Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 March 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

March 18, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 14, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 33.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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

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 -43 * 28,748 26,289 * 91 *

Mar 7 35,088 32,643 93 28,744 26,835 93 +1421 +126 * 29,619 26,442 * 89

Mar 14 35,245 33,015 94 29,036 27,216 94 +925 +824 29,389 27,577 94

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
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

Feb 7 2009

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 14 2009

Feb 21 2009

Feb 28 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

*28,950 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

*28,950 *24,943
3,466 *995 32,818 *7,178 3,470 8,866 17,891 *18,418 *6,726 4,190 5,789 15,558 5,943 19,269

*29,309 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

*201,805

202,794

*204,470

*206,913

217,271

218,479

219,311

219,830

93

93

93

94

Mar 7 2009
Thousand
*28,891 *24,558 *3,558
1,005 32,643 7,830 2,230 8,851 18,035 18,882 *6,888 *3,905 5,436 15,622 5,954 *19,105
*203,393
219,337
93

Mar 14 2009
Thousand
28,575 23,551 3,525
987 33,015 7,452 2,230 9,204 18,129 19,218 6,752 4,012 5,941 15,417 5,970 19,203
203,181
219,153
93

Feb 7 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 14 2009

Feb 21 2009

Feb 28 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

19,762 21,546 4,580
778 27,161 *6,052 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 *6,543 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 *4,498 3,655 5,217 15,655 15,507 4,529 3,121 4,543 *12,640 4,512 15,496

*20,085 21,596 4,655
741 *26,289 *5,993
3,331 5,307 16,135 15,443 4,783 3,111 5,664 13,189 4,303 16,188

*168,018

*167,041

*163,365

*166,813

176,413

177,543

178,240

177,627

95

94

92

94

Mar 7 2009
Thousand
*20,962 *20,983 *4,846
741 *26,442 *6,720
3,240 *5,364 16,579 15,024 5,373 *2,770 4,844 13,336 4,885 *15,357
*167,466
179,798
93

Mar 14 2009
Thousand
19,786 22,082 4,517
724 27,577 6,129 3,196 6,081 16,793 15,048 4,282 3,227 4,659 13,285 4,944 16,938
169,268
180,426
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.