ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 22, 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 UP 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 18, 2010 was 26.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 4 percent 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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 Aug 14 31,811 31,922 100 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 32,007 101 25,921 26,759 103 -84 +1373 25,202 27,529 109 Sep 4 31,504 32,136* 102 26,737 26,564* 99 +957 +1406* 27,066 27,425* 101 Sep 11 30,922 31,403* 102 26,598 27,031* 102 +886 +735 26,849 27,164* 101 Sep 18 29,307 30,459 104 26,728 26,760 100 +536 +599 26,629 26,655 100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 14, : August 21, : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,958 30,014 30,373 30,514 29,912 29,850 Arkansas .....................: 23,631 23,867 24,310 22,983 23,679 23,043 Delaware .....................: 3,916 3,911 3,919 3,916 3,801 3,874 Florida ......................: 1,358 1,360 1,358 1,357 1,344 1,099 Georgia ......................: 31,922 32,567 32,007 32,136 31,403 30,459 Kentucky .....................: 7,705 7,730 7,782 7,818 8,073 7,534 Louisiana ....................: 3,440 3,364 3,423 3,409 3,394 3,440 Maryland .....................: 7,755 7,696 7,375 6,998 7,008 6,876 Mississippi ..................: 19,029 18,999 18,545 18,336 19,017 18,701 North Carolina ...............: 19,893 19,963 19,688 18,813 18,787 18,842 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,404 6,393 6,422 6,274 6,332 6,639 Pennsylvania .................: 3,975 3,904 3,836 3,808 3,843 3,638 South Carolina ...............: 6,017 5,655 5,876 5,754 5,444 5,777 Texas ........................: 15,674 15,976 15,788 15,804 16,143 13,735 Virginia .....................: 6,081 6,088 6,094 6,158 6,176 6,286 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,515 19,413 19,303 19,539 19,476 18,032 : 19 State total ...............: 206,273 206,900 206,099 203,617 203,832 197,825 : Previous year total ..........: 201,307 200,665 200,648 195,627 193,228 187,892 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 103 103 104 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 14, : August 21, : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,679 21,609 21,336 20,939 21,512 21,402 Arkansas .....................: 19,860 21,705 21,244 20,964 20,718 20,534 Delaware .....................: 4,826 4,742 5,095 5,281 4,960 4,780 Florida ......................: 1,057 1,012 1,017 1,015 1,082 1,084 Georgia ......................: 27,694 26,333 27,529 27,425 27,164 26,655 Kentucky .....................: 6,397 5,872 6,498 6,366 5,973 5,568 Louisiana ....................: 3,183 3,007 3,028 2,978 2,927 2,969 Maryland .....................: 6,577 6,179 5,714 5,905 6,058 5,810 Mississippi ..................: 16,714 16,823 16,466 16,305 16,383 16,134 North Carolina ...............: 15,871 15,990 15,092 15,839 15,818 15,745 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,827 4,364 3,934 4,887 5,348 4,355 Pennsylvania .................: 3,063 2,925 3,076 3,223 3,170 3,120 South Carolina ...............: 4,325 5,356 5,085 4,793 4,652 4,810 Texas ........................: 13,307 13,583 13,519 13,164 13,445 14,121 Virginia .....................: 5,098 5,083 5,106 4,653 4,540 4,964 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,379 17,017 16,868 16,126 16,642 17,273 : 19 State total ...............: 171,857 171,600 170,607 169,863 170,392 169,324 : Previous year total ..........: 167,559 166,917 166,236 167,105 166,413 166,623 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 103 103 102 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------