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 5, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 1, 2009 was 27.1 million, up 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 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 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 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
Jun 27 33,955 31,811 94 28,321 27,100 96 +1606 +786 29,311 27,100 92
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 31,297 95 28,327 26,493 94 +682 +1192 28,161 27,121 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
Jun 27 2009
Jul 4 2009
Jul 11 2009
Jul 18 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
29,309 23,020 3,484 1,025 31,811 7,942 3,409 9,053 18,108 18,673 6,843 3,858 5,328 15,519 6,256 18,413
30,088 23,182 3,756
990 31,582 *7,234 3,349 8,355 18,182 18,230 6,370 3,667 5,705 15,138 6,194 18,777
*28,726 *22,979
3,455 *1,018 *31,731 *7,699 3,409 8,878 *18,002 *18,402 *6,752 3,971 5,623 15,704 6,166 *18,611
29,179 23,800 3,637
991 31,726 *7,568 3,409 8,642 18,285 18,892 7,082 4,208 5,707 15,541 6,211 *18,873
202,051
*200,799
*201,126
*203,751
210,187
207,613
211,457
211,369
96
97
95
96
Jul 25 2009
Thousand
*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 15,460 6,178 *18,721
*200,928
209,872
96
Aug 1 2009
Thousand
29,093 22,721 3,289 1,019 31,297 7,657 3,455 8,816 18,078 18,820 6,845 3,912 5,736 15,366 6,192 18,085
200,381
207,229
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
Jun 27 2009
Jul 4 2009
Jul 11 2009
Jul 18 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
21,468 21,645 4,461
773 27,100 5,948 2,715 5,949 16,475 15,426 4,793 2,926 4,496 13,667 5,651 17,850
21,570 20,699 4,218
774 26,984 6,170 3,009 6,111 16,315 14,658 5,067 3,076 4,745 13,593 5,243 17,805
21,294 20,694 4,509
777 26,524 6,694 2,851 6,581 16,107 15,001 *4,431 2,894 4,586 13,574 4,596 *17,852
20,556 21,423 4,992
737 26,668 6,738 2,959 6,151 16,107 15,481 4,341 3,130 4,645 13,222 4,721 *16,072
171,343
170,037
*168,965
*167,943
179,182
175,576
175,314
172,780
96
97
96
97
Jul 25 2009
Thousand
*21,164 *20,718
5,399 723
*26,574 *6,329 *2,888 5,083 16,092 15,055 4,456 *2,927 5,213 12,757 4,963 *16,429
*166,770
170,837
98
Aug 1 2009
Thousand
20,574 20,716 5,171
741 27,121 6,876 2,948 5,606 15,996 15,135 5,026 3,180 4,395 13,282 4,898 15,165
166,830
172,890
96
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.