Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 February 17

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 17, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 13, 2010 was 26.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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, down slightly from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 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 31,757 * 98 27,459 25,843 * 94 +368 +592 27,161 25,908 * 95

Feb 13 32,711 31,616 97 27,581 25,964 94 +1277 +847 28,180 26,447 94

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Jan 9 2010

Jan 16 2010

Jan 23 2010

Jan 30 2010

Thousand

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 *7,577 3,471 8,712 18,838 18,515 6,435 3,799 5,876 14,985 6,124 18,086

*29,409 24,113 3,010 1,378 31,567 *7,701 3,439 8,872 18,727
*18,356 *6,835 3,570 5,820 14,862 *6,155 18,516

29,678 23,574 *2,948 1,388 30,826 7,739 3,439 8,107 18,789 18,793 6,948 3,330 5,830 15,744 6,301 *18,197

202,247

*200,307

*202,330

*201,631

201,843

203,806

201,674

198,417

100

98

100

102

Feb 6 2010
Thousand
29,372 *23,537
*3,225 1,389 *31,757 7,586 3,470 8,741 19,281 18,919 *7,151 *3,168 5,435 15,877 *6,301 *18,769
*203,978
201,805
101

Feb 13 2010
Thousand
29,791 24,180 3,269 1,352 31,616 7,618 3,392 8,904 19,335 18,632 7,108 3,601 5,515 15,678 6,490 18,670
205,151
202,817
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 9 2010

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 16 2010

Jan 23 2010

Jan 30 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *4,913 *14,974

20,508 21,191 *5,062
820 26,391 6,555 2,965 *5,104 15,903 15,235 4,260 3,099 4,813 12,785 5,154 *15,613

166,836

167,240

*166,068

*165,458

168,244

167,727

167,469

166,670

99

100

99

99

Feb 6 2010
Thousand
20,420 *19,920
*4,577 1,081 *25,908 6,138 2,955 *6,252 16,484 *15,072 4,305 *2,957 4,613 *12,407 *4,412 *15,757
*163,258
168,018
97

Feb 13 2010
Thousand
20,302 20,834 4,512 1,029 26,447 6,289 2,929 5,800 16,259 14,868 4,557 2,878 4,952 12,255 4,731 16,117
164,759
167,039
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.