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 5, 2008
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 14 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 1, 2008 was 25.2 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 28.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 14 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 27 32,927 32,187 98 27,447 26,786 98 +641 +448 27,585 26,557 96
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 29,525 90 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 28,773 86 27,696 24,901 90 +835 +922 27,823 25,240 91
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. * Revised.
Million Chicks
31
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
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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
Sep 27 2008
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Oct 4 2008
Oct 11 2008
Oct 18 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
28,749 24,133 3,255 1,229 32,187 7,891 3,183 8,760 15,909 18,397 7,049 3,959 5,403 *14,001 6,140 18,519
27,445 21,817 3,417 1,229 29,784 7,129 3,073 7,556 16,698 16,954 6,913 4,034 *4,578 *14,410 5,691 17,742
*27,587 23,722 3,294 *1,221 *30,336 *7,267 3,470 7,877 *17,225 *16,896 *7,340 4,210 5,359 *14,871 6,156 *18,109
27,081 22,236 3,189 1,165 29,525 7,182 3,152 7,964 16,295 17,758 6,954 *3,085 5,527 *14,098 5,815 17,831
*198,764
*188,470
*194,940
*188,857
207,513
213,532
208,741
202,695
96
88
93
93
Oct 25 2008
Thousand
27,211 22,096 3,048 *1,150 29,302 7,397 2,740 8,560 16,829 18,227 6,973 *3,417 5,526 *13,798 6,013 *17,689
*189,976
201,890
94
Nov 1 2008
Thousand
25,754 21,763 2,966 1,243 28,773 7,282 3,314 8,351 15,440 18,022 6,734 3,765 5,126 13,089 5,742 17,980
185,344
205,754
90
Sep 27 2008
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Oct 4 2008
Oct 11 2008
Oct 18 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 3,082 5,683 15,753 14,321 5,433 3,450 4,518 *12,337 5,009 15,398
18,916 20,824 4,233 1,020 26,012 5,130 3,204 5,126 16,258 14,592 3,715 2,902 4,986 *11,187 5,007 16,913
20,140 21,236 4,927 1,043 26,370 6,321 3,253 5,115 13,969 14,746 5,381 *3,087 5,077 *11,835 5,267 14,940
165,726
*162,465
*160,025
*162,707
171,244
168,385
173,217
169,336
97
96
92
96
Oct 25 2008
Thousand
19,224 19,683 4,389 1,035 *24,490 5,589 3,078 4,754 14,501 14,111 4,752 *3,192 4,045 *12,120 4,310 *15,256
*154,529
174,787
88
Nov 1 2008
Thousand
19,192 21,212 4,160
931 25,240 5,905 3,032 5,604 15,134 13,869 4,639 3,302 4,387 12,575 4,462 14,801
158,445
171,270
93
Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.