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
March 5, 2008
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 1, 2008 was 28.6 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 35.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.8 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 81 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 26
20072/ 2008 Thousands
33,984 35,523
% of prev. yr.
105
20072/ 2008 Thousands
28,064 29,061
% of prev. yr. 20072/ 2008
Thousands 104 +330 +1200
20072/ 2008 Thousands
27,750 29,686
% of prev. yr.
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 35,314 * 101 27,980 28,744 * 103 +594 +1007 27,940 29,129 104
Mar 1 34,927 35,129 101 28,020 28,831 103 +505 +347 28,076 28,632 102 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 26 2008
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Feb 2 2008
Feb 9 2008
Feb 16 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *19,420
31,432 28,592 4,095 1,379 35,895 *7,802 3,863 9,025 18,826 19,668 6,661 4,261 5,440 *15,672 6,326 *19,937
*31,879 *27,784
3,868 *1,379 35,460 *7,432 3,984 9,104 18,661 *19,796 6,305 4,295 5,714 *15,702 6,341 *19,561
31,899 28,156 3,999 1,369 35,318 7,393 3,924 9,067 18,510 19,870 6,487 *4,433 5,693 *15,714 6,428 *19,825
*217,697
*218,874
*217,265
*218,085
210,236
211,617
212,295
214,750
104
103
102
102
Feb 23 2008
Thousand
31,920 *28,455
3,998 1,369 *35,314 7,922 3,924 8,975 18,755 19,775 6,516 *3,976 5,518 *15,869 6,443 *20,203
*218,932
214,659
102
Mar 1 2008
Thousand
31,824 28,418 3,992 1,358 35,129 8,017 3,924 9,138 18,774 20,142 6,451 4,197 5,800 15,948 6,443 20,231
219,786
216,547
101
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Jan 26 2008
Feb 2 2008
Feb 9 2008
Feb 16 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *17,851
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 *17,483
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 *12,930 5,010 *17,169
20,896 23,171 4,397 1,382 28,950 6,632 3,606 7,291 17,136 16,257 5,688 *3,229 4,243 12,890 4,880 *16,847
*177,611
*176,060
*176,482
*177,495
171,642
171,953
170,798
171,611
103
102
103
103
Feb 23 2008
Thousand
*20,661 *23,908
4,104 1,317 29,129 *6,508 3,835 7,234 *17,290 16,404 5,374 *3,331 4,306 12,827 4,860 *16,841
*177,929
172,634
103
Mar 1 2008
Thousand
21,592 22,362 4,662 1,302 28,632 6,222 3,747 6,267 16,945 16,322 5,675 3,250 5,336 12,970 5,142 16,918
177,344
173,482
102
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.