Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 February 24

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 24, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 20, 2010 was 25.9 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 4 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 1 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 4 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 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 31,126 * 96 * 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 31,630 * 97 27,581 25,826 * 94 +1277 +868 * 28,180 26,329 * 93 *

Feb 20 32,818 31,902 97 26,753 25,774 96 +795 +525 26,910 25,852 96

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

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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 16 2010

Jan 23 2010

Jan 30 2010

Feb 6 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *23,757
3,010 1,378 31,567 *7,758 3,439 8,872 18,727 18,356 6,835 3,570 5,820 14,862 6,155 18,516

*29,594 *24,040
2,948 1,388 *31,126 *7,848 3,439 8,107 *19,031 *18,362 *6,634 3,330 5,830 15,744 6,301 18,197

29,372 23,537 3,225 1,389 31,757 *7,702 3,470 8,741 19,281 18,919 7,151 3,168 5,435 15,877 6,301 18,769

200,307

*202,031

*201,919

*204,094

203,806

201,674

198,417

201,805

98

100

102

101

Feb 13 2010
Thousand
29,791 *24,504
3,269 1,352 *31,630 *7,682 3,392 8,904 19,335 18,632 *7,095 *3,663 5,515 *15,662 6,490 *18,871
*205,787
202,817
101

Feb 20 2010
Thousand
30,066 24,334 3,266 1,376 31,902 7,660 3,470 9,069 19,016 18,864 7,015 3,601 5,675 16,141 6,435 19,011
206,901
204,603
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 16 2010

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 23 2010

Jan 30 2010

Feb 6 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 13,195 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

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

167,240

166,068

165,458

163,258

167,727

167,469

166,670

168,018

100

99

99

97

Feb 13 2010
Thousand
*20,296 *20,798
4,512 1,029 *26,329 6,289 2,929 5,800 16,259 14,868 4,557 *2,889 4,952 *12,239 4,731 *16,067
*164,544
167,039
99

Feb 20 2010
Thousand
20,812 21,258 3,911 1,104 25,852 6,235 3,014 5,808 16,617 15,011 4,863 2,694 4,982 12,960 4,948 15,804
165,873
163,431
101

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.