- 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 April 11
- 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:
- 2012-04-11
- 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 2012/4-11
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s4-h11-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s4-h11-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
April 11, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 7, 2012 was 28.1 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent 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.
Thousands
Thousands
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 32,307
97
28,305 27,862
98
Mar 24
32,819 31,890
97
27,551 27,284
99
Mar 31
33,879 32,796
97
28,220 27,233
97
Apr 7
33,408 32,564
97
27,898 28,079 101
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 ..............................................
March 3, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,989 20,977
3,191 1,350 32,150 7,733 3,470 7,212 17,799 7,840
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,397 6,930 3,763 5,291
14,764 5,947
10,884
19 State total ......................................
197,687
Previous year total ..............................
208,530
Percent of previous year .....................
95
March 10, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,476 21,148
3,303 1,350 32,374 7,794 3,440 7,674 17,682 7,648
20,342 6,930 3,838 5,472
15,026 6,207
11,035
198,739
207,787
96
Week ending
March 17, 2012
March 24, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
28,269 20,142
3,415 1,351 32,307 7,723 3,470 7,678 17,784 7,482
28,251 20,771
3,388 1,348 31,890 7,538 3,440 7,192 17,907 7,657
19,969 6,365 3,859 5,118
15,075 6,137
20,031 6,728 3,771 5,448
14,941 6,047
11,413
10,526
197,557
196,874
208,563
209,382
95
94
March 31, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,319 21,178
3,517 1,350 32,796 7,683 3,500 7,000 17,907 7,464
20,077 6,930 3,576 5,385
14,933 6,311
10,783
197,709
208,037
95
April 7, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,989 21,240
3,506 1,349 32,564 7,709 3,500 7,128 17,878 7,701
20,381 6,910 3,785 5,488
14,972 6,415
10,668
199,183
208,503
96
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
March 3, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
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
Week ending
March 17, 2012
March 24, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
20,106 19,004
3,901 1,407 27,862 4,894 2,983 6,110 15,447 5,325
19,610 20,043
3,943 1,217 27,284 6,594 3,032 5,927 15,207 5,245
March 31, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,335 20,359
3,724 1,016 27,233 6,214 3,025 7,020 15,136 5,548
April 7, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,595 18,964
4,760 1,233 28,079 5,964 3,356 5,488 15,282 5,413
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,856 4,125 2,894 4,523
12,466 5,368
10,181
15,816 4,014 2,870 4,230
12,347 4,739
9,883
16,753 4,605 3,117 3,646
12,223 4,784
10,845
16,294 4,533 3,113 4,696
12,143 5,365
10,359
16,080 3,813 3,144 4,218
12,524 4,735
10,859
16,127 4,123 3,244 4,096
12,235 4,592
11,778
19 State total ......................................
163,347
162,714
163,012
164,605
164,983
165,329
Previous year total ..............................
167,792
170,434
170,587
173,852
172,812
172,733
Percent of previous year .....................
97
95
96
95
95
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.