- 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 23
- 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:
- 2012-05-23
- 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 2012/5-23
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s5-h23-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s5-h23-belec-p-btext
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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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 23, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 10 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 19, 2012 was 26.8 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, and down 10 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 slightly from the previous week and 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.
Thous ands
Thous ands
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 27,482
95
May 19
34,021 32,619
96
29,633 26,779
90
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
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 ..............................................
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
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,557 6,688 3,934 5,364
14,808 6,166
11,562
19 State total ......................................
199,648
Previous year total ..............................
208,968
Percent of previous year .....................
96
April 21, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,211 21,168
3,622 1,347 32,220 7,451 3,530 7,570 18,068 7,711
20,434 6,849 3,795 5,771
14,782 6,399
11,267
200,195
209,132
96
Week ending
April 28, 2012
May 5, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
28,238 21,246
3,470 1,353 32,356 7,421 3,440 7,628 17,404 7,473
28,120 21,684
3,620 1,352 32,743 7,659 3,359 7,449 17,731 7,481
20,139 6,970 3,597 5,437
14,551 6,294
20,416 6,712 3,610 5,376
14,696 6,290
10,972
10,914
197,989
199,212
207,087
207,982
96
96
May 12, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,795 21,793
3,622 1,353 32,771 7,728 3,470 7,087 18,185 7,687
20,389 6,926 3,636 5,481
14,627 6,281
11,021
199,852
206,342
97
May 19, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,381 21,765
3,696 1,353 32,619 7,735 3,455 7,200 17,810 7,726
20,426 6,843 3,795 5,462
14,769 6,279
10,731
200,045
206,792
97
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
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
April 21, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,877 20,389
4,733 1,202 27,592 6,222 3,095 6,244 15,418 4,894
Week ending
April 28, 2012
May 5, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
20,201 19,093
4,190 1,250 27,300 6,390 3,084 6,677 15,353 5,924
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)
19,775 20,132
3,956 1,328 27,482 6,666 3,130 6,860 15,477 5,113
May 19, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,741 19,908
4,361 1,509 26,779 5,876 3,075 6,377 15,047 5,491
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
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
16,649 4,573 3,151 4,819
12,343 4,935
10,591
16,278 4,237 3,015 3,779
12,106 5,187
11,493
19 State total ......................................
164,792
166,208
166,916
166,149
166,980
165,259
Previous year total ..............................
173,110
172,008
172,624
172,506
174,014
172,512
Percent of previous year .....................
95
97
97
96
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.