Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 October 14

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

October 14, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 10, 2009 was 24.5 million, down 6 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 29.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.5 million, down 5 percent 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

% of

% of

% of

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

2009 2008 2009 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Sep 5 32,439 31,504 97 27,171 26,737 98 +212 +957 26,821 27,066 101

Sep 12 30,895 30,922 100 27,107 26,598 98 +604 +886 27,100 26,849 99

Sep 19 31,070 29,307 94 26,923 26,728 99 +509 +436 * 26,583 26,529 * 100

Sep 26 32,187 31,291 97 26,786 26,494 99 +448 +634 26,557 26,461 100

Oct 3 29,784 28,553 96 25,371 25,768 102 +1130 +884 25,898 25,985 100

Oct 10 30,336 29,935 99 25,809 24,516 95 +943 +857 26,012 24,510 94

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2008-2009
31

30

29

28

27

26

Million Chicks

25

2008

2009

24

23 Jan Feb Mar Apr

May Jun Jul

Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

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

Sep 5 2009

Sep 12 2009

Sep 19 2009

Sep 26 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

27,783 22,808 3,478
909 31,504 7,193 *3,316 8,132 17,144 17,636 6,581 4,020 5,274 *14,599 6,111 18,395

27,143 23,018 3,289
900 30,922 7,504 3,394 8,180 17,872 16,519 6,565 3,890 5,783 *14,115 5,918 17,618

*27,358 *22,411
3,218 902
29,307 *6,660 3,379 7,786 17,563 *16,825 *6,773 3,626 5,487 *13,593 5,792 *17,235

27,963 *21,665
3,376 1,144 31,291 7,744 *3,440 8,621 15,581 17,632 6,245 3,681 5,539 *13,819 6,005 *17,790

*194,883

*192,630

*187,915

*191,536

201,630

197,833

193,569

198,742

97

97

97

96

Oct 3 2009
Thousand
25,677 21,463 *2,942 1,331 28,553 6,852 *2,751 8,172 16,789 17,771 *6,842 *3,980 5,032 *13,077 5,754 *17,287
*184,273
188,431
98

Oct 10 2009
Thousand
26,854 21,292 3,276 1,330 29,935 7,439 3,304 8,440 17,095 15,373 7,086 3,849 5,799 14,168 6,041 18,375
189,656
194,566
97

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 Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Sep 5 2009

Sep 12 2009

Sep 19 2009

Sep 26 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,875 20,538 4,291
650 27,066 *6,613 3,016 6,024 16,113 15,434 4,401 2,981 4,715 *13,096 5,552 15,258

19,669 21,575 5,153
648 26,849 *6,621 2,953 5,256 15,799 15,496 4,824 2,983 4,591 *12,864 5,172 15,273

20,598 20,898 4,335
661 *26,529 *6,529 *2,889
6,387 15,456 15,330 4,934 3,285 4,974 *12,692 4,653 *15,718

19,960 *19,863
4,763 669
26,461 *6,383 2,892 5,824 14,724 14,328 4,915 3,173 4,482 *12,755 4,456 *15,802

*166,623

*165,726

*165,868

*161,450

170,363

170,671

168,148

165,813

98

97

99

97

Oct 3 2009
Thousand
19,588 21,121 4,715
664 25,985 *6,228 2,982 4,950 15,549 13,975 4,560 *3,134 4,311 *12,475 5,109 *14,599
*159,945
162,480
98

Oct 10 2009
Thousand
19,470 19,434 3,882
700 24,510 4,992 2,953 5,198 15,276 14,253 5,202 2,905 4,234 12,011 5,001 16,145
156,166
160,080
98

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

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