ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 26, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 22, 2010 was 27.0 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and 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 2009 2010 ago 2009 2010 ago 2009 2010 2009 2010 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 32,372* 101 26,026 26,535* 102 +523 +56 25,907 26,148* 101 May 22 31,725 32,484 102 26,527 26,401 100 +711 +1165 26,600 27,003 102 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,199 30,083 *30,902 30,489 30,418 30,776 AR : 23,406 23,449 *24,098 23,547 *24,365 24,333 DE : 3,783 3,787 3,787 3,771 3,796 3,813 FL : 1,382 1,389 1,380 1,391 1,388 1,388 GA : 31,808 31,695 31,665 31,765 *32,372 32,484 KY : 7,711 7,577 *7,948 8,178 7,892 7,858 LA : 3,500 3,470 3,500 3,319 3,319 3,409 MD : 8,906 8,184 7,059 8,050 8,018 8,240 MS : 19,160 19,023 18,816 19,109 19,286 19,140 NC : 18,704 19,809 *20,033 19,789 20,006 20,161 OK : 6,924 6,705 6,747 6,873 6,924 6,633 PA : 3,784 3,802 3,735 3,643 *3,855 3,940 SC : 5,507 5,667 5,839 5,789 5,796 6,004 TX : 15,674 15,836 15,920 15,669 16,108 16,256 VA : 6,531 6,792 6,616 6,531 6,429 6,411 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,530 19,778 18,913 *19,831 *20,034 20,286 : 19 State Total : 206,509 207,046 *206,958 *207,744 *210,006 211,132 : Previous Year Total : 203,819 202,068 201,582 204,581 205,499 205,375 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 103 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 17 : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,377 20,340 21,332 21,383 21,189 21,264 AR : 20,910 21,719 22,183 20,938 *21,337 22,608 DE : 5,404 4,850 5,150 4,657 5,053 4,757 FL : 1,102 1,140 955 1,008 1,129 1,022 GA : 26,360 25,735 27,144 26,866 *26,148 27,003 KY : 5,994 6,167 6,824 6,345 5,440 6,363 LA : 3,134 3,187 3,153 3,142 3,296 3,186 MD : 5,735 6,353 6,588 6,130 6,446 5,618 MS : 16,879 16,766 16,770 16,814 *16,833 16,832 NC : 15,600 15,578 15,383 15,362 15,547 15,247 OK : 4,399 3,507 3,609 4,900 4,135 3,191 PA : 3,029 2,907 2,945 3,048 *3,044 3,044 SC : 5,344 5,781 4,485 4,631 5,762 4,940 TX : 12,462 12,830 12,937 12,909 12,952 13,094 VA : 4,658 5,035 5,037 5,905 5,487 5,613 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,802 17,469 17,894 16,778 *18,036 16,949 : 19 State Total : 169,189 169,364 172,389 170,816 *171,834 170,731 : Previous Year Total : 166,888 169,887 169,262 169,977 168,175 167,722 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 100 102 100 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.