ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 24, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 20, 2010 was 25.9 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 4 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 1 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 4 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 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 31,126* 96* 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 31,630* 97 27,581 25,826* 94 +1277 +868* 28,180 26,329* 93* Feb 20 32,818 31,902 97 26,753 25,774 96 +795 +525 26,910 25,852 96 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,592 29,409 *29,594 29,372 29,791 30,066 AR : 23,347 *23,757 *24,040 23,537 *24,504 24,334 DE : 3,241 3,010 2,948 3,225 3,269 3,266 FL : 1,378 1,378 1,388 1,389 1,352 1,376 GA : 31,331 31,567 *31,126 31,757 *31,630 31,902 KY : 7,577 *7,758 *7,848 *7,702 *7,682 7,660 LA : 3,471 3,439 3,439 3,470 3,392 3,470 MD : 8,712 8,872 8,107 8,741 8,904 9,069 MS : 18,838 18,727 *19,031 19,281 19,335 19,016 NC : 18,515 18,356 *18,362 18,919 18,632 18,864 OK : 6,435 6,835 *6,634 7,151 *7,095 7,015 PA : 3,799 3,570 3,330 3,168 *3,663 3,601 SC : 5,876 5,820 5,830 5,435 5,515 5,675 TX : 14,985 14,862 15,744 15,877 *15,662 16,141 VA : 6,124 6,155 6,301 6,301 6,490 6,435 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,086 18,516 18,197 18,769 *18,871 19,011 : 19 State Total : 200,307 *202,031 *201,919 *204,094 *205,787 206,901 : Previous Year Total : 203,806 201,674 198,417 201,805 202,817 204,603 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 102 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 16 : Jan 23 : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,813 20,667 20,508 20,420 *20,296 20,812 AR : 21,205 21,535 21,191 19,920 *20,798 21,258 DE : 4,558 4,521 5,062 4,577 4,512 3,911 FL : 968 962 820 1,081 1,029 1,104 GA : 26,671 25,827 26,391 25,908 *26,329 25,852 KY : 6,233 6,564 6,555 6,138 6,289 6,235 LA : 3,018 2,932 2,965 2,955 2,929 3,014 MD : 6,189 6,008 5,104 6,252 5,800 5,808 MS : 16,002 16,016 15,903 16,484 16,259 16,617 NC : 15,507 14,936 15,235 15,072 14,868 15,011 OK : 4,332 5,442 4,260 4,305 4,557 4,863 PA : 3,088 3,016 3,099 2,957 *2,889 2,694 SC : 4,126 5,043 4,813 4,613 4,952 4,982 TX : 13,195 12,712 12,785 12,407 *12,239 12,960 VA : 4,987 4,913 5,154 4,412 4,731 4,948 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,348 14,974 15,613 15,757 *16,067 15,804 : 19 State Total : 167,240 166,068 165,458 163,258 *164,544 165,873 : Previous Year Total : 167,727 167,469 166,670 168,018 167,039 163,431 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 97 99 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.