Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 August 27

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 27, 2008

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 23, 2008 was 27.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 6 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 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 32,840 * 94 * 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 27,560 * 97

Aug 23 34,862 32,694 94 28,817 27,196 94 +1146 +1116 29,375 27,722 94

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 19 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jul 26 2008

Aug 2 2008

Aug 9 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

30,988 26,250 3,629 1,323 33,591 *8,029 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 *7,968 3,621 8,919 18,560 *19,294 6,855 4,492 5,494 14,993 6,388 18,894

*29,539 *25,143
3,657 *1,281 *32,840 *7,927 3,470 *8,900 18,561 *18,810 *7,063 4,339 5,528 14,632 6,250 19,198

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 *19,096

*211,598

*209,964

*207,138

*206,783

216,979

217,989

216,255

217,312

98

96

96

95

Aug 16 2008
Thousand
*29,846 24,608 3,631 1,316 32,590 *7,790 3,470 8,871 18,160 *19,114 6,998 *4,002 5,645 15,489 6,325 *18,904
*206,759
216,594
95

Aug 23 2008
Thousand
29,694 24,764 3,543 1,306 32,694 7,741 3,501 8,738 18,428 18,856 7,008 3,992 5,735 15,498 6,313 19,006
206,817
215,662
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Jul 19 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jul 26 2008

Aug 2 2008

Aug 9 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *5,911 3,359 6,316 16,826 15,021 3,910 3,319 4,819 13,080 4,557 17,506

21,452 21,884 4,959 1,134 27,630 *6,105 3,757 5,555 16,845 15,566 5,155 3,381 4,789 13,113 5,080 16,756

172,441

170,979

*172,899

*173,161

172,031

176,538

179,654

177,691

100

97

96

97

Aug 16 2008
Thousand
*21,432 *23,301
5,213 1,032 *27,560 *6,512 3,269 *5,933 *16,815 *15,741 3,618 *3,408 4,676 12,493 5,283 *16,896
*173,182
178,515
97

Aug 23 2008
Thousand
20,609 22,247 4,874 1,124 27,722 6,222 3,659 5,987 16,632 15,557 4,521 3,206 4,333 12,318 5,592 15,925
170,528
177,243
96

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.