ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 14, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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 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 -43* 28,748 26,289* 91* Mar 7 35,088 32,643 93 28,744 26,835 93 +1,421 +126* 29,619 26,442* 89 Mar 14 35,245 33,015 94 29,036 27,216 94 +925 +824 29,389 27,577 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,950 29,635 *28,950 *29,309 *28,891 28,575 AR : 24,710 24,642 *24,943 24,969 *24,558 23,551 DE : 3,480 3,304 3,466 3,703 *3,558 3,525 FL : 1,027 1,021 *995 1,008 1,005 987 GA : 32,527 32,711 32,818 33,109 32,643 33,015 KY : 7,299 7,832 *7,178 7,795 7,830 7,452 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,470 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,095 8,779 8,866 9,047 8,851 9,204 MS : 17,475 17,692 17,891 17,894 18,035 18,129 NC : 18,607 18,218 *18,418 18,762 18,882 19,218 OK : 6,814 6,939 *6,726 6,772 *6,888 6,752 PA : 3,810 3,565 4,190 4,168 *3,905 4,012 SC : 5,719 5,589 5,789 5,628 5,436 5,941 TX : 15,457 15,555 15,558 15,624 15,622 15,417 VA : 5,535 5,749 5,943 5,939 5,954 5,970 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,830 18,093 19,269 19,716 *19,105 19,203 : 19 State Total :*201,805 202,794 *204,470 *206,913 *203,393 203,181 : Previous Year Total : 217,271 218,479 219,311 219,830 219,337 219,153 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 93 94 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 7 : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,762 20,291 20,365 *20,085 *20,962 19,786 AR : 21,546 21,696 21,320 21,596 *20,983 22,082 DE : 4,580 3,975 4,656 4,655 *4,846 4,517 FL : 778 852 741 741 741 724 GA : 27,161 28,180 26,910 *26,289 *26,442 27,577 KY : *6,052 *6,543 *4,498 *5,993 *6,720 6,129 LA : 3,224 3,031 3,655 3,331 3,240 3,196 MD : 6,159 5,083 5,217 5,307 *5,364 6,081 MS : 16,300 15,631 15,655 16,135 16,579 16,793 NC : 15,082 15,292 15,507 15,443 15,024 15,048 OK : 4,453 4,549 4,529 4,783 5,373 4,282 PA : 3,054 3,093 3,121 3,111 *2,770 3,227 SC : 5,650 4,765 4,543 5,664 4,844 4,659 TX : 13,045 13,208 *12,640 13,189 13,336 13,285 VA : 4,631 5,289 4,512 4,303 4,885 4,944 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,541 15,563 15,496 16,188 *15,357 16,938 : 19 State Total :*168,018 *167,041 *163,365 *166,813 *167,466 169,268 : Previous Year Total : 176,413 177,543 178,240 177,627 179,798 180,426 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 92 94 93 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.