ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 30, 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 DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 26, 2010 was 26.6 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 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 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 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 32,354 101 26,587 27,158 102 +939 +1012 26,871 27,628 103 Jun 19 32,085 32,103* 100* 26,794 27,241* 102* +1394 +737* 27,645 27,457* 99* Jun 26 31,811 32,435 102 27,100 27,048 100 +786 -36 27,100 26,601 98 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,781 30,808 *31,011 31,081 30,884 31,422 AR : 24,317 24,449 *24,406 24,353 23,914 24,177 DE : 3,813 3,815 3,817 3,816 3,814 3,814 FL : 1,388 1,382 1,388 1,389 1,388 1,385 GA : 32,484 32,479 32,128 32,354 32,103 32,435 KY : 7,838 8,055 *7,944 7,797 7,863 8,059 LA : 3,409 3,470 3,500 3,455 3,455 3,455 MD : 8,240 7,987 8,209 8,071 7,916 8,316 MS : 19,233 19,489 *19,610 19,335 19,354 19,550 NC : 20,150 20,163 *20,070 19,976 20,055 19,673 OK : 6,633 6,698 6,830 6,866 6,924 6,295 PA : 4,144 3,813 3,682 *3,873 3,754 3,815 SC : 6,004 5,769 *5,771 5,836 6,137 5,967 TX : 16,210 16,180 16,214 16,092 16,143 16,067 VA : 6,411 6,437 6,539 6,480 6,465 6,475 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,228 19,938 20,339 *19,823 19,930 19,995 : 19 State Total : 211,283 210,932 *211,458 *210,597 210,099 210,900 : Previous Year Total : 205,375 206,039 206,916 205,567 204,273 202,562 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 22 : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,264 21,702 21,077 21,750 21,742 22,338 AR : 22,440 21,211 21,670 22,042 21,984 21,808 DE : 4,757 4,753 4,737 4,858 5,206 4,387 FL : 1,022 1,040 1,025 1,029 1,039 1,020 GA : 26,958 26,971 27,880 27,628 27,457 26,601 KY : 6,296 6,837 6,621 6,271 6,498 6,347 LA : 3,186 3,021 3,059 3,118 3,199 3,164 MD : 5,618 6,843 6,146 6,129 5,901 6,529 MS : 16,832 16,578 17,234 17,086 16,883 16,880 NC : 15,247 15,093 15,750 16,445 15,826 15,716 OK : 3,191 4,481 4,393 5,319 4,847 3,847 PA : 3,077 2,935 2,956 *3,114 2,857 2,960 SC : 4,940 5,060 4,873 4,462 5,270 5,486 TX : 13,100 13,232 13,276 13,422 13,502 13,600 VA : 5,613 4,902 5,372 5,229 5,450 5,697 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,948 18,058 17,400 *16,828 17,596 18,712 : 19 State Total : 170,489 172,717 173,469 *174,730 175,257 175,092 : Previous Year Total : 167,722 169,961 171,580 171,600 171,801 171,828 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.