Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 March 25

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

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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.