Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 April 28

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 28, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 24, 2010 was 25.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 7 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 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

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

Apr 17 31,283 31,808 102 26,237 26,184 * 100 +377 +703 26,052 26,360 * 101

Apr 24 30,878 31,695 103 26,557 25,910 98 +1467 +368 27,560 25,735 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
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 20 2010

Mar 27 2010

Apr 3 2010

Apr 10 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 19,115

30,357 23,828
3,709 1,343 31,500 *7,582 3,470 9,089 19,405 18,713 6,907 3,791 5,990 14,762 6,178 18,729

29,344 *23,869
3,771 1,350 31,094 *7,927 3,379 8,965 19,204 *18,616 *6,657 3,691 5,735 15,568 6,466 18,925

30,132 24,268
3,783 1,342 31,925 8,301 3,500 9,058 18,939 18,464 7,202 *3,738 5,770 15,548 6,527 *19,549

207,381

*205,353

*204,561

*208,046

201,053

200,465

204,257

203,712

103

102

100

102

Apr 17 2010
Thousand
30,182 23,825 *3,783
1,382 31,808
7,566 3,500 8,906 19,160 18,748 *7,133 *3,784 5,507 15,654 6,531 *19,366
*206,835
203,819
101

Apr 24 2010
Thousand
30,292 23,301
3,782 1,389 31,695 7,747 3,470 8,184 19,023 19,497 6,915 3,802 5,667 15,816 6,792 19,465
206,837
202,068
102

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Mar 20 2010

Mar 27 2010

Apr 3 2010

Apr 10 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,750 21,677
4,994 1,029 26,433 5,963 3,043 6,069 16,891 *15,609 4,286 2,993 4,810 13,223 5,052 17,108

20,850 21,428
4,391 1,076 27,287 6,236 3,059 6,223 16,766 15,853 4,347 2,943 4,114 12,840 5,328 16,422

20,504 21,932
4,672 972
26,235 6,837 3,023 6,099
16,463 15,705
3,290 3,036 4,775 12,984 5,316 16,683

20,790 21,793
4,654 944
26,788 6,792 3,112 7,133
17,012 *15,088
5,179 *3,020
5,416 13,021
4,840 *16,952

*169,930

169,163

168,526

*172,534

171,987

167,562

168,792

167,137

99

101

100

103

Apr 17 2010
Thousand
21,438 20,910 *5,404
1,102 *26,360 *6,001
3,134 *5,735 16,879 15,600
4,399 *3,029
5,344 12,462 *4,658 *16,772
*169,227
166,888
101

Apr 24 2010
Thousand
20,455 21,729
4,866 1,140 25,735 6,175 3,187 6,336 16,766 15,578 3,507 2,899 5,781 12,825 5,035 17,468
169,482
169,887
100

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.