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