Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 May 19

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

May 19, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 15, 2010 was 26.2 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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

Apr 10 31,801 32,011 101 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

May 1 31,673 31,665 100 26,691 26,683 100 +1125 +988 27,251 27,144 100

May 8 31,659 31,765 100 26,300 26,568 101 +340 +755 26,110 26,866 103

May 15 32,085 32,414 101 26,026 26,540 102 +523 +56 25,907 26,153 101

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Apr 10 2010

Apr 17 2010

Apr 24 2010

May 1 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

30,384 24,424
3,783 1,342 32,011 8,435 3,500 9,058 19,287 18,620 6,986 3,738 5,770 *15,554 6,527 *19,518

30,199 23,406
3,783 1,382 31,808 *7,711 3,500 8,906 19,160 18,704 6,924 3,784 5,507 *15,674 6,531 *19,530

*30,083 23,449
3,787 1,389 31,695 *7,577 3,470 8,184 19,023 *19,809 6,705 3,802 5,667 *15,836 6,792 *19,778

30,944 24,096
3,787 1,380 31,665 7,846 3,500 7,059 18,816 *19,893 6,747 3,735 5,839 *15,920 6,616 *18,913

*208,937

*206,509

*207,046

*206,756

203,712

203,819

202,068

201,582

103

101

102

103

May 8 2010
Thousand
30,489 *23,547
3,771 1,391 31,765 8,178 3,319 8,050 19,109 *19,789 6,873 *3,643 5,789 *15,669 6,531 *19,652
*207,565
204,581
101

May 15 2010
Thousand
30,418 24,380
3,796 1,388 32,414 7,892 3,319 8,018 19,286 20,006 6,924 3,669 5,796 16,108 6,429 19,879
209,722
205,499
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

Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Apr 10 2010

Apr 17 2010

Apr 24 2010

May 1 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

20,790 21,793
4,654 944
26,788 *6,785
3,112 7,133 17,012 15,088 5,179 3,020 5,416 13,021 4,840 *16,926

21,377 20,910
5,404 1,102 26,360 *5,994 3,134 5,735 16,879 15,600 4,399 3,029 5,344 12,462 4,658 *16,802

20,340 21,719
4,850 1,140 25,735 *6,167 3,187 6,353 16,766 15,578 3,507 2,907 5,781 *12,830 5,035 *17,469

21,332 22,183
5,150 955
27,144 6,824 3,153 6,588
16,770 15,383
3,609 2,945 4,485 *12,937 5,037 *17,894

*172,501

*169,189

*169,364

*172,389

167,137

166,888

169,887

169,262

103

101

100

102

May 8 2010
Thousand
21,383 *20,938
4,657 1,008 26,866 6,345 3,142 6,130 16,814 15,362 4,900 *3,048 4,631 *12,909 5,905 *16,778
*170,816
169,977
100

May 15 2010
Thousand
21,189 21,317
5,053 1,129 26,153 5,440 3,296 6,446 16,910 15,547 4,135 2,893 5,762 12,952 5,487 18,037
171,746
168,175
102

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.