ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 27, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 23, 2010 was 25.8 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.6 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, up slightly from the previous week, but 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 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 Jan 23 33,154 31,567 95 27,226 25,792 95 +1172 +624 27,720 25,827 93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,459 *29,564 *29,443 29,618 *28,726 29,444 AR : 24,534 24,081 24,125 24,047 23,761 24,113 DE : 3,425 3,438 3,292 3,243 3,241 3,010 FL : 1,297 1,296 *1,293 1,185 1,378 1,378 GA : 31,147 31,173 31,185 31,353 31,331 31,567 KY : 7,942 *7,900 *7,857 7,701 *7,716 7,880 LA : 3,349 3,379 3,379 3,378 3,471 3,439 MD : 9,007 8,963 8,926 8,803 8,712 8,872 MS : 18,882 18,735 18,687 18,566 18,838 18,727 NC : 18,980 18,750 *18,395 18,541 18,449 18,492 OK : 7,146 7,051 *7,298 7,100 *6,766 7,166 PA : 3,771 3,740 3,785 3,903 *3,799 3,609 SC : 5,825 5,814 *5,587 5,673 5,876 5,820 TX : 15,295 15,417 14,978 15,083 14,968 14,845 VA : 6,114 6,224 6,217 6,225 6,124 6,152 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,502 *18,110 *18,163 17,687 *18,079 18,403 : 19 State Total :*204,675 *203,635 *202,610 202,106 *201,235 202,917 : Previous Year Total : 203,388 202,493 202,760 201,843 203,806 201,674 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 100 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 19 : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : 2009 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,436 20,904 21,602 20,998 *20,813 20,667 AR : 21,151 21,451 21,399 21,636 21,205 21,535 DE : 4,948 4,618 4,216 5,262 4,558 4,521 FL : 1,015 1,294 1,003 984 968 962 GA : 26,389 26,160 26,152 26,186 26,671 25,827 KY : 6,297 6,523 6,024 6,056 *6,233 6,564 LA : 3,022 3,066 2,917 2,908 3,018 2,932 MD : 5,899 5,338 6,510 4,993 6,189 5,926 MS : 16,187 16,031 16,123 16,308 16,002 16,016 NC : 15,695 15,557 15,558 15,677 *15,507 14,937 OK : 5,228 3,865 4,808 4,095 4,332 5,442 PA : 3,091 3,006 3,144 3,088 *3,088 3,084 SC : 4,656 5,099 4,347 4,550 4,126 5,043 TX : 13,591 13,220 13,504 13,088 13,193 12,710 VA : 4,966 5,459 4,605 4,092 4,987 5,032 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,759 *15,894 *17,366 16,892 *16,353 14,911 : 19 State Total :*168,330 *167,485 *169,278 166,813 *167,243 166,109 : Previous Year Total : 168,272 166,152 168,557 168,244 167,727 167,469 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 101 100 99 100 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.