ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 14, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 10, 2009 was 24.5 million, down 6 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 29.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.5 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 5 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 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 +436* 26,583 26,529* 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 Oct 10 30,336 29,935 99 25,809 24,516 95 +943 +857 26,012 24,510 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,783 27,143 *27,358 27,963 25,677 26,854 AR : 22,808 23,018 *22,411 *21,665 21,463 21,292 DE : 3,478 3,289 3,218 3,376 *2,942 3,276 FL : 909 900 902 1,144 1,331 1,330 GA : 31,504 30,922 29,307 31,291 28,553 29,935 KY : 7,193 7,504 *6,660 7,744 6,852 7,439 LA : *3,316 3,394 3,379 *3,440 *2,751 3,304 MD : 8,132 8,180 7,786 8,621 8,172 8,440 MS : 17,144 17,872 17,563 15,581 16,789 17,095 NC : 17,636 16,519 *16,825 17,632 17,771 15,373 OK : 6,581 6,565 *6,773 6,245 *6,842 7,086 PA : 4,020 3,890 3,626 3,681 *3,980 3,849 SC : 5,274 5,783 5,487 5,539 5,032 5,799 TX : *14,599 *14,115 *13,593 *13,819 *13,077 14,168 VA : 6,111 5,918 5,792 6,005 5,754 6,041 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,395 17,618 *17,235 *17,790 *17,287 18,375 : 19 State Total :*194,883 *192,630 *187,915 *191,536 *184,273 189,656 : Previous Year Total : 201,630 197,833 193,569 198,742 188,431 194,566 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 97 96 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 5 : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,875 19,669 20,598 19,960 19,588 19,470 AR : 20,538 21,575 20,898 *19,863 21,121 19,434 DE : 4,291 5,153 4,335 4,763 4,715 3,882 FL : 650 648 661 669 664 700 GA : 27,066 26,849 *26,529 26,461 25,985 24,510 KY : *6,613 *6,621 *6,529 *6,383 *6,228 4,992 LA : 3,016 2,953 *2,889 2,892 2,982 2,953 MD : 6,024 5,256 6,387 5,824 4,950 5,198 MS : 16,113 15,799 15,456 14,724 15,549 15,276 NC : 15,434 15,496 15,330 14,328 13,975 14,253 OK : 4,401 4,824 4,934 4,915 4,560 5,202 PA : 2,981 2,983 3,285 3,173 *3,134 2,905 SC : 4,715 4,591 4,974 4,482 4,311 4,234 TX : *13,096 *12,864 *12,692 *12,755 *12,475 12,011 VA : 5,552 5,172 4,653 4,456 5,109 5,001 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,258 15,273 *15,718 *15,802 *14,599 16,145 : 19 State Total :*166,623 *165,726 *165,868 *161,450 *159,945 156,166 : Previous Year Total : 170,363 170,671 168,148 165,813 162,480 160,080 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 99 97 98 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.