Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 March 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

March 11, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 11 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 7, 2009 was 26.4 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 11 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 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 32,711 93 28,601 27,581 96 +1004 +1337 29,048 28,180 97

Feb 21 35,314 32,818 93 28,744 26,753 93 +1215 +795 29,337 26,910 92

Feb 28 35,129 33,109 94 28,801 26,852 93 +493 +9 28,748 26,341 92

Mar 7 35,088 32,643 93 28,744 26,835 93 +1421 +111 29,619 26,427 89

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

Jan 31 2009

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 7 2009

Feb 14 2009

Feb 21 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

28,765 24,416 3,417 1,016 32,317 6,605 3,454 8,484 17,190 18,468 6,749 3,939 5,792 *14,781 5,385 *17,639

29,023 24,710 3,480 1,027 32,527 *7,299 3,470 8,095 17,475 18,607 6,814 3,810 5,719 *15,457 5,535 *18,830

*29,635 *24,642
3,304 1,021 32,711 *7,832 3,470 8,779 17,692 *18,218 *6,939 3,565 5,589 *15,555 5,749 *18,093

29,086 24,980 3,466 1,020 32,818 7,167 3,470 8,866 17,891 18,863 6,834 *4,190 5,789 *15,558 5,943 *19,269

*198,417

*201,878

*202,794

*205,210

218,880

217,271

218,479

219,311

91

93

93

94

Feb 28 2009
Thousand
*29,265 *24,969
3,703 1,008 33,109 7,795 3,470 9,047 17,894 18,762 6,772 *4,168 5,628 *15,624 5,939 *19,716
*206,869
219,830
94

Mar 7 2009
Thousand
28,876 24,543 3,525 1,005 32,643 7,830 2,230 8,851 18,035 18,882 6,891 3,918 5,436 15,622 5,954 19,087
203,328
219,337
93

State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV

Jan 31 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 7 2009

Feb 14 2009

Feb 21 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *13,156 4,656 *17,506

19,762 21,546 4,580
778 27,161 6,032 3,224 6,159 16,300 15,082 4,453 3,054 5,650 *13,045 4,631 *16,541

20,291 21,696 3,975
852 28,180 6,523 3,031 5,083 15,631 15,292 4,549 3,093 4,765 *13,208 5,289 *15,563

*20,365 21,320 4,656
741 26,910 4,478 3,655 5,217 15,655 15,507 4,529 *3,121 4,543 *12,650 4,512 *15,496

Feb 28 2009
Thousand
20,080 *21,596
4,655 741
26,341 *5,838 3,331 5,307 16,135 *15,443 4,783 *3,111 5,664 *13,189 4,303 *16,188

Mar 7 2009
Thousand
20,946 20,959 5,154
741 26,427 6,855 3,240 5,063 16,579 15,024 5,373 2,786 4,844 13,336 4,885 15,349

19 State Total

*166,670

*167,998

*167,021

*163,355

*166,705

167,561

Previous Year Total

176,060

176,413

177,543

178,240

177,627

179,798

Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised

95

95

94

92

94

93

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.