ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 13, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 9, 2010 was 26.1 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 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 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 31,185* 96 27,159 25,866* 95 +1150 +771* 27,662 26,132* 94 Jan 9 32,954 31,353 95 27,368 25,767 94 +750 +890 27,503 26,086 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,465 29,614 29,459 29,798 29,435 29,588 AR : 23,143 24,454 *24,534 *24,081 *24,125 23,884 DE : 3,102 3,377 3,425 3,438 3,292 3,243 FL : 1,329 1,327 1,297 1,296 1,328 1,185 GA : 31,186 31,146 31,147 31,173 *31,185 31,353 KY : 7,828 8,015 *7,942 8,041 7,978 7,701 LA : 3,424 3,349 3,349 3,379 3,379 3,378 MD : 8,922 8,918 9,007 8,963 8,926 8,803 MS : 18,638 18,780 18,882 18,735 18,687 18,566 NC : 18,294 18,549 *18,980 18,750 18,245 18,541 OK : 6,790 7,013 *7,146 7,154 *7,288 7,106 PA : 3,614 *4,129 3,771 3,740 *3,785 3,785 SC : 5,685 5,589 5,825 5,814 5,427 5,673 TX : *15,321 *15,709 *15,295 *15,417 *14,978 15,083 VA : 6,193 5,968 6,114 6,224 6,217 6,225 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,213 19,368 18,500 18,108 *18,161 17,687 : 19 State Total :*201,147 *205,305 *204,673 *204,111 *202,436 201,801 : Previous Year Total : 200,741 205,041 203,388 202,493 202,760 201,843 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 101 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 5 : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,077 20,232 20,436 20,904 *21,602 20,904 AR : 21,571 21,515 21,151 21,451 *21,399 21,704 DE : 4,961 4,097 4,948 4,618 *4,216 5,262 FL : 821 1,010 1,015 1,294 1,003 984 GA : 25,026 25,688 26,389 26,160 *26,132 26,086 KY : 6,290 6,069 6,250 6,475 6,024 6,094 LA : 2,969 3,075 3,022 3,066 2,917 2,867 MD : 5,385 6,828 5,899 5,338 *6,510 4,993 MS : 15,785 15,903 16,187 16,031 16,123 16,408 NC : 15,379 15,505 15,695 15,155 15,558 15,677 OK : 4,322 3,869 5,228 3,865 *4,808 4,056 PA : 3,185 3,037 3,091 3,006 *3,144 3,062 SC : 5,199 4,586 4,656 5,099 4,347 4,550 TX : *13,430 *13,646 *13,591 *13,220 *13,504 13,088 VA : 4,973 5,065 4,966 5,459 4,605 4,092 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,961 16,825 15,863 15,879 *17,393 16,892 : 19 State Total :*166,334 *166,950 *168,387 *167,020 *169,285 166,719 : Previous Year Total : 166,189 167,904 168,272 166,152 168,557 168,244 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 101 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.