ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 30, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 26, 2009 was 26.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent 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 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 Dec 26 32,669 31,202 96 26,184 25,969 99 +545 +462 26,376 25,996 99 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,480 28,719 29,465 29,548 29,459 29,859 AR : 23,732 24,268 *23,143 23,852 *24,446 24,140 DE : 3,781 3,366 3,102 3,377 3,425 3,438 FL : 1,329 1,329 1,329 1,327 1,297 1,296 GA : 30,497 31,283 31,043 31,544 31,147 31,202 KY : 7,909 *8,080 *7,828 8,005 7,998 8,026 LA : 3,440 3,304 3,424 3,349 3,349 3,379 MD : 8,711 8,698 8,922 8,918 9,006 8,960 MS : 18,511 18,620 *18,638 18,780 18,882 18,735 NC : 18,986 19,214 *18,294 18,823 18,909 18,759 OK : 7,082 7,210 *6,790 6,930 *7,165 7,149 PA : 3,830 3,857 3,614 4,096 *3,771 3,841 SC : 5,375 5,613 5,685 5,589 5,825 5,814 TX : 15,681 15,694 15,302 15,689 15,273 15,395 VA : 6,222 6,201 6,193 5,968 6,114 6,224 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,302 *17,237 *18,213 *19,368 *18,483 17,856 : 19 State Total :*201,868 *202,693 *200,985 *205,163 *204,549 204,073 : Previous Year Total : 203,681 204,719 200,741 205,041 203,388 202,493 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 100 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 21 : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,285 18,215 21,077 20,232 20,436 21,064 AR : 20,045 19,658 21,571 21,515 *21,151 21,425 DE : 3,924 4,871 4,961 4,097 4,836 4,589 FL : 1,021 1,017 821 1,010 1,015 999 GA : 22,950 24,256 25,026 25,688 26,389 25,996 KY : 6,118 6,430 6,290 6,069 6,250 6,475 LA : 2,594 2,687 2,969 3,075 3,022 3,066 MD : 5,927 5,870 5,385 6,828 6,024 5,390 MS : 13,563 15,374 15,785 15,903 16,187 16,031 NC : 14,690 15,281 15,379 15,505 *15,695 15,156 OK : 3,587 5,392 4,322 3,869 5,228 3,865 PA : 2,951 2,833 3,185 3,037 *3,091 2,921 SC : 4,441 4,726 5,199 4,586 4,656 5,099 TX : 12,188 13,330 13,414 13,631 13,575 13,204 VA : 4,856 4,173 4,973 5,065 4,966 5,459 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *14,054 *14,333 *15,961 *16,838 *15,872 15,644 : 19 State Total :*151,194 *158,446 *166,318 *166,948 *168,393 166,383 : Previous Year Total : 152,410 159,463 166,189 167,904 168,272 166,152 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 100 99 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.