ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 23, 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 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 19, 2009 was 26.4 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 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 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 Dec 19 32,778 31,147 95 27,027 26,213 97 +728 +841 27,123 26,389 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,291 28,480 *28,719 29,465 29,548 29,459 AR : 23,727 23,732 *24,268 22,541 *23,852 24,307 DE : 3,260 3,781 3,366 3,102 *3,377 3,425 FL : 1,096 1,329 1,329 1,329 1,327 1,297 GA : 30,152 30,497 31,283 31,043 31,544 31,147 KY : 7,726 7,909 *8,027 8,047 8,005 7,998 LA : 3,409 3,440 3,304 3,424 3,349 3,349 MD : 8,371 8,711 8,698 8,922 8,918 9,006 MS : 18,464 18,511 18,620 18,271 18,780 18,882 NC : 18,787 18,986 *19,214 18,243 *18,823 18,909 OK : 7,399 7,082 *7,210 6,869 *6,930 7,170 PA : 3,999 3,830 3,857 *3,614 *4,096 3,954 SC : 6,080 5,375 5,613 5,685 5,589 5,825 TX : 15,380 15,681 *15,694 15,302 15,689 15,273 VA : 6,265 6,222 6,201 6,193 5,968 6,114 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,154 18,294 17,227 *17,736 *19,336 18,592 : 19 State Total : 201,560 201,860 *202,630 *199,786 *205,131 204,707 : Previous Year Total : 202,149 203,681 204,719 200,741 205,041 203,388 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 14 : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,861 18,285 18,215 21,077 20,232 20,436 AR : 19,118 20,045 19,658 21,571 *21,515 21,206 DE : 4,142 3,924 4,871 4,961 *4,097 4,836 FL : 920 1,021 1,017 821 1,010 1,015 GA : 25,074 22,950 24,256 25,026 25,688 26,389 KY : 5,273 6,118 6,430 6,290 6,069 6,250 LA : 2,795 2,594 2,687 2,969 3,075 3,022 MD : 5,260 5,927 5,870 5,385 *6,828 6,024 MS : 14,413 13,563 15,374 15,785 15,903 16,187 NC : 14,593 14,690 15,281 15,379 15,505 15,671 OK : 4,588 3,587 5,392 4,322 3,869 5,228 PA : 2,824 2,951 2,833 *3,185 *3,037 3,125 SC : 4,871 4,441 4,726 5,199 4,586 4,656 TX : 12,836 12,188 13,330 13,414 13,631 13,575 VA : 4,775 4,856 4,173 4,973 5,065 4,966 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,935 14,010 *14,316 *15,943 *16,827 15,848 : 19 State Total : 156,278 151,150 *158,429 *166,300 *166,937 168,434 : Previous Year Total : 156,111 152,410 159,463 166,189 167,904 168,272 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 100 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.