ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 17, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 13, 2009 was 26.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and 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 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 31,725* 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 Jun 13 34,260 32,120 94 28,624 26,609 93 -27 +939 28,012 26,893 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,362 29,575 29,937 29,866 28,744 29,912 AR : 23,649 23,638 *24,090 23,971 23,990 23,699 DE : 3,579 3,760 3,624 3,587 3,579 3,463 FL : 995 992 992 1,081 1,083 1,066 GA : 31,659 32,085 *31,725 31,845 32,383 32,120 KY : 7,850 7,997 *8,235 8,202 7,959 7,906 LA : 2,230 2,230 2,245 2,260 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,700 8,803 8,870 8,599 8,849 8,774 MS : 18,367 18,587 18,372 18,593 18,854 18,378 NC : 18,806 18,345 *18,212 18,513 18,160 17,776 OK : 7,081 6,927 *6,913 6,751 6,913 6,899 PA : 4,182 3,667 *3,877 *3,584 *3,713 3,718 SC : 5,905 5,629 5,594 5,831 5,589 5,822 TX : 15,157 15,352 15,490 15,768 15,754 15,955 VA : 6,381 6,401 6,272 6,285 6,328 6,257 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,877 *19,991 *19,798 *19,860 *19,942 19,583 : 19 State Total :*203,780 *203,979 *204,246 *204,596 *204,100 203,588 : Previous Year Total : 215,106 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 212,986 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 94 94 94 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 9 : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,084 20,755 20,750 20,188 *21,280 21,273 AR : 21,626 21,171 21,957 22,177 21,514 20,788 DE : 4,721 5,417 5,016 4,990 5,142 5,324 FL : 821 870 *826 715 707 701 GA : 26,110 25,906 26,603 26,786 27,054 26,893 KY : *6,795 *5,994 *6,832 *6,897 6,206 6,030 LA : 1,888 1,902 1,917 1,933 1,922 1,942 MD : 6,571 5,746 5,629 6,330 6,251 5,682 MS : 16,072 16,311 15,625 16,324 16,600 16,428 NC : 15,659 15,284 15,475 15,851 15,527 15,216 OK : 4,417 4,701 3,784 4,288 4,887 5,519 PA : 3,098 3,095 *3,009 *3,141 *2,963 3,088 SC : 5,862 5,019 5,085 4,858 4,522 4,752 TX : 13,359 13,010 12,637 13,413 13,369 13,531 VA : 4,996 5,129 5,365 4,556 4,883 4,920 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,632 *17,382 *16,771 *16,955 *17,537 18,531 : 19 State Total :*169,711 *167,692 *167,281 *169,402 *170,364 170,618 : Previous Year Total : 177,253 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 179,598 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 95 94 96 95 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.