ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 5, 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 1, 2010 was 27.2 million, up 6 percent from the previous week, but down slightly 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 and down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 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 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 32,011* 101 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 May 1 31,673 31,665 100 26,691 26,683 100 +1125 +1047 27,251 27,203 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,357 *29,380 *30,384 30,182 30,292 30,944 AR : 23,828 23,869 *24,424 23,825 *23,449 24,111 DE : 3,709 3,771 3,783 3,783 *3,787 3,787 FL : 1,343 1,350 1,342 1,382 1,389 1,380 GA : 31,500 31,094 *32,011 31,808 31,695 31,665 KY : 7,582 7,927 *8,435 7,566 7,747 7,846 LA : 3,470 3,379 3,500 3,500 3,470 3,490 MD : 9,089 8,965 9,058 8,906 8,184 7,059 MS : 19,405 19,204 *19,287 19,160 19,023 18,816 NC : 18,713 18,616 *18,620 18,748 19,497 19,708 OK : 6,907 6,657 *6,986 7,133 *6,705 6,747 PA : 3,791 3,691 3,738 3,784 3,802 3,759 SC : 5,990 5,735 5,770 5,507 5,667 5,839 TX : 14,762 15,568 15,548 15,654 15,816 15,900 VA : 6,178 6,466 6,527 6,531 6,792 6,616 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,729 18,925 19,549 19,366 19,465 18,923 : 19 State Total : 205,353 *204,597 *208,962 206,835 *206,780 206,590 : Previous Year Total : 200,465 204,257 203,712 203,819 202,068 201,582 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 103 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 27 : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,850 20,504 20,790 *21,377 *20,340 21,540 AR : 21,428 21,932 21,793 20,910 *21,719 22,217 DE : 4,391 4,672 4,654 5,404 *4,850 5,150 FL : 1,076 972 944 1,102 1,140 955 GA : 27,287 26,235 26,788 26,360 25,735 27,203 KY : 6,236 6,837 6,792 6,001 6,175 6,716 LA : 3,059 3,023 3,112 3,134 3,187 3,148 MD : 6,223 6,099 7,133 5,735 *6,353 6,588 MS : 16,766 16,463 17,012 16,879 16,766 16,770 NC : 15,853 15,705 15,088 15,600 15,578 15,383 OK : 4,347 3,290 5,179 4,399 3,507 3,563 PA : 2,943 3,036 3,020 3,029 *2,907 2,981 SC : 4,114 4,775 5,416 5,344 5,781 4,485 TX : 12,840 12,984 13,021 12,462 12,825 12,931 VA : 5,328 5,316 4,840 4,658 5,035 5,037 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,422 16,683 16,952 16,772 17,468 17,596 : 19 State Total : 169,163 168,526 172,534 *169,166 *169,366 172,263 : Previous Year Total : 167,562 168,792 167,137 166,888 169,887 169,262 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 103 101 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.