ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 20, 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 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 16, 2010 was 28.1 million, up 14 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.1 million, up 10 percent from the previous week and up 4 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 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 30,319* 99* 24,516 24,655* 101 24,510 24,744* 101 Oct 16 28,659 30,223 105 26,070 27,130 104 26,509 28,139 106 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,419 29,442 30,292 28,574 29,445 28,620 Arkansas .....................: 24,046 23,158 24,039 23,294 23,216 23,350 Delaware .....................: 3,801 3,874 4,044 3,952 3,862 3,336 Florida ......................: 1,344 1,099 1,360 1,358 1,358 1,095 Georgia ......................: 32,258 29,626 32,314 30,648 30,319 30,223 Kentucky .....................: 7,869 7,315 8,145 7,306 7,510 7,427 Louisiana ....................: 3,394 3,440 3,456 3,098 3,440 3,424 Maryland .....................: 7,008 6,876 7,232 7,450 7,514 7,145 Mississippi ..................: 19,017 18,701 18,049 17,709 17,605 18,527 North Carolina ...............: 18,671 18,433 19,762 19,116 17,523 18,831 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,332 6,639 6,583 6,336 6,533 6,306 Pennsylvania .................: 3,843 3,697 3,763 3,694 3,622 3,829 South Carolina ...............: 5,444 5,777 6,021 5,288 5,127 5,313 Texas ........................: 16,149 14,074 15,184 15,474 15,771 14,343 Virginia .....................: 6,176 6,286 6,195 5,769 6,461 6,229 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,437 17,930 18,629 18,424 19,124 18,097 : 19 State total ...............: 204,208 196,367 205,068 197,490 198,430 196,095 : Previous year total ..........: 193,228 187,892 193,476 183,016 190,600 186,101 : Percent of previous year .....: 106 105 106 108 104 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 11,:September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,520 21,402 21,250 20,019 19,989 20,902 Arkansas .....................: 20,693 20,527 21,175 20,861 21,101 20,825 Delaware .....................: 4,960 4,780 5,136 4,565 4,668 4,709 Florida ......................: 1,082 1,084 1,092 1,172 1,105 1,149 Georgia ......................: 27,164 26,654 27,731 27,586 24,744 28,139 Kentucky .....................: 5,976 5,572 6,767 6,984 5,899 7,101 Louisiana ....................: 2,927 2,969 2,974 2,775 3,039 3,053 Maryland .....................: 6,058 5,606 5,237 6,244 5,542 6,761 Mississippi ..................: 16,383 16,134 15,031 16,424 16,017 15,492 North Carolina ...............: 15,721 15,745 14,320 14,315 14,585 14,715 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,348 4,355 3,321 4,993 4,016 4,488 Pennsylvania .................: 3,170 3,143 3,119 3,048 2,908 3,054 South Carolina ...............: 4,610 4,810 4,885 5,040 4,705 4,803 Texas ........................: 13,450 14,125 13,508 13,838 11,942 12,916 Virginia .....................: 4,618 5,183 5,149 4,863 5,436 4,698 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,649 17,282 16,652 16,619 16,551 16,403 : 19 State total ...............: 170,329 169,371 167,347 169,346 162,247 169,208 : Previous year total ..........: 166,413 166,623 162,040 160,413 155,860 160,297 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 103 106 104 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.