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
January 13, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 9, 2010 was 26.1 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 percent 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 2008 2009 % of 2008 2009 % of 2008
2009 2008 2009 % of
Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009
2010 2009 2010 prev. yr.
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Dec 5 31,381 31,186 99 25,807 25,357 98 +611 +345 25,808 25,026 97
Dec 12 32,540 31,146 96 26,663 25,697 96 +599 +581 26,559 25,688 97
Dec 19 32,778 31,147 95 27,027 26,213 97 +728 +841 27,123 26,389 97
Dec 26 32,669 31,173 95 26,184 25,967 99 +545 +626 26,376 26,160 99
Jan 2 32,528 31,185 * 96 27,159 25,866 * 95 +1150 +771 * 27,662 26,132 * 94
Jan 9 32,954 31,353 95 27,368 25,767 94 +750 +890 27,503 26,086 95
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.
BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2009-2010
29
28
27
26
Million Chicks
25
24
23
22 Jan Feb Mar Apr
2009
2010
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
Dec 5 2009
Thousand
29,465 23,143 3,102 1,329 31,186 7,828 3,424 8,922 18,638 18,294 6,790 3,614 5,685 *15,321 6,193 18,213
*201,147
200,741
100
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Dec 12 2009
Dec 19 2009
Dec 26 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
29,614 24,454 3,377 1,327 31,146 8,015 3,349 8,918 18,780 18,549 7,013 *4,129 5,589 *15,709 5,968 19,368
29,459 *24,534
3,425 1,297 31,147 *7,942 3,349 9,007 18,882 *18,980 *7,146 3,771 5,825 *15,295 6,114 18,500
29,798 *24,081
3,438 1,296 31,173 8,041 3,379 8,963 18,735 18,750 7,154 3,740 5,814 *15,417 6,224 18,108
*205,305
*204,673
*204,111
205,041
203,388
202,493
100
101
101
Jan 2 2010
Thousand
29,435 *24,125
3,292 1,328 *31,185 7,978 3,379 8,926 18,687 18,245 *7,288 *3,785 5,427 *14,978 6,217 *18,161
*202,436
202,760
100
Jan 9 2010
Thousand
29,588 23,884 3,243 1,185 31,353 7,701 3,378 8,803 18,566 18,541 7,106 3,785 5,673 15,083 6,225 17,687
201,801
201,843
100
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
Dec 5 2009
Thousand
21,077 21,571 4,961
821 25,026 6,290 2,969 5,385 15,785 15,379 4,322 3,185 5,199 *13,430 4,973 15,961
*166,334
166,189
100
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Dec 12 2009
Dec 19 2009
Dec 26 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
20,232 21,515 4,097 1,010 25,688 6,069 3,075 6,828 15,903 15,505 3,869 3,037 4,586 *13,646 5,065 16,825
20,436 21,151 4,948 1,015 26,389 6,250 3,022 5,899 16,187 15,695 5,228 3,091 4,656 *13,591 4,966 15,863
20,904 21,451 4,618 1,294 26,160 6,475 3,066 5,338 16,031 15,155 3,865 3,006 5,099 *13,220 5,459 15,879
*166,950
*168,387
*167,020
167,904
168,272
166,152
99
100
101
Jan 2 2010
Thousand
*21,602 *21,399
*4,216 1,003 *26,132 6,024 2,917 *6,510 16,123 15,558 *4,808 *3,144 4,347 *13,504 4,605 *17,393
*169,285
168,557
100
Jan 9 2010
Thousand
20,904 21,704 5,262
984 26,086 6,094 2,867 4,993 16,408 15,677 4,056 3,062 4,550 13,088 4,092 16,892
166,719
168,244
99
Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.