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
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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.