ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 4, 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 31, 2010 was 27.1 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.4 million, up 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 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 Jul 31 31,471 31,062 99 26,371 26,357 100 +1146 +1306 26,953 27,082 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 31,165 31,328 30,772 30,509 30,595 30,373 Arkansas .....................: 24,266 24,158 23,205 24,193 24,010 24,297 Delaware .....................: 3,814 3,866 3,879 3,913 3,915 3,915 Florida ......................: 1,385 1,388 1,390 1,389 1,391 1,358 Georgia ......................: 32,435 31,394 31,599 32,298 32,349 31,062 Kentucky .....................: 7,838 7,474 7,601 7,747 7,428 7,989 Louisiana ....................: 3,455 3,470 3,470 3,122 3,409 3,372 Maryland .....................: 8,316 7,979 7,723 8,149 7,855 7,767 Mississippi ..................: 19,550 19,293 18,838 19,374 19,146 19,429 North Carolina ...............: 19,859 19,453 20,031 20,387 19,974 20,097 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,295 6,321 6,211 6,539 6,246 6,554 Pennsylvania .................: 4,006 3,966 3,367 3,642 3,913 3,664 South Carolina ...............: 5,967 6,034 5,937 5,750 6,065 5,779 Texas ........................: 16,093 14,930 15,975 16,064 15,962 15,721 Virginia .....................: 6,475 6,533 6,637 6,532 6,721 6,263 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 20,139 19,476 19,214 19,583 19,262 19,449 : 19 State total ...............: 211,058 207,063 205,849 209,191 208,241 207,089 : Previous year total ..........: 202,562 201,322 202,101 204,579 201,353 201,806 : Percent of previous year .....: 104 103 102 102 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June 26, : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 22,338 21,723 22,254 21,382 22,328 21,265 Arkansas .....................: 21,797 22,691 21,451 20,958 21,622 21,250 Delaware .....................: 4,387 4,775 4,762 4,685 4,960 5,184 Florida ......................: 1,020 1,127 980 1,007 1,028 1,038 Georgia ......................: 26,601 27,776 26,758 27,050 26,493 27,082 Kentucky .....................: 6,506 6,135 5,994 6,069 5,777 6,487 Louisiana ....................: 3,164 3,132 3,140 3,108 3,246 3,137 Maryland .....................: 6,529 7,024 6,539 6,136 5,974 5,748 Mississippi ..................: 16,880 16,902 16,681 16,996 16,312 16,310 North Carolina ...............: 15,716 15,461 15,596 15,625 15,008 15,706 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,847 4,131 4,663 4,802 3,329 4,328 Pennsylvania .................: 3,020 3,090 3,071 3,148 3,014 2,762 South Carolina ...............: 5,486 4,975 4,799 5,371 5,147 4,881 Texas ........................: 13,607 13,511 13,571 13,684 12,336 13,436 Virginia .....................: 5,697 4,707 5,361 5,413 5,355 5,524 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,673 17,703 17,691 18,388 17,309 16,219 : 19 State total ...............: 175,268 174,863 173,311 173,822 169,238 170,357 : Previous year total ..........: 171,828 170,752 169,460 168,472 166,973 167,724 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 102 103 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.