ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 2, 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 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 29, 2009 was 25.2 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 8 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 slightly from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 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 Jul 25 33,274 31,282 94 26,974 26,362 98 +699 +747 27,048 26,528 98 Aug 1 32,840 31,471 96 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 Aug 22 32,909 31,587 96 27,267 26,232 96 +1,109 +883 27,703 26,504 96 Aug 29 32,860 31,708 96 27,574 25,876 94 +527 -39 27,317 25,202 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,743 29,079 *27,532 28,946 *27,755 28,713 AR : 23,069 22,900 *23,295 22,223 *22,920 23,093 DE : 3,438 3,289 3,659 3,788 3,745 3,365 FL : 993 999 915 885 885 899 GA : 31,282 31,471 31,309 30,858 31,587 31,708 KY : 7,748 *7,433 *7,649 7,790 7,664 7,534 LA : 3,424 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,424 MD : 8,854 8,987 8,964 8,956 8,957 8,854 MS : 18,529 18,259 18,451 18,095 18,218 18,104 NC : 18,575 18,764 *18,425 18,656 18,500 18,235 OK : 6,980 6,884 *6,422 6,757 6,959 6,817 PA : 3,954 3,962 *3,884 *3,907 *3,679 3,907 SC : 5,810 5,736 5,839 5,815 5,758 5,533 TX : 15,472 15,378 *15,129 15,409 14,843 14,847 VA : 6,178 6,192 6,149 6,154 6,089 6,100 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,717 18,530 *18,671 *18,560 18,483 18,520 : 19 State Total : 201,766 *201,318 *199,748 *200,254 *199,497 199,653 : Previous Year Total : 209,872 207,229 207,161 207,095 206,837 204,988 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 96 97 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 25 : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,263 21,071 20,988 20,248 *20,182 20,302 AR : 20,718 20,714 21,833 20,998 *20,895 20,425 DE : 5,399 5,153 4,591 4,876 4,696 4,449 FL : 723 741 743 724 727 729 GA : 26,528 26,953 26,391 26,252 26,504 25,202 KY : 6,337 6,876 6,341 6,190 6,457 6,487 LA : 2,888 2,948 2,914 2,955 3,003 3,020 MD : 5,083 5,619 6,242 5,869 6,277 6,647 MS : 16,092 15,996 16,183 16,360 16,218 16,298 NC : 15,055 15,135 15,586 15,017 15,684 14,996 OK : 4,456 5,025 4,095 4,163 4,499 4,953 PA : 2,911 3,209 *3,424 *3,216 *3,206 3,084 SC : 5,213 4,395 4,661 4,926 *4,827 5,130 TX : 12,767 13,292 13,213 13,166 13,116 12,881 VA : 4,963 4,898 4,878 5,171 4,789 4,721 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,462 15,129 17,300 *17,051 *15,267 16,422 : 19 State Total : 166,858 167,154 *169,383 *167,182 *166,347 165,746 : Previous Year Total : 170,837 172,890 173,001 172,779 170,273 170,083 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 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.