- 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 9
- 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:
- 2012-05-09
- 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 2012/5-9
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s5-h9-belec-p-btext
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_i-ga-ba400-pc7-bp1-bh2-b2012-s5-h9-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 9, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 5, 2012 was 28.3 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 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
Mar 31
33,879 32,796
97
28,220 27,051
96
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 32,274
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 28,268
99
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 31, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,426 21,178
3,517 1,350 32,796 7,822 3,500 7,000 17,907 7,464
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,223 6,930 3,576 5,385
14,933 6,311
10,782
19 State total ......................................
198,100
Previous year total ..............................
207,520
Percent of previous year .....................
95
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
20,381 6,910 3,754 5,488
14,972 6,415
10,711
199,312
207,969
96
Week ending
April 14, 2012
April 21, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
27,904 21,233
3,550 1,352 32,536 7,687 3,530 7,393 17,717 7,686
28,393 21,168
3,622 1,347 32,274 7,358 3,530 7,570 18,068 7,711
20,557 6,688 3,934 5,364
14,816 6,166
20,434 6,849 3,795 5,483
14,821 6,399
11,562
11,267
199,675
200,089
208,968
209,132
96
96
April 28, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,188 21,246
3,470 1,353 32,356 7,394 3,440 7,628 17,689 7,473
20,142 6,970 3,597 5,437
14,560 6,294
10,597
196,834
207,087
95
May 5, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,109 21,684
3,620 1,352 32,743 7,659 3,359 7,449 17,731 7,481
20,416 6,712 3,678 5,376
14,595 6,290
10,914
199,168
207,982
96
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................
March 31, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,335 20,144
3,724 1,016 27,051 6,214 3,025 7,020 15,136 5,548
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
Week ending
April 14, 2012
April 21, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
20,546 19,564
4,647 1,289 25,950 6,097 3,040 5,915 15,444 5,972
19,877 20,389
4,733 1,202 27,592 6,222 3,095 6,244 15,418 4,892
April 28, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,201 19,093
4,190 1,250 27,300 6,390 3,084 6,677 15,353 5,921
May 5, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,237 19,044
4,350 1,083 28,268 6,035 3,124 6,380 14,867 5,767
North Carolina .................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
17,064 3,959 3,144 4,218
12,524 4,735
10,859
16,334 4,123 3,103 4,096
12,235 4,592
11,770
16,403 3,662 2,927 4,919
12,723 4,824
10,860
16,421 4,238 2,892 4,754
12,612 4,457
11,158
16,189 4,887 3,101 5,350
12,414 4,906
10,597
16,390 4,791 3,142 4,520
12,238 4,604
11,207
19 State total ......................................
165,716
165,207
164,782
166,196
166,903
166,047
Previous year total ..............................
171,899
172,098
173,110
172,008
172,624
172,506
Percent of previous year .....................
96
96
95
97
97
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.