Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 July 30

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 30, 2008

Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 26, 2008 was 27.0 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 9 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

Jun 21 34,503 34,231 99 29,145 28,348 97 +495 +1099 28,977 28,934 100

Jun 28 33,967 33,955 100 29,477 28,321 96 +981 +1606 29,671 29,311 99

Jul 5 35,644 32,622 92 29,033 28,412 98 +362 +859 28,740 28,617 100

Jul 12 35,470 33,907 96 28,478 27,797 98 +961 +513 28,801 27,742 96

Jul 19 35,022 33,591 96 28,055 28,015 100 +512 +701 27,909 27,913 100

Jul 26 34,824 33,274 96 29,490 26,943 91 +898 +699 29,674 27,017 91

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised.

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BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2007-2008

30

29 28 27 26 25 24
Jan Feb Mar Apr

2007

2008

May Jun Jul Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

Million Chicks

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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

Jun 21 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jun 28 2008

Jul 5 2008

Jul 12 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

31,093 26,337 3,647 1,341 34,231 7,694 3,651 9,162 18,761 19,230 6,897 4,550 5,317 15,897 6,315 19,594

30,529 26,620 3,495 1,361 33,955 7,301 3,651 8,594 18,624 19,022 *6,962 4,525 5,539 14,714 6,123 19,096

*29,252 26,069 3,573 *1,376 32,622 *7,906 3,651 8,618 18,772 *18,266 *6,845 4,316 5,348 15,700 6,099 19,093

*30,452 26,089 3,624 1,306 33,907 7,909 3,651 8,852 17,768 18,574 7,429 *4,384 5,380 15,608 6,017 19,429

213,717

*210,111

*207,506

*210,379

216,287

210,141

216,018

218,175

99

100

96

96

Jul 19 2008
Thousand
*30,772 26,250 3,629 1,273 33,591 *8,007 3,621 8,762 18,560 18,739 *7,113 *4,511 5,659 15,675 6,344 18,983
*211,489
216,979
97

Jul 26 2008
Thousand
30,738 25,628 3,589 1,226 33,274 7,967 3,621 8,919 18,560 19,360 7,060 4,347 5,494 14,975 6,344 19,276
210,378
217,989
97

State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV

Jun 21 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jun 28 2008

Jul 5 2008

Jul 12 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

22,049 24,638 4,361 1,224 28,934 6,462 3,755 6,773 17,186 15,580 3,810 3,382 5,220 13,200 4,911 17,768

22,019 22,783 5,208 1,216 29,311 7,090 3,632 6,114 17,283 16,328 5,110 3,384 4,044 13,260 4,440 17,954

*21,476 23,052 4,213 1,315 28,617 6,470 3,456 6,083 16,882 15,683 *4,512 3,385 4,726 13,403 4,865 17,032

*21,456 22,289 4,594 1,160 27,742 6,016 3,543 5,922 16,718 15,980 6,113 *3,436 5,027 13,409 5,423 16,763

Jul 19 2008
Thousand
21,112 *23,028
4,388 1,227 27,913 *5,489 3,465 5,454 16,553 15,849 *5,103 *3,406 4,737 12,345 5,198 17,167

Jul 26 2008
Thousand
20,573 22,468 3,949 1,180 27,017 6,520 3,572 5,851 16,717 15,295 4,919 3,193 4,624 13,209 5,364 16,417

19 State Total

179,253

179,176

*175,170

*175,591

*172,434

170,868

Previous Year Total

180,026

178,938

178,318

177,496

172,031

176,538

Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised

100

100

98

99

100

97

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.