Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2012 June 27

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 27, 2012

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 23, 2012 was 28.2 million, up slightly from the previous week, and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, and 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.

Thousands

Thousands

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 32,496

99

28,732 28,166

98

Jun 23

32,225 31,982

99

28,027 28,213 101

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 ...............................................

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

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ............................................ Pennsylvania ....................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ................................................... Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,428 6,843 3,710 5,462
14,589 6,279
11,129

19 State total .......................................

200,720

Previous year total ...............................

206,792

Percent of previous year .....................

97

May 26, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,321 21,553
3,699 1,353 32,656 7,893 3,409 7,388 18,078 7,989
19,953 7,133 3,838 5,277
15,070 6,353
11,060
201,023
205,932
98

Week ending

June 2, 2012

June 9, 2012

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

28,329 21,790
3,710 1,352 33,032 7,759 3,500 7,672 18,065 7,988

28,277 21,492
3,547 1,350 32,466 7,647 3,439 7,194 18,000 8,023

20,166 6,801 3,840 5,091
15,039 6,425

19,843 7,024 3,789 5,558
14,790 6,325

10,756

10,589

201,315

199,353

205,234

204,659

98

97

June 16, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,872 21,354
3,519 1,351 32,496 7,676 3,409 7,483 17,404 7,635
19,508 6,600 3,781 5,066
14,550 6,252
10,736
196,692
199,826
98

June 23, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,279 20,870
3,557 1,353 31,982 7,434 3,303 7,456 17,938 7,196
19,494 6,473 3,685 5,299
14,563 6,219
10,860
194,961
198,340
98

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012

State
Alabama .............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................. Florida ................................................. Georgia ................................................ Kentucky .............................................. Louisiana ............................................. Maryland .............................................. Mississippi ........................................... Missouri ...............................................

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

May 26, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,482 20,303
3,733 1,333 28,532 6,768 3,111 6,367 15,401 5,387

Week ending

June 2, 2012

June 9, 2012

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

20,128 20,800
4,235 1,285 27,656 6,305 3,084 6,528 15,672 5,186

20,717 20,656
4,333 1,175 27,682 6,213 3,077 5,864 15,208 5,408

June 16, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,257 20,394
4,764 1,260 28,166 6,571 3,240 5,801 15,594 6,084

June 23, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,364 19,950
5,003 1,058 28,213 6,378 3,327 6,164 15,435 5,727

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ............................................ Pennsylvania ....................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ................................................... Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

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

16,154 3,636 3,054 4,676
12,325 4,922
10,514

16,308 4,749 3,177 4,803
12,145 4,526
10,502

19 State total .......................................

165,552

167,124

166,584

167,271

167,412

167,829

Previous year total ...............................

172,512

172,753

171,318

169,855

168,765

168,554

Percent of previous year .....................

96

97

97

98

99

100

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.