Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 February 27

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.