Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 June 17

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

June 17, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 13, 2009 was 26.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 4 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, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 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

May 9 34,041 31,659 93 28,488 26,300 92 +686 +339 28,571 26,110 91

May 16 34,848 32,085 92 27,963 26,026 93 +689 +522 28,094 25,906 92

May 23 34,509 31,725 * 92 28,806 26,530 92 +865 +711 28,981 26,603 92

May 30 34,121 31,845 93 28,330 26,501 94 +1213 +874 28,993 26,786 92

Jun 6 34,119 32,383 95 29,004 26,831 93 +773 +896 29,051 27,054 93

Jun 13 34,260 32,120 94 28,624 26,609 93 -27 +939 28,012 26,893 96

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

May 9 2009

May 16 2009

May 23 2009

May 30 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,362 23,649 3,579
995 31,659 7,850 2,230 8,700 18,367 18,806 7,081 4,182 5,905 15,157 6,381 *19,877

29,575 23,638 3,760
992 32,085 7,997 2,230 8,803 18,587 18,345 6,927 3,667 5,629 15,352 6,401 *19,991

29,937 *24,090
3,624 992
*31,725 *8,235 2,245 8,870 18,372 *18,212 *6,913 *3,877 5,594 15,490 6,272 *19,798

29,866 23,971 3,587 1,081 31,845 8,202 2,260 8,599 18,593 18,513 6,751 *3,584 5,831 15,768 6,285 *19,860

*203,780

*203,979

*204,246

*204,596

215,106

218,063

217,208

216,910

95

94

94

94

Jun 6 2009
Thousand
28,744 23,990 3,579 1,083 32,383 7,959 2,260 8,849 18,854 18,160 6,913 *3,713 5,589 15,754 6,328 *19,942
*204,100
217,504
94

Jun 13 2009
Thousand
29,912 23,699 3,463 1,066 32,120 7,906 2,260 8,774 18,378 17,776 6,899 3,718 5,822 15,955 6,257 19,583
203,588
212,986
96

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

May 9 2009

May 16 2009

May 23 2009

May 30 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,084 21,626 4,721
821 26,110 *6,795 1,888 6,571 16,072 15,659 4,417 3,098 5,862 13,359 4,996 *16,632

20,755 21,171 5,417
870 25,906 *5,994 1,902 5,746 16,311 15,284 4,701 3,095 5,019 13,010 5,129 *17,382

20,750 21,957 5,016
*826 26,603 *6,832 1,917 5,629 15,625 15,475 3,784 *3,009 5,085 12,637 5,365 *16,771

20,188 22,177 4,990
715 26,786 *6,897 1,933 6,330 16,324 15,851 4,288 *3,141 4,858 13,413 4,556 *16,955

*169,711

*167,692

*167,281

*169,402

177,253

175,827

177,324

177,037

96

95

94

96

Jun 6 2009
Thousand
*21,280 21,514 5,142
707 27,054 6,206 1,922 6,251 16,600 15,527 4,887 *2,963 4,522 13,369 4,883 *17,537
*170,364
179,821
95

Jun 13 2009
Thousand
21,273 20,788 5,324
701 26,893 6,030 1,942 5,682 16,428 15,216 5,519 3,088 4,752 13,531
4,920 18,531
170,618
179,598
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.