Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 January 7

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
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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.