Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 October 22

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
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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.