ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 8, 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 9 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 4, 2009 was 27.2 million, up 2 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 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 8 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 28 35,129 33,109 94 28,801 26,852 93 +493 -43 28,748 26,289 91 Mar 7 35,088 31,715 90 28,744 26,835 93 +1,421 +126 29,619 26,442 89 Mar 14 35,245 31,979* 91* 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 Mar 28 34,663 31,392 91 28,853 26,444 92 +968 +767 29,196 26,760* 92* Apr 4 34,911 31,735 91 28,814 26,503 92 +777 +1,380 28,994 27,232 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,630 *29,162 *28,809 *29,954 *29,563 29,562 AR : 25,098 23,538 *23,680 22,773 23,120 23,990 DE : 3,703 3,558 3,525 3,454 3,559 3,469 FL : 973 975 *982 970 980 946 GA : 33,109 31,715 *31,979 30,699 31,392 31,735 KY : *7,790 *7,619 *7,849 *7,719 *7,839 7,621 LA : 3,470 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 9,047 8,851 9,204 8,572 8,910 9,053 MS : 17,894 18,035 *18,280 17,779 17,624 17,870 NC : 18,527 19,105 *19,241 19,011 18,798 19,075 OK : 6,408 6,963 *6,546 6,653 *6,747 6,949 PA : 4,168 4,148 4,057 *3,804 *3,856 3,975 SC : 5,628 5,436 5,941 5,805 5,431 5,799 TX : *15,641 *15,638 *15,544 *15,383 *15,394 15,329 VA : 5,939 6,062 *6,178 5,989 *6,170 6,179 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,728 *19,110 *19,001 *19,443 *18,551 19,797 : 19 State Total :*206,753 *202,145 *203,046 *200,238 *200,164 203,579 : Previous Year Total : 219,830 219,337 219,153 215,850 214,627 217,082 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 92 93 93 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 28 : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,085 *20,959 *19,961 *20,008 *20,203 19,932 AR : 21,596 20,983 22,082 22,138 20,525 21,941 DE : 4,655 4,846 4,517 5,014 *4,872 5,211 FL : 741 741 724 704 703 707 GA : 26,289 26,442 27,577 28,238 *26,760 27,232 KY : 5,993 *6,735 *6,144 *7,019 *6,460 5,877 LA : 3,331 3,240 3,196 3,465 1,909 1,901 MD : 5,307 5,364 6,158 6,640 *6,267 6,088 MS : 16,135 16,579 16,793 16,762 *16,724 17,067 NC : 15,443 15,024 15,062 15,462 15,458 15,964 OK : 4,470 5,373 4,282 3,292 *4,616 4,069 PA : 3,111 2,796 3,250 *3,263 *3,183 3,177 SC : 5,664 4,844 4,659 4,602 4,500 4,359 TX : 13,189 *13,350 *13,299 *13,301 *13,278 13,285 VA : 4,303 4,885 4,873 4,308 4,607 4,764 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,183 *15,365 16,942 *16,377 *16,962 17,401 : 19 State Total : 166,495 *167,526 *169,519 *170,593 *167,027 168,975 : Previous Year Total : 177,627 179,798 180,426 181,091 180,372 181,007 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 93 94 94 93 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.