Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2008 August 6

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 6, 2008

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 2, 2008 was 28.2 million, up 4 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, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 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 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

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Jun 28 2008

Jul 5 2008

Jul 12 2008

Jul 19 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

30,529 26,620 3,495 1,361 33,955 *7,330 3,651 8,594 18,624 19,022 6,962 4,525 5,539 *14,721 *6,269 19,096

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 19,093

*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 *19,504

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 *15,694 *6,328 *18,999

*210,293

*207,535

*211,496

*211,508

210,141

216,018

218,175

216,979

100

96

97

97

Jul 26 2008
Thousand
30,738 *25,387
3,589 1,226 33,274 7,967 3,621 8,919 18,560 19,360 7,060 *4,492 5,494 *14,993 *6,388 *18,884
*209,952
217,989
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Aug 2 2008
Thousand
30,010 25,037 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 19,058
207,170
216,255
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Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Jun 28 2008

Jul 5 2008

Jul 12 2008

Jul 19 2008

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *4,527 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 *13,408 *4,739 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 *13,414 *5,355 *16,663

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 *12,350 *5,407 *17,068

*179,263

*175,049

*175,428

*172,549

178,938

178,318

177,496

172,031

100

98

99

100

Jul 26 2008
Thousand
*20,625 *22,469
3,949 1,180 *27,048 *6,519 3,572 5,851 16,717 15,295 4,919 *3,219 4,624 *13,214 *5,449 *16,327
*170,977
176,538
97

Aug 2 2008
Thousand
21,066 23,281 4,497 1,282 28,161 5,912 3,359 6,316 16,801 15,021 3,910 3,344 4,819 13,080 4,557 17,534
172,940
179,654
96

Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.