ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 27, 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 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 23, 2010 was 24.6 million, down 13 percent from the previous week, but up 9 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 2 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.5 million, down 6 percent from the previous week, but up 12 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 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 30,322* 111* 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 Oct 23 29,746 30,733 103 22,681 25,451 112 22,529 24,565 109 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : October 23, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,442 30,292 28,544 29,445 28,620 29,381 Arkansas .....................: 23,158 24,039 22,821 23,216 23,350 22,462 Delaware .....................: 3,874 4,044 3,952 3,862 3,336 3,747 Florida ......................: 1,099 1,360 1,358 1,358 1,095 1,220 Georgia ......................: 29,626 32,314 30,322 30,319 30,223 30,733 Kentucky .....................: 7,315 8,197 7,373 7,510 7,455 7,952 Louisiana ....................: 3,440 3,456 3,098 3,440 3,424 3,098 Maryland .....................: 6,876 7,232 7,450 7,514 7,148 6,910 Mississippi ..................: 18,701 18,049 17,418 17,605 18,527 18,152 North Carolina ...............: 18,432 19,762 19,203 17,523 18,831 19,807 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,639 6,583 6,336 6,533 6,306 6,795 Pennsylvania .................: 3,697 3,763 3,694 3,622 3,718 3,924 South Carolina ...............: 5,777 6,021 5,288 5,127 5,313 5,465 Texas ........................: 14,074 15,184 15,474 15,771 14,343 14,791 Virginia .....................: 6,286 6,195 5,769 6,461 6,229 6,366 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,930 18,624 18,424 19,124 17,960 18,209 : 19 State total ...............: 196,366 205,115 196,524 198,430 195,878 199,012 : Previous year total ..........: 187,892 193,476 183,016 190,600 186,101 188,815 : Percent of previous year .....: 105 106 107 104 105 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 18,:September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : October 23, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,402 21,250 20,019 19,989 20,902 20,438 Arkansas .....................: 20,527 21,175 20,861 21,101 20,826 19,788 Delaware .....................: 4,780 5,136 4,565 4,668 4,837 4,334 Florida ......................: 1,084 1,092 1,172 1,105 1,149 1,101 Georgia ......................: 26,654 27,731 27,586 24,744 28,139 24,565 Kentucky .....................: 5,572 6,767 6,984 5,899 7,125 5,209 Louisiana ....................: 2,969 2,974 2,775 3,039 3,053 2,748 Maryland .....................: 5,606 5,237 6,244 5,542 6,642 6,574 Mississippi ..................: 16,134 15,031 16,424 16,017 15,492 14,580 North Carolina ...............: 15,745 14,320 14,315 14,585 14,715 15,001 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,355 3,321 4,993 4,016 4,488 4,712 Pennsylvania .................: 3,143 3,119 3,048 2,908 2,958 2,959 South Carolina ...............: 4,810 4,885 5,040 4,705 4,803 5,376 Texas ........................: 14,125 13,508 13,838 11,942 12,916 13,206 Virginia .....................: 5,183 5,149 4,863 5,436 4,698 4,591 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,282 16,652 16,619 16,551 16,402 16,364 : 19 State total ...............: 169,371 167,347 169,346 162,247 169,145 161,546 : Previous year total ..........: 166,623 162,040 160,413 155,860 160,297 150,963 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 103 106 104 106 107 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.