ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 4, 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 October 31, 2009 was 25.3 million, up 12 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 27.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler- type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, up 14 percent from the previous week and up 4 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 Sep 26 32,187 31,291 97 26,786 26,494 99 +448 +634 26,557 26,461 100 Oct 3 29,784 27,336 92 25,371 25,768 102 +1130 +884 25,898 25,985 100 Oct 10 30,336 30,699 *101 *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 Oct 24 29,691 29,173 98 24,667 22,681 92 +454 +587 24,490 22,529 92 Oct 31 28,621 27,685 97 24,923 25,871 104 +922 +106 25,262 25,317 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,005 26,175 26,854 26,507 27,460 25,542 AR : 21,768 21,135 *20,837 21,082 *20,936 20,713 DE : 3,376 2,942 3,277 3,116 3,167 2,941 FL : 1,144 1,331 1,330 1,098 1,098 1,327 GA : 31,291 27,336 *30,699 29,084 29,173 27,685 KY : 7,930 *6,826 *7,636 *6,772 *7,511 7,247 LA : 3,440 2,751 3,304 3,379 2,917 3,077 MD : 8,621 8,172 8,440 8,586 8,174 9,065 MS : 16,166 16,172 *16,764 17,294 16,419 15,901 NC : 17,852 17,521 *15,584 18,117 17,731 17,308 OK : 6,388 6,691 *6,951 6,418 *6,534 6,859 PA : 3,681 4,023 4,003 3,385 *3,496 3,779 SC : 5,539 5,032 5,799 5,739 5,859 5,023 TX : 13,820 13,079 *14,170 12,926 14,133 13,234 VA : 6,005 5,754 *6,087 6,035 5,695 5,314 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,799 *17,423 18,205 17,281 *16,849 16,658 : 19 State Total :*192,825 *182,363 *189,940 *186,819 *187,152 181,673 : Previous Year Total : 198,742 188,431 194,566 188,802 191,280 185,975 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 98 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 26 : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,960 19,588 19,466 20,116 19,199 19,304 AR : 19,863 21,128 19,385 19,957 *20,180 19,515 DE : 4,763 4,715 4,179 4,320 *4,075 4,602 FL : 669 664 700 876 1,140 1,026 GA : 26,461 25,985 24,510 26,509 22,529 25,317 KY : 6,383 6,228 4,909 *5,918 *5,684 5,918 LA : 2,892 2,982 2,953 3,113 2,361 2,869 MD : 5,824 4,950 4,899 5,962 *5,527 6,234 MS : 14,724 15,549 15,276 14,039 13,899 14,442 NC : 14,328 13,975 14,253 14,577 14,202 13,201 OK : 4,915 4,560 5,202 4,108 3,749 4,569 PA : 3,179 3,161 2,958 2,977 *3,189 3,198 SC : 4,482 4,311 4,234 4,483 4,220 4,799 TX : 12,765 12,486 12,012 12,065 11,348 12,303 VA : 4,456 5,111 *5,017 4,837 4,487 4,203 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,792 *14,595 15,584 16,088 *14,969 15,923 : 19 State Total :*161,456 *159,988 *155,537 *159,945 *150,758 157,423 : Previous Year Total : 165,813 162,480 160,080 163,207 154,412 158,747 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 97 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.