ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 1, 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 10 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 27, 2010 was 26.7 million, up 10 percent from the previous week and up 10 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 10 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 Oct 16 28,659 30,476 106 26,070 27,286 105 26,509 28,139 106 Oct 23 29,746 31,020 104 22,681 25,558 113 22,529 24,565 109 Oct 30 27,685 31,292 113 25,856 26,822 104 25,302 26,876 106 Nov 6 28,934 31,721 110 24,014 25,462 106 23,552 25,273 107 Nov 13 30,152 32,806 109 25,063 25,955 104 25,074 25,363 101 Nov 20 30,497 33,066 108 23,148 26,132 113 22,950 24,284 106 Nov 27 31,283 32,749 105 24,115 26,613 110 24,282 26,705 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 23, : October 30, : November 6, :November 13, :November 20, :November 27, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,357 27,785 27,727 29,869 29,358 29,324 Arkansas .....................: 22,925 22,540 22,877 23,539 23,895 23,598 Delaware .....................: 4,046 3,782 4,019 4,045 4,004 4,216 Florida ......................: 1,220 1,356 1,358 1,235 1,360 1,359 Georgia ......................: 31,020 31,292 31,721 32,806 33,066 32,749 Kentucky .....................: 7,929 8,072 7,321 7,622 7,420 7,578 Louisiana ....................: 3,412 3,425 3,319 3,486 3,470 3,395 Maryland .....................: 6,910 7,740 7,623 7,399 7,587 7,276 Mississippi ..................: 18,152 17,584 18,644 18,232 17,704 18,675 North Carolina ...............: 19,505 20,107 19,994 20,164 20,258 20,020 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,795 6,833 6,273 6,540 6,281 6,554 Pennsylvania .................: 3,513 3,621 3,751 3,788 3,639 3,786 South Carolina ...............: 5,551 5,723 5,440 5,535 5,617 5,726 Texas ........................: 14,803 15,683 15,443 15,455 15,890 16,503 Virginia .....................: 6,366 6,188 6,031 5,305 5,999 5,934 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,367 18,718 17,702 18,965 19,217 19,208 : 19 State total ...............: 199,871 200,449 199,243 203,985 204,765 205,901 : Previous year total ..........: 188,815 182,901 190,700 201,573 201,906 202,644 : Percent of previous year .....: 106 110 104 101 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 23, : October 30, : November 6, :November 13, :November 20, :November 27, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,340 20,051 19,741 20,394 20,245 19,051 Arkansas .....................: 19,771 21,574 20,060 20,001 20,489 21,647 Delaware .....................: 4,289 4,635 4,979 5,102 4,738 5,116 Florida ......................: 1,101 1,217 1,064 1,222 1,207 1,334 Georgia ......................: 24,565 26,876 25,273 25,363 24,284 26,705 Kentucky .....................: 5,165 6,707 5,088 6,089 5,784 5,997 Louisiana ....................: 2,748 2,874 2,947 2,986 2,985 2,906 Maryland .....................: 6,718 6,466 4,825 5,712 6,285 5,292 Mississippi ..................: 14,580 15,385 16,069 15,738 15,074 15,936 North Carolina ...............: 15,001 14,087 14,837 15,375 15,927 16,274 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,712 4,075 4,745 5,296 4,480 3,346 Pennsylvania .................: 2,938 2,893 2,951 2,855 2,930 2,995 South Carolina ...............: 5,376 4,258 4,308 5,089 5,044 4,496 Texas ........................: 13,235 13,585 12,304 12,726 13,424 12,632 Virginia .....................: 4,591 4,662 5,288 4,735 5,184 4,970 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,358 16,265 16,742 15,525 16,273 16,020 : 19 State total ...............: 161,488 165,610 161,221 164,208 164,353 164,717 : Previous year total ..........: 150,963 158,070 153,967 156,298 151,209 158,544 : Percent of previous year .....: 107 105 105 105 109 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.