ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 16, 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 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 12, 2009 was 25.7 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 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 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 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 +345* 25,808 25,026* 97 Dec 12 32,540 31,544 97 26,663 25,697 96 +599 +581 26,559 25,688 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,459 29,291 *28,480 28,513 29,465 29,548 AR : 22,363 23,727 *23,732 23,561 *22,541 23,758 DE : 2,735 3,260 3,781 3,366 *3,102 3,295 FL : 1,328 1,096 1,329 1,329 1,329 1,327 GA : 28,934 30,152 30,497 31,283 31,043 31,544 KY : 7,058 7,726 *7,909 8,034 8,047 8,005 LA : 3,107 3,409 3,440 3,304 3,424 3,349 MD : 9,186 8,371 8,711 8,698 8,922 8,918 MS : 18,098 18,464 *18,511 18,620 18,271 18,780 NC : 18,411 18,787 *18,986 *19,189 *18,243 18,846 OK : 7,038 7,399 *7,082 7,138 *6,869 6,925 PA : 3,501 3,999 3,830 3,857 *3,635 3,821 SC : 5,390 6,080 5,375 5,613 5,685 5,589 TX : 15,203 15,380 15,681 15,255 15,302 15,689 VA : 5,665 6,265 6,222 6,201 6,193 5,968 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,212 *18,154 *18,294 *17,227 *17,697 18,662 : 19 State Total :*190,688 *201,560 *201,860 *201,188 *199,768 204,024 : Previous Year Total : 193,091 202,149 203,681 204,719 200,741 205,041 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 98 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 7 : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,411 19,861 18,285 *18,215 *21,077 20,232 AR : 18,362 19,118 20,045 19,658 *21,571 21,537 DE : 4,940 4,142 3,924 4,871 4,961 4,150 FL : 830 920 1,021 1,017 821 1,010 GA : 23,552 25,074 22,950 24,256 *25,026 25,688 KY : *5,372 *5,273 *6,118 *6,430 6,290 6,069 LA : 2,927 2,795 2,594 2,687 2,969 3,075 MD : 5,394 5,260 5,927 5,870 5,385 6,770 MS : 15,070 14,413 13,563 15,374 15,785 15,903 NC : 15,100 14,593 14,690 15,281 15,379 15,505 OK : 4,645 4,588 3,587 5,392 4,322 3,869 PA : 2,767 2,824 2,951 2,833 *3,170 3,088 SC : 4,256 4,871 4,441 4,726 5,199 4,586 TX : 11,763 12,836 12,188 13,330 13,414 13,631 VA : 4,454 4,775 4,856 4,173 4,973 5,065 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,115 *14,935 *14,010 *14,303 15,932 16,739 : 19 State Total :*153,958 *156,278 *151,150 *158,416 *166,274 166,917 : Previous Year Total : 155,285 156,111 152,410 159,463 166,189 167,904 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 99 100 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.