ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 2, 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 DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 28, 2009 was 24.3 million, up 6 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 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.1 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down slightly 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 Oct 24 29,691 29,746 100 24,667 22,681 92 +454 +587 24,490 22,529 92 Oct 31 28,621 27,685 97 24,923 25,856 104 +922 +106 25,262 25,302 100 Nov 7 28,892 28,934* 100 23,819 24,014 101 +497 +466 23,620 23,552 100 Nov 14 31,090 30,723 99 24,966 25,063 100 +854 +787 25,109 25,074 100 Nov 21 31,989 30,497 95 23,698 23,148* 98 +960 +403* 23,818 22,950* 96 Nov 28 32,495 31,061 96 24,131 24,115 100 +442 +554 24,128 24,256 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,589 24,712 *25,459 29,048 28,421 28,513 AR : 21,511 21,296 *22,363 23,997 *24,334 23,561 DE : 3,167 2,941 2,735 3,260 3,781 3,366 FL : 1,098 1,327 1,328 1,096 1,329 1,329 GA : 29,746 27,685 *28,934 30,723 30,497 31,061 KY : 7,495 7,265 *7,058 7,789 7,843 8,034 LA : 3,228 3,077 3,107 3,409 3,440 3,304 MD : 8,174 9,065 9,186 8,371 8,711 8,698 MS : 16,599 15,901 *18,098 18,464 18,024 18,620 NC : 17,106 17,729 *18,411 18,273 19,020 18,887 OK : 6,380 6,883 *7,038 7,131 *7,211 7,145 PA : 3,496 3,680 3,501 3,999 *3,796 3,685 SC : 5,859 5,173 5,390 6,080 5,375 5,613 TX : 14,708 13,813 *15,195 15,401 15,702 15,276 VA : 5,695 5,314 5,665 6,265 6,222 6,201 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,849 16,922 17,146 18,147 *18,350 17,661 : 19 State Total : 188,700 182,783 *190,614 201,453 *202,056 200,954 : Previous Year Total : 191,280 185,975 193,091 202,149 203,681 204,719 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 24 : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,199 19,368 19,411 19,861 *18,272 18,201 AR : 20,180 19,515 18,362 19,118 *20,045 19,658 DE : 4,075 4,740 4,940 4,142 3,924 4,871 FL : 1,140 1,026 830 920 1,021 1,017 GA : 22,529 25,302 23,552 25,074 *22,950 24,256 KY : 5,749 5,984 5,367 5,268 6,113 6,358 LA : 2,361 2,869 2,927 2,795 2,594 2,687 MD : 5,527 6,091 5,394 5,260 5,927 5,870 MS : 13,899 14,442 15,070 14,413 13,563 15,374 NC : 14,202 13,201 15,100 14,593 14,690 15,281 OK : 3,749 4,569 4,645 4,548 3,502 5,391 PA : 3,189 3,249 2,767 2,824 *2,943 2,803 SC : 4,220 4,799 4,256 4,871 4,441 4,726 TX : 11,436 12,685 11,756 12,830 12,182 13,324 VA : 4,487 4,203 4,454 4,775 4,856 4,173 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,979 15,938 15,146 14,907 *14,031 14,276 : 19 State Total : 150,921 157,981 153,977 156,199 *151,054 158,266 : Previous Year Total : 154,412 158,747 155,285 156,111 152,410 159,463 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 99 100 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.