ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 27, 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 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 8 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 23, 2009 was 26.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 8 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 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but 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 18 34,651 31,283 90 28,188 26,237 93 +1,165 +377 28,783 26,052 91 Apr 25 34,021 30,878 91 28,407 26,557 93 +1,215 +1,466 29,038 27,560 95 May 2 34,630 31,673* 91* 28,029 26,691 95 +381 +1,125 27,781 27,251 98 May 9 34,041 31,659 93 28,488 26,300 92 +686 +203 28,571 25,974 91 May 16 34,848 32,085 92 27,963 26,026 93 +689 +464 28,094 25,848 92 May 23 34,509 31,618 92 28,806 26,531 92 +865 +718 28,981 26,611 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,935 29,465 *29,533 29,705 29,867 29,892 AR : 23,995 23,797 *23,739 23,447 24,049 24,116 DE : 3,585 3,529 3,615 3,579 3,760 3,616 FL : 991 991 994 995 992 992 GA : 31,283 30,878 *31,673 31,659 32,085 31,618 KY : 7,704 7,552 7,699 7,739 7,589 7,930 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,245 MD : 9,160 8,963 8,799 8,700 8,803 8,870 MS : 17,622 17,849 *17,456 17,996 18,587 18,372 NC : 18,936 18,449 *18,629 18,831 18,388 18,368 OK : 6,921 7,047 *7,002 6,779 6,667 6,683 PA : 3,952 4,061 3,805 *4,182 *3,667 3,950 SC : 5,538 5,636 5,714 5,905 5,629 5,594 TX : 15,351 14,980 14,500 15,134 15,363 15,501 VA : 6,179 6,236 6,283 6,381 6,401 6,226 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,708 19,623 19,319 *19,913 *19,996 19,906 : 19 State Total :*203,090 201,286 *200,990 *203,175 *204,073 203,879 : Previous Year Total : 215,758 214,262 214,943 215,106 218,063 217,208 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 94 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 18 : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *20,393 19,724 *20,352 21,024 *20,755 20,860 AR : 20,538 21,929 21,156 21,626 *21,171 21,879 DE : 4,370 4,758 5,033 4,850 5,346 5,168 FL : 726 685 695 821 870 718 GA : 26,052 27,560 27,251 25,974 25,848 26,611 KY : 5,970 5,869 6,067 6,769 5,968 6,468 LA : 1,901 1,896 1,902 1,888 1,902 1,917 MD : 6,661 5,637 6,088 6,451 5,834 5,448 MS : 16,491 16,899 16,693 16,072 16,311 15,625 NC : 15,666 15,836 15,639 15,659 *15,284 15,475 OK : 4,530 4,601 4,931 4,417 4,701 3,938 PA : 2,879 3,168 3,105 *3,098 *3,095 3,025 SC : 4,728 4,257 4,768 5,862 5,019 5,085 TX : 13,415 13,341 13,001 13,340 12,991 12,618 VA : 4,987 5,475 4,562 4,996 5,129 5,380 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,339 17,736 16,713 *16,605 *17,378 16,735 : 19 State Total :*166,646 169,371 *167,956 *169,452 *167,602 166,950 : Previous Year Total : 177,032 178,663 178,080 177,253 175,827 177,324 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 95 94 96 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.