ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 11 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 7, 2009 was 26.4 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 11 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, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 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 +1,337 29,048 28,180 97 Feb 21 35,314 32,818 93 28,744 26,753 93 +1,215 +795 29,337 26,910 92 Feb 28 35,129 33,109 94 28,801 26,852 93 +493 +9 28,748 26,341 92 Mar 7 35,088 32,643 93 28,744 26,835 93 +1421 +111 29,619 26,427 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,765 29,023 *29,635 29,086 *29,265 28,876 AR : 24,416 24,710 *24,642 24,980 *24,969 24,543 DE : 3,417 3,480 3,304 3,466 3,703 3,525 FL : 1,016 1,027 1,021 1,020 1,008 1,005 GA : 32,317 32,527 32,711 32,818 33,109 32,643 KY : 6,605 *7,299 *7,832 7,167 7,795 7,830 LA : 3,454 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,470 2,230 MD : 8,484 8,095 8,779 8,866 9,047 8,851 MS : 17,190 17,475 17,692 17,891 17,894 18,035 NC : 18,468 18,607 *18,218 18,863 18,762 18,882 OK : 6,749 6,814 *6,939 6,834 6,772 6,891 PA : 3,939 3,810 3,565 *4,190 *4,168 3,918 SC : 5,792 5,719 5,589 5,789 5,628 5,436 TX : *14,781 *15,457 *15,555 *15,558 *15,624 15,622 VA : 5,385 5,535 5,749 5,943 5,939 5,954 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,639 *18,830 *18,093 *19,269 *19,716 19,087 : 19 State Total :*198,417 *201,878 *202,794 *205,210 *206,869 203,328 : Previous Year Total : 218,880 217,271 218,479 219,311 219,830 219,337 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 91 93 93 94 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 31 : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,404 19,762 20,291 *20,365 20,080 20,946 AR : 20,068 21,546 21,696 21,320 *21,596 20,959 DE : 4,547 4,580 3,975 4,656 4,655 5,154 FL : 898 778 852 741 741 741 GA : 28,258 27,161 28,180 26,910 26,341 26,427 KY : 4,497 6,032 6,523 4,478 *5,838 6,855 LA : 3,622 3,224 3,031 3,655 3,331 3,240 MD : 6,199 6,159 5,083 5,217 5,307 5,063 MS : 16,271 16,300 15,631 15,655 16,135 16,579 NC : 15,559 15,082 15,292 15,507 *15,443 15,024 OK : 4,393 4,453 4,549 4,529 4,783 5,373 PA : 3,032 3,054 3,093 *3,121 *3,111 2,786 SC : 4,604 5,650 4,765 4,543 5,664 4,844 TX : *13,156 *13,045 *13,208 *12,650 *13,189 13,336 VA : 4,656 4,631 5,289 4,512 4,303 4,885 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,506 *16,541 *15,563 *15,496 *16,188 15,349 : 19 State Total :*166,670 *167,998 *167,021 *163,355 *166,705 167,561 : Previous Year Total : 176,060 176,413 177,543 178,240 177,627 179,798 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 94 92 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.