Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 March 31

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

March 31, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 27, 2010 was 27.3 million, up 3 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 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 1 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

% of

% of

% of

Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009

2010 2009 2010 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Feb 20 32,818 31,902 97 26,753 25,774 96 +795 +525 26,910 25,852 96

Feb 27 33,109 31,520 95 26,852 26,328 98

-43 +292 26,289 26,205 100

Mar 6 31,715 31,745 * 100 26,835 26,172 98 +126 +93 26,442 25,847 98

Mar 13 31,979 31,691 99 27,216 26,303 97 +824 +132 27,577 25,946 94

Mar 20 30,699 31,701 103 27,524 25,990 94 +1161 +916 28,238 26,433 94

Mar 27 31,392 31,500 100 26,444 26,248 99 +842 +1477 26,760 27,287 102

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Feb 20 2010

Feb 27 2010

Mar 6 2010

Mar 13 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

30,080 23,906
3,266 1,376 31,902 7,830 3,470 9,069 19,258 19,134 6,727 3,693 5,675 16,145 6,435 *19,015

30,104 24,327
3,264 1,385 31,520 7,775 3,470 9,106 19,465 18,768 6,658 3,698 5,977 15,807 6,427 *19,614

*30,017 *24,284
3,193 1,338 *31,745 *7,822 3,470 9,062 19,349 *18,790 *6,623 3,692 5,643 15,448 6,549 *19,435

29,667 22,958
3,782 1,303 31,691 7,710 3,440 8,856 19,156 18,901 7,113 3,839 5,640 15,566 6,543 *19,502

*206,981

*207,365

*206,460

*205,667

204,603

206,753

202,111

203,072

101

100

102

101

Mar 20 2010
Thousand
30,564 *23,778
3,615 1,316 31,701 7,995 3,500 9,141 19,503 18,559 *7,224 *3,743 6,048 15,541 6,412 *19,134
*207,774
200,382
104

Mar 27 2010
Thousand
30,325 23,437
3,709 1,343 31,500 7,708 3,470 9,089 19,405 18,743 7,145 3,698 5,990 14,758 6,178 18,832
205,330
199,817
103

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

Feb 20 2010

Feb 27 2010

Mar 6 2010

Mar 13 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,884 21,265
3,911 1,104 25,852 6,158 3,014 5,808 16,617 15,010 4,863 2,646 4,982 12,966 4,948 *15,858

20,739 20,773
5,629 1,040 26,205 6,120 3,049 5,316 16,897 15,411 4,505 2,609 5,071 13,173 4,561 *17,201

20,883 22,446
3,625 1,037 25,847 6,033 3,032 6,589 17,174 15,299 3,172 2,854 5,156 13,249 5,751 *16,893

21,449 21,477
4,581 1,030 25,946 6,450 3,021 6,115 16,809 15,790 4,658 3,023 4,841 13,376 5,212 *16,389

*165,886

*168,299

*169,040

*170,167

163,431

166,495

167,577

169,505

102

101

101

100

Mar 20 2010
Thousand
20,750 *21,677
4,994 1,029 26,433 6,070 3,043 6,069 16,891 15,610 *4,286 *2,993 4,810 13,204 5,052 *17,105
*170,016
170,633
100

Mar 27 2010
Thousand
20,850 21,428
4,391 1,096 27,287 6,256 3,059 6,223 16,766 15,853 4,347 2,940 4,114 12,821 5,328 16,422
169,181
167,014
101

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.