Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 June 30

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 30, 2010

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 26, 2010 was 26.6 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down slightly 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.

May 22 May 29 Jun 5 Jun 12 Jun 19 Jun 26

Thousands

Thousands

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

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

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

32,177 32,354 101 26,587 27,158 102

32,085 32,103 * 100 * 26,794 27,241 * 102 *

31,811 32,435 102 27,100 27,048 100

Thousands

Thousands

+711 +1120 26,600 26,958 101

+874 +831 26,786 26,971 101

+896 +1337 27,033 27,880 103

+939 +1012 26,871 27,628 103

+1394 +737 * 27,645 27,457 * 99 *

+786 -36 27,100 26,601 98

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

May 22 2010

May 29 2010

Jun 5 2010

Jun 12 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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

30,808 24,449
3,815 1,382 32,479 8,055 3,470 7,987 19,489 20,163 6,698 3,813 5,769 16,180 6,437 19,938

*31,011 *24,406
3,817 1,388 32,128 *7,944 3,500 8,209 *19,610 *20,070 6,830 3,682 *5,771 16,214 6,539 20,339

31,081 24,353
3,816 1,389 32,354 7,797 3,455 8,071 19,335 19,976 6,866 *3,873 5,836 16,092 6,480 *19,823

211,283

210,932

*211,458

*210,597

205,375

206,039

206,916

205,567

103

102

102

102

Jun 19 2010
Thousand
30,884 23,914
3,814 1,388 32,103 7,863 3,455 7,916 19,354 20,055 6,924 3,754 6,137 16,143 6,465 19,930
210,099
204,273
103

Jun 26 2010
Thousand
31,422 24,177
3,814 1,385 32,435 8,059 3,455 8,316 19,550 19,673 6,295 3,815 5,967 16,067 6,475 19,995
210,900
202,562
104

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 22 2010

May 29 2010

Jun 5 2010

Jun 12 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 18,058

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 17,400

21,750 22,042
4,858 1,029 27,628 6,271 3,118 6,129 17,086 16,445 5,319 *3,114 4,462 13,422 5,229 *16,828

170,489

172,717

173,469

*174,730

167,722

169,961

171,580

171,600

102

102

101

102

Jun 19 2010
Thousand
21,742 21,984
5,206 1,039 27,457 6,498 3,199 5,901 16,883 15,826 4,847 2,857 5,270 13,502 5,450 17,596
175,257
171,801
102

Jun 26 2010
Thousand
22,338 21,808
4,387 1,020 26,601 6,347 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716 3,847 2,960 5,486 13,600 5,697 18,712
175,092
171,828
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.