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
July 2, 2008
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 28, 2008 was 29.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week but down 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 34.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 percent.
GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED
Eggs Set1/
Chicks Hatched
Net Cross State Movement of Chicks
Chicks Placed
Week
% of
% of
% of
Ended 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 20072/ 2008 prev. yr.
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
May 24 35,594 34,509 97 28,924 28,806 100 +1272 +865 29,534 28,981 98
May 31 35,439 34,121 96 28,975 28,330 98 +481 +1213 28,933 28,993 100
Jun 7 35,948 34,119 95 29,243 29,004 99 +487 +774 29,142 29,052 100
Jun 14 35,151 34,260 97 29,165 28,624 98 +135 -27 28,709 28,012 98
Jun 21 34,503 34,353 100 29,145 28,365 97 +495 +1099 28,977 28,951 100
Jun 28 33,967 33,955 100 29,477 28,321 96 +981 +1569 29,671 29,261 99
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised.
Million Chicks
31
BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2007-2008
30
29
28
27
26
2007
2008
25
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
May 24 2008
May 31 2008
Jun 7 2008
Jun 14 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
32,510 27,244 3,717 1,336 34,509 *8,328 3,682 8,771 18,948 19,413 7,243 4,442 5,556 15,485 6,257 19,723
32,731 27,203 3,721 1,346 34,121 *8,194 3,620 8,601 18,981 19,359 7,191 4,592 5,490 15,690 6,242 19,840
32,740 26,918 3,718 *1,356 34,119 8,171 3,651 8,976 19,074 *19,169 *7,270 4,474 5,769 15,778 6,199 20,058
31,511 26,331 3,630 1,341 34,260 7,568 3,642 8,236 18,930 19,108 7,216 4,539 5,260 15,899 6,476 *19,707
*217,164
*216,922
*217,440
*213,654
219,527
218,990
219,184
217,590
99
99
99
98
Jun 21 2008
Thousand
31,350 26,337 3,647 1,341 34,353 *7,713 3,651 9,164 18,761 19,089 6,987 *4,550 5,317 15,920 6,315 *19,592
*214,087
216,287
99
Jun 28 2008
Thousand
29,705 26,609 3,495 1,346 33,955 7,461 3,651 8,596 18,624 18,949 7,240 4,581 5,539 15,778 6,306 19,171
211,006
210,141
100
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
May 24 2008
May 31 2008
Jun 7 2008
Jun 14 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
22,280 25,035 4,949 1,136 28,981 6,158 3,474 6,008 16,614 16,087 3,883 3,261 4,618 12,523 4,976 17,249
21,497 23,748 5,206 1,383 28,993 6,071 3,683 5,602 17,259 16,076 4,608 3,191 4,756 12,416 4,858 17,659
22,140 23,671 5,127 1,146 29,052 6,492 3,794 5,939 17,348 16,047 *4,801 3,278 4,726 12,990 5,202 18,141
22,327 24,314 4,521 1,136 28,012 *6,902 3,742 6,308 17,262 16,010 4,917 3,414 5,494 13,149 5,287 *16,595
177,232
177,006
*179,894
*179,390
179,069
180,055
180,462
179,754
99
98
100
100
Jun 21 2008
Thousand
22,049 *24,638 *4,675
1,224 28,951 *6,441 3,755 *6,502 17,186 15,617 3,810 *3,373 5,220 13,193 4,911 *17,773
*179,318
180,026
100
Jun 28 2008
Thousand
21,866 22,806 4,982 1,216 29,261 6,850 3,632 6,358 17,283 16,328 5,109 3,314 4,031 12,990 4,440 18,146
178,612
178,938
100
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.