Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 August 5

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.