ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 11, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 7, 2010 was 27.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 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 Jul 3 31,582 31,394 99 26,704 27,122 102 +957 +1175* 26,984 27,777* 103 Jul 10 31,731 31,599 100 26,846 26,765* 100 +332 +522 26,524 26,758 101 Jul 17 31,726 32,298 102 26,317 27,017 103 +911 +651* 26,668 27,051* 101 Jul 24 30,329 32,349 107 26,362 26,049 99 +747 +1088 26,528 26,493 100 Jul 31 31,471 32,430* 103* 26,371 26,362* 100 +1146 +1306 26,953 27,077* 100 Aug 7 31,309 32,358 103 26,707 26,871 101 +275 +1340 26,391 27,542 104 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 31,328 30,772 30,745 30,595 30,373 30,364 Arkansas .....................: 24,158 23,205 24,193 24,010 24,037 24,118 Delaware .....................: 3,866 3,879 3,913 3,915 3,915 3,920 Florida ......................: 1,388 1,390 1,389 1,391 1,358 1,383 Georgia ......................: 31,394 31,599 32,298 32,349 32,430 32,358 Kentucky .....................: 7,474 7,545 7,874 7,428 7,995 7,354 Louisiana ....................: 3,470 3,470 3,122 3,409 3,372 3,424 Maryland .....................: 7,979 7,723 8,149 7,855 7,767 7,723 Mississippi ..................: 19,293 18,838 19,374 19,146 19,429 19,010 North Carolina ...............: 19,453 20,031 20,353 19,974 20,097 19,677 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,321 6,211 6,539 6,246 6,554 6,352 Pennsylvania .................: 3,966 3,367 3,642 3,913 3,639 3,847 South Carolina ...............: 6,034 5,937 5,750 6,065 5,779 6,135 Texas ........................: 14,930 15,975 16,064 15,962 15,721 15,994 Virginia .....................: 6,533 6,637 6,410 6,721 6,263 6,106 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,476 19,214 19,583 19,262 19,449 19,471 : 19 State total ...............: 207,063 205,793 209,398 208,241 208,178 207,236 : Previous year total ..........: 201,322 202,101 204,579 201,353 201,806 200,277 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 102 103 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 3, : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,723 22,254 21,382 22,328 21,265 21,106 Arkansas .....................: 22,691 21,451 20,958 21,622 21,238 21,478 Delaware .....................: 4,775 4,762 4,685 4,960 5,184 4,181 Florida ......................: 1,127 980 1,007 1,028 1,038 1,041 Georgia ......................: 27,777 26,758 27,051 26,493 27,077 27,542 Kentucky .....................: 6,135 5,994 6,069 5,777 6,500 6,616 Louisiana ....................: 3,132 3,140 3,108 3,246 3,137 2,814 Maryland .....................: 7,024 6,539 6,136 5,974 5,748 7,178 Mississippi ..................: 16,902 16,681 16,996 16,312 16,310 17,031 North Carolina ...............: 15,461 15,596 15,827 15,008 15,816 16,065 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,131 4,663 4,802 3,329 4,328 4,783 Pennsylvania .................: 3,101 3,082 3,159 3,022 2,740 2,969 South Carolina ...............: 4,975 4,799 5,371 5,147 4,751 4,781 Texas ........................: 13,511 13,571 13,684 12,336 13,435 13,665 Virginia .....................: 4,707 5,361 5,413 5,355 5,524 4,925 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,703 17,691 18,388 17,309 16,219 16,431 : 19 State total ...............: 174,875 173,322 174,036 169,246 170,310 172,606 : Previous year total ..........: 170,752 169,460 168,472 166,973 167,724 169,883 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 103 101 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.