ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 1, 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 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 28, 2010 was 27.5 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but 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 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 Aug 21 31,587 32,567 103 26,232 26,972 103 +817 +118* 26,438 26,333* 100* Aug 28 31,839 31,742 100 25,921 26,759 103 -84 +1327 25,202 27,483 109 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 24, : July 31, : August 7, : August 14, : August 21, : August 28, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,629 30,331 30,376 29,924 30,093 30,388 Arkansas .....................: 23,705 24,037 24,123 23,183 23,793 24,272 Delaware .....................: 3,915 3,915 3,920 3,916 3,911 3,918 Florida ......................: 1,391 1,358 1,358 1,358 1,360 1,358 Georgia ......................: 32,349 32,430 32,358 31,861 32,567 31,742 Kentucky .....................: 7,585 7,710 7,493 7,682 7,607 7,703 Louisiana ....................: 3,409 3,372 3,424 3,440 3,364 3,423 Maryland .....................: 7,855 7,767 7,723 7,755 7,696 7,375 Mississippi ..................: 19,414 19,429 19,010 19,029 18,999 18,545 North Carolina ...............: 19,961 19,954 19,567 19,961 19,876 19,733 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,246 6,554 6,352 6,404 6,393 6,422 Pennsylvania .................: 3,913 3,634 3,797 3,975 3,904 3,870 South Carolina ...............: 6,065 5,779 6,135 6,017 5,655 5,876 Texas ........................: 15,967 15,943 15,970 15,696 15,997 15,809 Virginia .....................: 6,721 6,263 6,106 6,081 6,088 6,094 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,263 19,685 19,540 19,496 19,448 19,493 : 19 State total ...............: 208,388 208,161 207,252 205,778 206,751 206,021 : Previous year total ..........: 201,353 201,806 200,277 201,307 200,665 200,648 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 103 103 102 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : July 24, : July 31, : August 7, : August 14, : August 21, : August 28, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 22,328 21,265 21,106 21,679 21,609 21,376 Arkansas .....................: 21,622 21,238 21,567 19,860 21,702 21,232 Delaware .....................: 4,960 5,184 4,181 4,826 4,742 5,354 Florida ......................: 1,028 1,038 1,056 1,057 1,012 1,017 Georgia ......................: 26,493 27,077 27,600 27,694 26,333 27,483 Kentucky .....................: 5,729 6,453 6,616 6,364 5,839 6,465 Louisiana ....................: 3,246 3,137 2,814 3,183 3,007 3,028 Maryland .....................: 5,974 5,748 7,178 6,577 6,179 5,383 Mississippi ..................: 16,312 16,310 17,031 16,714 16,823 16,466 North Carolina ...............: 15,008 15,816 16,065 15,871 15,990 15,092 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,329 4,328 4,783 4,827 4,364 3,934 Pennsylvania .................: 3,022 2,723 2,923 3,063 2,925 3,074 South Carolina ...............: 5,147 4,751 4,781 4,325 5,356 5,085 Texas ........................: 12,336 13,434 13,666 13,290 13,565 13,501 Virginia .....................: 5,355 5,524 4,999 5,098 5,083 5,106 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,308 16,276 16,437 17,382 16,977 16,869 : 19 State total ...............: 169,197 170,302 172,803 171,810 171,506 170,465 : Previous year total ..........: 166,973 167,724 169,883 167,559 166,917 166,236 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 102 102 103 103 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.