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 27, 2008
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 23, 2008 was 29.1 million, up 1 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 35.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.7 million, up slightly percent from the previous week and up 3 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 19
20072/ 2008 Thousands
34,630 35,121
% of prev. yr.
101
20072/ 2008 Thousands
28,289 28,935
% of prev. yr. 20072/ 2008
Thousands 102 +377 +216
20072/ 2008 Thousands
28,150 28,519
% of prev. yr.
101
Jan 26 33,984 35,523 105 28,064 29,061 * 104 * +330 +1200 27,750 29,686 * 107
Feb 2 34,296 35,895 105 28,182 28,246 * 100 -776 +275 26,792 27,937 * 104
Feb 9 34,545 35,460 103 28,051 28,392 101
-93 +930 27,501 28,747 105
Feb 16 34,971 35,318 101 27,727 28,601 * 103 +1207 +906 28,537 28,950 * 101
Feb 23 34,832 35,186 101 27,980 28,728 103 +594 +1007 27,940 29,129 104 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
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Jan 19 2008
Jan 26 2008
Feb 2 2008
Feb 9 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
32,173 28,286 4,026 1,368 35,121 *7,274 3,920 8,980 18,769 19,512 6,351 4,405 5,345 15,586 6,324 19,027
31,655 28,269 4,162 1,368 35,523 *7,895 3,893 9,005 18,717 19,664 6,490 4,223 5,435 15,656 *6,322 *19,403
*31,432 *28,592
4,095 *1,379 35,895 *7,813 3,863 9,025 18,826 *19,668 6,661 4,261 5,440 *15,671 6,326 19,920
31,908 28,518 3,868 1,369 35,460 7,861 3,984 9,104 18,661 19,506 6,305 *4,295 5,714 15,543 6,341 19,548
*216,467
*217,680
*218,867
*217,985
208,591
210,236
211,617
212,295
104
104
103
103
Feb 16 2008
Thousand
31,899 28,156 3,999 1,369 35,318 7,393 3,924 9,067 18,510 19,870 6,487 *4,363 5,693 15,710 6,428 *19,812
*217,998
214,750
102
Feb 23 2008
Thousand
31,920 28,592 3,998 1,369 35,186 7,922 3,924 8,975 18,755 19,775 6,516 4,302 5,518 15,864 6,443 20,266
219,325
214,659
102
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Jan 19 2008
Jan 26 2008
Feb 2 2008
Feb 9 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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
20,862 24,147 5,651 1,332 *29,686 5,959 3,627 5,725 16,482 15,687 4,598 3,183 4,860 12,812 *5,149 17,846
21,220 23,399 4,889 1,384 *27,937 *6,069 3,913 5,978 16,803 16,384 4,752 3,256 4,972 12,513 5,108 17,477
21,019 22,526 4,917 1,417 28,747 *5,881 4,033 6,197 17,234 16,153 5,171 *3,289 4,789 12,929 5,010 17,164
178,783
*177,606
*176,054
*176,476
172,806
171,642
171,953
170,798
103
103
102
103
Feb 16 2008
Thousand
*20,896 23,171 4,397 1,382 *28,950 *6,632 3,606 *7,291 17,136 *16,257 5,688 *3,244 *4,243 12,890 *4,880 *16,838
*177,501
171,611
103
Feb 23 2008
Thousand
20,664 23,830 4,104 1,317 29,129 6,511 3,835 7,234 17,348 16,404 5,374 3,317 4,306 12,827 4,860 17,405
178,465
172,634
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.