Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 August 11

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

August 11, 2010

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 7, 2010 was 27.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 4 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent 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

Jul 3 31,582 31,394 99 26,704 27,122 102 +957 +1175 * 26,984 27,777 * 103

Jul 10 31,731 31,599 100 26,846 26,765 * 100 +332 +522 26,524 26,758 101

Jul 17 31,726 32,298 102 26,317 27,017 103 +911 +651 * 26,668 27,051 * 101

Jul 24 30,329 32,349 107 26,362 26,049 99 +747 +1088 26,528 26,493 100

Jul 31 31,471 32,430 * 103 * 26,371 26,362 * 100 +1146 +1306 26,953 27,077 * 100

Aug 7 31,309 32,358 103 26,707 26,871 101 +275 +1340 26,391 27,542 104

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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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2010

State
Alabama ................................................ Arkansas ............................................... Delaware ............................................... Florida ................................................... Georgia ................................................. Kentucky ................................................ Louisiana ............................................... Maryland ................................................ Mississippi ............................................. North Carolina .......................................
Oklahoma .............................................. Pennsylvania ......................................... South Carolina ....................................... Texas .................................................... Virginia .................................................. California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia .............
19 State total .........................................
Previous year total .................................
Percent of previous year ........................

July 3, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
31,328 24,158
3,866 1,388 31,394 7,474 3,470 7,979 19,293 19,453
6,321 3,966 6,034 14,930 6,533
19,476
207,063
201,322
103

July 10, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,772 23,205
3,879 1,390 31,599 7,545 3,470 7,723 18,838 20,031
6,211 3,367 5,937 15,975 6,637
19,214
205,793
202,101
102

Week ending

July 17, 2010

July 24, 2010

(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)

30,745 24,193
3,913 1,389 32,298 7,874 3,122 8,149 19,374 20,353

30,595 24,010
3,915 1,391 32,349 7,428 3,409 7,855 19,146 19,974

6,539 3,642 5,750 16,064 6,410

6,246 3,913 6,065 15,962 6,721

19,583

19,262

209,398

208,241

204,579

201,353

102

103

July 31, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,373 24,037
3,915 1,358 32,430 7,995 3,372 7,767 19,429 20,097
6,554 3,639 5,779 15,721 6,263
19,449
208,178
201,806
103

August 7, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,364 24,118
3,920 1,383 32,358 7,354 3,424 7,723 19,010 19,677
6,352 3,847 6,135 15,994 6,106
19,471
207,236
200,277
103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010

State
Alabama ................................................ Arkansas ............................................... Delaware ............................................... Florida ................................................... Georgia ................................................. Kentucky ................................................ Louisiana ............................................... Maryland ................................................ Mississippi ............................................. North Carolina .......................................

July 3, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,723 22,691
4,775 1,127 27,777 6,135 3,132 7,024 16,902 15,461

July 10, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
22,254 21,451
4,762 980
26,758 5,994 3,140 6,539
16,681 15,596

Week ending

July 17, 2010

July 24, 2010

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

21,382 20,958
4,685 1,007 27,051 6,069 3,108 6,136 16,996 15,827

22,328 21,622
4,960 1,028 26,493 5,777 3,246 5,974 16,312 15,008

July 31, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,265 21,238
5,184 1,038 27,077 6,500 3,137 5,748 16,310 15,816

August 7, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,106 21,478
4,181 1,041 27,542 6,616 2,814 7,178 17,031 16,065

Oklahoma .............................................. Pennsylvania ......................................... South Carolina ....................................... Texas .................................................... Virginia .................................................. California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia .............

4,131 3,101 4,975 13,511 4,707
17,703

4,663 3,082 4,799 13,571 5,361
17,691

4,802 3,159 5,371 13,684 5,413
18,388

3,329 3,022 5,147 12,336 5,355
17,309

4,328 2,740 4,751 13,435 5,524
16,219

4,783 2,969 4,781 13,665 4,925
16,431

19 State total .........................................

174,875

173,322

174,036

169,246

170,310

172,606

Previous year total .................................

170,752

169,460

168,472

166,973

167,724

169,883

Percent of previous year ........................

102

102

103

101

102

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.