ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 3, 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 30, 2010 was 26.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 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 31,594* 96* 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 Jan 30 32,317 30,550 95 27,465 26,030 95 +1628 +936 28,438 26,391 93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,564 29,443 *29,508 28,726 29,444 29,678 AR : 24,081 24,125 24,047 23,761 24,113 23,574 DE : 3,438 3,292 3,243 3,241 3,010 3,146 FL : 1,296 1,293 *1,155 1,378 1,378 1,388 GA : 31,173 31,185 *31,594 31,331 31,567 30,550 KY : *7,968 *7,903 *7,611 7,716 7,880 7,743 LA : 3,379 3,379 3,378 3,471 3,439 3,439 MD : 8,963 8,926 8,803 8,712 8,872 8,107 MS : 18,735 18,687 18,566 18,838 18,727 18,789 NC : 18,750 18,395 *18,664 18,449 *18,462 18,793 OK : 7,051 7,298 *7,067 6,766 *7,164 6,963 PA : 3,740 3,785 3,903 3,799 *3,570 3,610 SC : 5,814 5,587 5,673 5,876 5,820 5,830 TX : 15,417 14,978 15,083 14,968 14,845 15,728 VA : 6,224 6,217 6,225 6,124 6,152 6,301 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,110 18,163 *17,709 *18,101 *18,493 18,189 : 19 State Total :*203,703 *202,656 *202,229 *201,257 *202,936 201,828 : Previous Year Total : 202,493 202,760 201,843 203,806 201,674 198,417 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 99 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 26 : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : 2009 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,904 21,602 20,998 20,813 20,667 20,508 AR : 21,451 21,399 21,636 21,205 21,535 21,191 DE : 4,618 4,216 5,262 4,558 4,521 5,127 FL : 1,294 1,003 984 968 962 820 GA : 26,160 26,152 26,186 26,671 25,827 26,391 KY : 6,523 *6,023 6,056 6,233 6,564 6,502 LA : 3,066 2,917 2,908 3,018 2,932 2,965 MD : 5,338 6,510 4,993 6,189 *6,008 5,038 MS : 16,031 16,123 16,308 16,002 16,016 15,903 NC : 15,557 15,558 15,677 15,507 *14,936 15,235 OK : 3,865 4,808 4,095 4,332 5,442 4,268 PA : 3,006 3,144 3,088 3,088 *3,016 3,115 SC : 5,099 4,347 4,550 4,126 5,043 4,813 TX : 13,220 13,504 13,088 13,193 12,710 12,782 VA : 5,459 4,605 4,092 4,987 5,032 5,154 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,894 17,366 *16,895 *16,357 *14,931 15,611 : 19 State Total : 167,485 *169,277 *166,816 *167,247 *166,142 165,423 : Previous Year Total : 166,152 168,557 168,244 167,727 167,469 166,670 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 99 100 99 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.