Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 May 20

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 20, 2009

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 16, 2009 was 25.8 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 7 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 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 30,878 * 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 31,659 * 93 28,488 26,300 * 92 +686 +203 28,571 25,974 * 91

May 16 34,848 32,085 92 27,963 26,026 93 +689 +464 28,094 25,848 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

Apr 11 2009

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Apr 18 2009

Apr 25 2009

May 2 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *19,970

29,935 23,995 3,585
991 31,283 *7,704 2,230 9,160 17,622 18,936 6,921 3,952 5,538 15,351 6,179 *19,555

*29,465 *23,797
3,529 991
*30,878 *7,552 2,230 8,963 *17,849 *18,449 *7,047 4,061 5,636 14,980 6,236 *19,623

29,941 23,501 3,615
994 31,890 7,699 2,230 8,799 *17,884 18,708 6,850 3,805 5,714 14,500 6,283 *19,319

*203,036

*202,937

*201,286

*201,732

217,082

215,758

214,262

214,943

94

94

94

94

May 9 2009
Thousand
29,705 *23,447
3,579 995
*31,659 7,739 2,230 8,700
*17,996 *18,831
6,779 *4,085 5,905 15,134 *6,381 *19,870
*203,035
215,106
94

May 16 2009
Thousand
29,867 24,049 3,760
992 32,085 7,589 2,230 8,803 18,587 18,388 6,667 3,896 5,629 15,363 6,401 19,821
204,127
218,063
94

Apr 11 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Apr 18 2009

Apr 25 2009

May 2 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,817 20,771 4,473
707 25,635 *5,772 1,892 6,597 16,764 15,976 5,648 2,978 4,714 12,765 4,310 *16,571

*20,373 20,538 4,370
726 26,052 *5,970 1,901 6,661 16,491 15,666 4,530 2,879 4,728 13,415 4,987 *17,339

*19,724 21,929 4,758
685 27,560 *5,869 1,896 5,637 16,899 15,836 4,601 3,168 4,257 13,341 5,475 *17,736

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 *16,713

*166,390

*166,626

*169,371

*168,167

178,151

177,032

178,663

178,080

93

94

95

94

May 9 2009
Thousand
21,024 *21,626
4,850 821
*25,974 *6,769 1,888 6,451 16,072 15,659 4,417 *3,115 5,862 13,340 4,996 *16,595
*169,459
177,253
96

May 16 2009
Thousand
20,858 21,157 5,346
870 25,848 5,968 1,902 5,834 16,311 15,214 4,701 3,161 5,019 12,991 5,129 17,370
167,679
175,827
95

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.