Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 February 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

February 13, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 9, 2008 was 28.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 35.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 80 percent.

GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED

Eggs Set1/

Chicks Hatched

Net Cross State Movement of Chicks

Chicks Placed

Week Ended
Jan 5

% of 20072/ 2008 prev. yr.
Thousands 34,329 35,904 * 105

% of

20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008

Thousands

Thousands

28,323 28,729 * 101 +455 +1,051

% of 20072/ 2008 prev. yr.
Thousands 28,222 29,165 * 103

Jan 12 34,642 34,851 * 101 27,959 29,084 * 104 Jan 19 34,630 35,121 * 101 28,289 28,935 * 102

+558 +529 +377 +216

27,841 28,947 * 104 28,150 28,519 * 101

Jan 26 33,984 35,348 * 104 28,064 28,945 * 103 +330 +1200 27,750 29,572 * 107

Feb 2 34,296 35,796 * 104 28,182 28,032 * 99 -776 +275 26,792 27,723 * 103

Feb 9 34,545 35,361 102 28,051 28,261 101 -93 +930 27,501 28,616 104 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

25

2007

2008

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

Jan 5 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 12 2008

Jan 19 2008

Jan 26 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

31,796 28,401 4,182 1,359 *35,904 7,646 3,706 9,042 17,832 19,648 6,660 4,404 5,515 15,344 6,197 *19,573

32,012 28,042 4,057 1,369 *34,851 7,570 3,685 8,969 18,495 19,822 6,585 4,345 5,660 14,934 5,999 *19,049

*32,173 *28,286
4,026 1,368 *35,121 *7,306 3,920 8,980 18,769 *19,512 *6,351 4,405 5,345 *15,586 6,324 *19,027

31,551 28,269 4,162 1,368 *35,348 7,828 3,893 9,005 18,717 19,624 6,490 4,223 5,435 15,645 *6,118 *19,657

*217,209

*215,444

*216,499

*217,333

210,475

211,204

208,591

210,236

103

102

104

103

Feb 2 2008
Thousand
31,501 28,566 *4,095 1,369 *35,796 *7,478 3,863 9,025 *18,826 19,548 6,661 4,261 5,440 15,663 *6,326 *19,920
*218,338
211,617
103

Feb 9 2008
Thousand
31,908 28,749 3,868 1,369 35,361 7,861 3,893 9,104 18,661 19,506 6,553 4,294 5,726 15,543 6,341 19,562
218,299
212,295
103

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Jan 5 2008

Jan 12 2008

Jan 19 2008

Jan 26 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,166 24,311 5,228 1,375 *29,165 5,838 3,849 6,173 17,450 16,444 *4,997 3,030 4,304 12,376 4,397 *17,697

21,432 23,960 5,353 1,394 *28,947 *6,177 3,467 5,608 17,622 16,012 *4,942 3,203 5,170 12,937 5,138 *17,150

21,012 24,422 4,586 1,469 *28,519 *6,138 3,698 5,996 17,337 16,299 *4,723 3,180 5,214 12,885 5,531 *17,774

20,843 24,147 5,651 1,332 *29,572 *5,959 3,627 5,725 16,482 15,687 *4,598 3,183 4,860 12,812 *5,088 *17,846

*177,800

*178,512

*178,783

*177,412

172,967

171,178

172,806

171,642

103

104

103

103

Feb 2 2008
Thousand
*21,221 23,399 *4,889 1,384 *27,723 *6,126 3,913 *5,978 *16,803 16,384 4,752 3,285 4,972 12,513 *5,108 *17,477
*175,927
171,953
102

Feb 9 2008
Thousand
20,876 22,692 4,917 1,417 28,616 6,229 4,033 6,197 17,234 16,078 5,086 3,408 4,854 12,929 5,010 17,148
176,724
170,798
103

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.