,712
203,819
202,068
201,582
103
101
102
103
May 8 2010
Thousand
30,489 *23,547
3,771 1,391 31,765 8,178 3,319 8,050 19,109 *19,789 6,873 *3,643 5,789 *15,669 6,531 *19,652
*207,565
204,581
101
May 15 2010
Thousand
30,418 24,380
3,796 1,388 32,414 7,892 3,319 8,018 19,286 20,006 6,924 3,669 5,796 16,108 6,429 19,879
209,722
205,499
102
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 Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Apr 10 2010
Apr 17 2010
Apr 24 2010
May 1 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
20,790 21,793
4,654 944
26,788 *6,785
3,112 7,133 17,012 15,088 5,179 3,020 5,416 13,021 4,840 *16,926
21,377 20,910
5,404 1,102 26,360 *5,994 3,134 5,735 16,879 15,600 4,399 3,029 5,344 12,462 4,658 *16,802
20,340 21,719
4,850 1,140 25,735 *6,167 3,187 6,353 16,766 15,578 3,507 2,907 5,781 *12,830 5,035 *17,469
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 *12,937 5,037 *17,894
*172,501
*169,189
*169,364
*172,389
167,137
166,888
169,887
169,262
103
101
100
102
May 8 2010
Thousand
21,383 *20,938
4,657 1,008 26,866 6,345 3,142 6,130 16,814 15,362 4,900 *3,048 4,631 *12,909 5,905 *16,778
*170,816
169,977
100
May 15 2010
Thousand
21,189 21,317
5,053 1,129 26,153 5,440 3,296 6,446 16,910 15,547 4,135 2,893 5,762 12,952 5,487 18,037
171,746
168,175
102
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.