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
May 13, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 9, 2009 was 26.0 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, down 1 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
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 +462 28,232 25,635 91
Apr 18 34,651 31,283 * 90 * 28,188 26,237 93 +1165 +377 28,783 26,052 91
Apr 25 34,021 30,936 91 28,407 26,557 93 +1215 +1466 * 29,038 27,560 * 95
May 2 34,630 31,890 92 28,029 26,691 95 +381 +1125 * 27,781 27,251 * 98
May 9 34,041 31,558 93 28,488 26,303 92 +686 +203 28,571 25,976 91
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
Apr 4 2009
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Apr 11 2009
Apr 18 2009
Apr 25 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
29,571 23,721 3,469
946 31,706 7,756 2,230 9,053 17,870 18,906 7,245 3,919 5,799 *15,366 6,179 19,898
29,892 23,416 3,580
956 31,801 *7,796 2,230 9,169 17,750 18,805 6,962 3,931 5,624 *14,996 6,158 19,978
*29,935 *23,995
3,585 *991 *31,283 *7,682 2,230 9,160 17,622 *18,936 *6,921 3,952 5,538 *15,351 6,179 19,545
*29,685 23,431 3,529
991 30,936 7,687 2,230 8,963 17,659 18,553 6,690 4,061 5,636 *14,980 6,236 19,627
*203,634
*203,044
*202,905
*200,894
217,082
215,925
214,822
213,675
94
94
94
94
May 2 2009
Thousand
*29,941 23,501 3,615
994 31,890 7,699 2,230 8,799 17,124 18,708 *6,850 *3,805 5,714 *14,500 6,283 *19,323
*200,976
214,360
94
May 9 2009
Thousand
29,705 23,627 3,579
995 31,558 7,739 2,230 8,700 17,045 18,829 6,779 3,948 5,905 15,134 6,356 19,720
201,849
215,078
94
Apr 4 2009
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Apr 11 2009
Apr 18 2009
Apr 25 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *13,315 4,764 17,458
*20,817 20,771 4,473
707 25,635 5,832 1,892 6,597 16,764 15,976 5,648 2,978 4,714 *12,765 4,310 16,599
20,409 20,538 4,370
726 26,052 6,030 1,901 6,661 16,491 15,666 *4,530 2,879 4,728 *13,415 4,987 17,322
19,720 21,929 4,758
685 *27,560
5,929 1,896 5,637 16,899 15,836 4,601 3,168 4,257 *13,341 5,475 17,784
*168,980
*166,478
*166,705
*169,475
181,007
177,613
177,156
178,240
93
94
94
95
May 2 2009
Thousand
20,563 21,156 5,033
695 *27,251
6,067 1,902 6,088 *16,693 15,639 4,931 3,105 4,768 *13,001 4,562 *16,753
*168,207
177,740
95
May 9 2009
Thousand
21,024 21,646 4,850
821 25,976 6,704 1,888 6,451 16,072 15,659 4,417 3,124 5,862 13,340 4,996 16,604
169,434
177,096
96
Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.