Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 October 1

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

October 1, 2008

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 27, 2008 was 26.6 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 20072/ 2008 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Aug 23 34,862 32,909 94 28,817 27,267 95 +1146 +1106 29,375 27,700 94

Aug 30 35,211 32,860 93 28,503 27,574 97 +182 +527 28,147 27,317 97

Sep 6 33,260 32,439 * 98 * 28,314 27,171 96 +778 +212 28,531 26,821 94

Sep 13 33,480 30,895 92 28,389 27,107 95 +772 +604 28,591 27,100 95

Sep 20 33,817 30,930 91 28,589 26,923 94 +74 +509 27,966 26,583 95

Sep 27 32,927 31,746 96 27,447 26,778 98 +641 +514 27,585 26,615 96

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. * Revised.

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BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2007-2008

30

29

28

27

26

2007

2008

25

24 Jan Feb Mar Apr

May Jun Jul

Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

Million Chicks

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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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Aug 23 2008

Aug 30 2008

Sep 6 2008

Sep 13 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,744 24,742 3,544 1,306 32,909 *7,709 3,501 8,738 18,428 18,968 6,940 3,850 5,735 15,475 6,313 *18,824

29,920 24,697 3,494 1,306 32,860 *7,628 3,501 8,696 17,853 19,130 6,969 4,396 5,844 14,913 6,249 *17,434

*29,707 *24,259
3,479 1,326 *32,439 *7,378 3,501 7,578 *17,333 *18,487 *7,021 4,082 5,208 15,271 6,294 *18,220

28,812 23,930 3,310 1,151 30,895 7,640 3,501 7,894 17,770 17,695 7,018 *4,058 5,709 15,094 6,021 *17,833

*206,726

*204,890

*201,583

*198,331

215,662

215,502

208,821

205,863

96

95

97

96

Sep 20 2008
Thousand
28,833 *23,055
3,257 1,091 30,930 7,496 3,501 7,825 17,912 *18,225 6,893 *3,569 5,755 13,312 5,779 *17,271
*194,704
212,015
92

Sep 27 2008
Thousand
29,424 23,882 3,255 1,229 31,746 7,792 3,183 8,760 16,780 18,311 6,783 3,986 5,249 14,011 6,140 18,266
198,797
207,513
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Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Aug 23 2008

Aug 30 2008

Sep 6 2008

Sep 13 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,609 22,221 4,978 1,124 27,700 6,240 3,659 5,897 16,632 15,620 4,539 3,207 4,333 12,322 5,592 *16,183

20,496 21,575 5,131 1,278 27,317 6,708 3,521 5,950 16,751 15,883 5,076 3,128 4,624 12,560 4,525 *15,640

21,188 22,352 4,977 1,051 26,821 *6,810 3,243 5,519 16,258 15,655 5,050 3,083 5,130 12,925 4,720 *15,059

21,212 21,646 4,870 1,004 27,100 *6,307 3,425 6,117 16,576 15,817 5,478 *3,094 4,541 13,006 4,657 *15,737

*170,856

*170,163

*169,841

*170,587

177,243

176,942

175,893

175,527

96

96

97

97

Sep 20 2008
Thousand
20,194 *24,134
4,722 1,010 26,583 *5,526 3,431 5,239 16,007 *15,628 3,400 *3,291 5,023 12,490 5,643 *15,737
*168,058
175,642
96

Sep 27 2008
Thousand
20,466 22,051 4,295
980 26,615 6,034 3,260 5,025 15,503 14,652 5,080 3,270 5,132 12,781 5,374 15,268
165,786
171,244
97

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.