ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 7, 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 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 3, 2009 was 26.0 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 28.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 9 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 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 Aug 22 32,909 31,587 96 27,267 26,232 96 +1,109 +883 27,703 26,504 96 Aug 29 32,860 31,839 97 27,574 25,921 94 +527 -84 27,317 25,202 92 Sep 5 32,439 31,504 97 27,171 26,737 98 +212 +957 26,821 27,066 101 Sep 12 30,895 30,922 100 27,107 26,598 98 +604 +886 27,100 26,849 99 Sep 19 31,070 29,307 94 26,923 26,728* 99* +509 +435 26,583 26,528* 100 Sep 26 32,187 31,291* 97 26,786 26,494* 99 +448 +634 26,557 26,461* 100* Oct 3 29,784 28,553 96 25,371 25,768 102 +1130 +884 25,898 25,985 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,722 27,783 *27,143 27,613 27,963 25,677 AR : 23,380 22,808 23,018 *22,488 *21,683 21,463 DE : 3,365 3,478 3,289 3,218 3,376 3,143 FL : 899 909 900 902 1,144 1,331 GA : 31,839 31,504 30,922 29,307 *31,291 28,553 KY : 7,616 *7,193 *7,504 7,025 7,744 6,852 LA : 3,424 3,409 3,394 3,379 3,346 3,304 MD : 8,854 8,132 8,180 7,786 8,621 8,172 MS : 17,833 17,144 17,872 17,563 15,581 16,789 NC : 18,452 17,636 *16,519 17,408 *17,632 17,771 OK : 6,772 6,581 *6,565 6,675 *6,245 6,841 PA : 4,039 4,020 3,890 3,626 *3,681 3,889 SC : 5,533 5,274 5,783 5,487 5,539 5,032 TX : 14,836 14,596 14,111 13,591 *13,817 13,075 VA : 6,100 6,111 5,918 5,792 6,005 5,754 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,389 18,395 17,618 17,834 17,761 17,292 : 19 State Total : 200,053 *194,973 *192,626 *189,694 *191,429 184,938 : Previous Year Total : 204,988 201,630 197,833 193,569 198,742 188,431 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 97 98 96 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 29 : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,290 20,875 19,669 20,598 19,960 19,588 AR : 20,394 20,538 21,575 *20,898 *19,868 21,121 DE : 4,448 4,291 5,153 4,335 4,763 4,715 FL : 729 650 648 661 669 664 GA : 25,202 27,066 26,849 *26,528 *26,461 25,985 KY : 6,516 6,657 6,665 6,573 *6,427 6,272 LA : 3,020 3,016 2,953 2,996 2,892 2,982 MD : 6,661 6,024 5,256 6,387 5,824 4,950 MS : 16,298 16,113 15,799 15,456 14,724 15,549 NC : 14,996 15,434 15,496 15,330 *14,328 13,975 OK : 4,953 4,401 4,824 4,934 4,915 4,560 PA : 3,052 2,981 2,983 3,285 *3,173 3,199 SC : 5,130 4,715 4,591 4,974 4,482 4,311 TX : 12,890 13,094 12,861 12,689 12,753 12,473 VA : 4,721 5,552 5,172 4,653 4,456 5,109 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,398 15,258 15,273 15,706 15,791 14,613 : 19 State Total : 165,698 166,665 165,767 *166,003 *161,486 160,066 : Previous Year Total : 170,083 170,363 170,671 168,148 165,813 162,480 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 99 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.