ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 20, 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 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 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 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 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 31,520* 95* 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 Mar 20 30,699 31,701 103 27,524 25,990 94 +1161 +916 28,238 26,433 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 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,791 30,080 *30,104 30,030 29,667 30,564 AR : 24,504 23,906 *24,327 24,439 *22,958 23,762 DE : 3,269 3,266 3,264 3,193 3,782 3,615 FL : 1,352 1,376 1,385 1,338 1,303 1,316 GA : 31,630 31,902 *31,520 31,594 31,691 31,701 KY : 7,493 7,830 *7,775 7,655 7,710 7,995 LA : 3,392 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,440 3,500 MD : 8,904 9,069 9,106 9,062 8,856 9,141 MS : 19,380 19,258 19,465 19,349 19,156 19,503 NC : 18,737 19,134 *18,768 18,772 18,901 18,559 OK : 6,807 6,727 *6,658 6,879 *7,113 7,233 PA : 3,620 3,693 3,698 3,692 *3,839 3,647 SC : 5,515 5,675 5,977 5,643 5,640 6,048 TX : 15,968 16,145 15,807 15,448 15,566 15,541 VA : 6,490 6,435 6,427 6,549 6,543 6,412 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,882 *19,007 *19,610 *19,430 *19,498 19,236 : 19 State Total : 205,734 *206,973 *207,361 *206,543 *205,663 207,773 : Previous Year Total : 202,817 204,603 206,753 202,111 203,072 200,382 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 101 100 102 101 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 13 : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,296 20,884 20,739 20,883 21,449 20,750 AR : 20,798 21,265 20,773 22,446 *21,477 21,698 DE : 4,512 3,911 5,629 3,625 4,581 4,994 FL : 1,029 1,104 1,040 1,037 1,030 1,029 GA : 26,329 25,852 26,205 25,847 25,946 26,433 KY : 6,299 6,158 6,120 6,033 *6,450 6,070 LA : 2,929 3,014 3,049 3,032 3,021 3,043 MD : 5,800 5,808 5,316 6,589 6,115 6,069 MS : 16,259 16,617 16,897 17,174 16,809 16,891 NC : 14,868 15,010 15,411 15,299 15,790 15,610 OK : 4,557 4,863 4,505 3,172 4,658 4,417 PA : 2,932 2,646 2,609 2,854 *3,023 3,000 SC : 4,952 4,982 5,071 5,156 4,841 4,810 TX : 12,245 12,966 13,173 13,249 13,376 13,204 VA : 4,731 4,948 4,561 5,751 5,212 5,052 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,095 *15,833 17,185 *16,882 *16,379 17,040 : 19 State Total : 164,631 *165,861 168,283 *169,029 *170,157 170,110 : Previous Year Total : 167,039 163,431 166,495 167,577 169,505 170,633 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 101 101 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.