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 25, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 11 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 21, 2009 was 28.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 30.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 11 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 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
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 31,724 * 90 * 28,744 26,835 93 +1421 +126 29,619 26,442 89
Mar 14 35,245 31,779 * 90 * 29,036 27,216 94 +925 +824 29,389 27,577 94
Mar 21 34,426 30,699 89 28,689 27,524 96 +1525 +1161 29,751 28,238 95
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 14 2009
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Feb 21 2009
Feb 28 2009
Mar 7 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *18,116
28,950 24,943 3,466
995 32,818 7,178 3,470 8,866 17,891 *18,382 6,726 4,190 5,789 15,558 5,943 *19,292
*29,426 *25,098
3,703 *973 33,109 *7,961 3,470 9,047 17,894 *18,527 *6,408 4,168 5,628 15,624 5,939 *19,739
28,891 24,558 3,558 1,005 *31,724 7,830 2,230 8,851 18,035 18,882 6,888 *4,148 5,436 15,622 5,954 *19,128
*202,817
*204,457
*206,714
*202,740
218,479
219,311
219,830
219,337
93
93
94
92
Mar 14 2009
Thousand
28,575 23,551 3,525
987 *31,779
7,452 2,230 9,204 18,129 19,218 6,752 *4,057 5,941 15,417 *5,969 *19,242
*202,028
219,153
92
Mar 21 2009
Thousand
29,734 22,783 3,454
970 30,699 7,780 2,230 8,572 17,779 18,967 6,649 4,032 5,805 14,864 5,989 19,211
199,518
215,850
92
Feb 14 2009
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Feb 21 2009
Feb 28 2009
Mar 7 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *15,561
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 *15,562
20,085 21,596 4,655
741 26,289 5,993 3,331 5,307 16,135 15,443 *4,470 3,111 5,664 13,189 4,303 *16,183
20,962 20,983 4,846
741 26,442 6,720 3,240 5,364 16,579 15,024 5,373 *2,796 4,844 13,336 4,885 *15,371
*167,039
*163,431
*166,495
*167,506
177,543
178,240
177,627
179,798
94
92
94
93
Mar 14 2009
Thousand
*19,791 22,082 4,517
724 27,577 6,129 3,196 *6,158 16,793 15,048 4,282 *3,250 4,659 13,285 *4,873 *16,942
*169,306
180,426
94
Mar 21 2009
Thousand
19,798 22,095 5,014
704 28,238 6,732 3,465 6,640 16,762 15,383 3,999 3,242 4,602 13,287 4,308 16,784
171,053
181,091
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.