Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 June 2

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 2, 2010

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

BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 29, 2010 was 27.0 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.
An estimated 32.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 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 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 32,372 101 26,026 26,535 102 +523 +56 25,907 26,148 101

May 22 31,725 32,484 102 26,527 26,401 100 +711 +1120 * 26,600 26,958 * 101 *

May 29 31,945 32,479 102 26,501 26,671 101 +874 +831 26,786 26,971 101

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

Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending

Apr 24 2010

May 1 2010

May 8 2010

May 15 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

30,902 24,098
3,787 1,380 31,665 7,948 3,500 7,059 18,816 20,033 6,747 3,735 5,839 15,920 6,616 18,913

30,489 *24,124
3,771 1,391 31,765 *8,074 3,319 8,050 *19,170 *19,864 6,873 3,643 5,789 *16,048 6,531 19,831

30,418 24,365
3,796 1,388 32,372 7,892 3,319 8,018 *19,282 20,006 6,924 *3,832 5,796 16,108 6,429 20,034

207,046

206,958

*208,732

*209,979

202,068

201,582

204,581

205,499

102

103

102

102

May 22 2010
Thousand
30,776 *24,621
3,813 1,388 32,484 7,858 3,409 8,240 19,140 20,161 6,633 *4,144 6,004 16,256 6,411 *20,157
*211,495
205,375
103

May 29 2010
Thousand
30,709 24,578
3,815 1,382 32,479 7,938 3,470 7,987 19,368 19,989 6,698 3,768 5,769 16,227 6,437 20,152
210,766
206,039
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 24 2010

May 1 2010

May 8 2010

May 15 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *15,382
3,609 2,945 4,485 12,937 5,037 17,894

21,383 20,938
4,657 1,008 26,866 6,345 3,142 6,130 *16,794 15,362 4,900 3,048 4,631 12,909 5,905 16,778

21,189 21,337
5,053 1,129 26,148 5,440 3,296 6,446 *16,838 15,547 4,135 *3,055 5,762 12,952 5,487 18,036

169,364

*172,388

*170,796

*171,850

169,887

169,262

169,977

168,175

100

102

100

102

May 22 2010
Thousand
21,264 *22,440
4,757 1,022 *26,958 6,363 3,186 5,618 16,832 15,247 3,191 *3,077 4,940 13,094 5,613 16,949
*170,551
167,722
102

May 29 2010
Thousand
21,702 21,211
4,753 1,040 26,971 6,832 3,021 6,843 16,578 15,080 4,481 2,963 5,060 13,226 4,902 18,022
172,685
169,961
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.