ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 6, 2010 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 2, 2010 was 26.1 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 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 25.9 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 5 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 28 32,495 31,283 96 24,131 24,115 100 +442 +554 24,128 24,256 101 Dec 5 31,381 31,186* 99 25,807 25,357 98 +611 +345 25,808 25,026 97 Dec 12 32,540 31,146* 96* 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 31,173* 95* 26,184 25,967* 99 +545 +626* 26,376 26,160* 99 Jan 2 32,528 31,204 96 27,159 25,851 95 +1150 +774 27,662 26,119 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,719 29,465 *29,614 29,459 *29,798 29,435 AR : 24,268 23,143 *24,454 24,446 *24,008 24,377 DE : 3,366 3,102 3,377 3,425 3,438 3,292 FL : 1,329 1,329 1,327 1,297 1,296 1,328 GA : 31,283 *31,186 *31,146 31,147 *31,173 31,204 KY : 8,080 7,828 *8,015 7,998 *8,041 7,978 LA : 3,304 3,424 3,349 3,349 3,379 3,379 MD : 8,698 8,922 8,918 *9,007 *8,963 8,926 MS : 18,620 18,638 18,780 18,882 18,735 18,687 NC : 19,214 18,294 *18,549 18,909 *18,750 18,245 OK : 7,210 6,790 *7,013 7,165 *7,154 7,290 PA : 3,857 3,614 4,096 3,771 *3,740 3,755 SC : 5,613 5,685 5,589 5,825 5,814 5,427 TX : 15,694 15,302 15,689 15,273 15,395 14,956 VA : 6,201 6,193 5,968 6,114 6,224 6,217 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,237 18,213 19,368 *18,500 *18,108 18,153 : 19 State Total : 202,693 *201,128 *205,252 *204,567 *204,016 202,649 : Previous Year Total : 204,719 200,741 205,041 203,388 202,493 202,760 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 28 : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,215 21,077 20,232 20,436 *20,904 21,601 AR : 19,658 21,571 21,515 21,151 *21,451 21,419 DE : 4,871 4,961 4,097 *4,948 *4,618 4,320 FL : 1,017 821 1,010 1,015 *1,294 1,003 GA : 24,256 25,026 25,688 26,389 *26,160 26,119 KY : 6,430 6,290 6,069 6,250 6,475 6,024 LA : 2,687 2,969 3,075 3,022 3,066 2,917 MD : 5,870 5,385 6,828 *5,899 *5,338 6,411 MS : 15,374 15,785 15,903 16,187 16,031 16,123 NC : 15,281 15,379 15,505 15,695 *15,155 15,558 OK : 5,392 4,322 3,869 5,228 3,865 4,664 PA : 2,833 3,185 3,037 3,091 *3,006 3,268 SC : 4,726 5,199 4,586 4,656 5,099 4,347 TX : 13,330 13,414 13,631 13,575 13,204 13,488 VA : 4,173 4,973 5,065 4,966 5,459 4,605 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,333 15,961 *16,825 *15,863 *15,879 17,391 : 19 State Total : 158,446 166,318 *166,935 *168,371 *167,004 169,258 : Previous Year Total : 159,463 166,189 167,904 168,272 166,152 168,557 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 100 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.