Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 February 11

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

February 11, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 8 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 7, 2009 was 27.2 million, down 4 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 32.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 3 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

Jan 3 35,904 32,528 91 28,729 27,159 95 +1051 +1150 29,165 27,662 95

Jan 10 34,851 32,954 95 29,084 27,368 94 +529 +750 28,947 27,503 95

Jan 17 35,121 32,876 94 28,935 27,364 95 +216 +542 28,519 27,218 95

Jan 24 35,523 33,154 93 29,061 27,226 94 +1200 +1172 29,686 27,720 93

Jan 31 35,895 32,317 90 28,246 27,465 97 +352 +1448 28,014 28,258 101

Feb 7 35,460 32,496 92 28,392 27,462 97 +1131 +368 28,948 27,163 94

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

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

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

Jan 3 2009

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 10 2009

Jan 17 2009

Jan 24 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

28,964 24,227 3,358 1,028 32,528 7,922 3,424 8,613 17,491 18,762 6,603 3,742 5,555 *15,511 5,969 19,043

28,919 23,721 3,358 1,028 32,954 7,471 3,424 8,719 17,401 18,701 6,307 3,849 5,697 *15,350 5,849 *19,142

28,914 24,526 3,345 *1,022 32,876 *7,874 3,454 8,946 17,362 *18,337 *6,813 4,036 6,032 *15,092 5,880 *19,290

29,216 24,590 3,332
999 33,154 *7,851 3,454 8,156 16,926 18,985 6,645 3,859 5,272 *15,394 5,505 *18,457

*202,740

*201,890

*203,799

*201,795

217,209

215,444

216,467

217,697

93

94

94

93

Jan 31 2009
Thousand
28,765 *24,442
3,417 1,016 32,317 6,723 3,454 8,484 17,190 *18,272 6,724 *3,825 5,792 *14,745 5,385 *17,780
*198,331
218,880
91

Feb 7 2009
Thousand
29,023 24,710 3,480 1,027 32,496 7,392 3,470 8,095 17,475 18,549 6,777 3,795 5,719 15,443 5,535 18,865
201,851
217,271
93

Jan 3 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 10 2009

Jan 17 2009

Jan 24 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

19,933 21,908 4,633
978 27,662 *5,870 3,388 5,850 15,583 15,834 4,143 3,377 4,423 12,961 4,660 17,494

20,312 22,969 4,869
798 27,503 *6,634 3,400 6,069 15,472 15,348 3,633 3,269 4,676 *13,120 4,476 *15,696

19,895 22,583 4,743
763 27,218 *6,523 3,391 6,236 15,594 15,624 3,792 3,030 5,435 *13,284 4,235 *15,381

19,290 20,709 4,502
864 27,720 *6,349 3,247 5,880 16,346 15,287 4,502 2,963 4,533 *13,262 4,752 *17,023

*168,697

*168,244

*167,727

*167,229

177,800

178,512

178,783

177,611

95

94

94

94

Jan 31 2009
Thousand
19,404 *20,068
4,547 898
28,258 *4,533 3,622 6,199 16,271 *15,546 4,393 *3,004 4,604 *13,167 4,656 *17,514
*166,684
176,060
95

Feb 7 2009
Thousand
19,760 21,546 4,580
778 27,163 5,984 3,224 6,159 16,300 14,738 4,453 3,028 5,650 13,033 4,631 16,552
167,579
176,413
95

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.