ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 9, 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 UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 5, 2009 was 27.0 million, up 7 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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 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 31,811* 97* 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 Sep 5 32,439 31,475 97 27,171 26,678 98 +212 +707 26,821 26,953 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *28,807 27,532 *28,492 27,755 *28,722 27,662 AR : 22,900 23,295 *22,428 22,920 23,093 22,715 DE : 3,289 3,659 3,788 3,745 3,365 3,478 FL : 999 915 885 885 899 901 GA : 31,471 31,309 *31,811 31,587 31,708 31,475 KY : 7,433 7,649 *7,640 7,664 7,534 7,001 LA : 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,424 3,409 MD : 8,987 8,964 8,956 8,957 8,854 8,132 MS : 18,259 18,451 18,095 18,218 *17,833 17,526 NC : 18,764 18,425 *18,719 18,500 18,235 17,828 OK : 6,884 6,422 *6,763 6,959 6,817 6,878 PA : 3,962 3,884 *3,680 *3,709 *4,025 4,369 SC : 5,736 5,839 5,815 5,758 5,533 5,274 TX : *15,389 *15,141 *15,398 *14,832 *14,836 14,157 VA : 6,192 6,149 6,154 6,089 6,100 6,111 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,530 18,671 18,560 *18,770 *18,384 18,526 : 19 State Total :*201,057 *199,760 *200,639 *199,803 *199,362 195,442 : Previous Year Total : 207,229 207,161 207,095 206,837 204,988 201,630 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 97 97 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 1 : Aug 8 : Aug 15 : Aug 22 : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,071 20,988 20,248 *20,234 *20,290 20,875 AR : 20,714 21,833 20,998 20,895 20,425 20,690 DE : 5,153 4,591 4,876 4,696 *4,448 4,066 FL : 741 743 724 727 729 650 GA : 26,953 26,391 26,252 26,504 25,202 26,953 KY : 6,876 6,341 6,190 6,457 6,487 6,657 LA : 2,948 2,914 2,955 3,003 3,020 3,016 MD : 5,619 6,242 5,869 6,277 *6,661 6,249 MS : 15,996 16,183 16,360 16,218 16,298 16,113 NC : 15,135 15,586 15,017 15,684 14,996 15,434 OK : 5,025 4,095 4,163 4,499 4,953 4,282 PA : 3,209 3,424 *3,205 *3,207 *3,045 2,955 SC : 4,395 4,661 4,926 4,827 5,130 4,994 TX : 13,292 *13,223 *13,175 *13,125 *12,890 13,094 VA : 4,898 4,878 5,171 4,789 4,721 5,552 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,129 17,300 17,051 15,267 *16,381 15,311 : 19 State Total : 167,154 *169,393 *167,180 *166,409 *165,676 166,891 : Previous Year Total : 172,890 173,001 172,779 170,273 170,083 170,363 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 98 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.