ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 21, 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 July 17, 2010 was 27.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 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, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 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 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 26,758* 101 Jul 17 31,726 32,298 102 26,317 27,024 103 +911 +595 26,668 27,002 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 12, : June 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 31,091 30,862 31,165 31,355 30,782 30,650 Arkansas .....................: 24,656 23,927 24,266 24,298 23,231 24,394 Delaware .....................: 3,816 3,814 3,814 3,866 3,879 3,913 Florida ......................: 1,389 1,388 1,385 1,388 1,390 1,389 Georgia ......................: 32,354 32,103 32,435 31,394 31,599 32,298 Kentucky .....................: 7,732 7,793 7,838 7,547 7,566 7,747 Louisiana ....................: 3,455 3,455 3,455 3,470 3,470 3,122 Maryland .....................: 8,071 7,916 8,316 7,979 7,723 8,149 Mississippi ..................: 19,335 19,354 19,550 19,293 19,083 19,374 North Carolina ...............: 19,940 20,095 19,859 19,308 20,044 20,387 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,866 6,924 6,295 6,321 6,211 6,539 Pennsylvania .................: 3,873 3,754 4,006 3,966 3,199 3,754 South Carolina ...............: 5,836 6,137 5,967 6,034 5,937 5,750 Texas ........................: 16,100 16,169 16,093 14,930 15,975 15,544 Virginia .....................: 6,480 6,465 6,475 6,533 6,755 6,532 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,790 19,988 20,169 19,305 19,229 19,643 : 19 State total ...............: 210,784 210,144 211,088 206,987 206,073 209,185 : Previous year total ..........: 205,567 204,273 202,562 201,322 202,101 204,579 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 103 104 103 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 12, : June 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,750 21,742 22,338 21,723 22,254 21,433 Arkansas .....................: 22,042 21,984 21,797 22,691 21,451 20,802 Delaware .....................: 4,858 5,206 4,387 4,775 4,762 4,685 Florida ......................: 1,029 1,039 1,020 1,127 980 1,007 Georgia ......................: 27,628 27,457 26,601 27,776 26,758 27,002 Kentucky .....................: 6,430 6,657 6,506 6,135 5,994 6,069 Louisiana ....................: 3,118 3,199 3,164 3,132 3,140 3,108 Maryland .....................: 6,129 5,901 6,529 7,024 6,539 6,136 Mississippi ..................: 17,086 16,883 16,880 16,902 16,681 16,996 North Carolina ...............: 16,445 15,826 15,716 15,461 15,596 15,625 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,319 4,847 3,847 4,131 4,663 4,890 Pennsylvania .................: 3,114 2,828 3,020 3,090 3,064 3,273 South Carolina ...............: 4,462 5,270 5,486 4,975 4,799 5,543 Texas ........................: 13,429 13,509 13,607 13,511 13,571 13,646 Virginia .....................: 5,229 5,450 5,697 4,707 5,361 5,413 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,845 17,586 18,674 17,702 17,691 18,418 : 19 State total ...............: 174,913 175,384 175,269 174,862 173,304 174,046 : Previous year total ..........: 171,600 171,801 171,828 170,752 169,460 168,472 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 102 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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.