ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 7, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 3, 2010 was 27.9 million, up 5 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down slightly 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 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 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 Jul 3 31,582 31,520 100 26,704 27,147 102 +957 +1102 26,984 27,901 103 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,808 31,011 *31,091 30,884 31,422 31,355 AR : 24,449 24,406 *24,656 23,914 *24,254 24,313 DE : 3,815 3,817 3,816 3,814 3,814 3,866 FL : 1,382 1,388 1,389 1,388 1,385 1,388 GA : 32,479 32,128 32,354 32,103 32,435 31,520 KY : 8,055 7,944 *7,729 7,863 8,059 7,547 LA : 3,470 3,500 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,470 MD : 7,987 8,209 8,071 7,916 8,316 7,995 MS : 19,489 19,610 19,335 19,354 19,550 19,293 NC : 20,163 20,070 *19,940 20,055 19,673 19,308 OK : 6,698 6,830 6,866 6,924 6,295 6,321 PA : 3,813 3,682 3,873 3,754 *3,842 3,652 SC : 5,769 5,771 5,836 6,137 5,967 6,034 TX : 16,180 16,214 16,092 16,143 16,067 14,904 VA : 6,437 6,539 6,480 6,465 6,475 6,533 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,938 20,339 19,823 19,930 *20,085 19,251 : 19 State Total : 210,932 211,458 *210,806 210,099 *211,094 206,750 : Previous Year Total : 206,039 206,916 205,567 204,273 202,562 201,322 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 29 : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,702 21,077 21,750 21,742 22,338 21,718 AR : 21,211 21,670 22,042 21,984 *21,797 22,702 DE : 4,753 4,737 4,858 5,206 4,387 5,025 FL : 1,040 1,025 1,029 1,039 1,020 1,127 GA : 26,971 27,880 27,628 27,457 26,601 27,901 KY : 6,837 6,621 6,271 6,498 6,347 6,135 LA : 3,021 3,059 3,118 3,199 3,164 3,132 MD : 6,843 6,146 6,129 5,901 6,529 6,365 MS : 16,578 17,234 17,086 16,883 16,880 16,902 NC : 15,093 15,750 16,445 15,826 15,716 15,461 OK : 4,481 4,393 5,319 4,847 3,847 4,131 PA : 2,935 2,956 3,114 *2,828 *3,008 3,167 SC : 5,060 4,873 4,462 5,270 5,486 4,975 TX : 13,232 13,276 13,422 13,502 13,600 13,504 VA : 4,902 5,372 5,229 5,450 5,697 5,012 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,058 17,400 16,828 *17,595 *18,692 17,748 : 19 State Total : 172,717 173,469 174,730 *175,227 *175,109 175,005 : Previous Year Total : 169,961 171,580 171,600 171,801 171,828 170,752 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.