Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 June 16

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

June 16, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 12, 2010 was 27.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 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 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.1 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 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

May 8 31,659 31,765 100 26,300 26,568 101

May 15 32,085 32,372 101 26,026 26,535 102

May 22 31,725 32,484 102 26,527 26,401 100

May 29 31,945 32,479 102 26,501 26,671 101

Jun 5 32,399 32,128 99 26,810 27,059 101

Jun 12 32,177 32,353 101 26,587 27,110 102

Thousands

Thousands

+340 +755 26,110 26,866 103

+523 +56 25,907 26,148 101

+711 +1120 26,600 26,958 101

+874 +831 26,786 26,971 101

+896 +1337 27,033 27,880 103

+939 +1019 26,871 27,587 103

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

May 8 2010

May 15 2010

May 22 2010

May 29 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

30,489 24,124
3,771 1,391 31,765 8,112 3,319 8,050 19,170 19,864 6,873 3,664 5,789 *16,055 6,531 *19,882

30,805 24,365
3,796 1,388 32,372 7,595 3,319 8,018 19,282 20,174 6,924 3,832 5,796 *16,061 6,429 *20,066

*30,781 *24,317
3,813 1,388 32,484 *7,838 3,409 8,240 *19,233 *20,150 6,633 4,144 6,004 *16,210 6,411 *20,228

30,709 24,578
3,815 1,382 32,479 7,901 3,470 7,987 19,368 19,967 6,698 *3,813 5,769 *16,180 6,437 *19,896

*208,849

*210,222

*211,283

*210,449

204,581

205,499

205,375

206,039

102

102

103

102

Jun 5 2010
Thousand
31,034 24,561
3,817 1,388 32,128 7,939 3,500 8,209 19,489 20,147 6,830 *3,682 5,562 *16,214 6,539 *20,523
*211,562
206,916
102

Jun 12 2010
Thousand
31,018 24,301
3,816 1,389 32,353 7,796 3,455 8,071 19,335 19,976 6,866 3,931 5,836 16,092 6,480 19,860
210,575
205,567
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

May 8 2010

May 15 2010

May 22 2010

May 29 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,383 20,938
4,657 1,008 26,866 6,278 3,142 6,130 16,794 15,362 4,900 3,053 4,631 *12,914 5,905 *16,808

21,189 21,337
5,053 1,129 26,148 5,373 3,296 6,446 16,838 15,547 4,135 3,055 5,762 *12,958 5,487 *18,058

21,264 22,440
4,757 1,022 26,958 6,296 3,186 5,618 16,832 15,247 3,191 3,077 4,940 *13,100 5,613 *16,948

21,702 21,211
4,753 1,040 26,971 6,837 3,021 6,843 16,578 15,093 4,481 *2,935 5,060 *13,232 4,902 *18,034

*170,769

*171,811

*170,489

*172,693

169,977

168,175

167,722

169,961

100

102

102

102

Jun 5 2010
Thousand
21,077 *21,670
4,737 1,025 27,880 6,621 3,059 6,146 17,234 15,750 4,393 *2,956 4,873 *13,276 5,372 *17,405
*173,474
171,580
101

Jun 12 2010
Thousand
21,748 22,028
4,858 1,029 27,587 6,265 3,118 6,129 17,086 16,445 5,319 3,302 4,462 13,422 5,229 16,829
174,856
171,600
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.