ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 28, 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET UP 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 24, 2010 was 26.5 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down slightly 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 slightly from the previous week and up 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 1 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 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 27,017* 103 +911 +650* 26,668 27,050* 101 Jul 24 30,329 32,349 107 26,362 26,049 99 +747 +1088 26,528 26,493 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,862 31,165 31,328 30,782 30,509 30,595 Arkansas .....................: 23,927 24,266 24,158 23,231 24,193 24,010 Delaware .....................: 3,814 3,814 3,866 3,879 3,913 3,913 Florida ......................: 1,388 1,385 1,388 1,390 1,389 1,391 Georgia ......................: 32,103 32,435 31,394 31,599 32,298 32,349 Kentucky .....................: 7,793 7,838 7,474 7,566 7,747 7,428 Louisiana ....................: 3,455 3,455 3,470 3,470 3,122 3,409 Maryland .....................: 7,916 8,316 7,979 7,723 8,149 7,855 Mississippi ..................: 19,354 19,550 19,293 19,083 19,374 19,037 North Carolina ...............: 20,095 19,859 19,453 20,044 20,387 19,974 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,924 6,295 6,321 6,211 6,539 6,246 Pennsylvania .................: 3,754 4,006 3,966 3,367 3,642 3,886 South Carolina ...............: 6,137 5,967 6,034 5,937 5,750 6,065 Texas ........................: 16,169 16,093 14,930 15,975 15,544 16,024 Virginia .....................: 6,465 6,475 6,533 6,755 6,532 6,721 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,988 20,169 19,305 19,229 19,667 19,374 : 19 State total ...............: 210,144 211,088 206,892 206,241 208,755 208,277 : Previous year total ..........: 204,273 202,562 201,322 202,101 204,579 201,353 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 104 103 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 19, : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,742 22,338 21,723 22,254 21,382 22,413 Arkansas .....................: 21,984 21,797 22,691 21,451 20,958 21,622 Delaware .....................: 5,206 4,387 4,775 4,762 4,685 4,704 Florida ......................: 1,039 1,020 1,127 980 1,007 1,028 Georgia ......................: 27,457 26,601 27,776 26,758 27,050 26,493 Kentucky .....................: 6,657 6,506 6,135 5,994 6,069 5,777 Louisiana ....................: 3,199 3,164 3,132 3,140 3,108 3,246 Maryland .....................: 5,901 6,529 7,024 6,539 6,136 6,142 Mississippi ..................: 16,883 16,880 16,902 16,681 16,996 16,312 North Carolina ...............: 15,826 15,716 15,461 15,596 15,625 15,008 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,847 3,847 4,131 4,663 4,802 3,329 Pennsylvania .................: 2,828 3,020 3,090 3,071 3,148 3,147 South Carolina ...............: 5,270 5,486 4,975 4,799 5,371 5,147 Texas ........................: 13,509 13,607 13,511 13,571 13,646 12,319 Virginia .....................: 5,450 5,697 4,707 5,361 5,413 5,355 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,586 18,674 17,702 17,691 18,388 17,344 : 19 State total ...............: 175,384 175,269 174,862 173,311 173,784 169,386 : Previous year total ..........: 171,801 171,828 170,752 169,460 168,472 166,973 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 102 102 103 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.