- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2012 March 21
- Creator:
- Georgia Crop Reporting Service
- Contributor to Resource:
- United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Regional Field Office, issuing body.
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries, issuing body.
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, issuing body.
Georgia. Department of Agriculture, issuing body.
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture, issuing body. - Publisher:
- Athens, Ga. : Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service
- Date of Original:
- 2012-03-21
- Subject:
- Poultry--Hatcheries--Georgia--Statistics
Eggs--Production--Georgia--Statistics - Location:
- United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: August 28, 2013.
Effective March 12, 2014, name of issuing body appears as Southern Regional Field Office.
August 28, 2013; title from caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed January 19, 2018).
January 17, 2018 (received via e-mail on January 18, 2018 from Georgia Department of Agriculture); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed November 22, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Call Number GA A400.C7 P1 H2 2012/3-21
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s3-h21-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s3-h21-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
-
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
March 21, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 17, 2012 was 27.8 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, and down 3 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.
Thous ands
Thous ands
Feb 11
33,436 31,983
96
27,205 27,384 101
Feb 18
33,653 32,222
96
28,083 25,271
90
Feb 25
33,090 32,143
97
27,285 27,877 102
Mar 3
33,447 32,150
96
28,329 27,520
97
Mar 10
33,291 32,374
97
28,770 28,332
98
Mar 17
33,153 32,236
97
28,305 27,769
98
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 ..............................................
February 11, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,085 20,091
3,188 1,352 31,983 7,751 3,470 7,484 17,832 7,817
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ...............................
20,310 6,923 3,539 5,282
15,035 6,199
10,140
19 State total ......................................
195,481
Previous year total ..............................
204,337
Percent of previous year .....................
96
February 18, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,624 19,499
3,191 1,243 32,222 7,571 3,424 7,067 17,663 7,807
20,336 6,768 3,497 5,404
15,011 5,963
10,373
194,663
207,150
94
Week ending
February 25, 2012
March 3, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
27,970 20,142
3,190 1,353 32,143 6,399 3,379 7,204 17,814 7,654
27,581 20,493
3,191 1,350 32,150 7,855 3,470 7,212 17,799 7,840
20,313 6,688 3,714 5,296
14,868 6,168
20,397 6,930 3,763 5,291
14,732 6,118
10,998
10,909
195,293
197,081
206,633
208,530
95
95
March 10, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,476 20,665
3,303 1,350 32,374 7,841 3,440 7,674 17,682 7,648
20,342 6,930 3,838 5,472
14,994 6,207
11,010
198,246
207,787
95
March 17, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,260 19,658
3,415 1,351 32,236 7,805 3,470 7,678 17,784 7,482
19,957 6,365 3,692 5,118
15,084 6,273
11,299
196,927
208,563
94
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
February 11, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,365 18,219
4,433 1,048 27,384 6,544 3,062 6,490 15,172 5,755
February 18, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
21,845 19,111
4,404 1,062 25,271 6,008 3,068 5,959 15,227 5,674
Week ending
February 25, 2012
March 3, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
18,833 19,144
3,440 1,073 27,877 5,662 3,092 6,751 15,317 4,612
18,749 19,498
4,117 1,454 27,520 6,562 3,091 5,778 15,599 5,566
March 10, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,382 18,611
3,910 1,174 28,332 6,595 3,022 6,441 15,328 6,020
March 17, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,062 19,004
3,901 1,407 27,769 5,014 2,983 6,110 15,440 5,325
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ...............................
15,648 4,755 3,107 4,798
12,119 4,607
9,442
15,418 4,003 3,159 4,971
11,949 4,096
10,057
15,820 5,026 3,045 4,197
11,972 4,547
10,137
15,856 4,125 2,894 4,523
12,466 5,368
10,181
15,816 4,014 2,870 4,230
12,321 4,739
9,900
16,753 4,605 2,970 3,646
12,205 4,784
10,824
19 State total ......................................
161,948
161,282
160,545
163,347
162,705
162,802
Previous year total ..............................
167,953
167,473
168,805
167,792
170,434
170,587
Percent of previous year .....................
96
96
95
97
95
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.