ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 12, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 8, 2010 was 26.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 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, up slightly from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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 2009 2010 ago 2009 2010 ago 2009 2010 2009 2010 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 +988* 27,251 27,144* 100 May 8 31,659 31,765 100 26,300 26,568 101 +340 +755 26,110 26,866 103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,380 30,384 *30,199 30,292 30,944 30,489 AR : 23,869 24,424 *23,406 23,449 *24,096 23,462 DE : 3,771 3,783 3,783 3,787 3,787 3,771 FL : 1,350 1,342 1,382 1,389 1,380 1,391 GA : 31,094 32,011 31,808 31,695 31,665 31,765 KY : 7,927 8,435 *7,697 7,747 7,846 8,178 LA : 3,379 3,500 3,500 3,470 *3,500 3,319 MD : 8,965 9,058 8,906 8,184 7,059 8,050 MS : 19,204 19,287 19,160 19,023 18,816 19,109 NC : 18,616 18,620 *18,704 19,497 19,708 19,716 OK : 6,657 6,986 *6,924 6,705 6,747 6,873 PA : 3,691 3,738 3,784 3,802 *3,735 3,749 SC : 5,735 5,770 5,507 5,667 5,839 5,789 TX : 15,568 15,548 15,654 15,816 15,900 15,649 VA : 6,466 6,527 6,531 6,792 6,616 6,531 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,925 19,549 *19,521 *19,765 *18,915 19,654 : 19 State Total : 204,597 208,962 *206,466 *207,080 *206,553 207,495 : Previous Year Total : 204,257 203,712 203,819 202,068 201,582 204,581 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 103 101 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 3 : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,504 20,790 21,377 20,340 *21,332 21,383 AR : 21,932 21,793 20,910 21,719 *22,183 20,928 DE : 4,672 4,654 5,404 4,850 5,150 4,657 FL : 972 944 1,102 1,140 955 1,008 GA : 26,235 26,788 26,360 25,735 *27,144 26,866 KY : 6,837 6,792 6,001 6,175 *6,824 6,345 LA : 3,023 3,112 3,134 3,187 *3,153 3,142 MD : 6,099 7,133 5,735 6,353 6,588 6,130 MS : 16,463 17,012 16,879 16,766 16,770 16,814 NC : 15,705 15,088 15,600 15,578 15,383 15,362 OK : 3,290 5,179 4,399 3,507 *3,609 4,900 PA : 3,036 3,020 3,029 2,907 *2,945 2,988 SC : 4,775 5,416 5,344 5,781 4,485 4,631 TX : 12,984 13,021 12,462 12,825 12,931 12,892 VA : 5,316 4,840 4,658 5,035 5,037 5,905 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,683 16,952 *16,785 *17,480 *17,919 16,777 : 19 State Total : 168,526 172,534 *169,179 *169,378 *172,408 170,728 : Previous Year Total : 168,792 167,137 166,888 169,887 169,262 169,977 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 103 101 100 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.