ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 13, 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 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 9, 2009 was 26.0 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, down 1 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 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 31,283* 90* 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 +1,466* 29,038 27,560* 95 May 2 34,630 31,890 92 28,029 26,691 95 +381 +1,125* 27,781 27,251* 98 May 9 34,041 31,558 93 28,488 26,303 92 +686 +203 28,571 25,976 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,571 29,892 *29,935 *29,685 *29,941 29,705 AR : 23,721 23,416 *23,995 23,431 23,501 23,627 DE : 3,469 3,580 3,585 3,529 3,615 3,579 FL : 946 956 *991 991 994 995 GA : 31,706 31,801 *31,283 30,936 31,890 31,558 KY : 7,756 *7,796 *7,682 7,687 7,699 7,739 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 MD : 9,053 9,169 9,160 8,963 8,799 8,700 MS : 17,870 17,750 17,622 17,659 17,124 17,045 NC : 18,906 18,805 *18,936 18,553 18,708 18,829 OK : 7,245 6,962 *6,921 6,690 *6,850 6,779 PA : 3,919 3,931 3,952 4,061 *3,805 3,948 SC : 5,799 5,624 5,538 5,636 5,714 5,905 TX : *15,366 *14,996 *15,351 *14,980 *14,500 15,134 VA : 6,179 6,158 6,179 6,236 6,283 6,356 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,898 19,978 19,545 19,627 *19,323 19,720 : 19 State Total :*203,634 *203,044 *202,905 *200,894 *200,976 201,849 : Previous Year Total : 217,082 215,925 214,822 213,675 214,360 215,078 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 4 : Apr 11 : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,932 *20,817 20,409 19,720 20,563 21,024 AR : 21,990 20,771 20,538 21,929 21,156 21,646 DE : 5,211 4,473 4,370 4,758 5,033 4,850 FL : 707 707 726 685 695 821 GA : 27,251 25,635 26,052 *27,560 *27,251 25,976 KY : 5,678 5,832 6,030 5,929 6,067 6,704 LA : 1,901 1,892 1,901 1,896 1,902 1,888 MD : 6,088 6,597 6,661 5,637 6,088 6,451 MS : 17,067 16,764 16,491 16,899 *16,693 16,072 NC : 15,964 15,976 15,666 15,836 15,639 15,659 OK : 4,069 5,648 *4,530 4,601 4,931 4,417 PA : 3,226 2,978 2,879 3,168 3,105 3,124 SC : 4,359 4,714 4,728 4,257 4,768 5,862 TX : *13,315 *12,765 *13,415 *13,341 *13,001 13,340 VA : 4,764 4,310 4,987 5,475 4,562 4,996 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,458 16,599 17,322 17,784 *16,753 16,604 : 19 State Total :*168,980 *166,478 *166,705 *169,475 *168,207 169,434 : Previous Year Total : 181,007 177,613 177,156 178,240 177,740 177,096 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 94 94 95 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.