Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 September 15

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

September 15, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 11, 2010 was 27.1 million, down 1 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 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 2 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

Aug 7 31,309 32,358 103 26,707 26,896 101 +275 +1373 26,391 27,600 105

Aug 14 31,811 31,922 100 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 +118 26,438 26,333 100

Aug 28 31,839 32,007 101 25,921 26,759 103

-84 +1373 25,202 27,529 109

Sep 4 31,504 32,136 * 102 26,737 26,564 * 99 +957 +1406 * 27,066 27,425 * 101

Sep 11 30,922 31,509 102 26,598 27,009 102 +886 +735 26,849 27,141 101

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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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2010

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

August 7, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,376 24,123
3,920 1,358 32,358 7,493 3,424 7,723 19,010 19,567

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

6,352 3,797 6,135 15,992 6,106
19,523

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

207,257

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

200,277

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

103

August 14, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,958 23,631
3,916 1,358 31,922 7,705 3,440 7,755 19,029 19,893
6,404 3,975 6,017 15,674 6,081
19,515
206,273
201,307
102

Week ending

August 21, 2010

August 28, 2010

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

30,014 23,867
3,911 1,360 32,567 7,730 3,364 7,696 18,999 19,963

30,388 24,310
3,919 1,358 32,007 7,703 3,423 7,375 18,545 19,733

6,393 3,904 5,655 15,976 6,088

6,422 3,836 5,876 15,788 6,094

19,431

19,302

206,918

206,079

200,665

200,648

103

103

September 4, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
30,514 22,983
3,916 1,357 32,136 7,818 3,409 6,998 18,336 18,813

September 11, 2010
(1,000 eggs)
29,912 23,679
3,801 1,344 31,509 8,073 3,394 7,008 19,017 18,787

6,274 3,808 5,754 15,804 6,158

6,332 3,734 5,444 16,143 6,176

19,572

19,620

203,650

203,973

195,627

193,228

104

106

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2010

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

August 7, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,106 21,567
4,181 1,056 27,600 6,649 2,814 7,178 17,031 16,065

August 14, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,679 19,860
4,826 1,057 27,694 6,397 3,183 6,577 16,714 15,871

Week ending

August 21, 2010

August 28, 2010

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

21,609 21,705
4,742 1,012 26,333 5,872 3,007 6,179 16,823 15,990

21,336 21,244
5,095 1,017 27,529 6,498 3,028 5,714 16,466 15,092

September 4, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
20,939 20,964
5,281 1,015 27,425 6,366 2,978 5,905 16,305 15,716

September 11, 2010
(1,000 chicks)
21,512 20,718
4,960 1,082 27,141 5,973 2,927 6,058 16,383 15,818

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

4,783 2,923 4,781 13,684 4,999
16,417

4,827 3,063 4,325 13,307 5,098
17,379

4,364 2,925 5,356 13,583 5,083
16,996

3,934 3,076 5,085 13,519 5,106
16,868

4,887 3,223 4,793 13,164 4,653
16,109

5,095 3,184 4,652 13,445 4,540
17,452

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

172,834

171,857

171,579

170,607

169,723

170,940

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

169,883

167,559

166,917

166,236

167,105

166,413

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

102

103

103

103

102

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.