ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 6, 2010 was 25.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 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 Feb 27 33,109 31,747* 96 26,852 26,328* 98 -43 +292* 26,289 26,205* 100* Mar 6 31,715 31,594 100 26,835 26,167 98 +126 +20 26,442 25,869 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,666 29,407 29,791 30,090 *30,106 30,031 AR : 24,040 23,926 24,504 24,333 *24,481 24,429 DE : 2,948 3,225 3,269 3,266 3,264 3,193 FL : 1,388 1,389 1,352 1,376 1,385 1,338 GA : 31,126 31,757 31,630 31,902 *31,747 31,594 KY : *7,847 7,561 *7,493 7,502 *7,553 7,596 LA : 3,439 3,470 3,392 3,470 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,107 8,741 8,904 9,069 9,106 9,062 MS : 19,031 19,390 *19,380 19,016 19,465 19,349 NC : 18,362 18,767 *18,737 18,864 18,763 18,772 OK : 6,634 6,850 *6,807 7,003 *6,924 6,889 PA : 3,330 3,168 3,620 3,693 *3,698 3,583 SC : 5,830 5,435 5,515 5,675 5,977 5,643 TX : 15,744 *15,876 *15,973 *16,150 *15,813 15,453 VA : 6,301 6,301 6,490 6,435 6,427 6,549 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,511 18,805 18,882 *18,989 *19,647 19,193 : 19 State Total :*202,304 *204,068 *205,739 *206,833 *207,826 206,144 : Previous Year Total : 198,417 201,805 202,817 204,603 206,753 202,111 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 30 : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,508 20,420 20,296 20,884 *20,739 20,701 AR : 21,191 19,920 20,798 21,265 *20,773 22,509 DE : 5,062 4,577 4,512 3,911 5,629 3,625 FL : 820 1,081 1,029 1,104 1,040 1,037 GA : 26,391 25,908 26,329 25,852 *26,205 25,869 KY : 6,555 6,138 6,289 6,149 *6,110 6,009 LA : 2,965 2,955 2,929 3,014 3,049 3,032 MD : 5,104 6,252 5,800 5,808 *5,316 6,589 MS : 15,903 16,484 16,259 16,617 16,897 17,174 NC : 15,234 15,072 14,868 *15,010 15,411 15,299 OK : 4,260 4,305 4,557 4,863 4,505 3,103 PA : 3,099 2,957 2,932 2,646 *2,609 2,884 SC : 4,813 4,613 4,952 4,982 5,071 5,156 TX : 12,785 12,407 12,239 12,960 13,167 13,254 VA : 5,154 4,412 4,731 4,948 4,561 5,751 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,593 15,767 16,095 15,799 *17,172 16,888 : 19 State Total : 165,437 163,268 164,615 *165,812 *168,254 168,880 : Previous Year Total : 166,670 168,018 167,039 163,431 166,495 167,577 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 99 101 101 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.