ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 13, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 9, 2010 was 24.8 million, down 10 percent from the previous week, but up 1 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, up slightly from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.7 million, down 9 percent from the previous week, but up 1 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 30,648* 112 25,768 27,025 105 25,985 27,586 106 Oct 9 30,699 30,705 100 24,516 24,673 101 24,510 24,761 101 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,543 29,419 29,442 30,290 28,574 29,445 Arkansas .....................: 22,874 24,046 23,158 23,851 23,294 23,561 Delaware .....................: 3,916 3,801 3,874 4,044 3,952 3,862 Florida ......................: 1,357 1,344 1,099 1,360 1,358 1,358 Georgia ......................: 32,136 32,258 29,626 32,314 30,648 30,705 Kentucky .....................: 7,790 7,869 7,290 8,132 7,306 7,510 Louisiana ....................: 3,409 3,394 3,440 3,456 3,098 3,440 Maryland .....................: 6,998 7,008 6,876 7,232 7,450 7,514 Mississippi ..................: 18,336 19,017 18,701 17,010 17,709 17,764 North Carolina ...............: 18,832 18,671 18,433 19,708 19,116 17,523 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,274 6,332 6,639 6,583 6,336 6,533 Pennsylvania .................: 3,808 3,843 3,697 3,763 3,694 3,760 South Carolina ...............: 5,754 5,444 5,777 5,863 5,288 5,127 Texas ........................: 15,809 16,149 14,074 15,184 15,474 15,771 Virginia .....................: 6,158 6,176 6,286 6,117 5,769 6,461 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,528 19,437 17,930 18,629 18,424 19,166 : 19 State total ...............: 203,522 204,208 196,342 203,536 197,490 199,500 : Previous year total ..........: 195,627 193,228 187,892 193,476 183,016 190,600 : Percent of previous year .....: 104 106 104 105 108 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 4, :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,939 21,520 21,402 21,250 20,019 20,119 Arkansas .....................: 20,964 20,693 20,527 21,175 20,861 21,087 Delaware .....................: 5,281 4,960 4,780 5,136 4,565 4,668 Florida ......................: 1,015 1,082 1,084 1,092 1,172 1,105 Georgia ......................: 27,425 27,164 26,654 27,731 27,586 24,761 Kentucky .....................: 6,366 5,973 5,568 6,764 6,984 5,900 Louisiana ....................: 2,978 2,927 2,969 2,974 2,775 3,039 Maryland .....................: 5,905 6,058 5,606 5,237 6,244 5,542 Mississippi ..................: 16,305 16,383 16,134 15,031 16,424 16,017 North Carolina ...............: 15,748 15,799 15,745 14,320 14,315 14,279 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,887 5,348 4,355 3,321 4,993 4,016 Pennsylvania .................: 3,223 3,170 3,143 3,119 3,048 2,942 South Carolina ...............: 4,779 4,610 4,810 4,885 5,040 4,746 Texas ........................: 13,169 13,450 14,125 13,508 13,838 11,942 Virginia .....................: 4,653 4,540 5,183 5,149 4,863 5,140 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,126 16,649 17,282 16,640 16,619 16,409 : 19 State total ...............: 169,763 170,326 169,367 167,332 169,346 161,712 : Previous year total ..........: 167,105 166,413 166,623 162,040 160,413 155,860 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 102 103 106 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.