ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 3, 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 30, 2010 was 26.9 million, up 9 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 30.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 12 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, up 5 percent from the previous week and up 3 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 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 31,686* 103* 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 Oct 30 27,685 30,905 112 25,856 26,621 103 25,302 26,875 106 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : October 23, : October 30, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,292 28,544 29,030 28,620 29,381 27,729 Arkansas .....................: 24,039 22,821 23,285 23,350 22,462 22,088 Delaware .....................: 4,044 3,952 3,862 3,336 4,046 3,782 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,358 1,358 1,095 1,220 1,356 Georgia ......................: 32,314 30,322 31,686 30,223 30,733 30,905 Kentucky .....................: 8,197 7,373 7,421 7,455 7,952 7,768 Louisiana ....................: 3,456 3,098 3,440 3,424 3,098 3,254 Maryland .....................: 7,232 7,450 7,514 7,148 6,910 7,740 Mississippi ..................: 18,049 17,418 17,970 18,527 18,152 17,584 North Carolina ...............: 19,762 19,203 18,196 18,831 19,807 19,894 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,583 6,336 6,533 6,306 6,795 6,833 Pennsylvania .................: 3,763 3,694 3,622 3,718 3,513 3,680 South Carolina ...............: 6,021 5,202 5,189 5,323 5,551 5,723 Texas ........................: 15,184 15,474 15,771 14,343 14,791 15,087 Virginia .....................: 6,195 5,769 6,073 6,229 6,366 6,188 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,624 18,424 19,203 17,960 18,358 18,594 : 19 State total ...............: 205,115 196,438 200,153 195,888 199,135 198,205 : Previous year total ..........: 193,476 183,016 190,600 186,101 188,815 182,901 : Percent of previous year .....: 106 107 105 105 105 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :September 25,: October 2, : October 9, : October 16, : October 23, : October 30, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,250 20,019 19,989 20,902 20,340 20,051 Arkansas .....................: 21,175 20,861 21,101 20,826 19,788 21,510 Delaware .....................: 5,136 4,565 4,668 4,837 4,289 4,635 Florida ......................: 1,092 1,172 1,105 1,149 1,101 1,217 Georgia ......................: 27,731 27,586 24,744 28,139 24,565 26,875 Kentucky .....................: 6,767 6,984 5,899 7,125 5,209 6,735 Louisiana ....................: 2,974 2,775 3,039 3,053 2,748 2,874 Maryland .....................: 5,237 6,244 5,542 6,642 6,718 6,466 Mississippi ..................: 15,031 16,424 16,017 15,492 14,580 15,385 North Carolina ...............: 14,320 14,315 14,585 14,715 15,001 14,087 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,321 4,993 4,016 4,488 4,712 4,075 Pennsylvania .................: 3,119 3,048 2,908 2,958 2,938 2,945 South Carolina ...............: 4,885 5,040 4,705 4,803 5,376 4,258 Texas ........................: 13,508 13,838 11,942 12,916 13,206 13,556 Virginia .....................: 5,149 4,863 5,436 4,698 4,591 4,662 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,652 16,619 16,561 16,402 16,365 16,385 : 19 State total ...............: 167,347 169,346 162,257 169,145 161,527 165,716 : Previous year total ..........: 162,040 160,413 155,860 160,297 150,963 158,070 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 106 104 106 107 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.