Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 August 12

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

August 12, 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 August 8, 2009 was 26.4 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 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

Jul 4 32,622 31,582 97 28,412 26,704 94 +859 +957 28,617 26,984 94

Jul 11 34,007 31,731 93 27,797 26,846 97 +513 +332 27,742 26,524 96

Jul 18 33,591 31,726 94 28,015 26,317 94 +701 +911 27,913 26,668 96

Jul 25 33,274 31,282 94 26,974 26,332 98 +699 +823 27,048 26,574 98

Aug 1 32,840 31,171 * 95 28,327 26,325 * 93 +682 +1192 28,161 26,953 * 96

Aug 8 33,473 31,309 94 27,882 26,774 96 +451 +249 27,630 26,432 96

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.

Million Chicks

31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23
Jan

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2008-2009

2008

2009

Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul

Aug Sep

Oct Nov Dec

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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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Jul 4 2009

Jul 11 2009

Jul 18 2009

Jul 25 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

30,088 23,182 3,756
990 31,582 *7,172 3,349 8,355 18,182 18,230 6,370 3,667 5,705 *15,151 6,194 *18,837

*29,188 22,979 3,455 1,018 31,731 *7,694 3,409 8,878 18,002 18,402 6,752 3,971 5,623 *15,717 6,166 *18,552

*29,025 *23,861
3,637 *1,016 31,726 *7,848
3,409 8,642 18,285 *18,672 *7,227 4,208 5,707 *15,553 6,211 *18,869

28,744 23,489 3,438
993 31,282 7,407 3,424 8,854 18,105 18,217 6,829 3,977 5,810 *15,472 6,178 *18,717

*200,810

*201,537

*203,896

*200,936

207,613

211,457

211,369

209,872

97

95

96

96

Aug 1 2009
Thousand
*29,079 22,721 3,289 1,019 *31,171 7,657 3,455 *8,987 18,078 18,820 6,845 *3,941 5,736 *15,378 6,192 *18,110
*200,478
207,229
97

Aug 8 2009
Thousand
28,494 23,090 3,659
995 31,309 7,806 3,455 8,964 18,451 18,587 6,391 3,993 5,839 15,280 6,149 18,711
201,173
207,161
97

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 Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Jul 4 2009

Jul 11 2009

Jul 18 2009

Jul 25 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,570 20,699 4,218
774 26,984 *6,178 3,009 6,111 16,315 14,658 5,067 3,076 4,745 *13,602 5,243 *17,781

21,294 20,694 4,509
777 26,524 *6,701 2,851 6,581 16,107 15,001 4,431 2,894 4,586 *13,585 4,596 *17,876

20,556 21,423
4,992 737
26,668 *6,746
2,959 6,151 16,107 15,481 4,341 3,130 4,645 *13,232 4,721 *16,039

*21,195 20,718 5,399
723 26,574 *6,337 2,888 5,083 16,092 15,055 4,456 2,927 5,213 *12,767 4,963 *16,450

*170,030

*169,007

*167,928

*166,840

175,576

175,314

172,780

170,837

97

96

97

98

Aug 1 2009
Thousand
*20,977 *20,714 *5,153
741 *26,953
6,876 2,948 *5,619 15,996 15,135 5,026 *3,140 4,395 *13,292 4,898 *15,129
*166,992
172,890
97

Aug 8 2009
Thousand
20,988 21,833 4,613
743 26,432 6,341 2,914 6,228 16,183 15,586 4,095 3,375 4,661 13,213 4,827 17,316
169,348
173,001
98

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.