Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 August 20

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 20, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 16, 2008 was 27.7 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 32.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 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 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 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 +451 * 28,391 27,630 * 97 *

Aug 16 34,940 32,590 93 28,815 27,487 95 +480 +720 28,508 27,736 97

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. * 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
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 12 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jul 19 2008

Jul 26 2008

Aug 2 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *25,591 *3,653 *1,231 33,274 *7,967
3,621 8,919 18,560 *19,303 *6,855 4,492 5,494 14,993 6,388 18,894

29,630 24,958 3,657 1,271 32,701 7,974 3,470 8,763 18,561 *19,076 6,863 *4,339 5,528 14,632 6,250 19,198

211,467

211,620

*209,972

*206,871

218,175

216,979

217,989

216,255

97

98

96

96

Aug 9 2008
Thousand
29,855 *24,801
3,644 1,306 32,918 7,739 3,470 *8,811 18,598 *19,055 *6,658 *4,239 5,309 15,034 6,250 *19,105
*206,792
217,312
95

Aug 16 2008
Thousand
29,845 24,608 3,631 1,316 32,590 7,789 3,470 8,871 18,160 19,101 6,998 4,066 5,645 15,489 6,325 19,092
206,996
216,594
96

Jul 12 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jul 19 2008

Jul 26 2008

Aug 2 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

21,021 23,314 4,497 1,282 28,161 5,912 3,359 6,316 16,826 15,021 3,910 *3,319 4,819 13,080 4,557 17,506

175,347

172,441

170,979

*172,900

177,496

172,031

176,538

179,654

99

100

97

96

Aug 9 2008
Thousand
*21,452 *21,884 *4,959
1,134 *27,630
6,115 3,757 *5,555 16,845 15,566 *5,155 *3,381 4,789 13,113 5,080 *16,756
*173,171
177,691
97

Aug 16 2008
Thousand
21,466 23,324 5,213 1,032 27,736 6,115 3,269 5,866 16,794 15,725 3,618 3,421 4,676 12,493 5,283 17,085
173,116
178,515
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.