ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 6, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 8 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 2, 2009 was 27.1 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 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 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 +377 28,783 26,052 91 Apr 25 34,021 30,936 91 28,407 26,557 93 +1,215 +1,436* 29,038 27,530* 95 May 2 34,630 31,890 92 28,029 26,691 95 +381 +1,014 27,781 27,140 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,633 29,571 29,892 *29,881 29,758 29,985 AR : 23,120 23,721 *23,416 *23,996 *23,431 23,501 DE : 3,559 3,469 3,580 3,585 3,529 3,615 FL : 995 946 956 979 991 994 GA : 31,392 31,706 31,801 30,783 30,936 31,890 KY : 8,016 7,756 *7,790 7,822 7,687 7,699 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 8,910 9,053 9,169 9,160 8,963 8,799 MS : 17,624 17,870 17,750 17,622 17,659 17,124 NC : 18,628 18,906 *18,805 19,033 18,553 18,708 OK : 6,921 7,245 *6,962 6,793 6,690 6,630 PA : 3,604 3,919 3,931 3,952 *4,061 3,873 SC : 5,431 5,799 5,624 5,538 5,636 5,714 TX : 15,394 15,329 14,959 15,324 14,953 14,473 VA : 6,170 6,179 6,158 6,179 6,236 6,283 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,190 19,898 19,978 19,545 *19,627 19,327 : 19 State Total : 199,817 203,597 *203,001 *202,422 *200,940 200,845 : Previous Year Total : 214,627 217,082 215,925 214,822 213,675 214,360 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 28 : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,203 19,932 20,917 *20,409 *19,720 20,563 AR : 20,525 21,990 20,771 *20,538 *21,929 21,156 DE : 4,872 5,211 4,473 4,370 4,758 5,033 FL : 703 707 707 726 685 695 GA : 26,760 27,251 25,635 26,052 *27,530 27,140 KY : 6,459 5,678 5,832 6,030 5,929 6,067 LA : 1,909 1,901 1,892 1,901 1,896 1,902 MD : 6,267 6,088 6,597 6,661 5,637 6,088 MS : 16,724 17,067 16,764 16,491 16,899 16,586 NC : 15,458 15,964 15,976 15,666 15,836 15,639 OK : 4,616 4,069 5,648 4,531 4,601 4,931 PA : 3,188 3,226 2,978 2,879 *3,168 3,105 SC : 4,500 4,359 4,714 4,728 4,257 4,768 TX : 13,278 13,285 12,735 13,385 13,311 12,971 VA : 4,607 4,764 4,310 4,987 5,475 4,562 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,945 17,458 16,599 17,322 *17,784 16,494 : 19 State Total : 167,014 168,950 166,548 *166,676 *169,415 167,700 : Previous Year Total : 180,372 181,007 177,613 177,156 178,240 177,740 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 94 94 95 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.