Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 February 18

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.