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 18, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 14, 2009 was 28.1 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.6 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 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
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 32,527 * 92 28,392 27,459 * 97 +1131 +368 28,948 27,161 * 94
Feb 14 35,318 32,747 93 28,601 27,581 96 +1004 +1277 29,048 28,120 97
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
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
Jan 10 2009
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Jan 17
Jan 24
Jan 31
2009
2009
2009
Thousand
28,919 23,721 3,358 1,028 32,954 *7,424 3,424
8,719 17,401 18,701 6,307 3,849 5,697 15,350 5,849 19,142
Thousand
28,914 24,526 3,345 1,022 32,876 *7,889 3,454
8,946 17,362 18,337 6,813 4,036 6,032 15,092 5,880 19,290
Thousand
29,216 24,590 3,332
999 33,154 *7,789 3,454
8,156 16,926 *18,997 *6,454 3,859 5,272 15,394 5,505 18,457
Thousand
28,765 24,442 3,417
1,016 32,317 6,723 3,454
8,484 17,190 18,272 6,724 *3,939 5,792 14,745 5,385 17,780
*201,843
*203,814
*201,554
*198,445
215,444
216,467
217,697
218,880
94
94
93
91
Feb 7 2009
Thousand
29,023 24,710 3,480
1,027 *32,527 *7,429
3,470 8,095 17,475 18,549 6,777 *3,829 5,719 15,443 5,535 *18,850
*201,938
217,271
93
Feb 14 2009
Thousand
29,489 24,656 3,304
1,021 32,747 7,885 3,470
8,779 17,692 18,353 6,850 3,894 5,589 15,526 5,749 18,507
203,511
218,479
93
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 10 2009
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Jan 17
Jan 24
Jan 31
2009
2009
2009
Thousand
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
Thousand
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
Thousand
19,290 20,709 4,502
864 27,720 6,349 3,247
5,880 16,346 *15,327 4,502 2,963 4,533 13,262
4,752 17,023
Thousand
19,404 20,068 4,547
898 28,258 *4,497 3,622
6,199 16,271 *15,559 4,393 *3,032 4,604 13,167
4,656 17,514
168,244
167,727
*167,269
*166,689
178,512
178,783
177,611
176,060
94
94
94
95
Feb 7 2009
Thousand
*19,762 21,546 4,580 778
*27,161 *6,032 3,224
6,159 16,300 *15,082 4,453 *3,030 5,650 13,033 4,631 *16,538
*167,959
176,413
95
Feb 14 2009
Thousand
20,291 21,679 3,975
852 28,120 6,533 3,031
5,083 15,631 15,200 4,549 3,062 4,765 13,197 5,289 15,405
166,662
177,543
94
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.