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
September 2, 2009
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 29, 2009 was 25.2 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and 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
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
Aug 29 32,860 31,708 96 27,574 25,876 94 +527 -39 27,317 25,202 92
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
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
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Jul 25 2009
Aug 1 2009
Aug 8 2009
Aug 15 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *7,433 3,455 8,987 18,259 18,764 6,884 3,962 5,736 15,378 6,192 18,530
*27,532 *23,295
3,659 915
31,309 *7,649 3,455 8,964 18,451 *18,425 *6,422 *3,884 5,839 *15,129 6,149 *18,671
28,946 22,223 3,788
885 30,858 7,790 3,455 8,956 18,095 18,656 6,757 *3,907 5,815 15,409 6,154 *18,560
Aug 22 2009
Thousand
*27,755 *22,920
3,745 885
31,587 7,664 3,455 8,957 18,218 18,500 6,959 *3,679 5,758 14,843 6,089 18,483
Aug 29 2009
Thousand
28,713 23,093 3,365
899 31,708 7,534 3,424 8,854 18,104 18,235 6,817 3,907 5,533 14,847 6,100 18,520
19 State Total
201,766
*201,318
*199,748
*200,254
*199,497
199,653
Previous Year Total
209,872
207,229
207,161
207,095
206,837
204,988
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
96
97
96
97
96
97
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Jul 25 2009
Aug 1 2009
Aug 8 2009
Aug 15 2009
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *3,424 4,661 13,213 4,878 17,300
20,248 20,998 4,876
724 26,252 6,190 2,955 5,869 16,360 15,017 4,163 *3,216 4,926 13,166 5,171 *17,051
Aug 22 2009
Thousand
*20,182 *20,895
4,696 727
26,504 6,457 3,003 6,277 16,218 15,684 4,499 *3,206 *4,827 13,116 4,789 *15,267
Aug 29 2009
Thousand
20,302 20,425 4,449
729 25,202 6,487 3,020 6,647 16,298 14,996 4,953 3,084 5,130 12,881 4,721 16,422
19 State Total
166,858
167,154
*169,383
*167,182
*166,347
165,746
Previous Year Total
170,837
172,890
173,001
172,779
170,273
170,083
Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised
98
97
98
97
98
97
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.