- 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 18
- 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:
- 2012-04-18
- 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 2012/4-18
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s4-h18-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s4-h18-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 18, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 14, 2012 was 26.2 million, down 7 percent from the previous week, and down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, and down 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
Mar 10
33,291 32,374
97
28,770 28,332
98
Mar 17
33,153 32,249
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
Apr 14
33,304 32,536
98
27,852 26,180
94
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
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,342 6,930 3,838 5,472
15,026 6,207
11,035
19 State total ......................................
198,739
Previous year total ..............................
207,931
Percent of previous year .....................
96
March 17, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,269 20,142
3,415 1,351 32,249 7,723 3,470 7,678 17,784 7,482
19,969 6,365 3,859 5,118
15,075 6,137
11,413
197,499
208,714
95
Week ending
March 24, 2012
March 31, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
28,083 20,771
3,388 1,348 31,890 7,429 3,440 7,192 17,907 7,657
27,319 21,178
3,517 1,350 32,796 7,675 3,500 7,000 17,907 7,464
20,031 6,728 3,771 5,448
14,941 5,950
20,077 6,930 3,576 5,385
14,933 6,311
10,526
10,783
196,500
197,701
209,434
207,520
94
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 3,754 5,488
14,972 6,415
10,668
199,152
207,969
96
April 14, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,854 21,233
3,550 1,352 32,536 7,626 3,500 7,393 17,717 7,686
20,556 6,688 3,586 5,364
14,816 6,166
11,450
199,073
208,968
95
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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)
20,106 19,004
3,901 1,407 27,862 4,894 2,983 6,110 15,447 5,325
Week ending
March 24, 2012
March 31, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,610 20,043
4,043 1,217 27,284 6,594 3,032 5,927 15,207 5,245
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
April 14, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,546 19,564
4,647 1,289 26,180 6,185 3,059 5,915 15,444 5,972
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,870 3,813 3,144 4,218
12,524 4,735
10,859
16,127 4,123 3,103 4,096
12,235 4,592
11,778
16,163 3,662 2,957 4,919
12,723 4,824
10,176
19 State total ......................................
162,714
163,012
164,705
165,773
165,188
164,225
Previous year total ..............................
170,304
170,422
172,880
171,899
172,098
173,110
Percent of previous year .....................
96
96
95
96
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.