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 22, 2008
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 10 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 18, 2008 was 26.4 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 29.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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
Sep 13 33,480 30,895 92 28,389 27,107 95 +772 +604 28,591 27,100 95
Sep 20 33,817 31,070 92 28,589 26,923 94 +74 +509 27,966 26,583 95
Sep 27 32,927 32,187 * 98 * 27,447 26,786 98 +641 +448 27,585 26,557 96
Oct 4 34,944 29,759 85 27,172 25,371 93 +1075 +1130 27,630 25,898 94
Oct 11 34,326 30,650 * 89 27,648 25,809 * 93 +1177 +943 * 28,231 26,012 * 92
Oct 18 32,885 29,525 90 26,639 26,937 101 +398 +212 26,465 26,370 100
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
Sep 13 2008
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Sep 20 2008
Sep 27 2008
Oct 4 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
28,812 23,956 3,310 1,191 30,895 7,611 3,501 7,894 17,770 17,360 7,242 4,058 5,709 14,644 6,021 17,876
28,226 23,132 3,257 1,151 31,070 *6,631 3,501 7,825 18,290 17,731 7,045 3,569 5,755 13,298 5,779 17,288
*28,749 *24,133
3,255 1,229 *32,187 *7,844 3,183 8,760 *15,909 *18,397 *7,049 3,959 *5,403 13,997 6,140 18,519
27,732 21,817 3,417 1,229 29,759 6,798 3,501 7,556 16,698 16,891 6,512 *4,034 4,693 14,406 5,691 17,698
197,850
*193,548
*198,713
*188,432
205,863
212,015
207,513
213,532
96
91
96
88
Oct 11 2008
Thousand
27,403 *23,722
3,294 1,151 *30,650 *7,420 3,470 7,877 17,573 16,849 6,942 *4,210 5,359 14,714 6,156 *18,220
*195,010
208,741
93
Oct 18 2008
Thousand
27,081 23,536 3,189 1,165 29,525 7,315 3,152 7,964 16,295 17,758 6,954 3,962 5,527 14,101 5,815 18,072
191,411
202,695
94
State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV
Sep 13 2008
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Sep 20 2008
Sep 27 2008
Oct 4 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
21,212 21,646 4,870 1,004 27,100 6,293 3,425 6,117 16,576 15,817 5,478 3,094 4,541 13,021 4,657 15,765
20,194 24,134 4,722 1,010 26,583 5,513 3,431 5,239 16,007 15,628 3,400 3,291 5,023 12,505 5,643 15,743
20,458 22,051 4,295
980 26,557 6,020 3,260 5,025 15,503 14,652 5,080 3,260 5,131 12,796 5,374 15,284
*19,911 20,901 3,865 1,033 25,898 5,873 3,215 5,683 15,753 14,321 5,433 *3,450 4,518 12,333 5,009 15,398
Oct 11 2008
Thousand
18,917 *20,824
4,233 1,020 *26,012 *5,130 3,204 5,126 16,258 14,592 3,715 *2,902 4,986 11,183 5,007 *16,913
Oct 18 2008
Thousand
20,140 21,727 4,927 1,043 26,370 6,275 3,253 5,115 13,969 14,746 5,381 3,129 5,077 11,832 5,267 14,940
19 State Total
170,616
168,066
165,726
*162,594
*160,022
163,191
Previous Year Total
175,527
175,642
171,244
168,385
173,217
169,336
Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised
97
96
97
97
92
96
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.