- 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 4
- 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:
- 2012-04-04
- 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 2012/4-4
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s4-h4-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s4-h4-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 4, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 31, 2012 was 27.2 million, down slightly from the previous week, and down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but 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 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 27,862
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
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 25, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,970 20,142
3,190 1,353 32,143 6,361 3,379 7,204 17,814 7,654
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,313 6,688 3,714 5,296
14,868 6,168
11,002
19 State total ......................................
195,259
Previous year total ..............................
206,633
Percent of previous year .....................
94
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
20,397 6,930 3,763 5,291
14,732 5,947
10,913
197,684
208,530
95
Week ending
March 10, 2012
March 17, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
27,476 21,148
3,303 1,350 32,374 7,794 3,440 7,674 17,682 7,648
28,259 20,142
3,415 1,351 32,236 7,805 3,470 7,678 17,784 7,482
20,342 6,930 3,838 5,472
14,994 6,207
19,957 6,365 3,859 5,118
15,077 6,273
11,016
11,303
198,688
197,574
207,787
208,563
96
95
March 24, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,251 20,771
3,388 1,348 31,890 7,538 3,440 7,192 17,907 7,657
20,031 6,728 3,771 5,448
14,943 6,047
10,648
196,998
209,382
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 3,696 5,385
14,933 6,311
10,771
197,817
208,037
95
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
February 25, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
18,833 19,144
3,440 1,073 27,877 5,662 3,092 6,751 15,317 4,612
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
Week ending
March 10, 2012
March 17, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,382 18,611
3,910 1,174 28,332 6,595 3,022 6,441 15,328 6,020
20,106 19,004
3,901 1,407 27,862 4,894 2,983 6,110 15,447 5,325
March 24, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
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
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,820 5,026 3,045 4,197
11,972 4,547
10,139
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 3,117 3,646
12,197 4,784
10,826
16,294 4,533 3,113 4,696
12,117 5,365
10,257
16,080 3,813 3,230 4,218
12,501 4,735
10,658
19 State total ......................................
160,547
163,347
162,705
162,967
164,477
164,845
Previous year total ..............................
168,805
167,792
170,434
170,587
173,852
172,812
Percent of previous year .....................
95
97
95
96
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.