ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 14, 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 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 11, 2009 was 26.5 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 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 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 32,085* 95* 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 31,582* 97 28,412 26,704* 94 +859 +957 28,617 26,984 94 Jul 11 34,007 31,529 93 27,797 26,759 96 +513 +361 27,742 26,465 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,809 29,912 29,215 29,514 *30,088 29,129 AR : 23,965 23,699 23,384 23,020 22,811 22,933 DE : 3,579 3,463 3,470 3,484 *3,756 3,455 FL : 1,083 1,066 1,081 1,025 990 990 GA : 32,399 32,177 *32,085 31,811 *31,582 31,529 KY : 7,970 *7,811 *7,605 8,168 *7,687 7,675 LA : *3,077 *3,440 *3,243 *3,409 *3,349 3,409 MD : 8,849 8,774 8,792 9,053 8,355 8,870 MS : 18,854 18,378 18,347 18,108 18,182 17,760 NC : 18,353 17,758 *18,387 18,696 18,525 18,515 OK : *7,114 *7,083 *6,939 *7,034 *6,337 6,659 PA : 3,623 3,787 *3,745 3,858 *3,729 3,933 SC : 5,589 5,822 5,256 5,328 5,705 5,623 TX : *15,760 *15,930 *15,904 *15,519 *15,138 15,704 VA : 6,328 6,257 6,222 6,256 6,194 6,166 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,995 *19,587 *19,968 *18,410 *18,739 18,439 : 19 State Total :*206,347 *204,944 *203,643 *202,693 *201,167 200,789 : Previous Year Total : 217,504 212,986 213,178 210,187 207,613 211,457 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 96 96 96 97 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 6 : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,280 21,273 20,780 21,468 *21,570 21,298 AR : 21,514 20,788 22,642 21,645 20,699 20,782 DE : 5,142 5,324 4,381 4,461 *4,260 4,738 FL : 707 701 774 773 774 777 GA : 27,033 26,871 27,645 27,100 26,984 26,465 KY : *6,221 *6,043 *6,511 *5,948 *6,170 6,840 LA : *2,633 *2,474 *2,651 *2,715 *3,009 2,851 MD : 6,251 5,682 6,678 5,949 *6,070 6,346 MS : 16,600 16,428 16,589 16,475 16,315 16,101 NC : 15,527 15,216 15,420 15,426 14,658 15,001 OK : 4,886 5,519 4,114 4,793 5,067 4,430 PA : 2,968 3,087 2,760 2,926 *3,066 2,920 SC : 4,522 4,752 4,561 4,496 4,745 4,586 TX : *13,374 *13,534 *13,728 *13,777 *13,703 13,684 VA : 4,883 4,920 4,812 5,651 *5,243 4,596 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,554 *18,541 *17,320 *17,862 *17,807 17,807 : 19 State Total :*171,095 *171,153 *171,366 *171,465 *170,140 169,222 : Previous Year Total : 179,821 179,598 179,576 179,182 175,576 175,314 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 95 96 97 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.