Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2011 October 26

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.