ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 19, 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 August 15, 2009 was 26.3 million, down 1 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 30.9 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 25.4 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 81 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 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 26,362* 98 +699 +747* 27,048 26,528* 98 Aug 1 32,840 31,171 95 28,327 26,371* 93 +682 +1,146* 28,161 26,953 96 Aug 8 33,473 31,309 94 27,882 26,707* 96 +451 +275* 27,630 26,391* 96 Aug 15 32,822 30,858 94 27,487 25,371 92 +720 +1,542 27,560 26,252 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,188 *29,069 *28,743 29,079 28,494 29,138 AR : 22,979 23,861 *23,069 22,721 23,090 22,223 DE : 3,455 3,637 3,438 3,289 3,659 3,788 FL : 1,018 1,016 993 1,019 995 997 GA : 31,731 31,726 31,282 31,171 31,309 30,858 KY : 7,694 *7,867 *7,748 7,657 7,806 7,790 LA : 3,409 3,409 3,424 3,455 3,455 3,455 MD : 8,878 8,642 8,854 8,987 8,964 8,956 MS : 18,002 18,285 *18,529 18,078 18,451 18,095 NC : 18,402 18,672 *18,575 18,820 18,587 18,656 OK : 6,752 7,227 *6,980 6,845 6,391 6,757 PA : 3,971 4,208 *3,954 *3,962 *3,842 3,944 SC : 5,623 5,707 5,810 5,736 5,839 5,815 TX : 15,717 15,553 15,472 15,378 15,280 15,409 VA : 6,166 6,211 6,178 6,192 6,149 6,154 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,552 18,869 18,717 *18,530 *18,724 18,622 : 19 State Total : 201,537 *203,959 *201,766 *200,919 *201,035 200,657 : Previous Year Total : 211,457 211,369 209,872 207,229 207,161 207,095 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 96 96 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 11 : Jul 18 : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,294 *20,569 *21,263 *21,071 20,988 20,157 AR : 20,694 21,423 20,718 20,714 21,833 20,998 DE : 4,509 4,992 5,399 5,153 *4,591 4,876 FL : 777 737 723 741 743 732 GA : 26,524 26,668 *26,528 26,953 *26,391 26,252 KY : 6,701 *6,701 6,337 6,876 6,341 6,190 LA : 2,851 2,959 2,888 2,948 2,914 2,955 MD : 6,581 6,151 5,083 5,619 *6,242 5,869 MS : 16,107 16,107 16,092 15,996 16,183 16,360 NC : 15,001 15,481 15,055 15,135 15,586 15,017 OK : 4,431 4,341 4,456 5,026 4,095 4,163 PA : 2,894 3,130 *2,911 *3,209 *3,428 3,211 SC : 4,586 4,645 5,213 4,395 4,661 4,926 TX : 13,585 13,232 12,767 13,292 13,213 13,166 VA : 4,596 4,721 4,963 4,898 *4,878 5,171 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,876 16,039 *16,462 15,129 *17,300 17,042 : 19 State Total : 169,007 *167,896 *166,858 *167,155 *169,387 167,085 : Previous Year Total : 175,314 172,780 170,837 172,890 173,001 172,779 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 98 97 98 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.