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.