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 30, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 26, 2010 was 26.6 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 1 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down slightly 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.
May 22 May 29 Jun 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26
Thousands
Thousands
31,725 32,484 102 26,527 26,401 100
31,945 32,479 102 26,501 26,671 101
32,399 32,128 99 26,810 27,059 101
32,177 32,354 101 26,587 27,158 102
32,085 32,103 * 100 * 26,794 27,241 * 102 *
31,811 32,435 102 27,100 27,048 100
Thousands
Thousands
+711 +1120 26,600 26,958 101
+874 +831 26,786 26,971 101
+896 +1337 27,033 27,880 103
+939 +1012 26,871 27,628 103
+1394 +737 * 27,645 27,457 * 99 *
+786 -36 27,100 26,601 98
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
May 22 2010
May 29 2010
Jun 5 2010
Jun 12 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
30,781 24,317
3,813 1,388 32,484 7,838 3,409 8,240 19,233 20,150 6,633 4,144 6,004 16,210 6,411 20,228
30,808 24,449
3,815 1,382 32,479 8,055 3,470 7,987 19,489 20,163 6,698 3,813 5,769 16,180 6,437 19,938
*31,011 *24,406
3,817 1,388 32,128 *7,944 3,500 8,209 *19,610 *20,070 6,830 3,682 *5,771 16,214 6,539 20,339
31,081 24,353
3,816 1,389 32,354 7,797 3,455 8,071 19,335 19,976 6,866 *3,873 5,836 16,092 6,480 *19,823
211,283
210,932
*211,458
*210,597
205,375
206,039
206,916
205,567
103
102
102
102
Jun 19 2010
Thousand
30,884 23,914
3,814 1,388 32,103 7,863 3,455 7,916 19,354 20,055 6,924 3,754 6,137 16,143 6,465 19,930
210,099
204,273
103
Jun 26 2010
Thousand
31,422 24,177
3,814 1,385 32,435 8,059 3,455 8,316 19,550 19,673 6,295 3,815 5,967 16,067 6,475 19,995
210,900
202,562
104
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
May 22 2010
May 29 2010
Jun 5 2010
Jun 12 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
21,264 22,440
4,757 1,022 26,958 6,296 3,186 5,618 16,832 15,247 3,191 3,077 4,940 13,100 5,613 16,948
21,702 21,211
4,753 1,040 26,971 6,837 3,021 6,843 16,578 15,093 4,481 2,935 5,060 13,232 4,902 18,058
21,077 21,670
4,737 1,025 27,880 6,621 3,059 6,146 17,234 15,750 4,393 2,956 4,873 13,276 5,372 17,400
21,750 22,042
4,858 1,029 27,628 6,271 3,118 6,129 17,086 16,445 5,319 *3,114 4,462 13,422 5,229 *16,828
170,489
172,717
173,469
*174,730
167,722
169,961
171,580
171,600
102
102
101
102
Jun 19 2010
Thousand
21,742 21,984
5,206 1,039 27,457 6,498 3,199 5,901 16,883 15,826 4,847 2,857 5,270 13,502 5,450 17,596
175,257
171,801
102
Jun 26 2010
Thousand
22,338 21,808
4,387 1,020 26,601 6,347 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716 3,847 2,960 5,486 13,600 5,697 18,712
175,092
171,828
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.