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
July 14, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 10, 2010 was 26.7 million, down 4 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 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 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 83 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
Jun 5 32,399 32,128 99 26,810 27,059 101 +896 +1337 27,033 27,880 103
Jun 12 32,177 32,354 101 26,587 27,158 102 +939 +1012 26,871 27,628 103
Jun 19 32,085 32,103 100 26,794 27,241 102 +1394 +737 27,645 27,457 99
Jun 26 31,811 32,435 102 27,100 27,048 100 +786 -36 27,100 26,601 98
Jul 3 31,582 31,394 * 99 * 26,704 27,122 * 102 +957 +1174 * 26,984 27,776 * 103
Jul 10 31,731 31,599 100 26,846 26,752 100 +332 +522 26,524 26,744 101
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
Jun 5 2010
Jun 12 2010
Jun 19 2010
Jun 26 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *16,223 6,539 *20,348
31,091 24,656
3,816 1,389 32,354 *7,732 3,455 8,071 19,335 19,940 6,866 3,873 5,836 *16,100 6,480 *19,836
*30,862 *23,927
3,814 1,388 32,103 *7,793 3,455 7,916 19,354 *20,095 6,924 3,754 6,137 *16,169 6,465 *19,984
31,422 24,254
3,814 1,385 32,435 8,059 3,455 8,316 19,550 19,673 6,295 3,842 5,967 *16,093 6,475 *20,165
*211,476
*210,830
*210,140
*211,200
206,916
205,567
204,273
202,562
102
103
103
104
Jul 3 2010
Thousand
31,355 *24,298
3,866 1,388 *31,394 7,547 3,470 *7,979 19,293 19,308 6,321 *3,765 6,034 *14,930 6,533 *19,300
*206,781
201,322
103
Jul 10 2010
Thousand
30,782 23,438
3,879 1,390 31,599 7,669 3,470 7,723 19,083 20,044 6,211 3,515 5,937 15,975 6,755 19,183
206,653
202,101
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
Jun 5 2010
Jun 12 2010
Jun 19 2010
Jun 26 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
21,077 21,670
4,737 1,025 27,880 *6,780 3,059 6,146 17,234 15,750 4,393 2,956 4,873 *13,284 5,372 *17,412
21,750 22,042
4,858 1,029 27,628 *6,430 3,118 6,129 17,086 16,445 5,319 3,114 4,462 *13,429 5,229 *16,832
21,742 21,984
5,206 1,039 27,457 *6,657 3,199 5,901 16,883 15,826 4,847 2,828 5,270 *13,509 5,450 *17,597
22,338 21,797
4,387 1,020 26,601 *6,506 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716 3,847 3,008 5,486 *13,607 5,697 *18,690
*173,648
*174,900
*175,395
*175,273
171,580
171,600
171,801
171,828
101
102
102
102
Jul 3 2010
Thousand
*21,723 *22,691 *4,775
1,127 *27,776
6,135 3,132 *7,024 16,902 15,461 4,131 *3,171 4,975 *13,511 *4,707 *17,751
*174,992
170,752
102
Jul 10 2010
Thousand
22,254 21,450
4,762 980
26,744 5,905 3,140 6,539
16,681 15,596
4,663 3,022 4,799 13,571 5,361 17,565
173,032
169,460
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.