ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 13, 2010 was 25.9 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 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 26,172* 98 +126 +93* 26,442 25,847* 98 Mar 13 31,979 31,691 99 27,216 26,303 97 +824 +132 27,577 25,946 94 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,407 29,791 *30,080 30,106 *30,030 29,667 AR : 23,926 24,504 *23,906 24,481 *24,439 23,114 DE : 3,225 3,269 3,266 3,264 3,193 3,782 FL : 1,389 1,352 1,376 1,385 1,338 1,303 GA : 31,757 31,630 31,902 31,747 31,594 31,691 KY : 7,561 7,493 *7,830 7,553 *7,655 7,710 LA : 3,470 3,392 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,440 MD : 8,741 8,904 9,069 9,106 9,062 8,856 MS : 19,390 19,380 *19,258 19,465 19,349 19,156 NC : 18,767 18,737 *19,134 18,763 18,772 18,901 OK : 6,850 6,807 *6,727 6,924 *6,879 7,122 PA : 3,168 3,620 3,693 3,698 *3,692 3,615 SC : 5,435 5,515 5,675 5,977 5,643 5,640 TX : *15,884 *15,968 *16,145 *15,807 *15,448 15,566 VA : 6,301 6,490 6,435 6,427 6,549 6,543 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,805 18,882 18,989 19,647 *19,424 19,464 : 19 State Total :*204,076 *205,734 *206,955 *207,820 *206,537 205,570 : Previous Year Total : 201,805 202,817 204,603 206,753 202,111 203,072 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 101 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 6 : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,420 20,296 20,884 20,739 *20,883 21,449 AR : 19,920 20,798 21,265 20,773 *22,446 21,430 DE : 4,577 4,512 3,911 5,629 3,625 4,581 FL : 1,081 1,029 1,104 1,040 1,037 1,030 GA : 25,908 26,329 25,852 26,205 *25,847 25,946 KY : *6,143 *6,299 *6,158 *6,120 *6,033 6,405 LA : 2,955 2,929 3,014 3,049 3,032 3,021 MD : 6,252 5,800 5,808 5,316 6,589 6,115 MS : 16,484 16,259 16,617 16,897 17,174 16,809 NC : 15,072 14,868 15,010 15,411 15,299 15,790 OK : 4,305 4,557 4,863 4,505 *3,172 4,658 PA : 2,957 2,932 2,646 2,609 *2,854 2,956 SC : 4,613 4,952 4,982 5,071 5,156 4,841 TX : *12,413 *12,245 *12,966 *13,173 *13,249 13,376 VA : 4,412 4,731 4,948 4,561 5,751 5,212 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,767 16,095 *15,812 *17,185 *16,869 16,236 : 19 State Total :*163,279 *164,631 *165,840 *168,283 *169,016 169,855 : Previous Year Total : 168,018 167,039 163,431 166,495 167,577 169,505 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 101 101 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.