Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 June 3

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 3, 2009

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 30, 2009 was 26.8 million, up 1 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 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, down slightly from the previous week and 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

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 +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 31,618 92 28,806 26,531 92 +865 +718 28,981 26,611 92

May 30 34,121 31,845 93 28,330 26,501 94 +1213 +868 28,993 26,780 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 25 2009

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

May 2 2009

May 9 2009

May 16 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,465 23,797 3,529
991 30,878 *7,550 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 *7,804 2,230 8,799 17,456 18,629 7,002 3,805 5,714 14,500 6,283 19,319

*29,362 *23,649
3,579 995
31,659 *7,961 2,230 8,700 *18,367 *18,806 *7,081 4,182 5,905 15,134 6,381 19,913

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

*201,284

*201,095

*203,904

204,073

214,262

214,943

215,106

218,063

94

94

95

94

May 23 2009
Thousand
29,892 24,116 *3,624
992 31,618 *8,098 2,245 8,870 18,372 18,368 6,683 *3,863 5,594 15,501 *6,272 *18,803
*202,911
217,208
93

May 30 2009
Thousand
29,837 23,971 3,587 1,081 31,845 8,202 2,260 8,599 18,593 18,513 6,749 3,764 5,831 15,779 6,285 19,663
204,559
216,910
94

Apr 25 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

May 2 2009

May 9 2009

May 16 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

*21,084 21,626 4,850
821 *26,110
6,769 1,888 6,451 16,072 15,659 4,417 3,098 5,862 13,340 4,996 16,605

20,755 21,171 5,346
870 *25,906
5,968 1,902 5,834 16,311 15,284 4,701 3,095 5,019 12,991 5,129 17,378

169,371

167,956

*169,648

*167,660

178,663

178,080

177,253

175,827

95

94

96

95

May 23 2009
Thousand
20,860 *21,957 *5,057
718 26,611 *6,806 1,917 *5,584 15,625 15,475 *3,784 *3,005 5,085 12,618 *5,365 *16,800
*167,267
177,324
94

May 30 2009
Thousand
20,194 22,177 4,835
715 26,780 6,871 1,933 6,486 16,324 15,932 4,254 3,319 4,858 13,394 4,556 16,966
169,594
177,037
96

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.