Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2011 May 11

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

May 11, 2011

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 6 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 7, 2011 was 28.5 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.1 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 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

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 33,825 107

25,910 28,287 109

25,736 28,182 110

Apr 30

31,665 33,368 105

26,683 27,839 104

27,144 28,637 106

May 7

31,765 33,663 106

26,568 28,078 106

26,867 28,527 106

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 ....................................

April 2, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
30,239 23,580
3,892 1,360 33,876 7,997 3,288 7,730 19,350 19,995

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

7,006 3,546 5,268 15,661 6,593
18,656

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

208,037

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

204,921

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

102

April 9, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,704 23,776
3,858 1,360 33,408 7,830 3,440 7,747 19,413 20,495
7,310 3,691 5,353 15,556 6,315
19,245
208,501
209,257
100

Week ending

April 16, 2011

April 23, 2011

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

30,293 23,630
3,902 1,344 33,304 7,560 3,440 7,749 19,520 20,584

29,960 23,681
3,850 1,221 33,825 7,918 3,334 7,733 19,384 20,214

7,219 3,541 5,496 15,591 6,373

7,182 3,839 5,478 15,658 6,232

19,307

19,335

208,853

208,844

206,893

207,422

101

101

April 30, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,611 23,061
3,811 1,360 33,368 7,687 3,288 7,738 19,289 20,441
7,033 3,753 5,271 15,527 6,685
19,628
207,551
207,319
100

May 7, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
29,861 23,583
3,860 1,360 33,663 8,011 3,394 7,725 19,019 20,284
7,073 3,847 5,422 15,355 6,251
19,239
207,947
209,188
99

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011

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

April 2, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,827 21,296
5,245 1,296 28,221 5,746 3,028 5,547 16,560 15,475

April 9, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
21,456 20,131
4,325 1,243 27,898 6,255 3,005 6,226 16,967 16,753

Week ending

April 16, 2011

April 23, 2011

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

21,978 21,847
4,634 1,243 27,852 6,937 3,064 6,221 17,133 15,874

21,592 21,231
4,614 1,252 28,182 6,771 2,921 6,355 16,695 16,215

April 30, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,957 22,162
4,633 1,317 28,637 6,847 3,029 6,403 16,666 16,915

May 7, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,915 21,472
5,492 1,239 28,527 6,094 3,031 6,266 16,497 16,603

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

5,206 3,229 4,991 12,998 5,439
17,708

5,531 3,117 4,375 12,917 5,316
17,218

4,199 2,963 5,069 12,631 5,532
16,773

3,740 2,809 4,480 13,316 5,112
17,345

4,530 3,013 3,957 13,247 4,906
16,045

3,730 2,849 4,301 13,223 4,449
18,580

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

172,812

172,733

173,950

172,630

173,264

173,268

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

168,989

171,651

169,539

169,643

172,617

171,075

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

102

101

103

102

100

101

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.