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
September 7, 2011
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 3, 2011 was 26.3 million, down 4 percent from the previous week, and down 4 percent 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 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up slightly 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 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 31,682 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
Sep 3
32,387 31,759 98
26,564 26,689 100
27,425 26,273 96
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
Oct
Nov
Dec
Million Chicks
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
July 30, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
27,347 20,818
3,022 1,382 31,388 7,544 3,258 7,510 18,418 19,845
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
6,610 3,768 5,405 14,716 5,787
18,104
19 State total ......................................
194,922
Previous year total ..............................
208,549
Percent of previous year .....................
93
August 6, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
27,308 20,795
3,167 1,370 31,538 7,773 3,288 7,511 18,563 19,570
6,489 3,933 5,140 14,571 5,764
19,044
195,824
207,588
94
Week ending
August 13, 2011
August 20, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
27,178 20,881
3,161 1,347 31,682 7,848 3,273 7,460 18,440 19,359
26,581 20,651
3,015 1,352 31,793 7,864 3,243 7,451 18,312 19,518
6,651 3,764 5,404 13,738 5,543
6,713 3,510 5,353 13,462 5,826
19,090
18,598
194,819
193,242
206,602
207,381
94
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 3,799 5,413 13,466 5,291
18,292
192,448
206,575
93
September 3, 2011
(1,000 eggs)
26,505 19,852
2,906 1,350 31,759 7,450 3,258 7,399 16,780 18,992
6,701 3,697 4,891 14,203 5,691
18,307
189,741
203,941
93
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina ....................................
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
August 6, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,200 18,433
4,023 1,225 27,749 6,138 2,960 6,940 15,919 16,069
Week ending
August 13, 2011
August 20, 2011
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,637 19,788
4,853 1,145 27,114 6,077 2,959 5,253 16,013 16,206
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 16,145 15,708
September 3, 2011
(1,000 chicks)
19,133 19,024
4,444 1,137 26,273 6,287 2,952 5,645 15,994 15,411
Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri,
Tennessee, and West Virginia ..........
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 3,187 4,595 12,522 4,911
16,174
3,905 3,068 5,146 11,791 4,353
17,468
19 State total ......................................
163,477
164,482
162,960
161,667
163,536
162,031
Previous year total ..............................
170,569
173,173
171,985
171,749
170,866
170,109
Percent of previous year .....................
96
95
95
94
96
95
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.