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
June 20, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 16, 2012 was 28.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 2 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, up slightly from the previous week, but down 1 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.
Th ou s an ds
Tho us and s
May 12
33,479 32,771
98
28,937 27,482
95
May 19
34,021 32,634
96
29,633 26,806
90
May 26
33,821 32,656
97
27,923 28,532 102
Jun 2
33,567 33,032
98
29,175 27,656
95
Jun 9
33,547 32,466
97
28,436 27,682
97
Jun 16
32,798 32,501
99
28,732 28,160
98
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
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Oct
Nov
Dec
Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama .............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................. Florida ................................................. Georgia ................................................ Kentucky .............................................. Louisiana ............................................. Maryland .............................................. Mississippi ........................................... Missouri ...............................................
May 12, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,976 21,793
3,622 1,353 32,771 7,817 3,470 7,087 18,185 7,687
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ............................................ Pennsylvania ....................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ................................................... Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
20,044 6,926 3,703 5,481
14,636 6,281
10,958
19 State total .......................................
199,790
Previous year total ...............................
206,342
Percent of previous year .....................
97
May 19, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,424 21,826
3,696 1,353 32,634 7,871 3,455 7,200 18,095 7,726
20,428 6,843 3,715 5,462
14,589 6,279
11,129
200,725
206,792
97
Week ending
May 26, 2012
June 2, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
28,321 21,553
3,699 1,353 32,656 7,838 3,409 7,388 18,078 7,989
28,305 21,578
3,710 1,352 33,032 7,728 3,500 7,672 18,065 7,988
19,953 7,133 3,838 5,277
15,070 6,353
19,992 6,801 3,840 5,091
15,039 6,425
11,060
10,756
200,968
200,874
205,932
205,234
98
98
June 9, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,277 21,492
3,547 1,350 32,466 7,647 3,439 7,194 18,000 8,023
19,843 7,024 3,789 5,558
14,790 6,325
10,589
199,353
204,659
97
June 16, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,813 21,556
3,519 1,351 32,501 7,676 3,409 7,483 17,404 7,635
19,508 6,600 3,713 5,066
14,550 6,252
10,736
196,772
199,826
98
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama .............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................. Florida ................................................. Georgia ................................................ Kentucky .............................................. Louisiana ............................................. Maryland .............................................. Mississippi ........................................... Missouri ...............................................
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)
20,746 19,908
4,361 1,509 26,806 5,950 3,075 6,377 15,042 5,494
Week ending
May 26, 2012
June 2, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
20,482 20,303
3,733 1,333 28,532 6,768 3,111 6,367 15,401 5,387
20,128 20,800
4,235 1,285 27,656 6,305 3,084 6,528 15,672 5,186
June 9, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,710 20,656
4,333 1,175 27,682 6,213 3,077 5,864 15,201 5,408
June 16, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,278 20,410
4,764 1,260 28,160 6,497 3,240 5,801 15,582 6,084
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ............................................ Pennsylvania ....................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ................................................... Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
16,649 4,573 3,151 4,819
12,350 4,935
10,676
16,338 4,237 2,954 3,779
12,113 5,187
11,676
16,820 4,156 2,993 3,766
12,345 5,009
10,618
16,227 4,315 3,007 4,623
12,171 5,021
10,341
16,345 4,430 3,023 4,937
12,083 5,264
10,856
16,236 3,636 2,867 4,683
12,325 4,922
10,514
19 State total .......................................
167,072
165,552
167,124
166,584
167,257
167,259
Previous year total ...............................
174,014
172,512
172,753
171,318
169,855
168,765
Percent of previous year .....................
96
96
97
97
98
99
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.