ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 31, 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 UP 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 27, 2010 was 27.3 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 1 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 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 31,745* 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 Mar 27 31,392 31,500 100 26,444 26,248 99 +842 +1477 26,760 27,287 102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,080 30,104 *30,017 29,667 30,564 30,325 AR : 23,906 24,327 *24,284 22,958 *23,778 23,437 DE : 3,266 3,264 3,193 3,782 3,615 3,709 FL : 1,376 1,385 1,338 1,303 1,316 1,343 GA : 31,902 31,520 *31,745 31,691 31,701 31,500 KY : 7,830 7,775 *7,822 7,710 7,995 7,708 LA : 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,440 3,500 3,470 MD : 9,069 9,106 9,062 8,856 9,141 9,089 MS : 19,258 19,465 19,349 19,156 19,503 19,405 NC : 19,134 18,768 *18,790 18,901 18,559 18,743 OK : 6,727 6,658 *6,623 7,113 *7,224 7,145 PA : 3,693 3,698 3,692 3,839 *3,743 3,698 SC : 5,675 5,977 5,643 5,640 6,048 5,990 TX : 16,145 15,807 15,448 15,566 15,541 14,758 VA : 6,435 6,427 6,549 6,543 6,412 6,178 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,015 *19,614 *19,435 *19,502 *19,134 18,832 : 19 State Total :*206,981 *207,365 *206,460 *205,667 *207,774 205,330 : Previous Year Total : 204,603 206,753 202,111 203,072 200,382 199,817 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 102 101 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 20 : Feb 27 : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,884 20,739 20,883 21,449 20,750 20,850 AR : 21,265 20,773 22,446 21,477 *21,677 21,428 DE : 3,911 5,629 3,625 4,581 4,994 4,391 FL : 1,104 1,040 1,037 1,030 1,029 1,096 GA : 25,852 26,205 25,847 25,946 26,433 27,287 KY : 6,158 6,120 6,033 6,450 6,070 6,256 LA : 3,014 3,049 3,032 3,021 3,043 3,059 MD : 5,808 5,316 6,589 6,115 6,069 6,223 MS : 16,617 16,897 17,174 16,809 16,891 16,766 NC : 15,010 15,411 15,299 15,790 15,610 15,853 OK : 4,863 4,505 3,172 4,658 *4,286 4,347 PA : 2,646 2,609 2,854 3,023 *2,993 2,940 SC : 4,982 5,071 5,156 4,841 4,810 4,114 TX : 12,966 13,173 13,249 13,376 13,204 12,821 VA : 4,948 4,561 5,751 5,212 5,052 5,328 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,858 *17,201 *16,893 *16,389 *17,105 16,422 : 19 State Total :*165,886 *168,299 *169,040 *170,167 *170,016 169,181 : Previous Year Total : 163,431 166,495 167,577 169,505 170,633 167,014 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 101 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.