ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 21, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 17, 2010 was 26.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up slightly 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 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 Apr 17 31,283 31,808 102 26,237 26,243 100 +377 +703 26,052 26,420 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,652 30,274 *30,357 29,344 30,132 30,182 AR : 23,115 23,825 *23,828 23,520 *24,268 23,825 DE : 3,782 3,615 3,709 3,771 *3,783 3,785 FL : 1,303 1,316 1,343 1,350 1,342 1,382 GA : 31,691 31,701 31,500 31,094 31,925 31,808 KY : 7,842 8,177 *7,551 7,784 8,301 7,566 LA : 3,440 3,500 3,470 3,379 3,500 3,500 MD : 8,856 9,141 9,089 8,965 9,058 8,906 MS : 19,156 19,503 19,405 19,204 18,939 19,160 NC : 18,767 18,480 *18,713 18,654 18,464 18,748 OK : 6,866 6,986 *6,907 6,880 *7,202 7,140 PA : 3,839 3,743 3,791 *3,691 *3,720 3,773 SC : 5,640 6,048 5,990 5,735 5,770 5,507 TX : 15,590 15,545 14,762 15,568 15,548 15,654 VA : 6,543 6,412 6,178 6,466 6,527 6,531 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,424 *19,115 *18,729 *18,925 *19,559 19,375 : 19 State Total :*205,506 *207,381 *205,322 *204,330 *208,038 206,842 : Previous Year Total : 203,708 201,053 200,465 204,257 203,712 203,819 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 102 100 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 13 : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,449 20,750 20,850 20,504 *20,790 21,438 AR : 21,477 21,677 21,428 21,932 *21,793 20,910 DE : 4,581 4,994 4,391 4,672 *4,654 5,409 FL : 1,030 1,029 1,076 972 944 1,102 GA : 25,946 26,433 27,287 26,235 26,788 26,420 KY : *6,430 *5,963 *6,236 6,837 6,792 6,201 LA : 3,021 3,043 3,059 3,023 3,112 3,134 MD : 6,115 6,069 6,223 6,099 *7,133 5,786 MS : 16,809 16,891 16,766 16,463 *17,012 16,879 NC : 15,790 15,610 15,853 15,705 15,089 15,600 OK : 4,658 4,286 4,347 3,290 5,179 4,399 PA : 3,023 2,993 2,943 *3,036 *2,980 2,925 SC : 4,841 4,810 4,114 4,775 5,416 5,344 TX : 13,395 13,223 12,840 12,984 13,021 12,462 VA : 5,212 5,052 5,328 5,316 4,840 4,661 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,388 *17,108 *16,422 *16,683 *16,964 16,805 : 19 State Total :*170,165 *169,931 *169,163 *168,526 *172,507 169,475 : Previous Year Total : 170,051 171,987 167,562 168,792 167,137 166,888 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 101 100 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.