ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 25, 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 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 21, 2009 was 26.9 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 7 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 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 32,711* 93 28,601 27,581 96 +1,004 +1,093* 29,048 27,936* 96 Feb 21 35,314 32,818 93 28,744 26,753 93 +1,215 +795 29,337 26,910 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,914 29,216 *28,901 29,023 29,489 29,086 AR : 24,526 24,590 *24,416 24,710 *24,737 24,980 DE : 3,345 3,332 3,417 3,480 3,304 3,502 FL : 1,022 999 1,016 1,027 1,021 1,020 GA : 32,876 33,154 32,317 32,527 *32,711 32,818 KY : 7,889 *7,881 *6,605 7,429 7,885 7,167 LA : 3,454 3,454 3,454 3,470 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,946 8,156 8,484 8,095 8,779 8,866 MS : 17,362 16,926 17,190 17,475 17,692 17,891 NC : 18,337 18,997 *18,468 18,549 18,353 18,863 OK : 6,813 6,454 *6,749 6,777 6,850 6,772 PA : 4,036 3,859 3,939 *3,810 *3,745 4,135 SC : 6,032 5,272 5,792 5,719 5,589 5,789 TX : 15,092 15,394 14,745 15,443 15,526 15,530 VA : 5,880 5,505 5,385 5,535 5,749 5,943 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,282 *18,485 *17,665 *18,843 *18,517 19,454 : 19 State Total :*203,806 *201,674 *198,543 *201,912 *203,417 205,286 : Previous Year Total : 216,467 217,697 218,880 217,271 218,479 219,311 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 93 91 93 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 17 : Jan 24 : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,895 19,290 19,404 19,762 20,291 20,348 AR : 22,583 20,709 20,068 21,546 *21,696 21,053 DE : 4,743 4,502 4,547 4,580 3,975 4,533 FL : 763 864 898 778 852 741 GA : 27,218 27,720 28,258 27,161 *27,936 26,910 KY : 6,523 6,349 4,497 6,032 *6,523 4,478 LA : 3,391 3,247 3,622 3,224 3,031 3,655 MD : 6,236 5,880 6,199 6,159 5,083 5,321 MS : 15,594 16,346 16,271 16,300 15,631 15,655 NC : 15,624 15,327 15,559 15,082 *15,292 15,523 OK : 3,792 4,502 4,393 4,453 4,549 4,783 PA : 3,030 2,963 3,032 *3,054 *3,079 3,082 SC : 5,435 4,533 4,604 5,650 4,765 4,543 TX : 13,284 13,262 13,167 13,033 13,197 12,638 VA : 4,235 4,752 4,656 4,631 5,289 4,512 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,381 *17,223 17,514 16,538 *15,415 15,493 : 19 State Total : 167,727 *167,469 166,689 *167,983 *166,604 163,268 : Previous Year Total : 178,783 177,611 176,060 176,413 177,543 178,240 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 95 95 94 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.