Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 December 2

United States Department of Agriculture
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

December 2, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 28, 2009 was 24.3 million, up 6 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.1 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 percent.

GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED

Eggs Set1/

Chicks Hatched

Net Cross State Movement of Chicks

Chicks Placed

Week

% of

% of

% of

Ended 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008

2009 2008 2009 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Oct 24 29,691 29,746 100 24,667 22,681 92 +454 +587 24,490 22,529 92

Oct 31 28,621 27,685 97 24,923 25,856 104 +922 +106 25,262 25,302 100

Nov 7 28,892 28,934 * 100 23,819 24,014 101 +497 +466 23,620 23,552 100

Nov 14 31,090 30,723 99 24,966 25,063 100 +854 +787 25,109 25,074 100

Nov 21 31,989 30,497 95 23,698 23,148 * 98 +960 +403 * 23,818 22,950 * 96

Nov 28 32,495 31,061 96 24,131 24,115 100 +442 +554 24,128 24,256 101

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.

Million Chicks

31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22
Jan

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2008-2009

2008

2009

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec

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State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Oct 24 2009

Oct 31 2009

Nov 7 2009

Nov 14 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

27,589 21,511 3,167 1,098 29,746 7,495 3,228 8,174 16,599 17,106 6,380 3,496 5,859 14,708 5,695 16,849

24,712 21,296 2,941 1,327 27,685 7,265 3,077 9,065 15,901 17,729 6,883 3,680 5,173 13,813 5,314 16,922

*25,459 *22,363
2,735 1,328 *28,934 *7,058 3,107 9,186 *18,098 *18,411 *7,038 3,501 5,390 *15,195 5,665 17,146

29,048 23,997 3,260 1,096 30,723 7,789 3,409 8,371 18,464 18,273 7,131 3,999 6,080 15,401 6,265 18,147

188,700

182,783

*190,614

201,453

191,280

185,975

193,091

202,149

99

98

99

100

Nov 21 2009
Thousand
28,421 *24,334
3,781 1,329 30,497 7,843 3,440 8,711 18,024 19,020 *7,211 *3,796 5,375 15,702 6,222 *18,350
*202,056
203,681
99

Nov 28 2009
Thousand
28,513 23,561 3,366 1,329 31,061 8,034 3,304 8,698 18,620 18,887 7,145 3,685 5,613 15,276 6,201 17,661
200,954
204,719
98

State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Oct 24 2009

Oct 31 2009

Nov 7 2009

Nov 14 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

19,199 20,180 4,075 1,140 22,529 5,749 2,361 5,527 13,899 14,202 3,749 3,189 4,220 11,436 4,487 14,979

19,368 19,515 4,740 1,026 25,302 5,984 2,869 6,091 14,442 13,201 4,569 3,249 4,799 12,685 4,203 15,938

19,411 18,362 4,940
830 23,552 5,367 2,927 5,394 15,070 15,100 4,645 2,767 4,256 11,756 4,454 15,146

19,861 19,118 4,142
920 25,074 5,268 2,795 5,260 14,413 14,593 4,548 2,824 4,871 12,830 4,775 14,907

150,921

157,981

153,977

156,199

154,412

158,747

155,285

156,111

98

100

99

100

Nov 21 2009
Thousand
*18,272 *20,045
3,924 1,021 *22,950 6,113 2,594 5,927 13,563 14,690 3,502 *2,943 4,441 12,182 4,856 *14,031
*151,054
152,410
99

Nov 28 2009
Thousand
18,201 19,658 4,871 1,017 24,256 6,358 2,687 5,870 15,374 15,281 5,391 2,803 4,726 13,324 4,173 14,276
158,266
159,463
99

Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.