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.