ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 14, 2009 3:00 P.M. Douglas G. Kleweno E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Director Website: http://www.nass.usda.gov/ga 706-546-2236 BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 10, 2009 was 27.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.4 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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 Net Cross State Eggs Set 1/ Chicks Hatched Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed % of % of % of Week 2007 2/ 2008 year 2007 2/ 2008 year 2007 2/ 2008 2007 2/ 2008 year Ended 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 2008 2009 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Dec 6 34,382 31,181 91 28,281 25,807 91 +757 +611 28,416 25,808 91 Dec 13 35,392 32,540 92 28,719 26,663 93 +929 +599 28,957 26,559 92 Dec 20 35,224 32,778 93 28,583 27,027 95 +646 +728 28,622 27,123 95 Dec 27 35,549 32,669 92 27,733 26,184 94 +761 +545 27,948 26,376 94 Jan 3 35,904 32,528 91 28,729 27,159 95 +1,051 +1,150* 29,165 27,662* 95 Jan 10 34,851 32,609 94 29,084 27,368 94 +529 +687 28,947 27,440 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,107 29,339 28,700 28,941 *28,950 28,904 AR : 24,330 25,115 *24,188 24,366 24,538 23,799 DE : 3,314 3,338 3,358 3,244 *3,358 3,358 FL : 1,241 1,271 1,013 963 963 963 GA : 31,381 32,540 32,778 32,669 32,528 32,609 KY : *7,612 *7,630 7,867 7,512 7,848 7,502 LA : 3,424 3,424 3,424 3,411 3,424 3,424 MD : 8,672 8,512 8,911 8,749 8,613 8,719 MS : 17,405 17,500 17,194 17,372 17,491 17,401 NC : 18,321 19,012 *18,419 18,581 *18,799 18,387 OK : 6,328 6,816 *6,765 6,839 6,639 6,518 PA : 4,159 4,346 4,281 3,732 3,918 3,878 SC : 5,409 5,566 *5,698 5,673 5,555 5,697 TX : *15,281 *15,273 15,290 15,490 15,503 15,342 VA : 5,961 6,218 5,964 5,958 5,969 5,849 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,821 *19,339 *19,555 *19,166 *18,543 19,274 : 19 State Total :*200,766 *205,239 *203,405 *202,666 *202,639 201,624 : Previous Year Total : 214,382 217,613 218,612 218,815 217,209 215,444 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 93 93 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,151 20,849 19,908 19,864 *19,944 20,304 AR : 22,298 21,173 20,812 20,734 21,908 22,969 DE : 4,593 4,183 4,940 4,221 *4,633 4,869 FL : 996 987 1,060 1,103 978 798 GA : 25,808 26,559 27,123 26,376 *27,662 27,440 KY : 5,972 6,388 6,028 *6,010 *5,842 6,609 LA : 3,398 3,326 3,228 3,287 3,388 3,400 MD : 4,913 6,215 5,288 5,970 *5,850 6,069 MS : 15,707 15,672 15,501 15,463 15,583 15,472 NC : 15,494 15,274 15,805 *15,377 *15,834 15,414 OK : 3,727 4,465 5,545 5,258 4,143 3,633 PA : 3,197 3,218 3,339 3,383 3,376 3,198 SC : 4,529 4,818 5,058 5,071 4,423 4,676 TX : *12,754 12,922 *12,992 *12,842 *12,961 13,113 VA : 5,636 5,225 4,952 4,515 4,660 4,476 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,006 16,624 *16,609 *16,817 *17,514 15,738 : 19 State Total :*166,179 167,898 *168,188 *166,291 *168,699 168,178 : Previous Year Total : 175,854 178,626 179,381 175,417 177,800 178,512 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 95 95 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised 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