Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 January 27

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

January 27, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 23, 2010 was 25.8 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 7 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 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 5 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 2008 2009 % of 2008 2009 % of 2008

2009 2008 2009 % of

Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009

2010 2009 2010 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Dec 19 32,778 31,147 95 27,027 26,213 97 +728 +841 27,123 26,389 97

Dec 26 32,669 31,173 95 26,184 25,967 99 +545 +626 26,376 26,160 99

Jan 2 32,528 31,185 96 27,159 25,866 95 +1150 +791 27,662 26,152 95

Jan 9 32,954 31,353 95 27,368 25,767 94 +750 +990 27,503 26,186 95

Jan 16 32,876 31,331 95 27,364 25,745 94 +542 +1485 27,218 26,671 98

Jan 23 33,154 31,567 95 27,226 25,792 95 +1172 +624 27,720 25,827 93

1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.

BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2009-2010
29

28

27

Million Chicks

26

25

24

2009

2010

23

22 Jan 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

Dec 19 2009

Dec 26 2009

Jan 2 2010

Jan 9 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,459 24,534 3,425 1,297 31,147 7,942 3,349 9,007 18,882 18,980 7,146 3,771 5,825 15,295 6,114 *18,502

*29,564 24,081 3,438 1,296 31,173 *7,900 3,379 8,963 18,735 18,750 7,051 3,740 5,814 15,417 6,224
*18,110

*29,443 24,125 3,292 *1,293 31,185 *7,857 3,379 8,926 18,687
*18,395 *7,298 3,785 *5,587 14,978 6,217
*18,163

29,618 24,047 3,243 1,185 31,353 7,701 3,378 8,803 18,566 18,541 7,100 3,903 5,673 15,083 6,225 17,687

*204,675

*203,635

*202,610

202,106

203,388

202,493

202,760

201,843

101

101

100

100

Jan 16 2010
Thousand
*28,726 23,761 3,241 1,378 31,331 *7,716 3,471 8,712 18,838 18,449 *6,766 *3,799 5,876 14,968 6,124
*18,079
*201,235
203,806
99

Jan 23 2010
Thousand
29,444 24,113 3,010 1,378 31,567 7,880 3,439 8,872 18,727 18,492 7,166 3,609 5,820 14,845 6,152 18,403
202,917
201,674
101

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

Dec 19 2009

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Dec 26 2009

Jan 2 2010

Jan 9 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,436 21,151 4,948 1,015 26,389 6,297 3,022 5,899 16,187 15,695 5,228 3,091 4,656 13,591 4,966 *15,759

20,904 21,451 4,618 1,294 26,160 6,523 3,066 5,338 16,031 15,557 3,865 3,006 5,099 13,220 5,459 *15,894

21,602 21,399 4,216 1,003 26,152 6,024 2,917 6,510 16,123 15,558 4,808 3,144 4,347 13,504 4,605 *17,366

20,998 21,636 5,262
984 26,186 6,056 2,908 4,993 16,308 15,677 4,095 3,088 4,550 13,088 4,092 16,892

*168,330

*167,485

*169,278

166,813

168,272

166,152

168,557

168,244

100

101

100

99

Jan 16 2010
Thousand
*20,813 21,205 4,558 968 26,671 *6,233 3,018 6,189 16,002
*15,507 4,332 *3,088 4,126 13,193 4,987
*16,353
*167,243
167,727
100

Jan 23 2010
Thousand
20,667 21,535 4,521
962 25,827 6,564 2,932 5,926 16,016 14,937 5,442 3,084 5,043 12,710 5,032 14,911
166,109
167,469
99

Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.