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.