Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2012 June 6

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 6, 2012

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 2, 2012 was 27.6 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week but down 2 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 28

33,368 32,356

97

28,613 27,300

95

May 5

33,663 32,768

97

28,535 28,245

99

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 28,477 102

Jun 2

33,567 33,032

98

29,175 27,602

95

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

April 28, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,238 21,246
3,470 1,353 32,356 7,421 3,440 7,628 17,404 7,473

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

20,139 6,970 3,597 5,437
14,551 6,294
11,145

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

198,162

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

207,087

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

96

May 5, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,305 21,684
3,620 1,352 32,768 7,750 3,485 7,449 18,003 7,481
20,583 6,712 3,610 5,376
14,696 6,290
10,718
199,882
207,982
96

Week ending

May 12, 2012

May 19, 2012

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

27,976 21,793
3,622 1,353 32,771 7,853 3,470 7,087 18,185 7,687

28,384 21,765
3,696 1,353 32,634 7,735 3,455 7,200 17,810 7,726

20,044 6,926 3,636 5,481
14,627 6,281

20,426 6,843 3,650 5,462
14,769 6,279

10,901

11,115

199,693

200,302

206,342

206,792

97

97

May 26, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,329 21,401
3,699 1,353 32,656 7,731 3,409 7,388 18,078 7,788
20,126 7,133 3,838 5,277
15,061 6,353
11,244
200,864
205,932
98

June 2, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,305 21,578
3,710 1,352 33,032 7,728 3,500 7,672 18,065 7,788
19,992 6,801 3,719 5,091
14,967 6,425
10,739
200,464
205,234
98

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012

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

April 28, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,201 19,093
4,190 1,250 27,300 6,453 3,084 6,677 15,353 5,924

May 5, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,231 18,848
4,350 1,083 28,245 6,119 3,124 6,380 14,874 5,767

Week ending

May 12, 2012

May 19, 2012

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

19,775 20,132
3,956 1,328 27,482 6,666 3,130 6,860 15,477 5,113

20,746 19,908
4,361 1,509 26,806 5,876 3,075 6,377 15,042 5,491

May 26, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,482 20,303
3,733 1,333 28,477 6,768 3,111 6,367 15,401 5,384

June 2, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,117 20,800
4,235 1,285 27,602 6,305 3,084 6,528 15,686 5,186

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

16,189 4,887 3,101 5,350
12,424 4,906
10,290

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
10,680

16,278 4,237 2,954 3,779
12,106 5,187
11,626

16,817 4,156 2,993 3,766
12,338 5,009
10,561

16,294 4,315 3,044 4,623
12,165 5,021
10,290

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

166,672

166,233

167,069

165,358

166,999

166,580

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

172,624

172,506

174,014

172,512

172,753

171,318

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

97

96

96

96

97

97

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.