ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 28, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 24, 2009 was 27.7 million, up 2 percent from the previous week but down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 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 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 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 +750 28,947 27,503 95 Jan 17 35,121 32,545* 93 28,935 27,364* 95 +216 +542 28,519 27,218* 95 Jan 24 35,523 33,154 93 29,061 27,226 94 +1,200 +1,172 29,686 27,720 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,715 28,941 *28,964 *28,919 28,914 29,216 AR : 24,188 24,249 *24,227 23,799 *24,526 24,371 DE : 3,358 3,244 3,358 3,358 3,345 3,332 FL : 1,013 1,008 *1,028 963 962 999 GA : 32,778 32,669 32,528 32,609 *32,545 33,154 KY : 7,867 7,424 7,848 7,502 7,674 7,663 LA : 3,424 3,411 3,424 3,424 3,454 3,454 MD : 8,911 8,749 8,613 8,719 8,946 8,156 MS : 17,194 17,372 17,491 17,401 17,362 16,926 NC : 18,419 *18,716 *18,762 *18,459 *18,420 18,985 OK : 6,765 6,696 *6,603 6,518 6,755 6,514 PA : 4,281 3,732 3,742 3,935 *4,036 3,861 SC : 5,698 5,673 5,555 5,697 6,032 5,272 TX : 15,290 15,490 15,503 15,342 15,081 15,383 VA : 5,964 5,958 5,969 5,849 5,880 5,505 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,555 19,166 19,089 19,243 *19,369 18,567 : 19 State Total :*203,420 *202,498 *202,704 *201,737 *203,301 201,358 : Previous Year Total : 218,612 218,815 217,209 215,444 216,467 217,697 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 93 94 94 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,908 19,864 *19,933 *20,312 *19,985 19,863 AR : 20,812 20,734 21,908 22,969 *22,583 22,422 DE : 4,940 4,221 4,633 4,869 4,743 4,502 FL : 1,060 *1,050 978 798 763 864 GA : 27,123 26,376 27,662 27,503 *27,218 27,720 KY : 6,028 6,010 5,842 6,609 6,145 6,245 LA : 3,228 3,287 3,388 3,400 3,391 3,247 MD : 5,288 5,970 5,850 6,069 6,236 5,880 MS : 15,501 15,463 15,583 15,472 15,594 15,708 NC : 15,805 15,377 15,834 *15,399 *15,675 15,416 OK : 5,545 5,258 4,143 3,633 3,792 3,832 PA : 3,339 3,383 3,377 3,214 *3,030 2,982 SC : 5,058 5,071 4,423 4,676 *5,435 4,533 TX : 12,992 12,842 12,961 13,113 13,277 13,255 VA : 4,952 4,515 4,660 4,476 4,235 4,752 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,609 16,817 17,514 15,728 *15,460 16,486 : 19 State Total : 168,188 *166,238 *168,689 *168,240 *167,562 167,707 : Previous Year Total : 179,381 175,417 177,800 178,512 178,783 177,611 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 95 95 94 94 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