Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 October 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

October 7, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 3, 2009 was 26.0 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 28.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 9 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 2 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

Aug 29 32,860 31,839 97 27,574 25,921 94 +527 -84 27,317 25,202 92

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 +435 26,583 26,528 * 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

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

25

2008

2009

24

23 Jan Feb Mar Apr

May Jun Jul

Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

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Million Chicks

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

Aug 29 2009

Sep 5 2009

Sep 12 2009

Sep 19 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

28,722 23,380 3,365
899 31,839 7,616 3,424 8,854 17,833 18,452 6,772 4,039 5,533 14,836 6,100 18,389

27,783 22,808 3,478
909 31,504 *7,193 3,409 8,132 17,144 17,636 6,581 4,020 5,274 14,596 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 14,111 5,918 17,618

27,613 *22,488
3,218 902
29,307 7,025 3,379 7,786 17,563 17,408 6,675 3,626 5,487 13,591 5,792 17,834

200,053

*194,973

*192,626

*189,694

204,988

201,630

197,833

193,569

98

97

97

98

Sep 26 2009
Thousand
27,963 *21,683
3,376 1,144 *31,291 7,744 3,346 8,621 15,581 *17,632 *6,245 *3,681 5,539 *13,817 6,005 17,761
*191,429
198,742
96

Oct 3 2009
Thousand
25,677 21,463 3,143 1,331 28,553 6,852 3,304 8,172 16,789 17,771 6,841 3,889 5,032 13,075 5,754 17,292
184,938
188,431
98

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Aug 29 2009

Sep 5 2009

Sep 12 2009

Sep 19 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,290 20,394 4,448
729 25,202 6,516 3,020 6,661 16,298 14,996 4,953 3,052 5,130 12,890 4,721 16,398

20,875 20,538 4,291
650 27,066 6,657 3,016 6,024 16,113 15,434 4,401 2,981 4,715 13,094 5,552 15,258

19,669 21,575 5,153
648 26,849 6,665 2,953 5,256 15,799 15,496 4,824 2,983 4,591 12,861 5,172 15,273

20,598 *20,898
4,335 661
*26,528 6,573 2,996 6,387 15,456 15,330 4,934 3,285 4,974 12,689 4,653 15,706

165,698

166,665

165,767

*166,003

170,083

170,363

170,671

168,148

97

98

97

99

Sep 26 2009
Thousand
19,960 *19,868
4,763 669
*26,461 *6,427 2,892 5,824 14,724
*14,328 4,915 *3,173 4,482 12,753 4,456 15,791
*161,486
165,813
97

Oct 3 2009
Thousand
19,588 21,121 4,715
664 25,985 6,272 2,982 4,950 15,549 13,975 4,560 3,199 4,311 12,473 5,109 14,613
160,066
162,480
99

Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three