Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 August 26

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 26, 2009

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 22, 2009 was 26.5 million, up 1 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 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 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 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 26,362 98 +699 +747 27,048 26,528 98

Aug 1 32,840 31,471 * 96 * 28,327 26,371 93 +682 +1146 28,161 26,953 96

Aug 8 33,473 31,309 94 27,882 26,707 96 +451 +275 27,630 26,391 96

Aug 15 32,822 30,858 94 27,487 25,371 92 +720 +1542 27,560 26,252 95

Aug 22 32,909 31,587 96 27,267 26,232 96 +1109 +883 27,703 26,504 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

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Million Chicks

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 18 2009

Jul 25 2009

Aug 1 2009

Aug 8 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,069 23,861 3,637 1,016 31,726 7,867 3,409 8,642 18,285 18,672 7,227 4,208 5,707 15,553 6,211 18,869

28,743 23,069 3,438
993 31,282 7,748 3,424 8,854 18,529 18,575 6,980 3,954 5,810 15,472 6,178 18,717

29,079 *22,900
3,289 *999 *31,471 *7,494 3,455 8,987 *18,259 *18,764 *6,884 3,962 5,736 15,378 6,192 18,530

28,494 23,090 3,659
*915 31,309 7,806 3,455 8,964 18,451 18,587 6,391 3,842 5,839 15,280 6,149 18,724

203,959

201,766

*201,379

*200,955

211,369

209,872

207,229

207,161

96

96

97

97

Aug 15 2009
Thousand
*28,946 22,223 3,788
*885 30,858 7,790 3,455 8,956 18,095 18,656 6,757 *3,905 5,815 15,409 6,154 18,622
*200,314
207,095
97

Aug 22 2009
Thousand
27,915 23,201 3,745
885 31,587 7,664 3,455 8,957 18,218 18,500 6,959 3,684 5,758 14,843 6,089 18,483
199,943
206,837
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 18 2009

Jul 25 2009

Aug 1 2009

Aug 8 2009

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,569 21,423 4,992
737 26,668 6,701 2,959 6,151 16,107 15,481 4,341 3,130 4,645 13,232 4,721 16,039

21,263 20,718 5,399
723 26,528 6,337 2,888 5,083 16,092 15,055 4,456 2,911 5,213 12,767 4,963 16,462

21,071 20,714 5,153
741 26,953 6,876 2,948 5,619 15,996 15,135 *5,025 3,209 4,395 13,292 4,898 15,129

20,988 21,833 4,591
743 26,391 6,341 2,914 6,242 16,183 15,586 4,095 3,428 4,661 13,213 4,878 17,300

167,896

166,858

*167,154

169,387

172,780

170,837

172,890

173,001

97

98

97

98

Aug 15 2009
Thousand
*20,248 20,998 4,876
*724 26,252 6,190 2,955 5,869 16,360 15,017 4,163 *3,218 4,926 13,166 5,171 17,042
*167,175
172,779
97

Aug 22 2009
Thousand
20,177 20,919 4,696
727 26,504 6,457 3,003 6,277 16,218 15,684 4,499 3,198 4,791 13,116 4,789 15,260
166,315
170,273
98

Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.