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
April 13, 2011
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 9, 2011 was 27.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 33.4 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 slightly 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
Chicks Placed
Week
% of
% of
% of
Ended 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr.
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Mar 5
31,745 33,447 105 26,172 27,672 106 25,847 28,329 110
Mar 12
31,691 33,291 105 26,303 27,911 106 25,946 28,770 111
Mar 19
31,701 33,153 105 25,990 27,584 106 26,433 28,305 107
Mar 26
31,500 32,819 104 26,248 27,938 106 27,322 27,603 101
Apr 2
31,094 33,876 109 26,221 27,833 * 106 26,235 28,221 * 108
Apr 9
32,011 33,408 104 26,318 27,866 106 26,907 27,871 104
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.
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 ....................................
March 5, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,027 23,447
3,853 1,360 33,447 7,788 3,440 7,716 18,980 19,586
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
7,061 3,961 5,566 15,728 6,571
19,999
19 State total ......................................
208,530
Previous year total ..............................
206,494
Percent of previous year .....................
101
March 12, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,908 23,670
3,810 1,360 33,291 7,721 3,409 7,677 18,991 19,790
7,432 3,984 5,660 15,347 6,513
19,352
207,915
205,506
101
Week ending
March 19, 2011
March 26, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
30,208 23,384
3,888 1,360 33,153 7,751 3,440 7,654 19,428 20,494
31,125 23,253
3,882 1,360 32,819 7,861 3,471 7,741 18,722 20,276
7,270 3,914 5,439 15,202 6,318
7,268 3,697 5,746 15,012 6,590
19,653
19,734
208,556
208,557
207,381
205,353
101
102
April 2, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,578 23,580
3,892 1,360 33,876 7,848 3,288 7,730 18,583 19,995
7,006 3,546 5,613 15,526 6,593
18,637
207,651
204,597
101
April 9, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,544 23,776
3,858 1,360 33,408 7,817 3,440 7,747 19,413 20,495
7,310 3,503 5,575 15,564 6,315
19,062
209,187
208,937
100
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
March 5, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,177 21,612
5,112 1,225 28,329 5,924 3,081 5,621 15,919 15,799
March 12, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,441 23,147
4,624 1,290 28,770 6,695 2,997 6,226 16,276 16,277
Week ending
March 19, 2011
March 26, 2011
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
20,592 20,908
4,626 1,249 28,305 6,475 3,036 6,533 16,477 15,819
21,440 21,478
4,824 1,270 27,603 6,766 3,227 6,041 16,528 15,782
April 2, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,827 21,296
5,245 1,296 28,221 5,746 3,028 5,547 16,564 15,474
April 9, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,456 20,131
4,325 1,243 27,871 6,194 3,005 6,226 16,967 16,620
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
3,638 3,263 4,050 11,778 4,759
16,505
2,559 3,028 4,010 12,343 4,705
16,021
4,131 3,032 4,010 12,989 4,966
17,441
4,837 3,206 4,916 13,152 5,402
17,373
5,206 3,229 4,991 13,004 5,439
17,727
5,531 3,143 4,375 12,923 5,316
17,214
19 State total ......................................
167,792
170,409
170,589
173,845
172,840
172,540
Previous year total ..............................
169,058
170,165
169,930
169,163
168,526
172,501
Percent of previous year .....................
99
100
100
103
103
100
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.