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 7, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 9 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 3, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week and down 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 5 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 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
Nov 29 35,362 32,495 92 28,344 24,131 * 85 +180 +442 27,909 24,128 * 86
Dec 6 34,382 31,381 91 28,281 25,807 91 +757 +611 28,416 25,808 91
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 +1100 29,165 27,612 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
Nov 29 2008
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Dec 6 2008
Dec 13 2008
Dec 20 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
29,100 24,692 3,272 1,284 32,495 7,984 3,419 8,675 17,478 18,811 6,937 4,276 5,817 15,277 6,193 19,030
29,107 24,330 3,314 1,241 31,381 7,769 3,424 8,672 17,405 18,321 6,328 4,159 5,409 15,278 5,961 18,680
*29,339 *25,115
3,338 *1,271 *32,540 7,538 3,424 8,512 *17,500 *19,012 *6,816 4,346 *5,566 15,265 *6,218 *19,333
28,700 24,266 3,358 1,013 *32,778 7,867 3,424 8,911 17,194 18,739 6,922 4,281 5,485 *15,290 5,964 *19,328
204,740
200,779
*205,133
*203,520
221,543
214,382
217,613
218,612
92
94
94
93
Dec 27 2008
Thousand
28,941 *24,366 *3,244
963 32,669 7,512 3,411 8,749 17,372 18,581 *6,839 *3,732 5,673 *15,490 5,958 *19,160
*202,660
218,815
93
Jan 3 2009
Thousand
28,949 24,538 3,353
963 32,528 7,848 3,424 8,613 17,491 18,744 6,639 3,918 5,555 15,503 5,969 18,534
202,569
217,209
93
Nov 29 2008
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Dec 6 2008
Dec 13 2008
Dec 20 2008
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
18,394 20,401 4,546 1,083 *24,128 5,587 2,939 5,774 15,718 15,622 4,499 3,009 4,892 12,986 3,891 15,986
20,151 22,298 4,593
996 25,808 5,972 3,398 4,913 15,707 15,494 3,727 3,197 4,529 12,752 5,636 17,024
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 12,990 4,952 16,608
*159,455
166,195
167,898
*168,185
177,182
175,854
178,626
179,381
90
95
94
94
Dec 27 2008
Thousand
*19,864 *20,734 *4,221
1,103 26,376 6,041 3,287 *5,970 15,463 15,379 5,258 *3,383 5,071 *12,839 4,515 *16,730
*166,234
175,417
95
Jan 3 2009
Thousand
19,962 21,908 4,373
978 27,612 5,843 3,388 6,088 15,583 15,833 4,143 3,376 4,423 12,958 4,660 17,534
168,662
177,800
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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.