Georgia broiler hatchery news release, 2010 July 14

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

July 14, 2010

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

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

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 10, 2010 was 26.7 million, down 4 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 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 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 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

Jun 5 32,399 32,128 99 26,810 27,059 101 +896 +1337 27,033 27,880 103

Jun 12 32,177 32,354 101 26,587 27,158 102 +939 +1012 26,871 27,628 103

Jun 19 32,085 32,103 100 26,794 27,241 102 +1394 +737 27,645 27,457 99

Jun 26 31,811 32,435 102 27,100 27,048 100 +786 -36 27,100 26,601 98

Jul 3 31,582 31,394 * 99 * 26,704 27,122 * 102 +957 +1174 * 26,984 27,776 * 103

Jul 10 31,731 31,599 100 26,846 26,752 100 +332 +522 26,524 26,744 101

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

Jun 5 2010

Jun 12 2010

Jun 19 2010

Jun 26 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

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 *16,223 6,539 *20,348

31,091 24,656
3,816 1,389 32,354 *7,732 3,455 8,071 19,335 19,940 6,866 3,873 5,836 *16,100 6,480 *19,836

*30,862 *23,927
3,814 1,388 32,103 *7,793 3,455 7,916 19,354 *20,095 6,924 3,754 6,137 *16,169 6,465 *19,984

31,422 24,254
3,814 1,385 32,435 8,059 3,455 8,316 19,550 19,673 6,295 3,842 5,967 *16,093 6,475 *20,165

*211,476

*210,830

*210,140

*211,200

206,916

205,567

204,273

202,562

102

103

103

104

Jul 3 2010
Thousand
31,355 *24,298
3,866 1,388 *31,394 7,547 3,470 *7,979 19,293 19,308 6,321 *3,765 6,034 *14,930 6,533 *19,300
*206,781
201,322
103

Jul 10 2010
Thousand
30,782 23,438
3,879 1,390 31,599 7,669 3,470 7,723 19,083 20,044 6,211 3,515 5,937 15,975 6,755 19,183
206,653
202,101
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

Jun 5 2010

Jun 12 2010

Jun 19 2010

Jun 26 2010

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

21,077 21,670
4,737 1,025 27,880 *6,780 3,059 6,146 17,234 15,750 4,393 2,956 4,873 *13,284 5,372 *17,412

21,750 22,042
4,858 1,029 27,628 *6,430 3,118 6,129 17,086 16,445 5,319 3,114 4,462 *13,429 5,229 *16,832

21,742 21,984
5,206 1,039 27,457 *6,657 3,199 5,901 16,883 15,826 4,847 2,828 5,270 *13,509 5,450 *17,597

22,338 21,797
4,387 1,020 26,601 *6,506 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716 3,847 3,008 5,486 *13,607 5,697 *18,690

*173,648

*174,900

*175,395

*175,273

171,580

171,600

171,801

171,828

101

102

102

102

Jul 3 2010
Thousand
*21,723 *22,691 *4,775
1,127 *27,776
6,135 3,132 *7,024 16,902 15,461 4,131 *3,171 4,975 *13,511 *4,707 *17,751
*174,992
170,752
102

Jul 10 2010
Thousand
22,254 21,450
4,762 980
26,744 5,905 3,140 6,539
16,681 15,596
4,663 3,022 4,799 13,571 5,361 17,565
173,032
169,460
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.