ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 19, 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 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 15, 2010 was 26.2 million, down 3 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 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 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 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 May 15 32,085 32,414 101 26,026 26,540 102 +523 +56 25,907 26,153 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,384 30,199 *30,083 30,944 30,489 30,418 AR : 24,424 23,406 23,449 24,096 *23,547 24,380 DE : 3,783 3,783 3,787 3,787 3,771 3,796 FL : 1,342 1,382 1,389 1,380 1,391 1,388 GA : 32,011 31,808 31,695 31,665 31,765 32,414 KY : 8,435 *7,711 *7,577 7,846 8,178 7,892 LA : 3,500 3,500 3,470 3,500 3,319 3,319 MD : 9,058 8,906 8,184 7,059 8,050 8,018 MS : 19,287 19,160 19,023 18,816 19,109 19,286 NC : 18,620 18,704 *19,809 *19,893 *19,789 20,006 OK : 6,986 6,924 6,705 6,747 6,873 6,924 PA : 3,738 3,784 3,802 3,735 *3,643 3,669 SC : 5,770 5,507 5,667 5,839 5,789 5,796 TX : *15,554 *15,674 *15,836 *15,920 *15,669 16,108 VA : 6,527 6,531 6,792 6,616 6,531 6,429 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,518 *19,530 *19,778 *18,913 *19,652 19,879 : 19 State Total :*208,937 *206,509 *207,046 *206,756 *207,565 209,722 : Previous Year Total : 203,712 203,819 202,068 201,582 204,581 205,499 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 10 : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,790 21,377 20,340 21,332 21,383 21,189 AR : 21,793 20,910 21,719 22,183 *20,938 21,317 DE : 4,654 5,404 4,850 5,150 4,657 5,053 FL : 944 1,102 1,140 955 1,008 1,129 GA : 26,788 26,360 25,735 27,144 26,866 26,153 KY : *6,785 *5,994 *6,167 6,824 6,345 5,440 LA : 3,112 3,134 3,187 3,153 3,142 3,296 MD : 7,133 5,735 6,353 6,588 6,130 6,446 MS : 17,012 16,879 16,766 16,770 16,814 16,910 NC : 15,088 15,600 15,578 15,383 15,362 15,547 OK : 5,179 4,399 3,507 3,609 4,900 4,135 PA : 3,020 3,029 2,907 2,945 *3,048 2,893 SC : 5,416 5,344 5,781 4,485 4,631 5,762 TX : 13,021 12,462 *12,830 *12,937 *12,909 12,952 VA : 4,840 4,658 5,035 5,037 5,905 5,487 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,926 *16,802 *17,469 *17,894 *16,778 18,037 : 19 State Total :*172,501 *169,189 *169,364 *172,389 *170,816 171,746 : Previous Year Total : 167,137 166,888 169,887 169,262 169,977 168,175 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 100 102 100 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.