Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2011 August 24

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.