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
December 10, 2008
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 10 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 6, 2008 was 25.7 million, up 7 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 30.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, up 7 percent from the previous week, but down 9 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
Nov 1 33,396 28,621 86 27,696 24,923 90 +835 +922 27,823 25,262 91
Nov 8 34,551 28,892 84 26,641 23,819 89 +1924 +497 28,035 23,620 84
Nov 15 34,970 31,090 89 27,340 24,966 91 -298 +854 26,316 25,109 95
Nov 22 35,302 31,166 88 27,011 23,698 88 +390 +960 26,855 23,818 89
Nov 29 35,362 31,565 89 28,344 24,107 85 +180 +442 * 27,909 24,104 * 86
Dec 6 34,382 30,896 90 28,281 25,758 91 +757 +590 28,416 25,738 91
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 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
Nov 1 2008
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Nov 8 2008
Nov 15 2008
Nov 22 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
25,864 22,047 2,966 1,278 28,621 7,255 3,470 8,351 15,440 18,484 6,661 3,803 5,126 13,097 5,500 *18,016
*26,196 23,111 3,118 1,276 28,892 *7,278 3,183 8,610 17,941 18,597 6,834 3,700 5,426 15,310 5,186 *18,524
*28,744 *25,038
3,375 *1,269 31,090 *7,531 3,440 8,428 17,629 *18,191 *7,108 4,041 5,761 15,017 *6,174 *19,250
29,439 24,943 3,370 1,242 31,166 7,725 3,307 8,959 17,400 18,670 6,687 4,232 5,443 15,300 6,185 *19,100
*185,979
*193,182
*202,086
*203,168
205,754
217,195
215,925
219,089
90
89
94
93
Nov 29 2008
Thousand
29,322 *24,458 *3,272
1,244 31,565 *7,984 3,419 8,675 17,851 18,639 7,035 *4,166 5,817 15,281 5,448 *19,030
*203,206
221,543
92
Dec 6 2008
Thousand
29,257 23,637 3,319 1,241 30,896 7,785 3,440 8,672 17,840 18,312 6,716 4,058 5,409 15,282 5,961 19,429
201,254
214,382
94
Nov 1 2008
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Nov 8 2008
Nov 15 2008
Nov 22 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
19,192 21,212 4,160
931 25,262 6,026 3,032 5,604 15,134 13,869 4,665 3,308 4,387 12,577 4,454 14,953
19,587 21,622 4,120
880 23,620 5,355 2,988 5,443 14,488 14,519 3,960 2,533 4,658 11,977 4,516 *15,046
18,550 19,499 3,973
880 25,109 5,687 2,818 5,284 15,169 14,932 4,187 2,637 5,051 11,758 *5,015 *15,590
18,125 20,357 3,919
987 23,818 5,771 3,257 5,744 13,611 15,002 4,444 3,063 4,733 11,094 4,220 *14,300
158,766
*155,312
*156,139
*152,445
171,270
167,073
163,792
168,349
93
93
95
91
Nov 29 2008
Thousand
18,394 *20,401 *4,546
1,083 *24,104 *5,629
2,939 *5,774 15,893 *15,555 4,499 *2,976 4,892 12,980 3,891 *15,986
*159,542
177,182
90
Dec 6 2008
Thousand
20,246 22,294 4,656
996 25,738 5,982 3,398 4,768 15,707 15,493 3,727 3,177 4,529 12,755 5,636 16,984
166,086
175,854
94
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.