Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 December 24

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 24, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 20, 2008 was 27.1 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 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 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 32,495 * 92 * 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 32,448 * 92 28,719 26,663 * 93 +929 +599 * 28,957 26,559 * 92 *

Dec 20 35,224 32,749 93 28,583 27,027 95 +646 +728 28,622 27,123 95

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 15 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Nov 22 2008

Nov 29 2008

Dec 6 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

*29,100 *24,692
3,272 *1,284 *32,495 7,984 3,419 8,675 *17,478 *18,811 *6,937 4,276 5,817 15,277 *6,193 19,030

29,121 23,357 3,314 1,241 31,191 7,785 *3,424 8,672 17,840 18,312 6,556 4,159 5,409 15,278 5,961 *18,680

202,159

203,665

*204,740

*200,300

215,925

219,089

221,543

214,382

94

93

92

93

Dec 13 2008
Thousand
29,448 24,769 3,274 1,256 *32,448 7,538 *3,424 8,512 17,621 19,008 6,795 *4,346 5,570 *15,265 6,149 *19,007
*204,430
217,613
94

Dec 20 2008
Thousand
28,707 24,266 3,294 1,013 32,749 7,704 3,424 8,911 17,194 18,739 6,922 4,031 5,485 15,286 5,964 19,647
203,336
218,612
93

Nov 15 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Nov 22 2008

Nov 29 2008

Dec 6 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *4,444 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 *15,718 15,622 4,499 3,009 4,892 12,986 3,891 15,986

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 *17,024

156,108

*152,414

*159,431

*166,195

163,792

168,349

177,182

175,854

95

91

90

95

Dec 13 2008
Thousand
20,849 21,173 4,305
987 *26,559
6,388 3,326 6,094 15,672 15,274 4,465 *3,218 4,818 12,922 5,225 *16,624
*167,899
178,626
94

Dec 20 2008
Thousand
19,913 20,812 5,086 1,220 27,123 6,065 3,228 5,138 15,501 15,737 5,545 3,355 5,058 12,990 4,952 16,622
168,345
179,381
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.