ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 14, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 10, 2010 was 26.8 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 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 3 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 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 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 Apr 3 31,706 31,094 98 26,522 26,221 99 +1380 +497 27,251 26,235 96 Apr 10 31,801 31,925 100 25,671 26,318 103 +462 +894 25,635 26,788 104 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,017 29,652 *30,274 30,325 29,344 30,132 AR : 24,284 23,115 *23,825 *23,831 *23,520 24,034 DE : 3,193 3,782 3,615 3,709 *3,771 3,782 FL : 1,338 1,303 1,316 1,343 1,350 1,342 GA : 31,745 31,691 31,701 31,500 31,094 31,925 KY : *7,833 *7,842 *8,177 7,708 7,784 8,301 LA : 3,470 3,440 3,500 3,470 3,379 3,500 MD : 9,062 8,856 9,141 9,089 *8,965 9,058 MS : 19,349 19,156 19,503 19,405 19,204 18,939 NC : 18,790 18,767 *18,480 18,743 18,654 18,464 OK : 6,623 6,866 *6,986 7,137 *6,880 7,209 PA : 3,692 3,839 3,743 3,791 *3,716 3,874 SC : 5,643 5,640 6,048 5,990 5,735 5,770 TX : *15,471 *15,590 *15,545 *14,762 *15,568 15,548 VA : 6,549 6,543 6,412 6,178 6,466 6,527 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,435 *19,481 *19,129 *18,743 *18,939 19,573 : 19 State Total :*206,494 *205,563 *207,395 *205,724 *204,369 207,978 : Previous Year Total : 202,111 203,072 200,382 199,817 203,634 203,036 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 103 103 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 6 : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,883 21,449 20,750 20,850 20,504 20,875 AR : 22,446 21,477 21,677 21,428 *21,932 21,837 DE : 3,625 4,581 4,994 4,391 *4,672 4,602 FL : 1,037 1,030 1,029 *1,076 *972 944 GA : 25,847 25,946 26,433 27,287 26,235 26,788 KY : 6,033 6,450 5,983 6,256 6,837 6,792 LA : 3,032 3,021 3,043 3,059 3,023 3,112 MD : 6,589 6,115 6,069 6,223 *6,099 7,083 MS : 17,174 16,809 16,891 16,766 16,463 17,013 NC : 15,299 15,790 15,610 15,853 15,705 15,089 OK : 3,172 4,658 4,286 4,347 3,290 5,179 PA : 2,854 3,023 2,993 2,943 *2,996 3,004 SC : 5,156 4,841 4,810 4,114 4,775 5,416 TX : *13,267 *13,395 *13,223 *12,840 *12,984 13,021 VA : 5,751 5,212 5,052 5,328 5,316 4,840 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,893 *16,386 *17,096 *16,417 *16,697 16,961 : 19 State Total :*169,058 *170,183 *169,939 *169,178 *168,500 172,556 : Previous Year Total : 167,577 169,505 170,633 167,014 168,980 166,390 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 100 101 100 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.