Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 March 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

March 10, 2010

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 6, 2010 was 25.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 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

Feb 27 33,109 31,747 * 96 26,852 26,328 * 98

-43 +292 * 26,289 26,205 * 100 *

Mar 6 31,715 31,594 100 26,835 26,167 98 +126 +20 26,442 25,869 98

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
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 30 2010

Feb 6 2010

Feb 13 2010

Feb 20 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

29,666 24,040
2,948 1,388 31,126 *7,847 3,439 8,107 19,031 18,362 6,634 3,330 5,830 15,744 6,301 18,511

29,407 23,926
3,225 1,389 31,757 7,561 3,470 8,741 19,390 18,767 6,850 3,168 5,435 *15,876 6,301 18,805

29,791 24,504
3,269 1,352 31,630 *7,493 3,392 8,904 *19,380 *18,737 *6,807 3,620 5,515 *15,973 6,490 18,882

30,090 24,333
3,266 1,376 31,902 7,502 3,470 9,069 19,016 18,864 7,003 3,693 5,675 *16,150 6,435 *18,989

*202,304

*204,068

*205,739

*206,833

198,417

201,805

202,817

204,603

102

101

101

101

Feb 27 2010
Thousand
*30,106 *24,481
3,264 1,385 *31,747 *7,553 3,470 9,106 19,465 18,763 *6,924 *3,698 5,977 *15,813 6,427 *19,647
*207,826
206,753
101

Mar 6 2010
Thousand
30,031 24,429
3,193 1,338 31,594 7,596 3,470 9,062 19,349 18,772 6,889 3,583 5,643 15,453 6,549 19,193
206,144
202,111
102

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Jan 30 2010

Feb 6 2010

Feb 13 2010

Feb 20 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,508 21,191
5,062 820
26,391 6,555 2,965 5,104
15,903 15,234
4,260 3,099 4,813 12,785 5,154 15,593

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 15,767

20,296 20,798
4,512 1,029 26,329 6,289 2,929 5,800 16,259 14,868 4,557 2,932 4,952 12,239 4,731 16,095

20,884 21,265
3,911 1,104 25,852 6,149 3,014 5,808 16,617 *15,010 4,863 2,646 4,982 12,960 4,948 15,799

165,437

163,268

164,615

*165,812

166,670

168,018

167,039

163,431

99

97

99

101

Feb 27 2010
Thousand
*20,739 *20,773
5,629 1,040 *26,205 *6,110 3,049 *5,316 16,897 15,411 4,505 *2,609 5,071 13,167 4,561 *17,172
*168,254
166,495
101

Mar 6 2010
Thousand
20,701 22,509
3,625 1,037 25,869 6,009 3,032 6,589 17,174 15,299 3,103 2,884 5,156 13,254 5,751 16,888
168,880
167,577
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.