ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 5, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 1, 2009 was 27.1 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 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, up slightly from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but 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 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 31,731* 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 31,282* 94 26,974 26,332* 98 +699 +823* 27,048 26,574* 98 Aug 1 32,840 31,297 95 28,327 26,493 94 +682 +1,192 28,161 27,121 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,309 30,088 *28,726 29,179 *28,744 29,093 AR : 23,020 23,182 *22,979 23,800 *23,489 22,721 DE : 3,484 3,756 3,455 3,637 3,438 3,289 FL : 1,025 990 *1,018 991 993 1,019 GA : 31,811 31,582 *31,731 31,726 *31,282 31,297 KY : 7,942 *7,234 *7,699 *7,568 *7,407 7,657 LA : 3,409 3,349 3,409 3,409 *3,424 3,455 MD : 9,053 8,355 8,878 8,642 8,854 8,816 MS : 18,108 18,182 *18,002 18,285 18,105 18,078 NC : 18,673 18,230 *18,402 18,892 18,217 18,820 OK : 6,843 6,370 *6,752 7,082 6,829 6,845 PA : 3,858 3,667 3,971 4,208 *3,977 3,912 SC : 5,328 5,705 5,623 5,707 5,810 5,736 TX : 15,519 15,138 15,704 15,541 15,460 15,366 VA : 6,256 6,194 6,166 6,211 6,178 6,192 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,413 18,777 *18,611 *18,873 *18,721 18,085 : 19 State Total : 202,051 *200,799 *201,126 *203,751 *200,928 200,381 : Previous Year Total : 210,187 207,613 211,457 211,369 209,872 207,229 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 95 96 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 27 : Jul 4 : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,468 21,570 21,294 20,556 *21,164 20,574 AR : 21,645 20,699 20,694 21,423 *20,718 20,716 DE : 4,461 4,218 4,509 4,992 5,399 5,171 FL : 773 774 777 737 723 741 GA : 27,100 26,984 26,524 26,668 *26,574 27,121 KY : 5,948 6,170 6,694 6,738 *6,329 6,876 LA : 2,715 3,009 2,851 2,959 *2,888 2,948 MD : 5,949 6,111 6,581 6,151 5,083 5,606 MS : 16,475 16,315 16,107 16,107 16,092 15,996 NC : 15,426 14,658 15,001 15,481 15,055 15,135 OK : 4,793 5,067 *4,431 4,341 4,456 5,026 PA : 2,926 3,076 2,894 3,130 *2,927 3,180 SC : 4,496 4,745 4,586 4,645 5,213 4,395 TX : 13,667 13,593 13,574 13,222 12,757 13,282 VA : 5,651 5,243 4,596 4,721 4,963 4,898 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,850 17,805 *17,852 *16,072 *16,429 15,165 : 19 State Total : 171,343 170,037 *168,965 *167,943 *166,770 166,830 : Previous Year Total : 179,182 175,576 175,314 172,780 170,837 172,890 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 96 97 98 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.