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
May 7, 2008
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 3, 2008 was 27.8 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 34.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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
Mar 29
20072/ 2008 Thousands
34,629 34,663
% of prev. yr.
100
20072/ 2008 Thousands
28,402 28,853
% of prev. yr. 20072/ 2008
Thousands 102 +304 +715
% of 20072/ 2008 prev. yr.
Thousands 28,109 29,045 * 103
Apr 5 35,553 34,911 98 28,666 28,814 101 +358 +682 28,377 28,995 * 102
Apr 12 35,641 34,137 96 28,716 27,764 97 +441 +1063 28,653 28,232 99
Apr 19 35,923 34,651 96 28,440 28,188 99 -157 +1166 27,694 28,784 104
Apr 26 35,682 33,997 95 29,292 28,407 97 +573 +1215 29,255 29,038 99
May 3 35,138 34,630 99 29,403 28,029 95 +521 +381 29,257 27,781 95 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
Mar 29 2008
Apr 5 2008
Apr 12 2008
Apr 19 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
31,597 26,038 4,065 1,419 34,663 *8,079 3,712 8,939 18,863 19,419 6,135 4,290 5,436 15,732 6,350 19,890
31,799 26,966 4,090 1,413 34,911 *8,086 3,937 9,106 18,926 19,609 6,368 4,265 5,391 *15,697 6,269 20,139
*31,687 27,171 4,027 1,413 34,137 *7,899 3,712 8,779 *18,879 *19,617 6,580 4,198 5,611 *15,588 *6,174 20,224
31,928 27,408 3,942 1,327 34,651 7,702 3,712 8,995 18,877 19,587 6,682 *4,323 5,406 *15,076 6,164 20,107
*214,627
*216,972
*215,696
*215,887
216,513
218,877
219,385
220,515
99
99
98
98
Apr 26 2008
Thousand
32,248 27,071 3,721 1,306 33,997 7,391 3,712 8,223 18,999 *19,604 6,252 *4,202 5,420 *15,346 6,211 *19,433
*213,136
218,515
98
May 3 2008
Thousand
31,637 27,317 3,721 1,346 34,630 8,034 3,712 8,812 18,266 19,326 6,655 4,148 5,371 14,656 6,369 19,567
213,567
218,353
98
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Mar 29 2008
Apr 5 2008
Apr 12 2008
Apr 19 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
22,103 23,655 5,203 1,353 *29,045 5,929 3,730 5,561 17,262 16,196 4,913 3,215 4,877 13,573 5,448 18,309
21,853 23,914 4,902 1,291 *28,995 6,229 3,715 6,917 17,340 16,072 5,173 3,435 5,159 *13,121 5,069 17,846
21,303 23,233 4,804 1,333 28,232 6,054 3,726 6,095 17,375 15,997 5,632 3,352 4,776 *13,022 5,720 17,035
21,674 22,047 4,867 1,191 28,784 *6,569 3,607 6,590 17,291 15,649 4,964 *3,270 4,418 *13,108 5,021 18,143
*180,372
*181,031
*177,689
*177,193
176,014
177,141
177,312
177,686
102
102
100
100
Apr 26 2008
Thousand
20,738 *23,316
4,584 1,255 29,038 *6,679 3,344 7,121 17,359 *16,128 5,213 *3,323 4,434 *12,730 4,767 *18,127
*178,156
180,188
99
May 3 2008
Thousand
21,517 23,873 4,851 1,145 27,781 6,515 3,784 6,258 17,060 16,478 4,447 3,207 5,151 13,324 4,860 16,983
177,234
180,084
98
Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.