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 28, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 24, 2009 was 22.5 million, down 15 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 29.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 22.7 million, down 13 percent from the previous week and down 8 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
% of
% of
% of
Ended 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008
2009 2008 2009 prev. yr.
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
Thousands
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 27,336 * 92 * 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
Oct 17 28,723 29,084 101 26,937 26,070 97 +212 +1029 26,370 26,509 101
Oct 24 29,691 29,173 98 24,667 22,681 92 +454 +587 24,490 22,529 92
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22
Jan
BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2008-2009
2008
2009
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
Sep 19 2009
Sep 26 2009
Oct 3 2009
Oct 10 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
27,358 22,411 3,218
902 29,307 6,487 3,379 7,786 17,563 16,825 6,773 3,626 5,487 13,594 5,792 *17,119
28,005 21,768 3,376 1,144 31,291 7,930 3,440 8,621 16,166 17,852 6,388 3,681 5,539 13,820 6,005 *17,797
*26,175 *21,135
2,942 1,331 *27,336 *6,722 2,751 8,172 *16,172 *17,521 *6,691 4,023 5,032 13,079 5,754 *17,421
26,854 21,251 3,277 1,330 29,935 7,251 3,304 8,440 17,095 15,373 *7,122 4,003 5,799 13,170 6,041 *18,205
*187,627
*192,823
*182,257
*188,450
193,569
198,742
188,431
194,566
97
97
97
97
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Sep 19 2009
Sep 26 2009
Oct 3 2009
Oct 10 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
20,598 20,898 4,335
661 26,529 6,529 2,889 6,387 15,456 15,330 4,934 *3,292 4,974 12,702 4,653 *15,711
19,960 19,863 4,763
669 26,461 6,383 2,892 5,824 14,724 14,328 4,915 *3,179 4,482 12,765 4,456 *15,803
19,588 21,128 4,715
664 25,985 6,228 2,982 4,950 15,549 13,975 4,560 *3,161 4,311 12,486 5,111 *14,576
19,466 19,385 4,179
700 24,510 4,909 2,953 4,899 15,276 14,253 5,202 *2,958 4,234 12,012 5,002 *15,584
*165,878
*161,467
*159,969
*155,522
168,148
165,813
162,480
160,080
99
97
98
97
Oct 17 2009
Thousand
26,507 *21,082
3,116 *1,098 29,084 6,709 3,379 8,586 17,294 *18,117 *6,418 *3,385 5,739 12,926 6,035 *17,281
*186,756
188,802
99
Oct 17 2009
Thousand
*20,116 *19,957
4,320 *876 26,509 5,935 3,113 5,962 14,039 *14,577 4,108 *2,977 4,483 12,065 4,837 *16,088
*159,962
163,207
98
Oct 24 2009
Thousand
27,460 20,950 3,167 1,098 29,173 7,532 2,917 8,174 16,419 17,731 6,556 3,773 5,859 14,133 5,695 16,949
187,586
191,280
98
Oct 24 2009
Thousand
19,199 20,192 4,212 1,140 22,529 5,622 2,361 5,384 13,899 14,202 3,749 3,228 4,220 11,348 4,487 15,072
150,844
154,412
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 weeks earlier.
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