ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 3, 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 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 30, 2009 was 26.8 million, up 1 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 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 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 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 +339* 28,571 26,110* 91 May 16 34,848 32,085 92 27,963 26,026 93 +689 +522* 28,094 25,906* 92 May 23 34,509 31,618 92 28,806 26,531 92 +865 +718 28,981 26,611 92 May 30 34,121 31,845 93 28,330 26,501 94 +1,213 +868 28,993 26,780 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 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,465 29,533 *29,362 29,867 29,892 29,837 AR : 23,797 23,739 *23,649 24,049 24,116 23,971 DE : 3,529 3,615 3,579 3,760 *3,624 3,587 FL : 991 994 995 992 992 1,081 GA : 30,878 31,673 31,659 32,085 31,618 31,845 KY : *7,550 *7,804 *7,961 7,589 *8,098 8,202 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,245 2,260 MD : 8,963 8,799 8,700 8,803 8,870 8,599 MS : 17,849 17,456 *18,367 18,587 18,372 18,593 NC : 18,449 18,629 *18,806 18,388 18,368 18,513 OK : 7,047 7,002 *7,081 6,667 6,683 6,749 PA : 4,061 3,805 4,182 3,667 *3,863 3,764 SC : 5,636 5,714 5,905 5,629 5,594 5,831 TX : 14,980 14,500 15,134 15,363 15,501 15,779 VA : 6,236 6,283 6,381 6,401 *6,272 6,285 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,623 19,319 19,913 19,996 *18,803 19,663 : 19 State Total :*201,284 *201,095 *203,904 204,073 *202,911 204,559 : Previous Year Total : 214,262 214,943 215,106 218,063 217,208 216,910 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 95 94 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 25 : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,724 20,352 *21,084 20,755 20,860 20,194 AR : 21,929 21,156 21,626 21,171 *21,957 22,177 DE : 4,758 5,033 4,850 5,346 *5,057 4,835 FL : 685 695 821 870 718 715 GA : 27,560 27,251 *26,110 *25,906 26,611 26,780 KY : 5,869 6,067 6,769 5,968 *6,806 6,871 LA : 1,896 1,902 1,888 1,902 1,917 1,933 MD : 5,637 6,088 6,451 5,834 *5,584 6,486 MS : 16,899 16,693 16,072 16,311 15,625 16,324 NC : 15,836 15,639 15,659 15,284 15,475 15,932 OK : 4,601 4,931 4,417 4,701 *3,784 4,254 PA : 3,168 3,105 3,098 3,095 *3,005 3,319 SC : 4,257 4,768 5,862 5,019 5,085 4,858 TX : 13,341 13,001 13,340 12,991 12,618 13,394 VA : 5,475 4,562 4,996 5,129 *5,365 4,556 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,736 16,713 16,605 17,378 *16,800 16,966 : 19 State Total : 169,371 167,956 *169,648 *167,660 *167,267 169,594 : Previous Year Total : 178,663 178,080 177,253 175,827 177,324 177,037 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 96 95 94 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.