ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 24, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 20, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.9 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 26.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but 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 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 31,945* 94* 28,330 26,501 94 +1,213 +874 28,993 26,786 92 Jun 6 34,119 32,383 95 29,004 26,810* 92* +773 +896 29,051 27,033* 93 Jun 13 34,260 32,120 94 28,624 26,587* 93 -27 +939 28,012 26,871* 96 Jun 20 33,843 31,939 94 28,399 26,794 94 +1,098 +1,394 28,984 27,645 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,575 29,937 *29,805 *29,809 29,912 29,215 AR : 23,638 24,090 23,971 23,990 23,699 23,384 DE : 3,760 3,624 3,587 3,579 3,463 3,470 FL : 992 992 1,081 1,083 1,066 1,081 GA : 32,085 31,725 *31,945 32,383 32,120 31,939 KY : 7,997 8,235 *8,172 7,959 7,906 7,816 LA : 2,230 2,245 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,803 8,870 8,599 8,849 8,774 8,792 MS : 18,587 18,372 18,593 18,854 18,378 18,347 NC : 18,345 18,212 *18,471 18,160 17,776 18,481 OK : 6,927 6,913 *6,735 6,913 6,899 6,707 PA : 3,667 3,877 3,584 *3,623 *3,622 3,511 SC : 5,629 5,594 5,831 5,589 5,822 5,256 TX : 15,352 15,490 *15,821 15,754 15,955 16,051 VA : 6,401 6,272 6,285 6,328 6,257 6,222 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,991 19,798 19,860 19,942 19,583 19,964 : 19 State Total : 203,979 204,246 *204,600 *205,075 *203,492 202,496 : Previous Year Total : 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 212,986 213,178 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 94 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 16 : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,755 20,750 20,188 21,280 21,273 20,780 AR : 21,171 21,957 22,177 21,514 20,788 22,642 DE : 5,417 5,016 4,990 5,142 5,324 4,381 FL : 870 826 715 707 701 774 GA : 25,906 26,603 26,786 *27,033 *26,871 27,645 KY : 5,994 6,832 6,897 6,206 6,030 6,495 LA : 1,902 1,917 1,933 1,922 1,942 1,937 MD : 5,746 5,629 6,330 6,251 5,682 6,678 MS : 16,311 15,625 16,324 16,600 16,428 16,589 NC : 15,284 15,475 15,851 15,527 15,216 15,420 OK : 4,701 3,784 4,288 4,887 5,519 4,113 PA : 3,095 3,009 3,141 *2,968 *3,071 2,755 SC : 5,019 5,085 4,858 4,522 4,752 4,561 TX : 13,010 12,637 13,413 13,369 13,531 13,723 VA : 5,129 5,365 4,556 4,883 4,920 4,812 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,382 16,771 16,955 17,537 18,531 17,331 : 19 State Total : 167,692 167,281 169,402 *170,348 *170,579 170,636 : Previous Year Total : 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 179,598 179,576 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 94 96 95 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.