ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 8, 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 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 4, 2010 was 27.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, and up 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.1 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 7 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 32,651* 108* 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 Dec 4 31,186 33,477 107 25,357 27,090 107 25,026 27,178 109 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 30, : November 6, :November 13, :November 20, :November 27, : December 4, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 27,785 27,727 29,397 29,358 29,324 29,501 Arkansas .....................: 22,540 22,877 23,436 23,895 23,598 23,763 Delaware .....................: 3,782 4,019 4,045 4,004 4,216 4,126 Florida ......................: 1,356 1,358 1,235 1,360 1,359 1,360 Georgia ......................: 31,292 31,721 32,651 33,066 32,749 33,477 Kentucky .....................: 8,072 7,321 7,746 7,420 7,578 7,354 Louisiana ....................: 3,425 3,319 3,486 3,470 3,395 3,395 Maryland .....................: 7,740 7,623 7,399 7,587 7,276 7,291 Mississippi ..................: 17,584 18,644 18,232 17,704 18,675 18,346 North Carolina ...............: 20,107 19,994 20,449 20,258 20,020 19,702 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,833 6,273 6,540 6,281 6,463 6,211 Pennsylvania .................: 3,621 3,881 3,788 3,802 3,876 3,877 South Carolina ...............: 5,723 5,440 5,535 5,617 5,726 5,432 Texas ........................: 15,683 15,443 15,667 15,890 16,503 15,252 Virginia .....................: 6,188 6,031 5,305 5,999 5,934 5,943 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,718 17,702 18,965 19,217 19,517 18,959 : 19 State total ...............: 200,449 199,373 203,876 204,928 206,209 203,989 : Previous year total ..........: 182,901 190,700 201,573 201,906 202,644 201,274 : Percent of previous year .....: 110 105 101 101 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : October 30, : November 6, :November 13, :November 20, :November 27, : December 4, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,051 19,741 20,394 20,245 19,051 19,825 Arkansas .....................: 21,574 20,060 20,001 20,489 21,461 20,162 Delaware .....................: 4,635 4,979 5,102 4,738 5,116 4,903 Florida ......................: 1,217 1,064 1,222 1,207 1,334 1,219 Georgia ......................: 26,876 25,273 25,363 24,284 26,705 27,178 Kentucky .....................: 6,707 5,088 6,089 5,784 5,697 6,119 Louisiana ....................: 2,874 2,947 2,986 2,985 2,906 3,057 Maryland .....................: 6,466 4,825 5,712 6,285 5,450 6,428 Mississippi ..................: 15,385 16,069 15,738 15,074 15,936 15,713 North Carolina ...............: 14,087 14,837 15,375 15,927 16,274 15,476 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,075 4,745 5,296 4,480 3,514 5,199 Pennsylvania .................: 2,893 2,951 2,855 2,935 3,150 3,069 South Carolina ...............: 4,258 4,308 5,089 5,044 4,496 4,599 Texas ........................: 13,585 12,304 12,726 13,424 12,632 13,323 Virginia .....................: 4,662 5,288 4,735 5,184 4,970 4,376 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,265 16,742 15,525 16,273 16,056 17,967 : 19 State total ...............: 165,610 161,221 164,208 164,358 164,748 168,613 : Previous year total ..........: 158,070 153,967 156,298 151,209 158,544 166,323 : Percent of previous year .....: 105 105 105 109 104 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.