Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2012 August 1

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

August 1, 2012

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 28, 2012 was 28.2 million, up 6 percent from the previous week, and up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 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

Jun 23

32,225 32,018

99

28,027 28,029 100

Jun 30

32,833 31,470

96

27,665 27,213

98

Jul 7

32,505 32,496 100

28,696 26,599

93

Jul 14

32,177 32,284 100

27,282 26,917

99

Jul 21

32,256 31,795

99

27,925 26,641

95

Jul 28

31,388 31,573 101

27,696 28,246 102

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

Million Chicks

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2012

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

June 23, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,068 20,870
3,557 1,353 32,018 6,917 3,303 7,456 17,938 7,196

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

19,662 6,473 3,651 5,299
14,546 6,219
10,974

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

195,500

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

198,340

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

99

June 30, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,719 20,976
3,570 1,352 31,470 7,303 3,440 7,401 17,823 7,774
19,537 6,550 3,600 5,559
14,253 6,340
11,253
195,920
197,158
99

Week ending

July 7, 2012

July 14, 2012

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

27,313 20,278
3,371 1,353 32,496 7,516 3,258 7,045 17,655 7,388

27,946 19,742
3,295 1,352 32,284 7,754 3,409 7,351 18,063 8,068

19,825 6,798 3,616 5,306
14,139 5,854

19,816 6,465 3,662 5,298
14,612 5,919

10,693

10,770

193,904

195,806

194,961

196,576

99

100

July 21, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,813 19,931
3,503 1,341 31,795 7,827 3,107 7,220 17,691 8,024
19,628 6,696 3,535 5,319
14,500 6,217
10,720
194,867
195,141
100

July 28, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
28,149 20,915
3,501 1,352 31,573 7,795 3,167 7,600 17,838 7,835
19,638 6,714 3,622 5,603
14,255 6,182
10,870
196,609
194,434
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012

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

June 23, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,419 19,950
5,003 1,058 28,029 6,269 3,327 6,164 15,432 5,727

June 30, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,806 19,778
3,787 1,079 27,213 6,536 3,066 6,947 15,520 5,952

Week ending

July 7, 2012

July 14, 2012

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

19,941 20,381
4,720 1,234 26,599 5,929 2,913 5,716 14,915 5,111

20,301 19,209
4,989 1,168 26,917 5,673 2,961 5,582 15,485 5,064

July 21, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,525 20,502
4,250 1,179 26,641 6,322 3,098 7,131 15,216 4,708

July 28, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,417 19,313
3,153 1,211 28,246 5,813 2,935 6,093 14,933 5,159

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

16,322 4,749 3,092 4,803
12,155 4,526
10,733

15,485 4,776 3,014 5,077
12,312 4,900
9,519

15,844 4,248 3,020 4,831
12,129 4,294
11,849

15,714 4,343 3,003 4,524
12,158 4,712
11,189

16,227 4,335 2,962 4,142
11,931 4,312
10,675

15,898 4,151 2,998 4,273
11,906 5,383
10,259

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

167,758

165,767

163,674

162,992

164,156

161,141

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

168,554

168,718

165,957

164,445

162,828

162,898

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

100

98

99

99

101

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.