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
August 24, 2011
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 20, 2011 was 26.3 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, and down slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, and down 2 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
Jul 16
32,298 32,177 100 27,017 26,947 100 27,141 27,466 101
Jul 23
32,349 32,256 100 26,049 27,509 106 26,583 28,065 106
Jul 30
32,430 31,271 96 26,362 27,155 103 27,078 27,696 102
Aug 6
32,358 31,518 97 26,896 27,025 100 27,599 27,749 101
Aug 13
31,922 31,666 99 26,867 27,060 101 27,694 27,114 98
Aug 20
32,694 31,793 97 26,972 26,299 98 26,333 26,255 100
Million Chicks
BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2010 -2011
30
29
28
27
26
25
2010
2011
24
23
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
July 16, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
27,240 20,573
2,920 1,353 32,177 7,905 3,258 7,620 18,293 20,095
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,856 4,080 5,028 14,420 5,861
19,290
19 State total ......................................
196,969
Previous year total ..............................
209,753
Percent of previous year .....................
94
July 23, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
27,358 20,058
2,920 1,352 32,256 7,733 3,258 7,644 18,417 19,737
6,628 4,031 5,476 14,550 5,808
18,345
195,571
208,724
94
Week ending
July 30, 2011
August 6, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
27,345 20,818
3,022 1,382 31,271 7,578 3,258 7,510 18,418 19,845
27,305 20,810
3,167 1,370 31,518 7,727 3,288 7,511 18,563 19,570
6,610 3,768 5,405 14,716 5,787
6,489 3,933 5,140 14,695 5,764
18,104
19,044
194,837
195,894
208,549
207,588
93
94
August 13, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
27,157 20,920
3,161 1,358 31,666 7,789 3,273 7,460 18,440 19,303
6,651 3,764 5,404 13,738 5,543
18,994
194,621
206,602
94
August 20, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
26,660 20,651
3,015 1,352 31,793 7,864 3,243 7,451 18,312 19,518
6,713 3,942 5,353 13,462 5,826
18,573
193,728
207,381
93
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
July 16, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
20,239 19,093
4,737 1,223 27,466 6,099 2,968 5,603 15,904 15,911
July 23, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,810 18,983
4,770 1,209 28,065 5,881 2,969 5,721 15,901 15,747
Week ending
July 30, 2011
August 6, 2011
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,449 20,542
4,403 1,184 27,696 6,479 2,983 4,661 15,845 16,115
19,200 18,433
4,023 1,225 27,749 6,138 2,960 6,940 15,919 16,069
August 13, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,637 19,788
4,853 1,152 27,114 6,077 2,959 5,253 16,013 16,206
August 20, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,823 19,180
4,741 1,150 26,255 6,081 2,967 4,876 16,058 15,596
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
4,635 3,212 3,792 12,807 4,584
16,969
4,057 3,122 3,758 12,510 4,375
16,476
3,457 3,030 4,051 12,685 5,518
15,379
4,859 3,308 4,219 12,321 4,221
16,798
3,820 3,264 4,051 12,372 5,130
15,278
4,160 3,085 4,008 12,621 5,564
15,662
19 State total ......................................
165,242
163,354
163,477
164,382
162,967
161,827
Previous year total ..............................
174,319
169,782
170,569
173,173
171,985
171,749
Percent of previous year .....................
95
96
96
95
95
94
Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.