Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 February 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

February 4, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 10 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 31, 2009 was 28.3 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 32.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 20072/ 2008 % of 20072/ 2008 % of 20072/ 2008 20072/ 2008 % of

Ended 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 2008 2009 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Dec 27 35,549 32,669 92 27,733 26,184 94 +761 +545 27,948 26,376 94

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

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. * Revised.

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BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2008-2009

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Dec 27 2008

Jan 3 2009

Jan 10 2009

Jan 17 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

28,941 24,249 3,244 1,008 32,669 *7,346 3,411 8,749 17,372 18,716 6,696 3,732 5,673 15,490 5,958 *19,119

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 15,503 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 15,342 5,849 *19,225

28,914 24,526 3,345
962 *32,876
7,674 3,454 8,946 17,362 18,420 6,755 4,036 6,032 15,081 5,880 *19,352

*202,373

*202,732

*201,965

*203,615

218,815

217,209

215,444

216,467

92

93

94

94

Jan 24 2009
Thousand
29,216 *24,590
3,332 999
33,154 7,663 3,454 8,156 16,926 18,985 *6,645 *3,859 5,272 15,383 5,505 *18,519
*201,658
217,697
93

Jan 31 2009
Thousand
28,765 24,578 3,417 1,016 32,317 6,723 3,454 8,484 17,190 18,544 6,724 3,861 5,792 14,735 5,385 17,883
198,868
218,880
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Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Dec 27 2008

Jan 3 2009

Jan 10 2009

Jan 17 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

19,864 20,734 4,221 1,050 26,376 6,010 3,287 5,970 15,463 15,377 5,258 3,383 5,071 12,842 4,515 *16,808

19,933 21,908 4,633
978 27,662 5,842 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 *6,606 3,400 6,069 15,472 *15,348 3,633 *3,269 4,676 13,113 4,476 *15,689

*19,895 22,583 4,743
763 27,218 *6,495 3,391 6,236 15,594 *15,624 3,792 3,030 5,435 13,277 4,235 *15,429

*166,229

*168,669

*168,202

*167,740

175,417

177,800

178,512

178,783

95

95

94

94

Jan 24 2009
Thousand
*19,290 *20,709
4,502 864
27,720 *6,322 3,247 5,880 *16,346 *15,287 *4,502 *2,963 4,533 13,255 4,752 *17,019
*167,191
177,611
94

Jan 31 2009
Thousand
19,404 20,008 4,547
898 28,258 4,505 3,622 6,199 16,271 15,536 4,393 2,980 4,604 13,161 4,656 17,571
166,613
176,060
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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.