- 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 May 16
- 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:
- 2012-05-16
- 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 2012/5-16
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s5-h16-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s5-h16-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
May 16, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 12, 2012 was 27.6 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, and down 5 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 slightly from the previous week, but 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.
Thous ands
Thous ands
Apr 7
33,408 32,564
97
27,898 27,899 100
Apr 14
33,304 32,536
98
27,852 25,950
93
Apr 21
33,825 32,220
95
28,185 27,592
98
Apr 28
33,368 32,356
97
28,613 27,300
95
May 5
33,663 32,743
97
28,535 28,245
99
May 12
33,479 32,771
98
28,937 27,618
95
Million Chicks
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
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
April 7, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,990 21,240
3,506 1,349 32,564 7,825 3,500 7,128 17,878 7,701
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,381 6,910 3,754 5,488
14,984 6,415
10,711
19 State total ......................................
199,324
Previous year total ..............................
207,969
Percent of previous year .....................
96
April 14, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,904 21,233
3,550 1,352 32,536 7,668 3,530 7,393 17,717 7,686
20,557 6,688 3,934 5,364
14,808 6,166
11,562
199,648
208,968
96
Week ending
April 21, 2012
April 28, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
28,211 21,168
3,622 1,347 32,220 7,433 3,530 7,570 18,068 7,711
27,188 21,246
3,470 1,353 32,356 7,394 3,440 7,628 17,689 7,473
20,434 6,849 3,795 5,483
14,782 6,399
20,142 6,970 3,597 5,437
14,551 6,294
11,267
10,597
199,889
196,825
209,132
207,087
96
95
May 5, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,120 21,684
3,620 1,352 32,743 7,659 3,359 7,449 17,731 7,481
20,416 6,712 3,610 5,376
14,696 6,290
10,914
199,212
207,982
96
May 12, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,795 21,793
3,622 1,353 32,771 7,762 3,470 7,087 18,185 7,687
20,389 6,926 3,675 5,482
14,627 6,281
11,021
199,926
206,342
97
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
April 7, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,595 18,964
4,760 1,233 27,899 5,964 3,356 5,488 15,282 5,413
April 14, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,546 19,564
4,647 1,289 25,950 6,097 3,040 5,915 15,444 5,972
Week ending
April 21, 2012
April 28, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,877 20,389
4,733 1,202 27,592 6,222 3,095 6,244 15,418 4,894
20,201 19,093
4,190 1,250 27,300 6,390 3,084 6,677 15,353 5,924
May 5, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,231 18,848
4,350 1,083 28,245 6,035 3,124 6,380 14,874 5,767
May 12, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,758 19,920
3,956 1,328 27,618 6,490 3,130 6,860 15,477 5,113
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,334 4,123 3,103 4,096
12,245 4,592
11,770
16,403 3,662 2,927 4,919
12,733 4,824
10,860
16,421 4,238 2,892 4,754
12,622 4,457
11,158
16,189 4,887 3,101 5,350
12,424 4,906
10,597
16,434 5,067 3,138 4,520
12,242 4,604
11,207
16,651 4,772 3,175 4,819
12,343 4,935
10,608
19 State total ......................................
165,217
164,792
166,208
166,916
166,149
166,953
Previous year total ..............................
172,098
173,110
172,008
172,624
172,506
174,014
Percent of previous year .....................
96
95
97
97
96
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.