Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2012 December 19

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

December 19, 2012

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 15, 2012 was 26.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 7 percent from the previous week, and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

Georgia Broiler-Type Eggs Set and Broiler-Type Chicks Placed

Eggs Set

Chicks Placed

Week

% of

% of

Ended

2011

2012

prev. yr. 2011

2012

prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Nov 10

30,501 31,559 103

26,102 24,989

96

Nov 17

31,927 32,130 101

24,488 24,885 102

Nov 24

31,647 32,298 102

25,440 24,958

98

Dec 1

31,993 33,372 104

25,259 26,525 105

Dec 8

31,595 30,251

96

26,653 25,978

97

Dec 15

31,846 32,433 102

27,411 26,221

96

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2011-2012
30

29

28

27

26

25

2011

2012

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: 2012

State
Alabama .............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................. Florida ................................................. Georgia ................................................ Kentucky .............................................. Louisiana ............................................. Maryland .............................................. Mississippi ........................................... Missouri ...............................................

November 10, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
26,346 20,996
3,389 1,353 31,559 7,397 2,956 7,136 17,223 7,258

November 17, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,978 21,588
3,415 1,351 32,130 7,836 3,288 7,158 16,865 8,040

Week ending

November 24, 2012

December 1, 2012

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

28,045 21,532
3,413 1,353 32,298 7,362 3,258 7,182 17,178 8,013

27,369 21,963
3,415 1,655 33,372 6,772 3,258 7,067 17,089 8,012

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

19,975 6,553 3,546 5,129
14,007 5,176
10,392

19,640 6,830 3,749 5,397
14,128 6,275
10,830

20,043 6,825 3,701 5,657
14,212 6,455
10,420

19,794 7,026 3,935 5,557
14,764 6,638
10,939

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

190,391

196,498

196,947

198,625

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

194,224

195,158

194,560

194,178

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

98

101

101

102

December 8, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,628 20,830
3,414 1,048 30,251 7,638 3,273 7,117 17,377 7,713

December 15, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,607 21,845
3,415 1,350 32,433 7,725 3,288 7,185 16,927 7,881

19,259 6,809 3,583 5,316
13,761 6,002

19,992 6,537 3,689 4,675
14,328 6,476

9,278

9,586

190,297

194,939

194,887

194,602

98

100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012

State
Alabama .............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................. Florida ................................................. Georgia ................................................ Kentucky .............................................. Louisiana ............................................. Maryland .............................................. Mississippi ........................................... Missouri ...............................................

November 10, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
18,897 17,258
4,095 1,035 24,989 5,250 2,981 5,246 13,869 4,849

November 17, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,390 20,306
4,371 1,326 24,885 5,745 2,891 5,307 13,993 5,265

Week ending

November 24, 2012

December 1, 2012

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

17,883 18,987
4,309 1,162 24,958 5,875 2,664 5,710 12,984 4,869

19,786 19,476
3,550 1,020 26,525 5,542 2,642 7,060 14,757 5,316

December 8, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
21,156 19,134
3,831 1,369 25,978 6,190 2,940 6,526 14,396 5,768

December 15, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
21,449 20,377
4,086 1,311 26,221 6,383 2,912 6,198 14,770 5,720

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

15,055 4,181 2,634 3,726
10,791 4,349
8,566

15,712 3,680 2,488 4,184
11,256 4,507
10,589

16,127 3,997 2,772 4,885
11,162 3,929
9,465

16,728 4,204 2,804 3,843
11,832 3,592
10,742

15,726 5,307 3,084 5,064
11,940 4,264
10,596

16,314 4,187 3,077 4,344
11,807 4,456
9,562

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

147,771

155,895

151,738

159,419

163,269

163,174

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

152,174

152,567

156,853

160,576

162,541

162,116

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

97

102

97

99

100

101

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.