Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 March 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

March 17, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 13, 2010 was 25.9 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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

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 26,172 * 98 +126 +93 * 26,442 25,847 * 98

Mar 13 31,979 31,691 99 27,216 26,303 97 +824 +132 27,577 25,946 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
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

Feb 6 2010

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 13 2010

Feb 20 2010

Feb 27 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *15,884 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 *15,968 6,490 18,882

*30,080 *23,906
3,266 1,376 31,902 *7,830 3,470 9,069 *19,258 *19,134 *6,727 3,693 5,675 *16,145 6,435 18,989

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 *15,807 6,427 19,647

*204,076

*205,734

*206,955

*207,820

201,805

202,817

204,603

206,753

101

101

101

101

Mar 6 2010
Thousand
*30,030 *24,439
3,193 1,338 31,594 *7,655 3,470 9,062 19,349 18,772 *6,879 *3,692 5,643 *15,448 6,549 *19,424
*206,537
202,111
102

Mar 13 2010
Thousand
29,667 23,114
3,782 1,303 31,691 7,710 3,440 8,856 19,156 18,901 7,122 3,615 5,640 15,566 6,543 19,464
205,570
203,072
101

Feb 6 2010

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States

Week Ending

Feb 13 2010

Feb 20 2010

Feb 27 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,420 19,920
4,577 1,081 25,908 *6,143 2,955 6,252 16,484 15,072 4,305 2,957 4,613 *12,413 4,412 15,767

20,296 20,798
4,512 1,029 26,329 *6,299 2,929 5,800 16,259 14,868 4,557 2,932 4,952 *12,245 4,731 16,095

20,884 21,265
3,911 1,104 25,852 *6,158 3,014 5,808 16,617 15,010 4,863 2,646 4,982 *12,966 4,948 *15,812

20,739 20,773
5,629 1,040 26,205 *6,120 3,049 5,316 16,897 15,411 4,505 2,609 5,071 *13,173 4,561 *17,185

*163,279

*164,631

*165,840

*168,283

168,018

167,039

163,431

166,495

97

99

101

101

Mar 6 2010
Thousand
*20,883 *22,446
3,625 1,037 *25,847 *6,033 3,032 6,589 17,174 15,299 *3,172 *2,854 5,156 *13,249 5,751 *16,869
*169,016
167,577
101

Mar 13 2010
Thousand
21,449 21,430
4,581 1,030 25,946 6,405 3,021 6,115 16,809 15,790 4,658 2,956 4,841 13,376 5,212 16,236
169,855
169,505
100

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.