Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2011 August 31

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 31, 2011

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 27, 2011 was 27.4 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, and down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 1 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 23

32,349 32,256 100

26,049 27,509 106

26,583 28,065 106

Jul 30

32,430 31,388 97

26,362 27,155 103

27,078 27,696 102

Aug 6

32,358 31,538 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

Aug 27

32,134 31,649 98

26,759 26,531 99

27,530 27,358 99

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 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

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

6,628 4,031 5,476 14,550 5,808
18,345

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

195,571

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

208,724

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

94

July 30, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
27,347 20,818
3,022 1,382 31,388 7,627 3,258 7,510 18,418 19,845
6,610 3,768 5,405 14,716 5,787
18,104
195,005
208,549
94

Week ending

August 6, 2011

August 13, 2011

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

27,308 20,795
3,167 1,370 31,538 7,773 3,288 7,511 18,563 19,570

27,157 20,920
3,161 1,347 31,666 7,789 3,273 7,460 18,440 19,303

6,489 3,933 5,140 14,571 5,764

6,651 3,764 5,404 13,738 5,543

19,044

19,090

195,824

194,706

207,588

206,602

94

94

August 20, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
26,581 20,651
3,015 1,352 31,793 7,864 3,243 7,451 18,312 19,518
6,713 3,510 5,353 13,462 5,826
18,598
193,242
207,381
93

August 27, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
26,936 20,994
2,886 1,364 31,649 7,878 3,167 7,645 17,602 19,364
6,702 3,809 5,413 13,466 5,291
18,273
192,439
206,575
93

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011

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

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

July 30, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,449 20,542
4,403 1,184 27,696 6,479 2,983 4,661 15,845 16,115

Week ending

August 6, 2011

August 13, 2011

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

19,200 18,433
4,023 1,225 27,749 6,138 2,960 6,940 15,919 16,069

19,637 19,788
4,853 1,145 27,114 6,077 2,959 5,253 16,013 16,206

August 20, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,619 19,180
4,741 1,150 26,255 6,081 2,967 4,876 16,160 15,596

August 27, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
18,571 18,514
4,890 1,147 27,358 6,816 2,993 5,294 16,186 15,708

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

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 12,421 4,221
16,798

3,820 3,264 4,051 12,372 5,130
15,278

4,160 3,078 4,008 12,571 5,564
15,661

4,711 3,228 4,595 12,522 4,911
16,174

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

163,354

163,477

164,482

162,960

161,667

163,618

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

169,782

170,569

173,173

171,985

171,749

170,866

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

96

96

95

95

94

96

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.