Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 August 13

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

August 13, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 9, 2008 was 27.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 32.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.9 million, down 2 percent 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

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

Jul 12 35,470 34,007 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 26,974 91 +898 +699 29,674 27,048 91

Aug 2 35,058 32,701 93 29,277 28,327 97 +1161 +682 29,823 28,161 94

Aug 9 35,127 32,918 94 28,978 27,882 96 +282 +639 28,391 27,818 98

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

Jul 5 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jul 12 2008

Jul 19 2008

Jul 26 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,252 26,069 3,573 1,376 32,622 7,929 3,651 8,618 18,772 18,266 6,845 4,316 5,348 15,706 6,099 *19,173

30,699 26,089 3,624 1,351 34,007 7,922 3,651 8,852 18,891 18,159 7,293 4,384 5,380 15,615 6,075 *19,475

*30,988 26,250 3,629 *1,323 33,591 *8,051 3,621 8,762 *18,732 *18,615 *6,947 4,511 5,659 *15,633 6,328 *18,980

*30,737 25,387 3,589 1,226 33,274 *7,983 3,621 8,919 18,560 19,360 7,060 4,492 5,494 14,993 6,388 *18,894

*207,615

*211,467

*211,620

*209,977

216,018

218,175

216,979

217,989

96

97

98

96

Aug 2 2008
Thousand
*29,630 *24,958
3,657 1,271 32,701 7,974 3,470 8,763 18,561 18,985 6,863 4,410 5,528 14,632 6,250 *19,198
*206,851
216,255
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Aug 9 2008
Thousand
29,855 24,844 3,644 1,306 32,918 7,739 3,470 8,841 18,598 19,071 6,829 4,469 5,309 15,034 6,250 18,986
207,163
217,312
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State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV

Jul 5 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jul 12 2008

Jul 19 2008

Jul 26 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,476 23,052 4,213 1,315 28,617 *6,371 3,456 6,083 16,882 15,683 4,512 3,385 4,726 13,408 4,739 *17,123

21,456 22,289 4,594 1,160 27,742 *5,918 3,543 5,922 16,718 15,980 6,113 3,436 5,027 13,414 5,355 *16,680

21,112 23,028 4,388 1,227 27,913 *5,390 3,465 5,454 16,553 15,849 5,103 3,406 4,737 12,350 5,407 *17,059

*20,686 22,469 3,949 1,180 27,048 *6,420 3,572 5,851 16,717 15,295 4,919 3,219 4,624 13,214 5,449 *16,367

Aug 2 2008
Thousand
*21,021 *23,314
4,497 1,282 28,161 5,912 3,359 6,316 *16,826 15,021 3,910 3,344 4,819 13,080 4,557 *17,506

Aug 9 2008
Thousand
21,457 22,061 4,952 1,134 27,818 6,115 3,757 5,551 16,845 15,566 5,028 3,367 4,789 13,113 5,080 16,821

19 State Total

*175,041

*175,347

*172,441

*170,979

*172,925

173,454

Previous Year Total

178,318

177,496

172,031

176,538

179,654

177,691

Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised

98

99

100

97

96

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.