ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 14, 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 DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 10, 2010 was 26.7 million, down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 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 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 31,394* 99* 26,704 27,122* 102 +957 +1174* 26,984 27,776* 103 Jul 10 31,731 31,599 100 26,846 26,752 100 +332 +522 26,524 26,744 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,011 31,091 *30,862 31,422 31,355 30,782 AR : 24,406 24,656 *23,927 24,254 *24,298 23,438 DE : 3,817 3,816 3,814 3,814 3,866 3,879 FL : 1,388 1,389 1,388 1,385 1,388 1,390 GA : 32,128 32,354 32,103 32,435 *31,394 31,599 KY : 7,944 *7,732 *7,793 8,059 7,547 7,669 LA : 3,500 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,209 8,071 7,916 8,316 *7,979 7,723 MS : 19,610 19,335 19,354 19,550 19,293 19,083 NC : 20,070 19,940 *20,095 19,673 19,308 20,044 OK : 6,830 6,866 6,924 6,295 6,321 6,211 PA : 3,682 3,873 3,754 3,842 *3,765 3,515 SC : 5,771 5,836 6,137 5,967 6,034 5,937 TX : *16,223 *16,100 *16,169 *16,093 *14,930 15,975 VA : 6,539 6,480 6,465 6,475 6,533 6,755 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,348 *19,836 *19,984 *20,165 *19,300 19,183 : 19 State Total :*211,476 *210,830 *210,140 *211,200 *206,781 206,653 : Previous Year Total : 206,916 205,567 204,273 202,562 201,322 202,101 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 104 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 5 : Jun 12 : Jun 19 : Jun 26 : Jul 3 : Jul 10 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,077 21,750 21,742 22,338 *21,723 22,254 AR : 21,670 22,042 21,984 21,797 *22,691 21,450 DE : 4,737 4,858 5,206 4,387 *4,775 4,762 FL : 1,025 1,029 1,039 1,020 1,127 980 GA : 27,880 27,628 27,457 26,601 *27,776 26,744 KY : *6,780 *6,430 *6,657 *6,506 6,135 5,905 LA : 3,059 3,118 3,199 3,164 3,132 3,140 MD : 6,146 6,129 5,901 6,529 *7,024 6,539 MS : 17,234 17,086 16,883 16,880 16,902 16,681 NC : 15,750 16,445 15,826 15,716 15,461 15,596 OK : 4,393 5,319 4,847 3,847 4,131 4,663 PA : 2,956 3,114 2,828 3,008 *3,171 3,022 SC : 4,873 4,462 5,270 5,486 4,975 4,799 TX : *13,284 *13,429 *13,509 *13,607 *13,511 13,571 VA : 5,372 5,229 5,450 5,697 *4,707 5,361 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,412 *16,832 *17,597 *18,690 *17,751 17,565 : 19 State Total :*173,648 *174,900 *175,395 *175,273 *174,992 173,032 : Previous Year Total : 171,580 171,600 171,801 171,828 170,752 169,460 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.