Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2012 June 20

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.