Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2009 September 2

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.