ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 11, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 8 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 7, 2009 was 27.2 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 6 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, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 3 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 year year year Ended 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 2008 2009 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 32,954 95 29,084 27,368 94 +529 +750 28,947 27,503 95 Jan 17 35,121 32,876 94 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 Jan 31 35,895 32,317 90 28,246 27,465 97 +352 +1,448 28,014 28,258 101 Feb 7 35,460 32,496 92 28,392 27,462 97 +1,131 +368 28,948 27,163 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,964 28,919 28,914 29,216 28,765 29,023 AR : 24,227 23,721 24,526 24,590 *24,442 24,710 DE : 3,358 3,358 3,345 3,332 3,417 3,480 FL : 1,028 1,028 *1,022 999 1,016 1,027 GA : 32,528 32,954 32,876 33,154 32,317 32,496 KY : 7,922 7,471 *7,874 *7,851 6,723 7,392 LA : 3,424 3,424 3,454 3,454 3,454 3,470 MD : 8,613 8,719 8,946 8,156 8,484 8,095 MS : 17,491 17,401 17,362 16,926 17,190 17,475 NC : 18,762 18,701 *18,337 18,985 *18,272 18,549 OK : 6,603 6,307 *6,813 6,645 6,724 6,777 PA : 3,742 3,849 4,036 3,859 *3,825 3,795 SC : 5,555 5,697 6,032 5,272 5,792 5,719 TX : *15,511 *15,350 *15,092 *15,394 *14,745 15,443 VA : 5,969 5,849 5,880 5,505 5,385 5,535 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,043 *19,142 *19,290 *18,457 *17,780 18,865 : 19 State Total :*202,740 *201,890 *203,799 *201,795 *198,331 201,851 : Previous Year Total : 217,209 215,444 216,467 217,697 218,880 217,271 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 94 93 91 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 3 : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,933 20,312 19,895 19,290 19,404 19,760 AR : 21,908 22,969 22,583 20,709 *20,068 21,546 DE : 4,633 4,869 4,743 4,502 4,547 4,580 FL : 978 798 763 864 898 778 GA : 27,662 27,503 27,218 27,720 28,258 27,163 KY : *5,870 *6,634 *6,523 *6,349 *4,533 5,984 LA : 3,388 3,400 3,391 3,247 3,622 3,224 MD : 5,850 6,069 6,236 5,880 6,199 6,159 MS : 15,583 15,472 15,594 16,346 16,271 16,300 NC : 15,834 15,348 15,624 15,287 *15,546 14,738 OK : 4,143 3,633 3,792 4,502 4,393 4,453 PA : 3,377 3,269 3,030 2,963 *3,004 3,028 SC : 4,423 4,676 5,435 4,533 4,604 5,650 TX : 12,961 *13,120 *13,284 *13,262 *13,167 13,033 VA : 4,660 4,476 4,235 4,752 4,656 4,631 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,494 *15,696 *15,381 *17,023 *17,514 16,552 : 19 State Total :*168,697 *168,244 *167,727 *167,229 *166,684 167,579 : Previous Year Total : 177,800 178,512 178,783 177,611 176,060 176,413 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 94 94 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.