ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 17, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 13, 2010 was 26.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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, down slightly from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 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 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 31,757* 98 27,459 25,843* 94 +368 +592 27,161 25,908* 95 Feb 13 32,711 31,616 97 27,581 25,964 94 +1277 +847 28,180 26,447 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,508 28,592 *29,409 29,678 29,372 29,791 AR : 24,047 23,347 24,113 23,574 *23,537 24,180 DE : 3,243 3,241 3,010 *2,948 *3,225 3,269 FL : 1,155 1,378 1,378 1,388 1,389 1,352 GA : 31,594 31,331 31,567 30,826 *31,757 31,616 KY : 7,611 *7,577 *7,701 7,739 7,586 7,618 LA : 3,378 3,471 3,439 3,439 3,470 3,392 MD : 8,803 8,712 8,872 8,107 8,741 8,904 MS : 18,566 18,838 18,727 18,789 19,281 19,335 NC : 18,664 18,515 *18,356 18,793 18,919 18,632 OK : 7,067 6,435 *6,835 6,948 *7,151 7,108 PA : 3,903 3,799 3,570 3,330 *3,168 3,601 SC : 5,673 5,876 5,820 5,830 5,435 5,515 TX : 15,085 14,985 14,862 15,744 15,877 15,678 VA : 6,225 6,124 *6,155 6,301 *6,301 6,490 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,725 18,086 18,516 *18,197 *18,769 18,670 : 19 State Total : 202,247 *200,307 *202,330 *201,631 *203,978 205,151 : Previous Year Total : 201,843 203,806 201,674 198,417 201,805 202,817 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 100 102 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 9 : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,998 20,813 20,667 20,508 20,420 20,302 AR : 21,636 21,205 21,535 21,191 *19,920 20,834 DE : 5,262 4,558 4,521 *5,062 *4,577 4,512 FL : 984 968 962 820 1,081 1,029 GA : 26,186 26,671 25,827 26,391 *25,908 26,447 KY : 6,056 6,233 6,564 6,555 6,138 6,289 LA : 2,908 3,018 2,932 2,965 2,955 2,929 MD : 4,993 6,189 6,008 *5,104 *6,252 5,800 MS : 16,308 16,002 16,016 15,903 16,484 16,259 NC : 15,677 15,507 14,936 15,235 *15,072 14,868 OK : 4,095 4,332 5,442 4,260 4,305 4,557 PA : 3,088 3,088 3,016 3,099 *2,957 2,878 SC : 4,550 4,126 5,043 4,813 4,613 4,952 TX : 13,090 13,195 12,712 12,785 *12,407 12,255 VA : 4,092 4,987 *4,913 5,154 *4,412 4,731 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,913 16,348 *14,974 *15,613 *15,757 16,117 : 19 State Total : 166,836 167,240 *166,068 *165,458 *163,258 164,759 : Previous Year Total : 168,244 167,727 167,469 166,670 168,018 167,039 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 99 99 97 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.