United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
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
October 26, 2011
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 22, 2011 was 26.1 million, down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 29.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.4 million, down 4 percent from the previous week, and down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED
Eggs Set
Chicks Hatched
Chicks Placed
Week
% of
% of
% of
Ended 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr.
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Sep 17
29,879 29,180 98 26,840 26,599 99 26,653 26,026 98
Sep 24
32,567 31,247 96 26,916 26,422 98 27,731 27,748 100
Oct 1
30,575 29,914 98 27,188 26,264 97 27,586 26,814 97
Oct 8
31,939 30,878 97 24,856 24,578 99 24,744 25,292 102
Oct 15
30,476 29,635 97 27,286 26,544 97 28,139 27,604 98
Oct 22
31,020 29,888 96 25,558 25,395 99 24,565 26,089 106
BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2010-2011
30
29
28
27
26
25
2010
2011
24
23
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
Million Chicks
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
September 17, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
25,428 19,087
2,852 1,074 29,180 6,161 3,183 6,852 17,813 18,211
September 24, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
27,057 18,961
2,895 1,351 31,247 7,738 3,242 6,820 16,824 18,858
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,465 3,438 5,522 12,590 5,363
16,824
6,751 3,558 5,263 14,232 5,663
17,818
19 State total ......................................
180,043
188,278
Previous year total ..............................
196,963
205,808
Percent of previous year .....................
91
91
Week ending
October 1, 2011
October 8, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
25,440 18,949
3,045 1,354 29,914 7,145 3,118 7,517 15,990 18,840
26,498 19,417
3,041 1,349 30,878 7,342 3,212 6,839 16,535 18,331
6,280 3,353 4,956 13,269 5,461
6,813 3,734 4,866 13,423 5,773
17,613
18,450
182,244
186,501
197,354
200,470
92
93
October 15, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
26,590 17,686
3,176 1,349 29,635 7,090 3,241 7,040 17,093 18,258
6,112 3,926 5,487 13,097 5,850
17,891
183,521
196,697
93
October 22, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
25,793 18,395
3,019 1,347 29,888 7,309 3,209 6,913 16,952 19,349
6,323 3,807 5,193 13,373 5,650
17,018
183,538
200,202
92
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
September 17, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,087 19,412
5,154 1,140 26,026 6,747 2,851 5,397 15,314 15,445
September 24, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
18,304 18,793
5,074 1,156 27,748 5,910 2,676 4,784 14,533 15,168
Week ending
October 1, 2011
October 8, 2011
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,468 17,501
3,913 1,156 26,814 6,192 2,909 6,199 15,196 13,845
18,155 18,649
3,882 931
25,292 4,970 2,830 5,560
15,253 14,605
October 15, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,780 19,044
4,045 1,159 27,604 5,585 2,910 5,681 14,465 14,304
October 22, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
18,202 17,562
4,955 1,154 26,089 5,997 2,807 5,085 13,795 14,827
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
4,842 3,045 4,932 11,506 4,439
15,679
3,712 3,208 3,811 11,770 5,067
16,647
3,527 3,077 3,702 11,380 4,229
15,772
4,089 2,839 3,460 10,318 4,436
14,602
3,193 2,921 3,789 11,813 4,700
15,244
3,888 2,754 4,252 11,130 4,279
15,344
19 State total ......................................
162,016
158,361
154,880
149,871
156,237
152,120
Previous year total ..............................
169,940
167,630
169,617
162,438
169,422
161,719
Percent of previous year .....................
95
94
91
92
92
94
Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.