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 3, 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 30, 2010 was 26.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 30.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 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 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 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 31,594 * 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 30,550 95 27,465 26,030 95 +1628 +936 28,438 26,391 93
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
Dec 26 2009
Jan 2 2010
Jan 9 2010
Jan 16 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
29,564 24,081 3,438 1,296 31,173 *7,968 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 *7,903 3,379 8,926 18,687 18,395 7,298 3,785 5,587 14,978 6,217 18,163
*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 15,083 6,225
*17,709
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 *18,101
*203,703
*202,656
*202,229
*201,257
202,493
202,760
201,843
203,806
101
100
100
99
Jan 23 2010
Thousand
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 14,845 6,152 *18,493
*202,936
201,674
101
Jan 30 2010
Thousand
29,678 23,574 3,146 1,388 30,550 7,743 3,439 8,107 18,789 18,793 6,963 3,610 5,830 15,728 6,301 18,189
201,828
198,417
102
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 26 2009
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Jan 2 2010
Jan 9 2010
Jan 16 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *6,023 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 *16,895
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 *16,357
167,485
*169,277
*166,816
*167,247
166,152
168,557
168,244
167,727
101
100
99
100
Jan 23 2010
Thousand
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 12,710 5,032 *14,931
*166,142
167,469
99
Jan 30 2010
Thousand
20,508 21,191 5,127
820 26,391 6,502 2,965 5,038 15,903 15,235 4,268 3,115 4,813 12,782 5,154 15,611
165,423
166,670
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.