ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 1, 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 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 27, 2009 was 27.1 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and 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, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.1 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 4 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 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 32,399* 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 Jun 27 33,955 31,811 94 28,321 27,100 96 +1,606 +786 29,311 27,100 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,937 29,805 29,809 29,912 29,215 29,514 AR : 24,090 23,971 *23,965 23,699 23,384 23,020 DE : 3,624 3,587 3,579 3,463 3,470 3,484 FL : 992 1,081 1,083 1,066 1,081 1,025 GA : 31,725 31,945 *32,399 32,120 31,939 31,811 KY : *8,169 *8,211 *7,970 7,906 7,816 7,966 LA : 2,245 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,870 8,599 8,849 8,774 8,792 9,053 MS : 18,372 18,593 18,854 18,378 18,347 18,108 NC : 18,212 18,471 *18,353 17,776 18,481 18,696 OK : 6,913 6,735 *7,056 6,899 *6,706 6,802 PA : 3,877 3,584 3,623 *3,787 *3,737 3,714 SC : 5,594 5,831 5,589 5,822 5,256 5,328 TX : 15,490 15,821 15,754 15,955 16,051 15,544 VA : 6,272 6,285 6,328 6,257 6,222 6,256 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,798 19,860 *19,929 19,583 19,964 18,644 : 19 State Total :*204,180 *204,639 *205,400 *203,657 *202,721 201,225 : Previous Year Total : 217,208 216,910 217,504 212,986 213,178 210,187 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 94 96 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 23 : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,750 20,188 21,280 21,273 20,780 21,465 AR : 21,957 22,177 21,514 20,788 22,642 21,645 DE : 5,016 4,990 5,142 5,324 4,381 4,461 FL : 826 715 707 701 774 773 GA : 26,603 26,786 27,033 26,871 27,645 27,100 KY : 6,832 6,897 6,206 *6,028 6,495 5,926 LA : 1,917 1,933 1,922 1,942 1,937 2,026 MD : 5,629 6,330 6,251 5,682 6,678 5,949 MS : 15,625 16,324 16,600 16,428 16,589 16,475 NC : 15,475 15,851 15,527 15,216 15,420 15,223 OK : 3,784 4,288 *4,886 5,519 *4,114 4,793 PA : 3,009 3,141 2,968 *3,087 *2,760 2,903 SC : 5,085 4,858 4,522 4,752 4,561 4,496 TX : 12,637 13,413 13,369 13,531 13,723 13,772 VA : 5,365 4,556 4,883 4,920 4,812 5,651 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,771 16,955 *17,538 18,531 17,331 17,841 : 19 State Total : 167,281 169,402 *170,348 *170,593 *170,642 170,499 : Previous Year Total : 177,324 177,037 179,821 179,598 179,576 179,182 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 96 95 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.