Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 January 28

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 28, 2009

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 24, 2009 was 27.7 million, up 2 percent from the previous week but down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 33.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 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 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 32,545 * 93 28,935 27,364 * 95 +216 +542 28,519 27,218 * 95

Jan 24 35,523 33,154 93 29,061 27,226 94 +1200 +1172 29,686 27,720 93

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Dec 20 2008

Dec 27 2008

Jan 3 2009

Jan 10 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

*28,715 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 *18,716 6,696 3,732 5,673 15,490 5,958 19,166

*28,964 *24,227
3,358 *1,028 32,528 7,848 3,424 8,613 17,491 *18,762 *6,603 3,742 5,555 15,503 5,969 19,089

*28,919 23,799 3,358
963 32,609 7,502 3,424 8,719 17,401 *18,459 6,518 3,935 5,697 15,342 5,849 19,243

*203,420

*202,498

*202,704

*201,737

218,612

218,815

217,209

215,444

93

93

93

94

Jan 17 2009
Thousand
28,914 *24,526
3,345 962
*32,545 7,674 3,454 8,946 17,362
*18,420 6,755 *4,036 6,032 15,081 5,880
*19,369
*203,301
216,467
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Jan 24 2009
Thousand
29,216 24,371 3,332
999 33,154 7,663 3,454 8,156 16,926 18,985 6,514 3,861 5,272 15,383 5,505 18,567
201,358
217,697
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Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Dec 20 2008

Dec 27 2008

Jan 3 2009

Jan 10 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *1,050 26,376 6,010 3,287 5,970 15,463 15,377 5,258 3,383 5,071 12,842 4,515 16,817

*19,933 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

*20,312 22,969 4,869
798 27,503 6,609 3,400 6,069 15,472 *15,399 3,633 3,214 4,676 13,113 4,476 15,728

168,188

*166,238

*168,689

*168,240

179,381

175,417

177,800

178,512

94

95

95

94

Jan 17 2009
Thousand
*19,985 *22,583
4,743 763
*27,218 6,145 3,391 6,236 15,594
*15,675 3,792 *3,030 *5,435 13,277 4,235
*15,460
*167,562
178,783
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Jan 24 2009
Thousand
19,863 22,422 4,502
864 27,720 6,245 3,247 5,880 15,708 15,416 3,832 2,982 4,533 13,255 4,752 16,486
167,707
177,611
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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.