ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 28, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 24, 2010 was 25.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 7 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 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 26,184* 100 +377 +703 26,052 26,360* 101 Apr 24 30,878 31,695 103 26,557 25,910 98 +1467 +368 27,560 25,735 93 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,274 30,357 29,344 30,132 30,182 30,292 AR : 23,825 23,828 *23,869 24,268 23,825 23,301 DE : 3,615 3,709 3,771 3,783 *3,783 3,782 FL : 1,316 1,343 1,350 1,342 1,382 1,389 GA : 31,701 31,500 31,094 31,925 31,808 31,695 KY : 8,177 *7,582 *7,927 8,301 7,566 7,747 LA : 3,500 3,470 3,379 3,500 3,500 3,470 MD : 9,141 9,089 8,965 9,058 8,906 8,184 MS : 19,503 19,405 19,204 18,939 19,160 19,023 NC : 18,480 18,713 *18,616 18,464 18,748 19,497 OK : 6,986 6,907 *6,657 7,202 *7,133 6,915 PA : 3,743 3,791 3,691 *3,738 *3,784 3,802 SC : 6,048 5,990 5,735 5,770 5,507 5,667 TX : 15,545 14,762 15,568 15,548 15,654 15,816 VA : 6,412 6,178 6,466 6,527 6,531 6,792 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,115 18,729 18,925 *19,549 *19,366 19,465 : 19 State Total : 207,381 *205,353 *204,561 *208,046 *206,835 206,837 : Previous Year Total : 201,053 200,465 204,257 203,712 203,819 202,068 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 100 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 20 : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,750 20,850 20,504 20,790 21,438 20,455 AR : 21,677 21,428 21,932 21,793 20,910 21,729 DE : 4,994 4,391 4,672 4,654 *5,404 4,866 FL : 1,029 1,076 972 944 1,102 1,140 GA : 26,433 27,287 26,235 26,788 *26,360 25,735 KY : 5,963 6,236 6,837 6,792 *6,001 6,175 LA : 3,043 3,059 3,023 3,112 3,134 3,187 MD : 6,069 6,223 6,099 7,133 *5,735 6,336 MS : 16,891 16,766 16,463 17,012 16,879 16,766 NC : *15,609 15,853 15,705 *15,088 15,600 15,578 OK : 4,286 4,347 3,290 5,179 4,399 3,507 PA : 2,993 2,943 3,036 *3,020 *3,029 2,899 SC : 4,810 4,114 4,775 5,416 5,344 5,781 TX : 13,223 12,840 12,984 13,021 12,462 12,825 VA : 5,052 5,328 5,316 4,840 *4,658 5,035 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,108 16,422 16,683 *16,952 *16,772 17,468 : 19 State Total :*169,930 169,163 168,526 *172,534 *169,227 169,482 : Previous Year Total : 171,987 167,562 168,792 167,137 166,888 169,887 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 101 100 103 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.