ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 16, 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 DOWN 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 12, 2010 was 27.6 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 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.1 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 2 percent 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 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 Jun 5 32,399 32,128 99 26,810 27,059 101 +896 +1337 27,033 27,880 103 Jun 12 32,177 32,353 101 26,587 27,110 102 +939 +1019 26,871 27,587 103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,489 30,805 *30,781 30,709 31,034 31,018 AR : 24,124 24,365 *24,317 24,578 24,561 24,301 DE : 3,771 3,796 3,813 3,815 3,817 3,816 FL : 1,391 1,388 1,388 1,382 1,388 1,389 GA : 31,765 32,372 32,484 32,479 32,128 32,353 KY : 8,112 7,595 *7,838 7,901 7,939 7,796 LA : 3,319 3,319 3,409 3,470 3,500 3,455 MD : 8,050 8,018 8,240 7,987 8,209 8,071 MS : 19,170 19,282 *19,233 19,368 19,489 19,335 NC : 19,864 20,174 *20,150 19,967 20,147 19,976 OK : 6,873 6,924 6,633 6,698 6,830 6,866 PA : 3,664 3,832 4,144 *3,813 *3,682 3,931 SC : 5,789 5,796 6,004 5,769 5,562 5,836 TX : *16,055 *16,061 *16,210 *16,180 *16,214 16,092 VA : 6,531 6,429 6,411 6,437 6,539 6,480 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,882 *20,066 *20,228 *19,896 *20,523 19,860 : 19 State Total :*208,849 *210,222 *211,283 *210,449 *211,562 210,575 : Previous Year Total : 204,581 205,499 205,375 206,039 206,916 205,567 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 8 : May 15 : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,383 21,189 21,264 21,702 21,077 21,748 AR : 20,938 21,337 22,440 21,211 *21,670 22,028 DE : 4,657 5,053 4,757 4,753 4,737 4,858 FL : 1,008 1,129 1,022 1,040 1,025 1,029 GA : 26,866 26,148 26,958 26,971 27,880 27,587 KY : 6,278 5,373 6,296 6,837 6,621 6,265 LA : 3,142 3,296 3,186 3,021 3,059 3,118 MD : 6,130 6,446 5,618 6,843 6,146 6,129 MS : 16,794 16,838 16,832 16,578 17,234 17,086 NC : 15,362 15,547 15,247 15,093 15,750 16,445 OK : 4,900 4,135 3,191 4,481 4,393 5,319 PA : 3,053 3,055 3,077 *2,935 *2,956 3,302 SC : 4,631 5,762 4,940 5,060 4,873 4,462 TX : *12,914 *12,958 *13,100 *13,232 *13,276 13,422 VA : 5,905 5,487 5,613 4,902 5,372 5,229 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,808 *18,058 *16,948 *18,034 *17,405 16,829 : 19 State Total :*170,769 *171,811 *170,489 *172,693 *173,474 174,856 : Previous Year Total : 169,977 168,175 167,722 169,961 171,580 171,600 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 102 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.