Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 December 17

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 17, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 8 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 13, 2008 was 26.5 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 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 7 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 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 31,989 * 91 * 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 31,191 * 91 * 28,281 25,807 * 91 +757 +611 * 28,416 25,808 * 91

Dec 13 35,392 32,385 92 28,719 26,645 93 +929 +520 28,957 26,457 91

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

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

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
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 8 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Nov 15 2008

Nov 22 2008

Nov 29 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

26,196 23,111 3,118 1,276 28,892 *7,179 3,183 8,610 17,941 18,597 6,834 3,700 5,426 *15,317 5,186 18,524

28,744 25,038 3,375 1,269 31,090 *7,608 3,440 8,428 17,629 18,191 7,108 4,041 5,761 *15,013 6,174 19,250

29,439 *24,891
3,370 *1,282 *31,989 *7,914 3,307 8,959 17,400 *18,572 *6,285 4,232 5,443 *15,297 6,185 19,100

*29,186 24,458 3,272 1,244 31,565 7,984 3,419 8,675 17,851 18,639 7,035 *4,276 5,817 *15,277 5,448 19,030

*193,090

*202,159

*203,665

*203,176

217,195

215,925

219,089

221,543

89

94

93

92

Dec 6 2008
Thousand
*29,121 *23,357 *3,314
1,241 *31,191
7,785 3,440 8,672 17,840 18,312 *6,556 *4,159 5,409 *15,278 5,961 *19,423
*201,059
214,382
94

Dec 13 2008
Thousand
29,448 24,769 3,274 1,256 32,385 7,538 3,307 8,512 17,621 19,008 6,795 4,134 5,570 14,174 6,149 18,882
202,822
217,613
93

Nov 8 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Nov 15 2008

Nov 22 2008

Nov 29 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

19,587 21,622 4,120
880 23,620 *5,318 2,988 5,443 14,488 14,519 3,960 2,533 4,658 *11,983 4,516 15,046

18,550 19,499 3,973
880 25,109 *5,650 2,818 5,284 15,169 14,932 4,187 2,637 5,051 *11,764 5,015 15,590

18,125 20,357 3,919
987 23,818 *5,734 3,257 5,744 13,611 15,002 *5,120 3,063 4,733 *11,100 4,220 14,300

18,394 20,401 4,546 1,083 24,104 *5,587 2,939 5,774 15,893 *15,622 4,499 *3,009 4,892 *12,986 3,891 15,986

*155,281

*156,108

*153,090

*159,606

167,073

163,792

168,349

177,182

93

95

91

90

Dec 6 2008
Thousand
*20,151 *22,298 *4,593
996 *25,808 *5,972
3,398 *4,913 15,707 *15,494 3,727 *3,197 4,529 *12,752 5,636 *16,963
*166,134
175,854
94

Dec 13 2008
Thousand
20,849 21,173 4,305
987 26,457 6,388 3,326 6,094 15,672 15,274 4,465 3,378 4,818 12,922
5,225 16,677
168,010
178,626
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.