Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 February 10

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

February 10, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 6, 2010 was 25.7 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, down 1 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 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009

2010 2009 2010 prev. yr.

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

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

Jan 9 32,954 31,594 96 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

Jan 30 32,317 30,826 * 95 27,465 26,030 95 +1448 +936 28,258 26,391 93

Feb 6 32,527 31,884 98 27,459 25,851 94 +368 +369 27,161 25,693 95

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

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

Jan 2 2010
Thousand
29,443 24,125 3,292 1,293 31,185 7,903 3,379 8,926 18,687 18,395 7,298 3,785 5,587 *14,980 6,217 *18,194
*202,689
202,760
100

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Jan 9 2010

Jan 16 2010

Jan 23 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,508 24,047 3,243 1,155 31,594 7,611 3,378 8,803 18,566 18,664 7,067 3,903 5,673 *15,085 6,225 *17,725

*28,592 *23,347 3,241 1,378 31,331 *7,703 3,471 8,712 18,838 *18,515 *6,435 3,799 5,876 *14,985 6,124 *18,086

29,444 24,113 3,010 1,378 31,567 7,880 3,439 8,872 18,727 18,462 7,164 3,570 5,820 *14,862 6,152 *18,516

*202,247

*200,433

*202,976

201,843

203,806

201,674

100

98

101

Jan 30 2010
Thousand
29,678 23,574 *3,224 1,388 *30,826 *7,739 3,439 8,107 18,789 18,793 *6,948 *3,330 5,830 *15,744 6,301 18,189
*201,899
198,417
102

Feb 6 2010
Thousand
29,372 24,004 3,219 1,389 31,884 7,586 3,470 8,741 19,281 18,919 7,165 3,453 5,435 15,877 6,300 18,708
204,803
201,805
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

Jan 2 2010

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 9 2010

Jan 16 2010

Jan 23 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,602 21,399 4,216 1,003 26,152 6,023 2,917 6,510 16,123 15,558 4,808 3,144 4,347 13,504 4,605 *17,350

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 *13,090 4,092 *16,913

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 *13,195 4,987 *16,348

20,667 21,535 4,521
962 25,827 6,564 2,932 6,008 16,016 14,936 5,442 3,016 5,043 *12,712 5,032 *14,964

*169,261

*166,836

*167,240

*166,177

168,557

168,244

167,727

167,469

100

99

100

99

Jan 30 2010
Thousand
20,508 21,191 *5,116
820 26,391 *6,555 2,965 *5,045 15,903 15,235 *4,260 *3,099 4,813 *12,785 5,154 15,611
*165,451
166,670
99

Feb 6 2010
Thousand
20,420 19,953 4,872 1,081 25,693 6,138 2,955 5,972 16,484 15,073 4,305 2,877 4,613 12,354 4,496 15,699
162,985
168,018
97

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.