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
April 14, 2010
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 10, 2010 was 26.8 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 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 3 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 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
Mar 6 31,715 31,745 100 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
Mar 20 30,699 31,701 103 27,524 25,990 94 +1161 +916 28,238 26,433 94
Mar 27 31,392 31,500 100 26,444 26,248 99 +842 +1477 26,760 27,287 102
Apr 3 31,706 31,094 98 26,522 26,221 99 +1380 +497 27,251 26,235 96
Apr 10 31,801 31,925 100 25,671 26,318 103 +462 +894 25,635 26,788 104
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks.
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
Mar 6 2010
Mar 13 2010
Mar 20 2010
Mar 27 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
30,017 24,284
3,193 1,338 31,745 *7,833 3,470 9,062 19,349 18,790 6,623 3,692 5,643 *15,471 6,549 19,435
29,652 23,115
3,782 1,303 31,691 *7,842 3,440 8,856 19,156 18,767 6,866 3,839 5,640 *15,590 6,543 *19,481
*30,274 *23,825
3,615 1,316 31,701 *8,177 3,500 9,141 19,503 *18,480 *6,986 3,743 6,048 *15,545 6,412 *19,129
30,325 *23,831
3,709 1,343 31,500 7,708 3,470 9,089 19,405 18,743 7,137 3,791 5,990 *14,762 6,178 *18,743
*206,494
*205,563
*207,395
*205,724
202,111
203,072
200,382
199,817
102
101
103
103
Apr 3 2010
Thousand
29,344 *23,520 *3,771
1,350 31,094
7,784 3,379 *8,965 19,204 18,654 *6,880 *3,716 5,735 *15,568 6,466 *18,939
*204,369
203,634
100
Apr 10 2010
Thousand
30,132 24,034
3,782 1,342 31,925 8,301 3,500 9,058 18,939 18,464 7,209 3,874 5,770 15,548 6,527 19,573
207,978
203,036
102
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Mar 6 2010
Mar 13 2010
Mar 20 2010
Mar 27 2010
Thousand
Thousand
Thousand
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 *13,267 5,751 16,893
21,449 21,477
4,581 1,030 25,946 6,450 3,021 6,115 16,809 15,790 4,658 3,023 4,841 *13,395 5,212 *16,386
20,750 21,677
4,994 1,029 26,433 5,983 3,043 6,069 16,891 15,610 4,286 2,993 4,810 *13,223 5,052 *17,096
20,850 21,428
4,391 *1,076 27,287
6,256 3,059 6,223 16,766 15,853 4,347 2,943 4,114 *12,840 5,328 *16,417
*169,058
*170,183
*169,939
*169,178
167,577
169,505
170,633
167,014
101
100
100
101
Apr 3 2010
Thousand
20,504 *21,932 *4,672
*972 26,235
6,837 3,023 *6,099 16,463 15,705 3,290 *2,996 4,775 *12,984 5,316 *16,697
*168,500
168,980
100
Apr 10 2010
Thousand
20,875 21,837
4,602 944
26,788 6,792 3,112 7,083
17,013 15,089
5,179 3,004 5,416 13,021 4,840 16,961
172,556
166,390
104
Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.