Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 June 24

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 24, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 20, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.9 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 26.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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 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 31,945 * 94 * 28,330 26,501 94 +1213 +874 28,993 26,786 92

Jun 6 34,119 32,383 95 29,004 26,810 * 92 * +773 +896 29,051 27,033 * 93

Jun 13 34,260 32,120 94 28,624 26,587 * 93 -27 +939 28,012 26,871 * 96

Jun 20 33,843 31,939 94 28,399 26,794 94 +1098 +1394 28,984 27,645 95

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

May 16 2009

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

May 23 2009

May 30 2009

Jun 6 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

*29,805 23,971 3,587 1,081 *31,945 *8,172 2,260 8,599 18,593 *18,471 *6,735 3,584 5,831 *15,821 6,285 19,860

*29,809 23,990 3,579 1,083 32,383 7,959 2,260 8,849 18,854 18,160 6,913 *3,623 5,589 15,754 6,328 19,942

203,979

204,246

*204,600

*205,075

218,063

217,208

216,910

217,504

94

94

94

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 *3,622 5,822 15,955 6,257 19,583
*203,492
212,986
96

Jun 20 2009
Thousand
29,215 23,384 3,470 1,081 31,939 7,816 2,260 8,792 18,347 18,481 6,707 3,511 5,256 16,051 6,222 19,964
202,496
213,178
95

May 16 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

May 23 2009

May 30 2009

Jun 6 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

21,280 21,514 5,142
707 *27,033
6,206 1,922 6,251 16,600 15,527 4,887 *2,968 4,522 13,369 4,883 17,537

167,692

167,281

169,402

*170,348

175,827

177,324

177,037

179,821

95

94

96

95

Jun 13 2009
Thousand
21,273 20,788 5,324
701 *26,871
6,030 1,942 5,682 16,428 15,216 5,519 *3,071 4,752 13,531 4,920 18,531
*170,579
179,598
95

Jun 20 2009
Thousand
20,780 22,642 4,381
774 27,645 6,495 1,937 6,678 16,589 15,420 4,113 2,755 4,561 13,723 4,812 17,331
170,636
179,576
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.