ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 6, 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 12 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 2, 2010 was 27.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 12 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set 1/ Chicks Hatched Chicks Placed % of % of % of Week prev. prev. prev. Ended 2009 2010 year 2009 2010 year 2009 2010 year Thousands Thousands Thousands Aug 28 31,839 32,007 101 25,921 26,759 103 25,202 27,529 109 Sep 4 31,504 32,136 102 26,737 26,564 99 27,066 27,425 101 Sep 11 30,922 32,258* 104* 26,598 27,031 102 26,849 27,164 101 Sep 18 29,307 29,626* 101* 26,728 26,758 100 26,629 26,654 100 Sep 25 31,291 32,314* 103 26,494 26,735* 101 26,461 27,731* 105 Oct 2 27,336 30,692 112 25,768 27,025 105 25,985 27,586 106 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,373 30,543 29,419 29,850 30,290 28,574 Arkansas .....................: 24,310 22,874 24,046 23,158 23,851 23,294 Delaware .....................: 3,919 3,916 3,801 3,874 4,044 3,952 Florida ......................: 1,358 1,357 1,344 1,099 1,360 1,358 Georgia ......................: 32,007 32,136 32,258 29,626 32,314 30,692 Kentucky .....................: 7,810 7,790 7,869 7,534 8,132 7,306 Louisiana ....................: 3,423 3,409 3,394 3,440 3,456 3,098 Maryland .....................: 7,375 6,998 7,008 6,876 7,232 7,450 Mississippi ..................: 18,545 18,336 19,017 18,701 17,010 17,709 North Carolina ...............: 19,688 18,832 18,671 18,842 19,708 19,116 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,422 6,274 6,332 6,639 6,583 6,336 Pennsylvania .................: 3,836 3,808 3,843 3,697 3,763 3,649 South Carolina ...............: 5,876 5,754 5,444 5,777 5,863 5,288 Texas ........................: 15,788 15,804 16,143 13,735 15,186 15,476 Virginia .....................: 6,094 6,158 6,176 6,286 6,117 5,769 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,303 19,539 19,449 18,042 18,642 18,165 : 19 State total ...............: 206,127 203,528 204,214 197,176 203,551 197,232 : Previous year total ..........: 200,648 195,627 193,228 187,892 193,476 183,016 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 104 106 105 105 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August 28, :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,336 20,939 21,520 21,402 21,298 20,019 Arkansas .....................: 21,244 20,964 20,693 20,527 21,175 20,861 Delaware .....................: 5,095 5,281 4,960 4,780 5,136 4,565 Florida ......................: 1,017 1,015 1,082 1,084 1,092 1,172 Georgia ......................: 27,529 27,425 27,164 26,654 27,731 27,586 Kentucky .....................: 6,498 6,366 5,973 5,568 6,764 6,984 Louisiana ....................: 3,028 2,978 2,927 2,969 2,974 2,775 Maryland .....................: 5,714 5,905 6,058 5,606 5,237 6,244 Mississippi ..................: 16,466 16,305 16,383 16,134 15,031 16,424 North Carolina ...............: 15,092 15,761 15,818 15,745 14,320 14,315 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,934 4,887 5,348 4,355 3,321 4,993 Pennsylvania .................: 3,076 3,223 3,170 3,143 3,119 3,174 South Carolina ...............: 5,085 4,793 4,652 4,810 4,885 5,040 Texas ........................: 13,519 13,164 13,445 14,121 13,504 13,833 Virginia .....................: 5,106 4,653 4,540 5,183 5,149 4,863 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,868 16,126 16,649 17,295 16,651 16,611 : 19 State total ...............: 170,607 169,785 170,382 169,376 167,387 169,459 : Previous year total ..........: 166,236 167,105 166,413 166,623 162,040 160,413 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 102 102 103 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.