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.