ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 22, 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 10 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 11 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 18, 2009 was 26.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 10 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.8 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 26.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 7 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 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 +462* 28,232 25,635* 91* Apr 18 34,651 30,783 89 28,188 26,237 93 +1,165 +328 28,783 26,003 90 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,809 30,024 *29,633 29,562 *29,892 30,114 AR : 23,680 23,279 23,120 23,992 23,415 23,986 DE : 3,525 3,454 3,559 3,469 *3,580 3,585 FL : 982 977 *995 946 956 979 GA : 31,979 30,699 31,392 31,706 31,801 30,783 KY : 7,849 7,522 *7,939 7,650 7,599 7,822 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 9,204 8,572 8,910 9,053 9,169 9,160 MS : 18,280 17,779 17,624 17,870 17,750 17,622 NC : 19,241 *19,103 *18,628 19,075 *18,915 19,033 OK : 6,546 6,841 *6,921 6,949 6,885 6,793 PA : 4,057 3,804 3,695 3,919 *3,931 3,981 SC : 5,941 5,805 5,431 5,799 5,624 5,538 TX : 15,544 14,830 15,394 15,329 14,959 15,324 VA : 6,178 5,989 6,170 6,179 6,158 6,179 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,027 19,469 *18,190 *19,906 *19,978 19,560 : 19 State Total : 203,072 *200,377 *199,831 *203,634 *202,842 202,689 : Previous Year Total : 219,153 215,850 214,627 217,082 215,925 214,822 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 93 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 14 : Mar 21 : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,961 20,008 20,203 19,932 *20,917 20,393 AR : 22,082 22,138 20,525 21,990 20,771 20,573 DE : 4,517 5,014 4,872 5,211 *4,473 4,370 FL : 724 704 703 707 707 726 GA : 27,577 28,238 26,760 27,251 *25,635 26,003 KY : 6,144 7,016 6,459 5,678 5,832 6,032 LA : 3,196 3,465 1,909 1,901 1,892 1,901 MD : 6,158 6,640 6,267 6,088 *6,597 6,661 MS : 16,793 16,763 16,724 17,067 16,764 16,491 NC : 15,062 15,462 15,458 15,964 *16,074 15,666 OK : 4,282 3,292 4,616 4,069 5,648 4,531 PA : 3,250 3,263 3,181 3,226 *2,978 2,924 SC : 4,659 4,602 4,500 4,359 4,759 4,753 TX : 13,299 13,301 13,278 13,285 *12,735 13,385 VA : 4,873 4,308 4,607 4,764 4,310 4,911 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,928 16,419 16,945 *17,456 *16,599 17,322 : 19 State Total : 169,505 170,633 167,007 *168,948 *166,691 166,642 : Previous Year Total : 180,426 181,091 180,372 181,007 177,613 177,156 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 93 93 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.