- 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 7
- 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:
- 2012-03-07
- 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 2012/3-7
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s3-h7-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s3-h7-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 7, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 3, 2012 was 27.4 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, and down 3 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, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 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
Jan 28
33,059 31,630
96
27,323 27,019
99
Feb 4
33,628 31,616
94
27,749 26,053
94
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 27,868 102
Mar 3
33,447 32,150
96
28,329 27,441
97
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 ..............................................
January 28, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,029 20,235
3,258 1,352 31,630 7,582 3,424 7,216 17,662 7,668
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ...............................
19,741 6,609 3,831 5,156
14,345 5,698
10,488
19 State total ......................................
193,924
Previous year total ..............................
203,933
Percent of previous year .....................
95
February 4, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
26,946 19,931
3,265 1,352 31,616 7,478 3,440 6,874 17,623 7,784
20,207 6,841 3,649 5,318
14,410 5,985
10,486
193,205
205,787
94
Week ending
February 11, 2012
February 18, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
27,085 20,091
3,188 1,352 31,983 7,720 3,470 7,484 17,832 7,817
27,638 19,499
3,191 1,243 32,222 7,546 3,424 7,067 17,663 7,807
20,310 6,923 3,539 5,282
15,025 6,199
20,143 6,768 3,497 5,404
14,904 5,963
10,135
10,387
195,435
194,366
204,337
207,150
96
94
February 25, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,000 20,142
3,190 1,353 32,143 6,483 3,379 7,204 17,814 7,672
20,325 6,688 3,714 5,296
14,693 6,168
11,113
195,377
206,633
95
March 3, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,580 20,493
3,191 1,350 32,150 7,855 3,470 7,212 17,799 7,840
20,397 6,930 3,719 5,291
14,720 6,118
11,043
197,158
208,530
95
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
January 28, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,298 19,924
4,431 1,136 27,019 6,646 3,010 5,518 14,603 5,034
February 4, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,955 20,438
4,016 1,149 26,053 6,181 3,023 5,849 14,721 4,934
Week ending
February 11, 2012
February 18, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,445 18,219
4,433 1,048 27,384 6,544 3,062 6,490 15,172 5,755
21,845 19,111
4,404 1,062 25,271 6,008 3,068 5,959 15,227 5,674
February 25, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
18,833 19,144
3,440 1,073 27,868 5,662 3,092 6,751 15,317 4,613
March 3, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
18,747 19,498
4,117 1,212 27,441 6,628 3,091 5,778 15,596 5,566
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia ...............................
15,780 3,943 3,065 4,124
11,809 4,785
9,573
15,699 3,220 3,211 4,956
11,568 5,164
10,632
15,648 4,755 3,107 4,798
12,111 4,607
9,451
15,418 4,003 3,159 4,971
11,941 4,096
10,063
15,820 5,026 3,045 4,197
11,963 4,547
10,176
15,856 4,125 2,948 4,523
12,458 5,368
10,184
19 State total ......................................
160,698
160,769
162,029
161,280
160,567
163,136
Previous year total ..............................
168,493
168,151
167,953
167,473
168,805
167,792
Percent of previous year .....................
95
96
96
96
95
97
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.