ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 10, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 6, 2009 was 27.1 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, up 1 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 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 26,530* 92 +865 +711* 28,981 26,603* 92 May 30 34,121 31,845 93 28,330 26,501 94 +1,213 +874* 28,993 26,786* 92 Jun 6 34,119 32,383 95 29,004 26,831 93 +773 +896 29,051 27,054 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,533 29,362 *29,575 *29,937 *29,866 28,744 AR : 23,739 23,649 *23,638 24,116 23,971 23,990 DE : 3,615 3,579 3,760 3,624 3,587 3,579 FL : 994 995 992 992 1,081 1,083 GA : 31,673 31,659 32,085 31,618 31,845 32,383 KY : 7,804 *7,850 *7,997 8,098 8,202 7,959 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,230 2,245 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,799 8,700 8,803 8,870 8,599 8,849 MS : 17,456 18,367 18,587 18,372 18,593 18,854 NC : 18,629 18,806 *18,345 18,368 18,513 18,160 OK : 7,002 7,081 *6,927 6,683 *6,751 6,913 PA : 3,805 4,182 3,667 3,863 *3,706 3,867 SC : 5,714 5,905 5,629 5,594 5,831 5,589 TX : *14,523 *15,157 *15,352 *15,490 *15,768 15,754 VA : 6,283 6,381 6,401 6,272 6,285 6,328 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,319 19,913 19,996 *18,797 *19,876 19,941 : 19 State Total :*201,118 *203,816 *203,984 *202,939 *204,734 204,253 : Previous Year Total : 214,943 215,106 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 95 94 93 94 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 2 : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,352 21,084 20,755 *20,750 *20,188 21,259 AR : 21,156 21,626 21,171 21,957 22,177 21,514 DE : *5,138 *4,721 *5,417 *5,016 *4,990 5,142 FL : 695 821 870 718 715 707 GA : 27,251 26,110 25,906 *26,603 *26,786 27,054 KY : 6,067 6,769 5,968 6,806 6,871 6,206 LA : 1,902 1,888 1,902 1,917 1,933 1,922 MD : *5,967 *6,571 *5,746 *5,629 *6,330 6,251 MS : 16,693 16,072 16,311 15,625 16,324 16,600 NC : 15,639 15,659 15,284 15,475 *15,851 15,527 OK : 4,931 4,417 4,701 3,784 *4,288 4,887 PA : 3,105 3,098 3,095 3,005 *3,107 2,946 SC : 4,768 5,862 5,019 5,085 4,858 4,522 TX : 13,001 *13,359 *13,010 *12,637 *13,413 13,369 VA : 4,562 4,996 5,129 5,365 4,556 4,883 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,713 16,605 17,378 *16,782 16,966 17,518 : 19 State Total :*167,940 *169,658 *167,662 *167,154 *169,353 170,307 : Previous Year Total : 178,080 177,253 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 96 95 94 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.