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 25, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 21, 2010 was 26.3 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 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 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 26,896 101 +275 +1373 26,391 27,600 105
Aug 14 31,811 31,861 100 25,371 26,867 106 +1316 +1508 26,026 27,694 106
Aug 21 31,587 32,567 103 26,232 26,972 103 +817 +86 26,438 26,301 99
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
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 17, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,745 24,193
3,913 1,389 32,298 7,874 3,122 8,149 19,374 20,353
6,539 3,642 5,750 16,068 6,410
19,606
209,425
204,579
102
July 24, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,629 23,705
3,915 1,391 32,349 7,585 3,409 7,855 19,414 19,961
6,246 3,913 6,065 15,967 6,721
19,263
208,388
201,353
103
Week ending
July 31, 2010
August 7, 2010
(1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs)
30,331 24,037
3,915 1,358 32,430 7,710 3,372 7,767 19,429 19,954
30,364 23,981
3,920 1,358 32,358 7,354 3,424 7,723 19,010 19,677
6,554 3,634 5,779 15,943 6,263
6,352 3,797 6,135 15,970 6,106
19,449
19,540
207,925
207,069
201,806
200,277
103
103
August 14, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,924 23,183
3,916 1,358 31,861 7,682 3,440 7,755 19,029 19,961
6,404 3,975 6,017 15,696 6,081
19,496
205,778
201,307
102
August 21, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,093 23,793
3,911 1,360 32,567 7,607 3,364 7,696 18,999 19,876
6,393 3,873 5,655 15,997 6,088
19,671
206,943
200,665
103
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010
State
Alabama ................................................ Arkansas ............................................... Delaware ............................................... Florida ................................................... Georgia ................................................. Kentucky ................................................ Louisiana ............................................... Maryland ................................................ Mississippi ............................................. North Carolina .......................................
July 17, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,382 20,958
4,685 1,007 27,051 6,021 3,108 6,136 16,996 15,827
July 24, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
22,328 21,622
4,960 1,028 26,493 5,729 3,246 5,974 16,312 15,008
Week ending
July 31, 2010
August 7, 2010
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
21,265 21,238
5,184 1,038 27,077 6,453 3,137 5,748 16,310 15,816
21,106 21,567
4,181 1,056 27,600 6,616 2,814 7,178 17,031 16,065
August 14, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,679 19,860
4,826 1,057 27,694 6,364 3,183 6,577 16,714 15,871
August 21, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,609 21,702
4,742 1,012 26,301 5,839 3,007 6,179 16,823 15,990
Oklahoma .............................................. Pennsylvania ......................................... South Carolina ....................................... Texas .................................................... Virginia .................................................. California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia .............
4,802 3,159 5,371 13,683 5,413
18,347
3,329 3,022 5,147 12,336 5,355
17,308
4,328 2,723 4,751 13,434 5,524
16,216
4,783 2,923 4,781 13,666 4,999
16,437
4,827 3,063 4,325 13,290 5,098
17,382
4,364 2,884 5,356 13,565 5,083
16,977
19 State total .........................................
173,946
169,197
170,242
172,803
171,810
171,433
Previous year total .................................
168,472
166,973
167,724
169,883
167,559
166,917
Percent of previous year ........................
103
101
102
102
103
103
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.