ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 29, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 25, 2009 was 26.6 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.3 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 26.3 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 2 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 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 +332* 27,742 26,524* 96 Jul 18 33,591 31,726 94 28,015 26,317 94 +701 +911* 27,913 26,668* 96* Jul 25 33,274 31,273 94 26,974 26,312 98 +699 +825 27,048 26,557 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,215 29,309 30,088 *29,161 *29,179 28,763 AR : 23,384 23,020 *23,182 22,903 *23,800 23,578 DE : 3,470 3,484 3,756 3,455 3,637 3,438 FL : 1,081 1,025 990 990 991 993 GA : 32,085 31,811 31,582 31,567 31,726 31,273 KY : 7,609 *7,942 *7,389 7,513 7,728 7,352 LA : 3,243 3,409 3,349 3,409 3,409 3,409 MD : 8,792 9,053 8,355 8,878 8,642 8,854 MS : 18,347 18,108 18,182 17,760 18,285 18,105 NC : 18,387 18,673 *18,230 18,515 18,892 18,217 OK : 6,939 6,843 *6,370 6,659 *7,082 6,829 PA : 3,745 3,858 *3,667 *3,971 *4,208 4,033 SC : 5,256 5,328 5,705 5,623 5,707 5,810 TX : 15,904 15,519 15,138 15,704 15,541 15,460 VA : 6,222 6,256 6,194 6,166 6,211 6,178 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,969 18,413 *18,777 18,451 18,885 19,002 : 19 State Total : 203,648 *202,051 *200,954 *200,725 *203,923 201,294 : Previous Year Total : 213,178 210,187 207,613 211,457 211,369 209,872 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 97 95 96 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 20 : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,780 21,468 21,570 *21,294 *20,556 21,029 AR : 22,642 21,645 20,699 20,694 *21,423 20,768 DE : 4,381 4,461 4,218 4,509 4,992 5,399 FL : 774 773 774 777 737 723 GA : 27,645 27,100 26,984 *26,524 *26,668 26,557 KY : 6,511 5,948 6,170 6,694 *6,738 6,500 LA : 2,651 2,715 3,009 2,851 2,959 2,949 MD : 6,678 5,949 6,111 6,581 6,151 5,083 MS : 16,589 16,475 16,315 16,107 16,107 16,092 NC : 15,420 15,426 14,658 15,001 15,481 15,055 OK : 4,114 4,793 5,067 4,430 *4,341 4,456 PA : 2,760 2,926 *3,076 *2,894 *3,130 2,936 SC : 4,561 4,496 4,745 4,586 4,645 5,213 TX : *13,618 *13,667 *13,593 *13,574 *13,222 12,757 VA : 4,812 5,651 5,243 4,596 4,721 4,963 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,325 17,850 17,805 17,791 16,083 16,433 : 19 State Total :*171,261 *171,343 *170,037 *168,903 *167,954 166,913 : Previous Year Total : 179,576 179,182 175,576 175,314 172,780 170,837 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 96 97 96 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.