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.