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
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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.