ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 12, 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 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 7, 2009 was 23.6 million, down 7 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, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.1 million, down 7 percent from the previous week, but up 1 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 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 28,659 *100 *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 Nov 7 28,892 28,627 99 23,819 24,088 101 +497 +466 23,620 23,625 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,175 26,854 *26,478 27,460 *24,736 25,591 AR : 21,135 20,837 *20,704 20,936 20,713 22,765 DE : 2,942 3,277 3,116 3,167 2,941 2,735 FL : 1,331 1,330 1,098 1,098 1,327 1,328 GA : 27,336 30,699 *28,659 29,173 27,685 28,627 KY : 6,826 7,636 *6,952 7,511 7,247 6,999 LA : 2,751 3,304 3,379 2,917 3,077 3,107 MD : 8,172 8,440 8,586 8,174 9,065 9,186 MS : 16,172 16,764 17,294 16,419 15,901 17,960 NC : 17,521 15,584 *17,724 17,731 17,308 18,140 OK : 6,691 6,951 *6,328 6,534 6,859 6,901 PA : 4,023 4,003 3,385 3,496 *3,680 3,491 SC : 5,032 5,799 5,739 5,859 5,023 5,390 TX : 13,079 14,170 *12,920 *14,127 *13,228 14,767 VA : 5,754 6,087 6,035 5,695 5,314 5,665 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,423 18,205 17,281 16,849 *16,922 17,328 : 19 State Total : 182,363 189,940 *185,678 *187,146 *181,026 189,980 : Previous Year Total : 188,431 194,566 188,802 191,280 185,975 193,091 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 98 98 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 3 : Oct 10 : Oct 17 : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,588 19,466 20,116 19,199 *19,368 19,411 AR : 21,128 19,385 19,957 20,180 19,515 18,398 DE : 4,715 4,179 4,320 4,075 *4,740 4,940 FL : 664 700 876 1,140 1,026 830 GA : 25,985 24,510 26,509 22,529 25,317 23,625 KY : 6,228 4,909 5,918 5,684 5,918 5,366 LA : 2,982 2,953 3,113 2,361 2,869 2,927 MD : 4,950 4,899 5,962 5,527 *6,091 5,394 MS : 15,549 15,276 14,039 13,899 14,442 15,070 NC : 13,975 14,253 14,577 14,202 13,201 15,100 OK : 4,560 5,202 4,108 3,749 4,569 4,645 PA : 3,161 2,958 2,977 3,189 *3,249 2,713 SC : 4,311 4,234 4,483 4,220 4,799 4,256 TX : 12,486 12,012 *12,064 *11,347 *12,302 11,394 VA : 5,111 5,017 4,837 4,487 4,203 4,504 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,595 15,584 16,088 14,969 *15,928 15,118 : 19 State Total : 159,988 155,537 *159,944 *150,757 *157,537 153,691 : Previous Year Total : 162,480 160,080 163,207 154,412 158,747 155,285 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 98 99 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.