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
April 15, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 11, 2009 was 26.2 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.7 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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
Mar 7 35,088 31,715 90 28,744 26,835 93 +1421 +126 29,619 26,442 89
Mar 14 35,245 31,979 91 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
Mar 28 34,663 31,392 91 28,853 26,444 92 +968 +767 29,196 26,760 92
Apr 4 34,911 31,706 * 91 28,814 26,522 * 92 +777 +1380 28,994 27,251 * 94
Apr 11 34,137 31,801 93 27,764 25,667 92 +1063 +1016 28,232 26,185 93
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
Mar 7 2009
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Mar 14 2009
Mar 21 2009
Mar 28 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
29,162 23,538 3,558
975 31,715 *7,616 2,230 8,851 18,035 19,105 6,963 4,148 5,436 15,638 6,062 *19,079
28,809 23,680 3,525
982 31,979 7,849 2,230 9,204 18,280 19,241 6,546 4,057 5,941 15,544 6,178 *19,027
*30,024 *23,279
3,454 *977 30,699 *7,522 2,230 8,572 17,779 *19,117 *6,841 3,804 5,805 *14,830 5,989 *19,469
29,563 23,120 3,559
980 31,392 7,839 2,230 8,910 17,624 18,798 6,747 *3,695 5,431 15,394 6,170 *18,577
*202,111
*203,072
*200,391
*200,029
219,337
219,153
215,850
214,627
92
93
93
93
Apr 4 2009
Thousand
29,562 *23,992
3,469 946
*31,706 *7,650 2,230 9,053 17,870 19,075 6,949 *3,919 5,799 15,329 6,179 *19,823
*203,551
217,082
94
Apr 11 2009
Thousand
29,867 23,415 3,528
956 31,801 7,599 2,230 9,169 17,750 18,912 6,885
4,002 5,624 14,959 6,158 19,491
202,346
215,925
94
Mar 7 2009
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Mar 14 2009
Mar 21 2009
Mar 28 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
20,959 20,983 4,846
741 26,442 6,735 3,240 5,364 16,579 15,024 5,373 2,796 4,844 13,350 4,885 *15,416
19,961 22,082 4,517
724 27,577 6,144 3,196 6,158 16,793 15,062 4,282 3,250 4,659 13,299 4,873 *16,928
20,008 22,138 5,014
704 28,238 *7,016 3,465 6,640 *16,763 15,462 3,292 3,263 4,602 13,301 4,308 *16,419
20,203 20,525 4,872
703 26,760 *6,459 1,909 6,267 16,724 15,458 4,616 *3,181 4,500 13,278 4,607 *16,945
*167,577
*169,505
*170,633
*167,007
179,798
180,426
181,091
180,372
93
94
94
93
Apr 4 2009
Thousand
19,932 *21,990
5,211 707
*27,251 *5,678 1,901 6,088 17,067 15,964 4,069 *3,226 4,359 13,285 4,764 *17,434
*168,926
181,007
93
Apr 11 2009
Thousand
20,796 20,771 4,650
707 26,185 5,832 1,892 6,363 16,764 16,019 5,648 2,985 4,759 12,581
4,310 16,615
166,877
177,613
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.