Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 November 13

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

November 13, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 16 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 15 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 8, 2008 was 23.6 million, down 6 percent from the previous week and down 16 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 29.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 15 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 23.8 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 11 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

Oct 4 34,944 29,784 85 27,172 25,371 93 +1075 +1130 27,630 25,898 94

Oct 11 34,326 30,336 88 27,648 25,809 93 +1177 +943 28,231 26,012 92

Oct 18 32,885 28,723 * 87 * 26,639 26,937 101 +398 +212 26,465 26,370 100

Oct 25 34,411 29,302 85 28,393 24,667 87 -358 +454 27,446 24,490 89

Nov 1 33,396 28,292 * 85 * 27,696 24,923 * 90 +835 +922 27,823 25,262 * 91

Nov 8 34,551 29,250 85 26,641 23,826 89 +1924 +497 28,035 23,627 84

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

Million Chicks

31 30 29 28 27 26 25 K 24 23
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

Oct 4 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Oct 11 2008

Oct 18 2008

Oct 25 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

27,445 21,817 3,417 1,229 29,784 *7,116 3,073 7,556 16,698 16,954 6,913 4,034 4,578 *14,412 5,691 *17,732

27,587 23,722 3,294 1,221 30,336 *7,172 3,470 7,877 17,225 16,896 7,340 4,210 5,359 *14,873 6,156 *18,119

*27,511 *23,521
3,189 1,165 *28,723 *6,538 3,152 7,964 16,295 *17,726 *6,953 3,085 5,527 *14,106 5,815 *17,845

27,211 22,096 3,048 1,150 29,302 7,397 2,740 8,560 16,829 18,227 6,973 *3,265 5,526 *13,805 6,013 *17,703

*188,449

*194,857

*189,115

*189,845

213,532

208,741

202,695

201,890

88

93

93

94

Nov 1 2008
Thousand
25,754 21,763 2,966 1,243 *28,292 7,282 3,314 8,351 15,440 18,022 *6,727 *3,744 5,126 *13,097 5,742 *17,994
*184,857
205,754
90

Nov 8 2008
Thousand
26,219 23,396 2,996 1,226 29,250 7,034 3,440 8,610 17,941 18,096 6,846 3,589 5,426 15,310 5,186 18,436
193,001
217,195
89

Oct 4 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Oct 11 2008

Oct 18 2008

Oct 25 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

19,911 20,901 3,865 1,033 25,898 *5,830 3,082 5,683 15,753 14,321 5,433 3,450 4,518 *12,338 5,009 15,398

18,916 20,824 4,233 1,020 26,012 *5,087 3,204 5,126 16,258 14,592 3,715 2,902 4,986 *11,188 5,007 *16,989

20,140 21,236 4,927 1,043 26,370 *6,278 3,253 5,115 13,969 14,746 5,381 3,087 5,077 *11,837 5,267 *14,972

19,224 19,683 4,389 1,035 24,490 *5,545 3,078 4,754 14,501 14,111 4,752 *3,114 4,045 *12,122 4,310 15,256

*162,423

*160,059

*162,698

*154,409

168,385

173,217

169,336

174,787

96

92

96

88

Nov 1 2008
Thousand
19,192 21,212 4,160
931 *25,262 *6,026
3,032 5,604 15,134 13,869 *4,665 *3,300 4,387 *12,577 4,462 14,801
*158,614
171,270
93

Nov 8 2008
Thousand
19,554 21,622 4,264
880 23,627 5,355 2,988 5,443 14,372 14,509 3,960 2,480 4,658 11,977 4,516 15,078
155,283
167,073
93

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.