Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 August 4

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 4, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 31, 2010 was 27.1 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.4 million, up 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 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 26,758 101

Jul 17 31,726 32,298 102 26,317 27,017 103 +911 +650 26,668 27,050 101

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

Jul 31 31,471 31,062 99 26,371 26,357 100 +1146 +1306 26,953 27,082 100

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 ........................

June 26, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
31,165 24,266
3,814 1,385 32,435 7,838 3,455 8,316 19,550 19,859
6,295 4,006 5,967 16,093 6,475
20,139
211,058
202,562
104

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

Week ending

July 10, 2010

July 17, 2010

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

30,772 23,205
3,879 1,390 31,599 7,601 3,470 7,723 18,838 20,031

30,509 24,193
3,913 1,389 32,298 7,747 3,122 8,149 19,374 20,387

6,211 3,367 5,937 15,975 6,637

6,539 3,642 5,750 16,064 6,532

19,214

19,583

205,849

209,191

202,101

204,579

102

102

July 24, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,595 24,010
3,915 1,391 32,349 7,428 3,409 7,855 19,146 19,974
6,246 3,913 6,065 15,962 6,721
19,262
208,241
201,353
103

July 31, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,373 24,297
3,915 1,358 31,062 7,989 3,372 7,767 19,429 20,097
6,554 3,664 5,779 15,721 6,263
19,449
207,089
201,806
103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010

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

June 26, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
22,338 21,797
4,387 1,020 26,601 6,506 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716

July 3, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,723 22,691
4,775 1,127 27,776 6,135 3,132 7,024 16,902 15,461

Week ending

July 10, 2010

July 17, 2010

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

22,254 21,451
4,762 980
26,758 5,994 3,140 6,539
16,681 15,596

21,382 20,958
4,685 1,007 27,050 6,069 3,108 6,136 16,996 15,625

July 24, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
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 21,250
5,184 1,038 27,082 6,487 3,137 5,748 16,310 15,706

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

3,847 3,020 5,486 13,607 5,697
18,673

4,131 3,090 4,975 13,511 4,707
17,703

4,663 3,071 4,799 13,571 5,361
17,691

4,802 3,148 5,371 13,684 5,413
18,388

3,329 3,014 5,147 12,336 5,355
17,309

4,328 2,762 4,881 13,436 5,524
16,219

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

175,268

174,863

173,311

173,822

169,238

170,357

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

171,828

170,752

169,460

168,472

166,973

167,724

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

102

102

102

103

101

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.