ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 18, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 14, 2010 was 27.7 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 6 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 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 26,896* 101 +275 +1373* 26,391 27,600* 105* Aug 14 31,811 31,861 100 25,371 26,867 106 +1316 +1508 26,026 27,694 106 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : August 14, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,772 30,745 30,629 30,373 30,364 29,924 Arkansas .....................: 23,205 24,193 23,705 24,037 23,981 23,013 Delaware .....................: 3,879 3,913 3,915 3,915 3,920 3,916 Florida ......................: 1,390 1,389 1,391 1,358 1,358 1,358 Georgia ......................: 31,599 32,298 32,349 32,430 32,358 31,861 Kentucky .....................: 7,545 7,874 7,597 7,995 7,354 7,682 Louisiana ....................: 3,470 3,122 3,409 3,372 3,424 3,440 Maryland .....................: 7,723 8,149 7,855 7,767 7,723 7,755 Mississippi ..................: 18,838 19,374 19,414 19,429 19,010 19,029 North Carolina ...............: 20,031 20,353 19,960 20,097 19,677 19,961 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,211 6,539 6,246 6,554 6,352 6,404 Pennsylvania .................: 3,367 3,642 3,913 3,634 3,797 3,855 South Carolina ...............: 5,937 5,750 6,065 5,779 6,135 6,017 Texas ........................: 15,975 16,068 15,967 15,725 15,970 15,696 Virginia .....................: 6,637 6,410 6,721 6,263 6,106 6,081 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,238 19,606 19,263 19,449 19,540 19,612 : 19 State total ...............: 205,817 209,425 208,399 208,177 207,069 205,604 : Previous year total ..........: 202,101 204,579 201,353 201,806 200,277 201,307 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 103 103 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 10, : July 17, : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : August 14, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 22,254 21,382 22,328 21,265 21,106 21,679 Arkansas .....................: 21,451 20,958 21,622 21,238 21,567 19,751 Delaware .....................: 4,762 4,685 4,960 5,184 4,181 4,826 Florida ......................: 980 1,007 1,028 1,038 1,056 1,057 Georgia ......................: 26,758 27,051 26,493 27,077 27,600 27,694 Kentucky .....................: 5,946 6,021 5,729 6,453 6,616 6,364 Louisiana ....................: 3,140 3,108 3,246 3,137 2,814 3,183 Maryland .....................: 6,539 6,136 5,974 5,748 7,178 6,577 Mississippi ..................: 16,681 16,996 16,312 16,310 17,031 16,714 North Carolina ...............: 15,596 15,827 15,008 15,816 16,065 15,871 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,663 4,802 3,329 4,328 4,783 4,827 Pennsylvania .................: 3,082 3,159 3,022 2,723 2,923 3,146 South Carolina ...............: 4,799 5,371 5,147 4,751 4,781 4,325 Texas ........................: 13,571 13,683 12,336 13,434 13,666 13,290 Virginia .....................: 5,361 5,413 5,355 5,524 4,999 5,098 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,664 18,347 17,308 16,216 16,437 17,524 : 19 State total ...............: 173,247 173,946 169,197 170,242 172,803 171,926 : Previous year total ..........: 169,460 168,472 166,973 167,724 169,883 167,559 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 103 101 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.