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 7, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 3, 2010 was 27.9 million, up 5 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.1 million, up slightly from the previous week and 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
May 29 31,945 32,479 102 26,501 26,671 101 +874 +831 26,786 26,971 101
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 31,520 100 26,704 27,147 102 +957 +1102 26,984 27,901 103
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
May 29 2010
Jun 5 2010
Jun 12 2010
Jun 19 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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
*31,091 *24,656
3,816 1,389 32,354 *7,729 3,455 8,071 19,335 *19,940 6,866 3,873 5,836 16,092 6,480 19,823
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
210,932
211,458
*210,806
210,099
206,039
206,916
205,567
204,273
102
102
103
103
Jun 26 2010
Thousand
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 16,067 6,475 *20,085
*211,094
202,562
104
Jul 3 2010
Thousand
31,355 24,313
3,866 1,388 31,520 7,547 3,470 7,995 19,293 19,308 6,321 3,652 6,034 14,904 6,533 19,251
206,750
201,322
103
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 29 2010
Jun 5 2010
Jun 12 2010
Jun 19 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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
21,742 21,984
5,206 1,039 27,457 6,498 3,199 5,901 16,883 15,826 4,847 *2,828 5,270 13,502 5,450 *17,595
172,717
173,469
174,730
*175,227
169,961
171,580
171,600
171,801
102
101
102
102
Jun 26 2010
Thousand
22,338 *21,797
4,387 1,020 26,601 6,347 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716 3,847 *3,008 5,486 13,600 5,697 *18,692
*175,109
171,828
102
Jul 3 2010
Thousand
21,718 22,702
5,025 1,127 27,901 6,135 3,132 6,365 16,902 15,461 4,131 3,167 4,975 13,504 5,012 17,748
175,005
170,752
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.