Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 April 8

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 8, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 9 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 4, 2009 was 27.2 million, up 2 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 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 8 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 28 35,129 33,109 94 28,801 26,852 93 +493 -43 28,748 26,289 91

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 31,735 91 28,814 26,503 92 +777 +1380 28,994 27,232 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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 28 2009

Mar 7 2009

Mar 14 2009

Mar 21 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

*29,630 25,098 3,703
973 33,109 *7,790 3,470 9,047 17,894 18,527 6,408 4,168 5,628 *15,641 5,939 *19,728

*29,162 23,538 3,558
975 31,715 *7,619 2,230 8,851 18,035 19,105 6,963 4,148 5,436 *15,638 6,062 *19,110

*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 *19,001

*29,954 22,773 3,454
970 30,699 *7,719 2,230 8,572 17,779 19,011 6,653 *3,804 5,805 *15,383 5,989 *19,443

*206,753

*202,145

*203,046

*200,238

219,830

219,337

219,153

215,850

94

92

93

93

Mar 28 2009
Thousand
*29,563 23,120 3,559
980 31,392 *7,839 2,230 8,910 17,624 18,798 *6,747 *3,856 5,431 *15,394 *6,170 *18,551
*200,164
214,627
93

Apr 4 2009
Thousand
29,562 23,990 3,469
946 31,735 7,621 2,230 9,053 17,870 19,075 6,949 3,975 5,799 15,329 6,179 19,797
203,579
217,082
94

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 28 2009

Mar 7 2009

Mar 14 2009

Mar 21 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

*20,959 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 *15,365

*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 16,942

*20,008 22,138 5,014
704 28,238 *7,019 3,465 6,640 16,762 15,462 3,292 *3,263 4,602 *13,301 4,308 *16,377

166,495

*167,526

*169,519

*170,593

177,627

179,798

180,426

181,091

94

93

94

94

Mar 28 2009
Thousand
*20,203 20,525 *4,872
703 *26,760 *6,460
1,909 *6,267 *16,724 15,458 *4,616 *3,183 4,500 *13,278 4,607 *16,962
*167,027
180,372
93

Apr 4 2009
Thousand
19,932 21,941 5,211
707 27,232 5,877 1,901 6,088 17,067 15,964 4,069 3,177 4,359 13,285 4,764 17,401
168,975
181,007
93

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.