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.