ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 11 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 21, 2009 was 28.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 11 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, up 1 percent 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 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 31,724* 90* 28,744 26,835 93 +1,421 +126 29,619 26,442 89 Mar 14 35,245 31,779* 90* 29,036 27,216 94 +925 +824 29,389 27,577 94 Mar 21 34,426 30,699 89 28,689 27,524 96 +1,525 +1,161 29,751 28,238 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,635 28,950 *29,426 28,891 28,575 29,734 AR : 24,642 24,943 *25,098 24,558 23,551 22,783 DE : 3,304 3,466 3,703 3,558 3,525 3,454 FL : 1,021 995 *973 1,005 987 970 GA : 32,711 32,818 33,109 *31,724 *31,779 30,699 KY : 7,832 7,178 *7,961 7,830 7,452 7,780 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,470 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,779 8,866 9,047 8,851 9,204 8,572 MS : 17,692 17,891 17,894 18,035 18,129 17,779 NC : 18,218 *18,382 *18,527 18,882 19,218 18,967 OK : 6,939 6,726 *6,408 6,888 6,752 6,649 PA : 3,565 4,190 4,168 *4,148 *4,057 4,032 SC : 5,589 5,789 5,628 5,436 5,941 5,805 TX : 15,555 15,558 15,624 15,622 15,417 14,864 VA : 5,749 5,943 5,939 5,954 *5,969 5,989 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,116 *19,292 *19,739 *19,128 *19,242 19,211 : 19 State Total :*202,817 *204,457 *206,714 *202,740 *202,028 199,518 : Previous Year Total : 218,479 219,311 219,830 219,337 219,153 215,850 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 94 92 92 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 14 : Feb 21 : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,291 20,365 20,085 20,962 *19,791 19,798 AR : 21,696 21,320 21,596 20,983 22,082 22,095 DE : 3,975 4,656 4,655 4,846 4,517 5,014 FL : 852 741 741 741 724 704 GA : 28,180 26,910 26,289 26,442 27,577 28,238 KY : 6,543 4,498 5,993 6,720 6,129 6,732 LA : 3,031 3,655 3,331 3,240 3,196 3,465 MD : 5,083 5,217 5,307 5,364 *6,158 6,640 MS : 15,631 15,655 16,135 16,579 16,793 16,762 NC : 15,292 15,507 15,443 15,024 15,048 15,383 OK : 4,549 4,529 *4,470 5,373 4,282 3,999 PA : 3,093 3,121 3,111 *2,796 *3,250 3,242 SC : 4,765 4,543 5,664 4,844 4,659 4,602 TX : 13,208 12,640 13,189 13,336 13,285 13,287 VA : 5,289 4,512 4,303 4,885 *4,873 4,308 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,561 *15,562 *16,183 *15,371 *16,942 16,784 : 19 State Total :*167,039 *163,431 *166,495 *167,506 *169,306 171,053 : Previous Year Total : 177,543 178,240 177,627 179,798 180,426 181,091 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 92 94 93 94 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.