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
March 30, 2011
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 26, 2011 was 26.7 million, down 6 percent from the previous week, and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED
Eggs Set1/
Chicks Hatched
Week
% of
% of
Ended 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr.
Thousands
Thousands
Feb 19
31,902 33,653 105 25,774 27,470 107
Feb 26
31,520 33,090 105 26,328 27,785 106
Mar 5
31,745 33,447 105 26,172 27,672 106
Mar 12
31,691 33,291 105 26,303 27,911 106
Mar 19
31,701 33,153 105 25,990 27,584 106
Mar 26
31,500 32,819 104 26,248 27,938 106
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.
Chicks Placed % of
2010 2011 prev. yr. Thousands
25,852 28,083 109 26,205 27,285 104 25,847 28,329 110 25,946 28,770 111 26,433 28,305 107 27,322 26,744 98
BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2010-2011
29
28
27
26
25
24
2010
2011
23
22
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 ....................................
February 19, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,978 23,419
4,002 1,360 33,653 8,032 3,379 7,707 18,873 19,828
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
7,019 3,675 5,610 15,097 5,834
18,684
19 State total ......................................
207,150
Previous year total ..............................
206,981
Percent of previous year .....................
100
February 26, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,551 23,339
3,899 1,359 33,090 7,822 3,409 7,688 19,064 19,794
7,148 3,732 5,566 15,351 6,465
19,356
206,633
207,365
100
Week ending
March 5, 2011
March 12, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
30,027 23,447
3,853 1,360 33,447 7,788 3,440 7,716 18,980 19,597
29,936 23,670
3,810 1,360 33,291 7,707 3,409 7,677 18,991 19,632
7,061 3,861 5,566 15,728 6,571
7,432 3,984 5,660 15,347 6,513
19,949
19,312
208,391
207,731
206,494
205,506
101
101
March 19, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,414 23,384
3,888 1,360 33,153 7,834 3,440 7,654 19,428 20,293
7,470 3,921 5,439 15,202 6,318
19,656
208,854
207,381
101
March 26, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
31,125 23,253
3,882 1,360 32,819 7,861 3,471 7,741 18,722 20,189
7,268 3,648 5,746 15,012 6,590
19,804
208,491
205,353
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
February 19, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,762 21,319
5,336 1,201 28,083 6,402 2,991 5,874 15,576 15,731
February 26, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,044 22,150
4,498 1,349 27,285 6,780 3,021 6,758 16,401 15,202
Week ending
March 5, 2011
March 12, 2011
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
21,177 21,612
5,112 1,225 28,329 5,854 3,081 5,621 15,919 15,799
21,441 23,147
4,624 1,290 28,770 6,635 2,997 6,226 16,276 16,277
March 19, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,592 20,908
4,626 1,249 28,305 6,416 3,036 6,533 16,477 15,819
March 26, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,440 21,478
4,824 1,270 26,744 6,706 3,227 6,041 16,528 15,782
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
3,814 3,251 3,885 12,033 4,520
15,695
2,973 3,203 4,852 11,915 4,352
17,022
3,638 3,257 4,050 11,778 4,759
16,527
2,559 3,020 4,010 12,343 4,705
15,978
4,131 3,028 4,010 12,989 4,966
17,406
4,837 3,153 4,916 13,152 5,402
17,388
19 State total ......................................
167,473
168,805
167,738
170,298
170,491
172,888
Previous year total ..............................
165,886
168,299
169,058
170,165
169,930
169,163
Percent of previous year .....................
101
100
99
100
100
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.