ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 15, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 11, 2009 was 26.2 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.8 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 25.7 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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 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 31,706* 91 28,814 26,522* 92 +777 +1,380 28,994 27,251* 94 Apr 11 34,137 31,801 93 27,764 25,667 92 +1,063 +1,016 28,232 26,185 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,162 28,809 *30,024 29,563 29,562 29,867 AR : 23,538 23,680 *23,279 23,120 *23,992 23,415 DE : 3,558 3,525 3,454 3,559 3,469 3,528 FL : 975 982 *977 980 946 956 GA : 31,715 31,979 30,699 31,392 *31,706 31,801 KY : *7,616 7,849 *7,522 7,839 *7,650 7,599 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,851 9,204 8,572 8,910 9,053 9,169 MS : 18,035 18,280 17,779 17,624 17,870 17,750 NC : 19,105 19,241 *19,117 18,798 19,075 18,912 OK : 6,963 6,546 *6,841 6,747 6,949 6,885 PA : 4,148 4,057 3,804 *3,695 *3,919 4,002 SC : 5,436 5,941 5,805 5,431 5,799 5,624 TX : 15,638 15,544 *14,830 15,394 15,329 14,959 VA : 6,062 6,178 5,989 6,170 6,179 6,158 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,079 *19,027 *19,469 *18,577 *19,823 19,491 : 19 State Total :*202,111 *203,072 *200,391 *200,029 *203,551 202,346 : Previous Year Total : 219,337 219,153 215,850 214,627 217,082 215,925 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 92 93 93 93 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 7 : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,959 19,961 20,008 20,203 19,932 20,796 AR : 20,983 22,082 22,138 20,525 *21,990 20,771 DE : 4,846 4,517 5,014 4,872 5,211 4,650 FL : 741 724 704 703 707 707 GA : 26,442 27,577 28,238 26,760 *27,251 26,185 KY : 6,735 6,144 *7,016 *6,459 *5,678 5,832 LA : 3,240 3,196 3,465 1,909 1,901 1,892 MD : 5,364 6,158 6,640 6,267 6,088 6,363 MS : 16,579 16,793 *16,763 16,724 17,067 16,764 NC : 15,024 15,062 15,462 15,458 15,964 16,019 OK : 5,373 4,282 3,292 4,616 4,069 5,648 PA : 2,796 3,250 3,263 *3,181 *3,226 2,985 SC : 4,844 4,659 4,602 4,500 4,359 4,759 TX : 13,350 13,299 13,301 13,278 13,285 12,581 VA : 4,885 4,873 4,308 4,607 4,764 4,310 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,416 *16,928 *16,419 *16,945 *17,434 16,615 : 19 State Total :*167,577 *169,505 *170,633 *167,007 *168,926 166,877 : Previous Year Total : 179,798 180,426 181,091 180,372 181,007 177,613 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 94 93 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.