Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 January 21

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

January 21, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 8 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 17, 2009 was 27.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 32.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.4 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 percent.

GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED

Eggs Set1/

Chicks Hatched

Net Cross State Movement of Chicks

Chicks Placed

Week 20072/ 2008 % of 20072/ 2008 % of 20072/ 2008 20072/ 2008 % of

Ended 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 2008 2009 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Dec 13 35,392 32,540 92 28,719 26,663 93 +929 +599 28,957 26,559 92

Dec 20 35,224 32,778 93 28,583 27,027 95 +646 +728 28,622 27,123 95

Dec 27 35,549 32,669 92 27,733 26,184 94 +761 +545 27,948 26,376 94

Jan 3 35,904 32,528 91 28,729 27,159 95 +1051 +1150 29,165 27,662 95

Jan 10 34,851 32,609 94 29,084 27,368 94 +529 +750 * 28,947 27,503 * 95

Jan 17 35,121 32,243 92 28,935 27,366 95 +216 +542 28,519 27,220 95

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, 2008-2009

30

29

28

27

26

25

2008

2009

24

23 Jan Feb Mar Apr

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

Dec 13 2008

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Dec 20 2008

Dec 27 2008

Jan 3 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,339 25,115 3,338 1,271 32,540 7,630 3,424 8,512 17,500 19,012 6,816 4,346 5,566 15,273 6,218 19,339

28,700 24,188 3,358 1,013 32,778 7,867 3,424 8,911 17,194 18,419 6,765 4,281 5,698 15,290 5,964 19,555

28,941 *24,249
3,244 *1,008 32,669 *7,424 3,411 8,749 17,372 *18,668 *6,696 3,732 5,673 15,490 5,958 19,166

28,950 24,538 3,358
963 32,528 7,848 3,424 8,613 17,491 18,799 6,639 *3,742 5,555 15,503 5,969 *19,089

205,239

203,405

*202,450

*203,009

217,613

218,612

218,815

217,209

94

93

93

93

Jan 10 2009
Thousand
28,904 23,799 3,358
963 32,609 7,502 3,424 8,719 17,401 18,387 6,518 *3,935 5,697 15,342 5,849 *19,243
*201,650
215,444
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Jan 17 2009
Thousand
28,914 24,335 3,345
962 32,243 7,674 3,454 8,946 17,362 18,550 6,755 3,916 6,032 15,081 5,880 19,796
203,245
216,467
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Dec 13 2008

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Dec 20 2008

Dec 27 2008

Jan 3 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,849 21,173 4,183
987 26,559 6,388 3,326 6,215 15,672 15,274 4,465 3,218 4,818 12,922 5,225 16,624

19,908 20,812 4,940 1,060 27,123 6,028 3,228 5,288 15,501 15,805 5,545 3,339 5,058 12,992 4,952 16,609

19,864 20,734 4,221 1,103 26,376 6,010 3,287 5,970 15,463 15,377 5,258 3,383 5,071 12,842 4,515 16,817

19,944 21,908 4,633
978 27,662 5,842 3,388 5,850 15,583 15,834 4,143 *3,377 4,423 12,961 4,660 17,514

167,898

168,188

166,291

*168,700

178,626

179,381

175,417

177,800

94

94

95

95

Jan 10 2009
Thousand
20,304 22,969 4,869
798 *27,503
6,609 3,400 6,069 15,472 15,414 3,633 *3,214 4,676 13,113 4,476 *15,728
*168,247
178,512
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Jan 17 2009
Thousand
19,907 22,535 4,743
763 27,220 6,145 3,391 6,236 15,594 15,870 3,792 2,990 5,155 13,277 4,235 15,455
167,308
178,783
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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.