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 22, 2012
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UNCHANGED
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 18, 2012 was 26.9 million, down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, and unchanged 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
Jul 14
32,177 32,461 101
27,282 26,917
99
Jul 21
32,256 31,849
99
27,925 26,546
95
Jul 28
31,388 31,573 101
27,696 28,246 102
Aug 4
31,538 31,739 101
27,750 28,124 101
Aug 11
31,682 31,773 100
27,112 28,416 105
Aug 18
31,810 31,810 100
26,176 26,860 103
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 ...............................................
July 14, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,908 19,621
3,295 1,352 32,461 7,659 3,409 7,351 18,063 8,068
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ............................................ Pennsylvania ....................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ................................................... Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
19,816 6,465 3,767 5,298
14,612 6,222
10,744
19 State total .......................................
196,111
Previous year total ...............................
196,576
Percent of previous year .....................
100
July 21, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,947 19,931
3,503 1,341 31,849 7,790 3,107 7,220 17,795 8,024
19,628 6,689 3,535 5,319
14,500 6,217
10,722
195,117
195,141
100
Week ending
July 28, 2012
August 4, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
28,141 20,915
3,501 1,352 31,573 7,728 3,167 7,600 17,838 7,835
27,656 21,130
3,497 1,353 31,739 7,659 3,227 7,595 17,667 7,863
19,638 6,714 3,570 5,603
14,254 6,182
19,510 6,476 3,441 5,313
14,394 6,089
10,683
10,763
196,294
195,372
194,434
195,036
101
100
August 11, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,996 21,057
3,279 1,352 31,773 7,673 3,211 7,254 17,075 8,036
19,222 6,276 3,398 5,328
13,789 6,074
10,460
193,253
194,164
100
August 18, 2012
(1,000 eggs)
27,551 20,944
3,176 1,353 31,810 7,587 3,135 7,341 16,782 8,022
19,474 6,891 3,609 5,040
13,194 6,043
10,005
191,957
193,090
99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2012
State
Alabama .............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................. Florida ................................................. Georgia ................................................ Kentucky .............................................. Louisiana ............................................. Maryland .............................................. Mississippi ........................................... Missouri ...............................................
July 14, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,301 19,209
4,989 1,168 26,917 5,873 2,961 5,582 15,485 5,064
July 21, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
20,517 20,502
4,250 1,179 26,546 6,142 3,098 7,131 15,216 4,708
Week ending
July 28, 2012
August 4, 2012
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
19,417 19,313
3,153 1,211 28,246 5,925 2,935 6,093 14,933 5,159
19,749 17,406
3,361 1,138 28,124 6,483 3,067 6,452 15,326 6,071
August 11, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,688 18,903
4,085 1,010 28,416 6,447 2,794 6,135 15,357 5,711
August 18, 2012
(1,000 chicks)
19,877 19,160
4,394 1,304 26,860 5,922 2,796 6,483 15,261 5,029
North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ............................................ Pennsylvania ....................................... South Carolina ..................................... Texas ................................................... Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................
15,714 4,343 3,003 4,524
12,156 4,712
11,203
16,227 4,335 2,962 4,142
11,930 4,312
10,696
15,898 4,151 2,986 4,273
11,905 5,383
10,201
16,407 4,914 3,157 4,033
12,169 5,327
10,544
15,503 3,896 2,911 4,049
12,224 5,224
9,913
15,323 4,892 2,998 4,453
12,007 4,721
10,999
19 State total .......................................
163,204
163,893
161,182
163,728
162,266
162,479
Previous year total ...............................
164,445
162,828
162,898
164,050
162,336
161,039
Percent of previous year .....................
99
101
99
100
100
101
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.