ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 8, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 4, 2009 was 27.0 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 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 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 32,177* 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 Jul 4 32,622 31,580 97 28,412 26,713 94 +859 +957 28,617 26,984 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,805 29,809 29,912 29,215 29,514 30,089 AR : 23,971 23,965 23,699 23,384 23,020 22,811 DE : 3,587 3,579 3,463 3,470 3,484 3,751 FL : 1,081 1,083 1,066 1,081 1,025 990 GA : 31,945 32,399 *32,177 31,939 31,811 31,580 KY : 8,211 7,970 *8,027 7,816 *8,168 7,808 LA : 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 2,260 MD : 8,599 8,849 8,774 8,792 9,053 8,355 MS : 18,593 18,854 18,378 18,347 18,108 18,182 NC : 18,471 18,353 *17,758 18,481 18,696 18,525 OK : 6,735 7,056 *7,025 6,706 6,802 6,104 PA : 3,584 3,623 3,787 3,737 *3,858 3,777 SC : 5,831 5,589 5,822 5,256 5,328 5,705 TX : 15,821 15,754 15,955 16,051 15,544 15,164 VA : 6,285 6,328 6,257 6,222 6,256 6,194 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,860 19,929 19,583 19,964 18,644 18,707 : 19 State Total : 204,639 205,400 *203,943 202,721 *201,571 200,002 : Previous Year Total : 216,910 217,504 212,986 213,178 210,187 207,613 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 94 96 95 96 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 30 : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,188 21,280 21,273 20,780 *21,468 21,590 AR : 22,177 21,514 20,788 22,642 21,645 20,699 DE : 4,990 5,142 5,324 4,381 4,461 4,306 FL : 715 707 701 774 773 774 GA : 26,786 27,033 26,871 27,645 27,100 26,984 KY : 6,897 6,206 6,028 6,495 *5,933 6,579 LA : 1,933 1,922 1,942 1,937 2,026 2,025 MD : 6,330 6,251 5,682 6,678 5,949 6,011 MS : 16,324 16,600 16,428 16,589 16,475 16,315 NC : 15,851 15,527 15,216 15,420 *15,426 14,658 OK : 4,288 4,886 5,519 4,114 4,793 5,067 PA : 3,141 2,968 3,087 2,760 *2,926 3,049 SC : 4,858 4,522 4,752 4,561 4,496 4,745 TX : 13,413 13,369 13,531 13,723 13,772 13,723 VA : 4,556 4,883 4,920 4,812 5,651 5,241 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,955 17,538 18,531 17,331 17,841 17,954 : 19 State Total : 169,402 170,348 170,593 170,642 *170,735 169,720 : Previous Year Total : 177,037 179,821 179,598 179,576 179,182 175,576 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 95 95 95 95 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.