ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 10, 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 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 6, 2010 was 25.7 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, down 1 percent 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 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 30,826* 95 27,465 26,030 95 +1448 +936 28,258 26,391 93 Feb 6 32,527 31,884 98 27,459 25,851 94 +368 +369 27,161 25,693 95 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,443 29,508 *28,592 29,444 29,678 29,372 AR : 24,125 24,047 *23,347 24,113 23,574 24,004 DE : 3,292 3,243 3,241 3,010 *3,224 3,219 FL : 1,293 1,155 1,378 1,378 1,388 1,389 GA : 31,185 31,594 31,331 31,567 *30,826 31,884 KY : 7,903 7,611 *7,703 7,880 *7,739 7,586 LA : 3,379 3,378 3,471 3,439 3,439 3,470 MD : 8,926 8,803 8,712 8,872 8,107 8,741 MS : 18,687 18,566 18,838 18,727 18,789 19,281 NC : 18,395 18,664 *18,515 18,462 18,793 18,919 OK : 7,298 7,067 *6,435 7,164 *6,948 7,165 PA : 3,785 3,903 3,799 3,570 *3,330 3,453 SC : 5,587 5,673 5,876 5,820 5,830 5,435 TX : *14,980 *15,085 *14,985 *14,862 *15,744 15,877 VA : 6,217 6,225 6,124 6,152 6,301 6,300 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,194 *17,725 *18,086 *18,516 18,189 18,708 : 19 State Total :*202,689 *202,247 *200,433 *202,976 *201,899 204,803 : Previous Year Total : 202,760 201,843 203,806 201,674 198,417 201,805 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 98 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 2 : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,602 20,998 20,813 20,667 20,508 20,420 AR : 21,399 21,636 21,205 21,535 21,191 19,953 DE : 4,216 5,262 4,558 4,521 *5,116 4,872 FL : 1,003 984 968 962 820 1,081 GA : 26,152 26,186 26,671 25,827 26,391 25,693 KY : 6,023 6,056 6,233 6,564 *6,555 6,138 LA : 2,917 2,908 3,018 2,932 2,965 2,955 MD : 6,510 4,993 6,189 6,008 *5,045 5,972 MS : 16,123 16,308 16,002 16,016 15,903 16,484 NC : 15,558 15,677 15,507 14,936 15,235 15,073 OK : 4,808 4,095 4,332 5,442 *4,260 4,305 PA : 3,144 3,088 3,088 3,016 *3,099 2,877 SC : 4,347 4,550 4,126 5,043 4,813 4,613 TX : 13,504 *13,090 *13,195 *12,712 *12,785 12,354 VA : 4,605 4,092 4,987 5,032 5,154 4,496 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,350 *16,913 *16,348 *14,964 15,611 15,699 : 19 State Total :*169,261 *166,836 *167,240 *166,177 *165,451 162,985 : Previous Year Total : 168,557 168,244 167,727 167,469 166,670 168,018 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 99 99 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.