ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 2, 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 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 29, 2010 was 27.0 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 1 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and 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 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 +1120* 26,600 26,958* 101* May 29 31,945 32,479 102 26,501 26,671 101 +874 +831 26,786 26,971 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,083 30,902 30,489 30,418 30,776 30,709 AR : 23,449 24,098 *24,124 24,365 *24,621 24,578 DE : 3,787 3,787 3,771 3,796 3,813 3,815 FL : 1,389 1,380 1,391 1,388 1,388 1,382 GA : 31,695 31,665 31,765 32,372 32,484 32,479 KY : 7,577 7,948 *8,074 7,892 7,858 7,938 LA : 3,470 3,500 3,319 3,319 3,409 3,470 MD : 8,184 7,059 8,050 8,018 8,240 7,987 MS : 19,023 18,816 *19,170 *19,282 19,140 19,368 NC : 19,809 20,033 *19,864 20,006 20,161 19,989 OK : 6,705 6,747 6,873 6,924 6,633 6,698 PA : 3,802 3,735 3,643 *3,832 *4,144 3,768 SC : 5,667 5,839 5,789 5,796 6,004 5,769 TX : 15,836 15,920 *16,048 16,108 16,256 16,227 VA : 6,792 6,616 6,531 6,429 6,411 6,437 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,778 18,913 19,831 20,034 *20,157 20,152 : 19 State Total : 207,046 206,958 *208,732 *209,979 *211,495 210,766 : Previous Year Total : 202,068 201,582 204,581 205,499 205,375 206,039 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 102 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 24 : May 1 : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,340 21,332 21,383 21,189 21,264 21,702 AR : 21,719 22,183 20,938 21,337 *22,440 21,211 DE : 4,850 5,150 4,657 5,053 4,757 4,753 FL : 1,140 955 1,008 1,129 1,022 1,040 GA : 25,735 27,144 26,866 26,148 *26,958 26,971 KY : 6,167 6,824 6,345 5,440 6,363 6,832 LA : 3,187 3,153 3,142 3,296 3,186 3,021 MD : 6,353 6,588 6,130 6,446 5,618 6,843 MS : 16,766 16,770 *16,794 *16,838 16,832 16,578 NC : 15,578 *15,382 15,362 15,547 15,247 15,080 OK : 3,507 3,609 4,900 4,135 3,191 4,481 PA : 2,907 2,945 3,048 *3,055 *3,077 2,963 SC : 5,781 4,485 4,631 5,762 4,940 5,060 TX : 12,830 12,937 12,909 12,952 13,094 13,226 VA : 5,035 5,037 5,905 5,487 5,613 4,902 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,469 17,894 16,778 18,036 16,949 18,022 : 19 State Total : 169,364 *172,388 *170,796 *171,850 *170,551 172,685 : Previous Year Total : 169,887 169,262 169,977 168,175 167,722 169,961 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 100 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.