Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 March 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

March 4, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 28, 2009 was 26.3 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 33.1 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 26.9 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 7 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

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

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

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

Jan 24 2009

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 31 2009

Feb 7 2009

Feb 14 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,216 24,590 3,332
999 33,154 7,881 3,454 8,156 16,926 18,997 6,454 3,859 5,272 15,394 5,505 18,485

*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 14,745 5,385 17,665

29,023 24,710 3,480 1,027 32,527 *7,355 3,470 8,095 17,475 *18,607 *6,814 3,810 5,719 15,443 5,535 18,843

29,489 24,737 3,304 1,021 32,711 7,885 3,470 8,779 17,692 18,353 6,850 *3,565 5,589 15,526 5,749 18,517

201,674

*198,407

*201,933

*203,237

217,697

218,880

217,271

218,479

93

91

93

93

Feb 21 2009
Thousand
29,086 24,980 *3,466 1,020 32,818 7,167 3,470 8,866 17,891 18,863 *6,834 4,135 5,789 15,530 5,943 *19,292
*205,150
219,311
94

Feb 28 2009
Thousand
29,296 24,817 3,703 1,008 33,109 7,795 3,470 9,047 17,894 18,762 6,772 3,956 5,628 15,595 5,939 19,610
206,401
219,830
94

Jan 24 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 31 2009

Feb 7 2009

Feb 14 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

19,290 20,709 4,502
864 27,720 6,349 3,247 5,880 16,346 15,327 4,502 2,963 4,533 13,262 4,752 17,223

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 13,167 4,656 17,514

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 13,033 4,631 16,538

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 13,197 5,289 15,415

167,469

166,689

167,983

*166,862

177,611

176,060

176,413

177,543

94

95

95

94

Feb 21 2009
Thousand
20,348 *21,320 *4,656
741 26,910 4,478 3,655 *5,217 15,655 *15,507 *4,529 3,082 4,543 12,638 4,512 *15,497
*163,288
178,240
92

Feb 28 2009
Thousand
20,080 21,719 4,655
741 26,341 5,842 3,331 5,307 16,135 15,509 4,783 3,077 5,664 13,192 4,303 16,170
166,849
177,627
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.