ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 18, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 14, 2009 was 28.1 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.6 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 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 year year year Ended 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 2008 2009 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 32,527* 92 28,392 27,459* 97 +1,131 +368 28,948 27,161* 94 Feb 14 35,318 32,747 93 28,601 27,581 96 +1,004 +1,277 29,048 28,120 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,919 28,914 29,216 28,765 29,023 29,489 AR : 23,721 24,526 24,590 24,442 24,710 24,656 DE : 3,358 3,345 3,332 3,417 3,480 3,304 FL : 1,028 1,022 999 1,016 1,027 1,021 GA : 32,954 32,876 33,154 32,317 *32,527 32,747 KY : *7,424 *7,889 *7,789 6,723 *7,429 7,885 LA : 3,424 3,454 3,454 3,454 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,719 8,946 8,156 8,484 8,095 8,779 MS : 17,401 17,362 16,926 17,190 17,475 17,692 NC : 18,701 18,337 *18,997 18,272 18,549 18,353 OK : 6,307 6,813 *6,454 6,724 6,777 6,850 PA : 3,849 4,036 3,859 *3,939 *3,829 3,894 SC : 5,697 6,032 5,272 5,792 5,719 5,589 TX : 15,350 15,092 15,394 14,745 15,443 15,526 VA : 5,849 5,880 5,505 5,385 5,535 5,749 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,142 19,290 18,457 17,780 *18,850 18,507 : 19 State Total :*201,843 *203,814 *201,554 *198,445 *201,938 203,511 : Previous Year Total : 215,444 216,467 217,697 218,880 217,271 218,479 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 93 91 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 10 : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,312 19,895 19,290 19,404 *19,762 20,291 AR : 22,969 22,583 20,709 20,068 21,546 21,679 DE : 4,869 4,743 4,502 4,547 4,580 3,975 FL : 798 763 864 898 778 852 GA : 27,503 27,218 27,720 28,258 *27,161 28,120 KY : 6,634 6,523 6,349 *4,497 *6,032 6,533 LA : 3,400 3,391 3,247 3,622 3,224 3,031 MD : 6,069 6,236 5,880 6,199 6,159 5,083 MS : 15,472 15,594 16,346 16,271 16,300 15,631 NC : 15,348 15,624 *15,327 *15,559 *15,082 15,200 OK : 3,633 3,792 4,502 4,393 4,453 4,549 PA : 3,269 3,030 2,963 *3,032 *3,030 3,062 SC : 4,676 5,435 4,533 4,604 5,650 4,765 TX : 13,120 13,284 13,262 13,167 13,033 13,197 VA : 4,476 4,235 4,752 4,656 4,631 5,289 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,696 15,381 17,023 17,514 *16,538 15,405 : 19 State Total : 168,244 167,727 *167,269 *166,689 *167,959 166,662 : Previous Year Total : 178,512 178,783 177,611 176,060 176,413 177,543 : 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.