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
June 2, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 29, 2010 was 27.0 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and 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 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 32,372 101 26,026 26,535 102 +523 +56 25,907 26,148 101
May 22 31,725 32,484 102 26,527 26,401 100 +711 +1120 * 26,600 26,958 * 101 *
May 29 31,945 32,479 102 26,501 26,671 101 +874 +831 26,786 26,971 101
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 24 2010
May 1 2010
May 8 2010
May 15 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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
30,902 24,098
3,787 1,380 31,665 7,948 3,500 7,059 18,816 20,033 6,747 3,735 5,839 15,920 6,616 18,913
30,489 *24,124
3,771 1,391 31,765 *8,074 3,319 8,050 *19,170 *19,864 6,873 3,643 5,789 *16,048 6,531 19,831
30,418 24,365
3,796 1,388 32,372 7,892 3,319 8,018 *19,282 20,006 6,924 *3,832 5,796 16,108 6,429 20,034
207,046
206,958
*208,732
*209,979
202,068
201,582
204,581
205,499
102
103
102
102
May 22 2010
Thousand
30,776 *24,621
3,813 1,388 32,484 7,858 3,409 8,240 19,140 20,161 6,633 *4,144 6,004 16,256 6,411 *20,157
*211,495
205,375
103
May 29 2010
Thousand
30,709 24,578
3,815 1,382 32,479 7,938 3,470 7,987 19,368 19,989 6,698 3,768 5,769 16,227 6,437 20,152
210,766
206,039
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 24 2010
May 1 2010
May 8 2010
May 15 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *15,382
3,609 2,945 4,485 12,937 5,037 17,894
21,383 20,938
4,657 1,008 26,866 6,345 3,142 6,130 *16,794 15,362 4,900 3,048 4,631 12,909 5,905 16,778
21,189 21,337
5,053 1,129 26,148 5,440 3,296 6,446 *16,838 15,547 4,135 *3,055 5,762 12,952 5,487 18,036
169,364
*172,388
*170,796
*171,850
169,887
169,262
169,977
168,175
100
102
100
102
May 22 2010
Thousand
21,264 *22,440
4,757 1,022 *26,958 6,363 3,186 5,618 16,832 15,247 3,191 *3,077 4,940 13,094 5,613 16,949
*170,551
167,722
102
May 29 2010
Thousand
21,702 21,211
4,753 1,040 26,971 6,832 3,021 6,843 16,578 15,080 4,481 2,963 5,060 13,226 4,902 18,022
172,685
169,961
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.