Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2012 July 11

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

July 11, 2012

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 7, 2012 was 26.6 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, and down 7 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 3 percent from the previous week, and up slightly 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

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 28,024 100

Jun 30

32,833 31,697

97

27,665 27,185

98

Jul 7

32,505 32,539 100

28,696 26,632

93

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

June 2, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,329 21,790
3,710 1,352 33,032 7,875 3,500 7,672 18,065 7,988

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

20,166 6,801 3,840 5,091
15,039 6,425
10,826

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

201,501

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

205,234

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

98

June 9, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,292 21,703
3,547 1,350 32,466 7,714 3,439 7,194 18,181 8,023
19,844 7,024 3,789 5,558
14,790 6,325
10,614
199,853
204,659
98

Week ending

June 16, 2012

June 23, 2012

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

27,724 21,354
3,519 1,351 32,496 7,661 3,254 7,483 17,404 7,635

28,279 20,870
3,557 1,353 31,982 7,442 3,303 7,456 17,938 7,196

19,509 6,600 3,781 5,066
14,550 6,252

19,494 6,473 3,651 5,299
14,563 6,219

10,764

10,974

196,403

196,049

199,826

198,340

98

99

June 30, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,846 20,976
3,570 1,352 31,697 7,418 3,440 7,401 17,823 7,774
19,559 6,550 3,600 5,559
14,270 6,340
11,118
196,293
197,158
100

July 7, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,265 20,334
3,371 1,353 32,539 7,450 3,134 7,045 17,504 7,388
19,825 6,798 3,826 5,306
14,156 6,101
10,715
194,110
194,961
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012

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

June 2, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
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)
20,717 20,656
4,333 1,175 27,682 6,213 3,077 5,864 15,208 5,408

Week ending

June 16, 2012

June 23, 2012

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

20,257 20,394
4,764 1,260 28,166 6,571 3,240 5,801 15,594 6,084

20,419 19,950
5,003 1,058 28,024 6,269 3,327 6,164 15,432 5,727

June 30, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,806 19,778
3,787 1,079 27,185 6,536 3,066 6,947 15,520 5,954

July 7, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,941 19,918
4,720 1,234 26,632 5,851 2,913 5,716 14,915 5,111

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

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
10,899

16,154 3,636 3,054 4,676
12,322 4,922
10,540

16,322 4,749 3,092 4,803
12,145 4,526
10,735

15,485 4,776 3,014 5,077
12,303 4,900
9,519

15,839 4,111 3,158 4,831
12,142 4,294
11,849

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

166,584

167,314

167,435

167,745

165,732

163,175

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

171,318

169,855

168,765

168,554

168,718

165,957

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

97

99

99

100

98

98

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.