Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 May 27

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 27, 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 23, 2009 was 26.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 8 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 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but 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 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 31,673 * 91 * 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

May 23 34,509 31,618 92 28,806 26,531 92 +865 +718 28,981 26,611 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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Apr 18 2009

Apr 25 2009

May 2 2009

May 9 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *19,708

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

*29,533 *23,739
3,615 994
*31,673 7,699 2,230 8,799
*17,456 *18,629 *7,002
3,805 5,714 14,500 6,283 19,319

29,705 23,447 3,579
995 31,659 7,739 2,230 8,700 17,996 18,831 6,779 *4,182 5,905 15,134 6,381 *19,913

*203,090

201,286

*200,990

*203,175

215,758

214,262

214,943

215,106

94

94

94

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 *3,667 5,629 15,363 6,401 *19,996
*204,073
218,063
94

May 23 2009
Thousand
29,892 24,116 3,616
992 31,618 7,930 2,245 8,870 18,372 18,368 6,683 3,950 5,594 15,501 6,226 19,906
203,879
217,208
94

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Apr 18 2009

Apr 25 2009

May 2 2009

May 9 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

*20,393 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

*20,352 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

21,024 21,626 4,850
821 25,974 6,769 1,888 6,451 16,072 15,659 4,417 *3,098 5,862 13,340 4,996 *16,605

*166,646

169,371

*167,956

*169,452

177,032

178,663

178,080

177,253

94

95

94

96

May 16 2009
Thousand
*20,755 *21,171
5,346 870
25,848 5,968 1,902 5,834 16,311 *15,284 4,701 *3,095 5,019 12,991 5,129 *17,378
*167,602
175,827
95

May 23 2009
Thousand
20,860 21,879 5,168
718 26,611 6,468 1,917 5,448 15,625 15,475 3,938 3,025 5,085 12,618 5,380 16,735
166,950
177,324
94

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.