Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 January 30

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 30, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 26, 2008 was 30.1 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 36.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.7 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 81 percent.

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

Eggs Set1/

Chicks Hatched

Net Cross State Movement of Chicks

Chicks Placed

Week 2006 2007 % of 2006 2007 % of 2006 2007 2006 2007 % of

Ended 2007 2008 prev. yr. 2007 2008 prev. yr. 2007 2008

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Dec 22 35,040 36,581 104 29,480 29,283 99 +459 +646

2007 2008 prev. yr. Thousands
29,405 29,388 100

Dec 29 35,205 36,366 103 28,019 28,466 102 +405 +761 28,117 28,747 102

Jan 5 35,155 36,719 104 29,017 29,460 102 +410 +1,051 Jan 12 35,466 35,299 100 28,685 29,773 104 +508 +529

29,937 29,961 100 28,583 29,703 104

Jan 19 35,479 35,480 100 29,050 29,585 102 +377 +150 * 28,977 29,169 * 101

Jan 26 34,597 35,973 104 28,806 29,654 103 +382 +971 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.

28,610 30,116 105

Million Chicks

31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24
Jan

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2007-2008

2007

2008

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
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 22 2007

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Dec 29 2007

Jan 5 2008

Jan 12 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

32,113 28,008 4,133 1,339 36,581 7,810 3,675 9,015 19,075 19,436 6,597 4,371 5,669 15,473 6,207 19,450

32,201 28,434 4,153 1,339 36,366 *7,707 3,710 9,008 18,861 19,809 6,630 *4,185 5,457 15,475 6,225 19,418

*31,796 *28,401
4,182 *1,359 36,719 *7,690 3,706 9,042 17,832 *19,648 6,660 *4,404 5,515 *15,336 6,197 19,636

32,012 28,098 4,057 *1,369 35,299 7,426 3,685 8,969 18,495 19,985 6,789 *4,345 5,660 14,945 5,999 18,977

218,952

*218,978

*218,123

*216,110

209,627

211,375

210,475

211,204

104

104

104

102

Jan 19 2008
Thousand
32,339 *28,312
4,026 1,368 35,480 *7,795 3,920 8,980 18,769 19,798 6,613 *4,405 5,345 15,547 6,324 *18,728
*217,749
208,591
104

Jan 26 2008
Thousand
31,594 28,269 4,162 1,368 35,973 7,828 3,893 9,005 18,717 19,624 6,490 4,287 5,435 15,618 6,321 19,548
218,132
210,236
104

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Dec 22 2007

Dec 29 2007

Jan 5 2008

Jan 12 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,980 24,319 4,482 1,367 29,388 *6,719 4,031 6,255 17,284 16,388 4,595 3,263 4,959 12,833 5,344 16,932

21,717 24,567 4,696 1,307 28,747 *6,197 3,480 6,207 17,003 16,201 4,371 *3,102 4,628 12,755 5,382 15,652

21,166 *24,311
5,228 1,375 29,961 *5,838 3,849 6,173 17,450 16,444 5,219 *3,030 4,304 12,367 4,397 17,707

21,432 *23,960
5,353 1,394 29,703 *6,189 3,467 5,608 17,622 16,012 4,854 *3,203 5,170 12,943 5,138 17,158

*180,139

*176,012

*178,819

*179,206

173,573

168,485

172,967

171,178

104

104

103

105

Jan 19 2008
Thousand
21,012 *24,422 *4,586
1,469 *29,169 *6,150
3,698 *5,996 *17,337 16,299 4,892 *3,180 5,214 12,894 5,531 *17,548
*179,397
172,806
104

Jan 26 2008
Thousand
20,851 24,147 5,651 1,332 30,116 6,029 3,627 5,725 16,482 15,784 5,091 3,291 4,860 12,802
5,152 17,866
178,806
171,642
104

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.