ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 20, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 16, 2010 was 26.7 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.7 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 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 +791* 27,662 26,152* 95* Jan 9 32,954 31,353 95 27,368 25,767 94 +750 +990* 27,503 26,186* 95 Jan 16 32,876 31,331 95 27,364 25,745 94 +542 +1485 27,218 26,671 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,614 29,459 *29,572 29,435 *29,618 28,729 AR : 24,454 24,534 24,081 24,125 *24,047 23,761 DE : 3,377 3,425 3,438 3,292 3,243 3,241 FL : 1,327 1,297 1,296 1,328 1,185 1,378 GA : 31,146 31,147 31,173 31,185 31,353 31,331 KY : 8,015 7,942 *7,932 7,978 7,701 7,615 LA : 3,349 3,349 3,379 3,379 3,378 3,471 MD : 8,918 9,007 8,963 8,926 8,803 8,712 MS : 18,780 18,882 18,735 18,687 18,566 18,838 NC : 18,549 18,980 18,750 18,245 18,541 18,449 OK : 7,013 7,146 *7,051 7,288 *7,100 6,765 PA : 4,129 3,771 3,740 3,785 *3,903 3,520 SC : 5,589 5,825 5,814 5,427 5,673 5,876 TX : 15,709 15,295 15,417 14,978 15,083 14,968 VA : 5,968 6,114 6,224 6,217 6,225 6,124 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,368 18,500 18,108 18,161 17,687 17,956 : 19 State Total : 205,305 204,673 *203,673 202,436 *202,106 200,734 : Previous Year Total : 205,041 203,388 202,493 202,760 201,843 203,806 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 101 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 12 : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : 2009 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,232 20,436 20,904 21,602 *20,998 20,800 AR : 21,515 21,151 21,451 21,399 *21,636 21,205 DE : 4,097 4,948 4,618 4,216 5,262 4,558 FL : 1,010 1,015 1,294 1,003 984 968 GA : 25,688 26,389 26,160 *26,152 *26,186 26,671 KY : *6,116 *6,297 *6,523 6,024 *6,056 6,261 LA : 3,075 3,022 3,066 2,917 *2,908 3,018 MD : 6,828 5,899 5,338 6,510 4,993 6,189 MS : 15,903 16,187 16,031 16,123 *16,308 16,002 NC : 15,505 15,695 *15,557 15,558 15,677 15,525 OK : 3,869 5,228 3,865 4,808 *4,095 4,332 PA : 3,037 3,091 3,006 3,144 *3,088 3,013 SC : 4,586 4,656 5,099 4,347 4,550 4,126 TX : 13,646 13,591 13,220 13,504 13,088 13,193 VA : 5,065 4,966 5,459 4,605 4,092 4,987 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,825 15,863 15,879 17,393 16,892 16,342 : 19 State Total :*166,997 *168,434 *167,470 *169,305 *166,813 167,190 : Previous Year Total : 167,904 168,272 166,152 168,557 168,244 167,727 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 101 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.