Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2011 April 27

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 27, 2011

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 10 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 7 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 23, 2011 was 28.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 10 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.2 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, and up 9 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

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 27,898 104

Apr 16

31,808 33,304 105

26,184 27,308 104

26,376 27,852 106

Apr 23

31,695 33,768 107

25,910 28,244 109

25,736 28,182 110

Million Chicks

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

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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 19, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,208 23,384
3,888 1,360 33,153 7,763 3,440 7,654 19,459 20,494

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

7,270 3,914 5,439 15,166 6,318
19,653

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

208,563

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

207,915

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

100

March 26, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
31,067 23,252
3,882 1,360 32,819 7,965 3,471 7,741 19,549 20,276
7,268 3,697 5,746 14,977 6,590
19,722
209,382
205,735
102

Week ending

April 2, 2011

April 9, 2011

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

29,908 23,580
3,892 1,360 33,876 7,968 3,288 7,730 19,380 19,995

30,544 23,776
3,858 1,360 33,408 7,862 3,440 7,747 19,413 20,495

7,006 3,546 5,268 15,633 6,593

7,310 3,510 5,353 15,528 6,315

18,625

19,147

207,648

209,066

204,921

209,257

101

100

April 16, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
31,264 23,464
3,902 1,344 33,304 7,651 3,440 7,749 19,520 20,584
7,219 3,461 5,496 15,446 6,040
19,239
209,123
206,893
101

April 23, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,960 23,681
3,903 1,221 33,768 7,918 3,334 7,733 19,382 20,214
7,182 3,743 5,478 15,640 6,232
19,292
208,681
207,422
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011

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

March 19, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,592 20,908
4,626 1,249 28,305 6,497 3,036 6,533 16,447 15,819

March 26, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,440 21,478
4,824 1,270 27,603 6,766 3,227 6,041 16,528 15,782

Week ending

April 2, 2011

April 9, 2011

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

20,827 21,296
5,245 1,296 28,221 5,746 3,028 5,547 16,560 15,475

21,456 20,131
4,325 1,243 27,898 6,255 3,005 6,226 16,967 16,753

April 16, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,978 21,847
4,634 1,243 27,852 6,937 3,064 6,221 17,133 15,874

April 23, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,592 21,231
4,663 1,252 28,182 6,771 2,921 6,320 16,695 16,194

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

4,131 3,032 4,010 13,007 4,966
17,429

4,837 3,206 4,916 13,170 5,402
17,362

5,206 3,229 4,991 12,976 5,439
17,701

5,531 3,117 4,375 12,894 5,316
17,199

4,199 2,982 5,069 12,608 5,532
16,704

3,740 2,816 4,480 13,294 5,112
17,291

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

170,587

173,852

172,783

172,691

173,877

172,554

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

170,235

169,700

168,989

171,651

169,539

169,643

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

100

102

102

101

103

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.