ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 22, 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 July 18, 2009 was 26.6 million, up 1 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 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, down 2 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 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 31,567* 93 27,797 26,846* 97* +513 +314* 27,742 26,506* 96* Jul 18 33,591 31,726 94 28,015 26,317 94 +701 +888 27,913 26,645 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,912 29,215 *29,309 30,088 *29,098 29,120 AR : 23,699 23,384 23,020 22,811 *22,903 23,708 DE : 3,463 3,470 3,484 3,756 3,455 3,637 FL : 1,066 1,081 1,025 990 990 991 GA : 32,177 32,085 31,811 31,582 *31,567 31,726 KY : *7,780 *7,609 *7,973 7,687 *7,513 7,728 LA : 3,440 3,243 3,409 3,349 3,409 3,409 MD : 8,774 8,792 9,053 8,355 *8,878 8,642 MS : 18,378 18,347 18,108 18,182 17,760 18,285 NC : 17,758 18,387 *18,673 18,525 18,515 18,892 OK : 7,083 6,939 *6,843 6,337 6,659 7,081 PA : 3,787 3,745 3,858 3,729 *3,985 4,112 SC : 5,822 5,256 5,328 5,705 5,623 5,707 TX : 15,930 15,904 15,519 15,138 15,704 15,541 VA : 6,257 6,222 6,256 6,194 6,166 6,211 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,583 *19,969 *18,413 *18,732 *18,451 18,885 : 19 State Total :*204,909 *203,648 *202,082 *201,160 *200,676 203,675 : Previous Year Total : 212,986 213,178 210,187 207,613 211,457 211,369 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 96 97 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 13 : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,273 20,780 21,468 21,570 *21,305 20,563 AR : 20,788 22,642 21,645 20,699 *20,694 21,499 DE : 5,324 4,381 4,461 *4,218 *4,509 4,992 FL : 701 774 773 774 777 737 GA : 26,871 27,645 27,100 26,984 *26,506 26,645 KY : 6,043 6,511 5,948 6,170 *6,694 6,604 LA : 2,474 2,651 2,715 3,009 2,851 2,959 MD : 5,682 6,678 5,949 *6,111 *6,581 6,151 MS : 16,428 16,589 16,475 16,315 *16,107 16,107 NC : 15,216 15,420 15,426 14,658 15,001 15,481 OK : 5,519 4,114 4,793 5,067 4,430 4,212 PA : 3,087 2,760 2,926 3,066 *2,956 3,083 SC : 4,752 4,561 4,496 4,745 4,586 4,645 TX : 13,534 13,728 13,777 13,703 13,684 13,332 VA : 4,920 4,812 5,651 5,243 4,596 4,721 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,540 *17,325 *17,850 *17,805 *17,791 16,083 : 19 State Total :*171,152 *171,371 *171,453 *170,137 *169,068 167,814 : Previous Year Total : 179,598 179,576 179,182 175,576 175,314 172,780 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 95 96 97 96 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.