ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 29, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 25, 2010 was 27.7 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 6 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, down slightly from the previous week, but 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 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 30,292* 103* 26,728 26,758* 100 +536 +599 26,629 26,654* 100 Sep 25 31,291 32,239 103 26,494 26,691 101 +634 +1612 26,461 27,702 105 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 21, : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,014 30,373 30,543 29,912 29,850 30,290 Arkansas .....................: 23,867 24,310 22,874 23,679 23,043 23,981 Delaware .....................: 3,911 3,919 3,916 3,801 3,874 4,044 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,358 1,357 1,344 1,099 1,360 Georgia ......................: 32,567 32,007 32,136 31,403 30,292 32,239 Kentucky .....................: 7,730 7,782 7,906 8,073 7,534 8,207 Louisiana ....................: 3,364 3,423 3,409 3,394 3,440 3,456 Maryland .....................: 7,696 7,375 6,998 7,008 6,876 7,232 Mississippi ..................: 18,999 18,545 18,336 19,017 18,701 17,010 North Carolina ...............: 19,963 19,688 18,832 18,787 18,842 19,708 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,393 6,422 6,274 6,332 6,639 6,583 Pennsylvania .................: 3,904 3,836 3,808 3,843 3,697 3,755 South Carolina ...............: 5,655 5,876 5,754 5,444 5,777 5,863 Texas ........................: 15,976 15,788 15,804 16,143 13,735 15,186 Virginia .....................: 6,088 6,094 6,158 6,176 6,286 6,117 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,413 19,303 19,539 19,476 18,032 18,675 : 19 State total ...............: 206,900 206,099 203,644 203,832 197,717 203,706 : Previous year total ..........: 200,665 200,648 195,627 193,228 187,892 193,476 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 103 104 105 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 21, : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,609 21,336 20,939 21,520 21,402 21,296 Arkansas .....................: 21,705 21,244 20,964 20,718 20,534 21,172 Delaware .....................: 4,742 5,095 5,281 4,960 4,780 5,136 Florida ......................: 1,012 1,017 1,015 1,082 1,084 1,092 Georgia ......................: 26,333 27,529 27,425 27,164 26,654 27,702 Kentucky .....................: 5,872 6,498 6,366 5,973 5,568 6,817 Louisiana ....................: 3,007 3,028 2,978 2,927 2,969 2,974 Maryland .....................: 6,179 5,714 5,905 6,058 5,606 5,237 Mississippi ..................: 16,823 16,466 16,305 16,383 16,134 15,031 North Carolina ...............: 15,990 15,092 15,761 15,818 15,745 14,309 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,364 3,934 4,887 5,348 4,355 3,273 Pennsylvania .................: 2,925 3,076 3,223 3,170 3,143 3,100 South Carolina ...............: 5,356 5,085 4,793 4,652 4,810 4,885 Texas ........................: 13,583 13,519 13,164 13,445 14,121 13,488 Virginia .....................: 5,083 5,106 4,653 4,540 5,183 5,149 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,017 16,868 16,126 16,642 17,273 16,628 : 19 State total ...............: 171,600 170,607 169,785 170,400 169,361 167,289 : Previous year total ..........: 166,917 166,236 167,105 166,413 166,623 162,040 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 103 102 102 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.