ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 21, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 17, 2009 was 26.5 million, up 8 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 29.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.1 million, up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 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 Oct 17 28,723 29,084 101 26,937 26,070 97 +212 +1029 26,370 26,509 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,143 27,358 *28,005 25,677 26,854 26,507 AR : 23,018 22,411 *21,768 *21,165 *21,251 20,941 DE : 3,289 3,218 3,376 2,942 *3,277 3,116 FL : 900 902 1,144 1,331 1,330 1,330 GA : 30,922 29,307 31,291 28,553 29,935 29,084 KY : 7,504 *6,487 *7,930 6,852 *7,251 6,709 LA : 3,394 3,379 3,440 2,751 3,304 3,379 MD : 8,180 7,786 8,621 8,172 8,440 8,586 MS : 17,872 17,563 *16,166 16,789 17,095 17,294 NC : 16,519 16,825 *17,852 17,771 15,373 18,124 OK : 6,565 6,773 *6,388 6,842 7,086 6,450 PA : 3,890 3,626 3,681 *4,023 *4,003 3,603 SC : 5,783 5,487 5,539 5,032 5,799 5,739 TX : *14,127 *13,594 *13,820 *13,079 *13,170 12,926 VA : 5,918 5,792 6,005 5,754 6,041 6,035 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,618 17,235 *17,829 *17,464 *18,251 17,409 : 19 State Total :*192,642 *187,743 *192,855 *184,197 *188,460 187,232 : Previous Year Total : 197,833 193,569 198,742 188,431 194,566 188,802 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 97 98 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 12 : Sep 19 : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,669 20,598 19,960 19,588 *19,466 20,068 AR : 21,575 20,898 19,863 *21,128 *19,385 20,010 DE : 5,153 4,335 4,763 4,715 *4,179 4,320 FL : 648 661 669 664 700 872 GA : 26,849 26,529 26,461 25,985 24,510 26,509 KY : 6,621 6,529 6,383 6,228 *4,909 5,935 LA : 2,953 2,889 2,892 2,982 2,953 3,113 MD : 5,256 6,387 5,824 4,950 *4,899 5,962 MS : 15,799 15,456 14,724 15,549 15,276 14,039 NC : 15,496 15,330 14,328 13,975 14,253 14,606 OK : 4,824 4,934 4,915 4,560 5,202 4,108 PA : 2,983 3,285 3,173 *3,156 *2,951 2,955 SC : 4,591 4,974 4,482 4,311 4,234 4,483 TX : *12,874 *12,702 *12,765 *12,486 *12,012 12,065 VA : 5,172 4,653 4,456 *5,111 *5,002 4,837 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,273 15,718 15,802 *14,596 *15,685 16,115 : 19 State Total :*165,736 *165,878 *161,460 *159,984 *155,616 159,997 : Previous Year Total : 170,671 168,148 165,813 162,480 160,080 163,207 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 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.