ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 9, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 5, 2009 was 25.1 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, and down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.4 million, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 2 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 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 30,152* 97* 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 31,283* 96 24,131 24,115 100 +442 +554 24,128 24,256 101 Dec 5 31,381 31,043 99 25,807 25,357 98 +611 +371 25,808 25,052 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 24,712 25,459 *29,291 28,421 28,513 29,465 AR : 21,296 22,363 *23,727 24,334 23,561 22,712 DE : 2,941 2,735 3,260 3,781 3,366 3,297 FL : 1,327 1,328 1,096 1,329 1,329 1,329 GA : 27,685 28,934 *30,152 30,497 *31,283 31,043 KY : 7,265 7,058 *7,726 7,843 8,034 8,047 LA : 3,077 3,107 3,409 3,440 3,304 3,424 MD : 9,065 9,186 8,371 8,711 8,698 8,922 MS : 15,901 18,098 18,464 18,024 18,620 18,271 NC : 17,729 18,411 *18,787 19,020 18,887 18,204 OK : 6,883 7,038 *7,399 *7,244 *7,138 6,881 PA : 3,680 3,501 3,999 *3,830 *3,857 3,738 SC : 5,173 5,390 6,080 5,375 5,613 5,685 TX : *13,821 *15,203 *15,380 *15,681 *15,255 15,302 VA : 5,314 5,665 6,265 6,222 6,201 6,193 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,922 17,146 18,147 *18,288 *17,221 17,696 : 19 State Total :*182,791 *190,622 *201,553 *202,040 *200,880 200,209 : Previous Year Total : 185,975 193,091 202,149 203,681 204,719 200,741 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 100 99 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 31 : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,368 19,411 19,861 *18,285 *18,213 21,030 AR : 19,515 18,362 19,118 20,045 19,658 21,603 DE : 4,740 4,940 4,142 3,924 4,871 4,961 FL : 1,026 830 920 1,021 1,017 821 GA : 25,302 23,552 25,074 22,950 24,256 25,052 KY : 5,984 5,367 5,268 6,113 *6,425 6,290 LA : 2,869 2,927 2,795 2,594 2,687 2,969 MD : 6,091 5,394 5,260 5,927 5,870 5,385 MS : 14,442 15,070 14,413 13,563 15,374 15,785 NC : 13,201 15,100 14,593 14,690 15,281 15,379 OK : 4,569 4,645 *4,588 *3,587 *5,392 4,322 PA : 3,249 2,767 2,824 *2,951 *2,833 3,160 SC : 4,799 4,256 4,871 4,441 4,726 5,199 TX : 12,685 *11,763 *12,836 *12,188 *13,330 13,414 VA : 4,203 4,454 4,775 4,856 4,173 4,973 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,938 15,146 14,907 *14,034 *14,274 15,932 : 19 State Total : 157,981 *153,984 *156,245 *151,169 *158,380 166,275 : Previous Year Total : 158,747 155,285 156,111 152,410 159,463 166,189 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 99 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.