Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 November 4

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

November 4, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 31, 2009 was 25.3 million, up 12 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 27.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, up 14 percent from the previous week and up 4 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 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 30,699 * 101 * 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

Oct 31 28,621 27,685 97 24,923 25,871 104 +922 +106 25,262 25,317 100

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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

Sep 26 2009
Thousand
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 *17,799

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Oct 3 2009

Oct 10 2009

Oct 17 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

26,175 21,135 2,942 1,331 27,336 *6,826 2,751 8,172 16,172 17,521 6,691 4,023 5,032 13,079 5,754 *17,423

26,854 *20,837
3,277 1,330 *30,699 *7,636 3,304 8,440 *16,764 *15,584 *6,951 4,003 5,799 *14,170 *6,087 18,205

26,507 21,082 3,116 1,098 29,084 *6,772 3,379 8,586 17,294 18,117 6,418 3,385 5,739 12,926 6,035 17,281

*192,825

*182,363

*189,940

*186,819

198,742

188,431

194,566

188,802

97

97

98

99

Oct 24 2009
Thousand
27,460 *20,936
3,167 1,098 29,173 *7,511 2,917 8,174 16,419 17,731 *6,534 *3,496 5,859 14,133 5,695 *16,849
*187,152
191,280
98

Oct 31 2009
Thousand
25,542 20,713 2,941 1,327 27,685 7,247 3,077 9,065 15,901 17,308 6,859 3,779 5,023 13,234 5,314 16,658
181,673
185,975
98

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

Sep 26 2009
Thousand
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 *15,792

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Oct 3 2009

Oct 10 2009

Oct 17 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *14,595

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 *5,017 15,584

20,116 19,957 4,320
876 26,509 *5,918 3,113 5,962 14,039 14,577 4,108 2,977 4,483 12,065 4,837 16,088

*161,456

*159,988

*155,537

*159,945

165,813

162,480

160,080

163,207

97

98

97

98

Oct 24 2009
Thousand
19,199 *20,180
*4,075 1,140 22,529 *5,684 2,361 *5,527 13,899 14,202 3,749 *3,189 4,220 11,348 4,487 *14,969
*150,758
154,412
98

Oct 31 2009
Thousand
19,304 19,515 4,602 1,026 25,317 5,918 2,869 6,234 14,442 13,201 4,569 3,198 4,799 12,303 4,203 15,923
157,423
158,747
99

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.

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.