Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 February 3

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.