Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 January 6

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 6, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 2, 2010 was 26.1 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 5 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

Nov 28 32,495 31,283 96 24,131 24,115 100 +442 +554 24,128 24,256 101

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 31,204 96 27,159 25,851 95 +1150 +774 27,662 26,119 94

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

Million Chicks

26

25

24

2009

2010

23

22

Jan 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

Nov 28 2009
Thousand
28,719 24,268 3,366 1,329 31,283 8,080 3,304 8,698 18,620 19,214 7,210 3,857 5,613 15,694 6,201 17,237
202,693
204,719
99

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Dec 5 2009

Dec 12 2009

Dec 19 2009

Thousand

Thousand

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 15,302 6,193 18,213

*29,614 *24,454
3,377 1,327 *31,146 *8,015 3,349 8,918 18,780 *18,549 *7,013 4,096 5,589 15,689 5,968 19,368

29,459 24,446 3,425 1,297 31,147 7,998 3,349 *9,007 18,882 18,909 7,165 3,771 5,825 15,273 6,114 *18,500

*201,128

*205,252

*204,567

200,741

205,041

203,388

100

100

101

Dec 26 2009
Thousand
*29,798 *24,008
3,438 1,296 *31,173 *8,041 3,379 *8,963 18,735 *18,750 *7,154 *3,740 5,814 15,395 6,224 *18,108
*204,016
202,493
101

Jan 2 2010
Thousand
29,435 24,377 3,292 1,328 31,204 7,978 3,379 8,926 18,687 18,245 7,290 3,755 5,427 14,956 6,217 18,153
202,649
202,760
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

Nov 28 2009
Thousand
18,215 19,658 4,871 1,017 24,256 6,430 2,687 5,870 15,374 15,281 5,392 2,833 4,726 13,330 4,173 14,333
158,446
159,463
99

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Dec 5 2009

Dec 12 2009

Dec 19 2009

Thousand

Thousand

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 13,414 4,973 15,961

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 13,631 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 13,575 4,966 *15,863

166,318

*166,935

*168,371

166,189

167,904

168,272

100

99

100

Dec 26 2009
Thousand
*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 13,204 5,459 *15,879
*167,004
166,152
101

Jan 2 2010
Thousand
21,601 21,419 4,320 1,003 26,119 6,024 2,917 6,411 16,123 15,558 4,664 3,268 4,347 13,488 4,605 17,391
169,258
168,557
100

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.