ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 22, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 18, 2010 was 27.7 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 5 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 1 percent from the previous week and up 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 5 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 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 33,041* 106* 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 Dec 11 31,146 33,031* 106 25,697 27,322* 106 25,688 27,160* 106 Dec 18 31,147 33,461 107 26,213 27,496 105 26,389 27,692 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :November 13, :November 20, :November 27, : December 4, :December 11, :December 18, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,397 29,358 30,049 29,501 29,788 29,994 Arkansas .....................: 23,436 23,072 22,822 23,007 23,197 23,072 Delaware .....................: 4,045 4,004 4,216 4,150 4,181 4,090 Florida ......................: 1,235 1,360 1,359 1,360 1,310 1,236 Georgia ......................: 32,651 33,066 33,041 33,477 33,031 33,461 Kentucky .....................: 7,704 7,558 7,680 7,184 7,625 7,128 Louisiana ....................: 3,486 3,470 3,395 3,395 3,364 3,425 Maryland .....................: 7,399 7,587 7,276 7,291 7,661 7,653 Mississippi ..................: 18,232 18,477 18,675 18,346 18,727 17,903 North Carolina ...............: 20,449 20,437 20,311 19,702 19,874 19,933 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,540 6,281 6,463 6,211 6,307 6,437 Pennsylvania .................: 3,788 3,957 3,876 3,959 4,050 3,959 South Carolina ...............: 5,535 5,617 5,726 5,432 5,587 5,585 Texas ........................: 15,687 15,910 16,523 15,272 15,698 15,745 Virginia .....................: 5,305 5,999 5,934 5,943 5,951 5,655 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,940 19,212 19,511 18,637 19,113 18,935 : 19 State total ...............: 203,829 205,365 206,857 202,867 205,464 204,211 : Previous year total ..........: 201,573 201,906 202,644 201,274 205,271 204,677 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 102 102 101 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :November 13, :November 20, :November 27, : December 4, :December 11, :December 18, : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 : 2010 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,394 20,245 19,051 19,825 20,107 21,107 Arkansas .....................: 20,001 20,489 21,461 20,162 21,159 20,771 Delaware .....................: 5,102 4,738 5,116 4,967 5,663 4,452 Florida ......................: 1,222 1,207 1,334 1,219 1,207 1,183 Georgia ......................: 25,363 24,284 26,705 27,178 27,160 27,692 Kentucky .....................: 6,196 5,890 5,804 5,981 6,624 6,355 Louisiana ....................: 2,986 2,985 2,906 3,057 3,022 3,012 Maryland .....................: 5,712 6,285 5,450 6,364 5,145 6,745 Mississippi ..................: 15,738 15,118 15,936 15,713 16,160 16,301 North Carolina ...............: 15,375 15,927 16,274 15,476 15,943 16,236 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,296 4,480 3,514 4,975 3,310 4,543 Pennsylvania .................: 2,835 2,935 3,151 3,081 3,180 3,175 South Carolina ...............: 5,089 5,044 4,496 4,599 4,656 4,117 Texas ........................: 12,745 13,442 12,651 13,339 13,588 14,021 Virginia .....................: 4,735 5,184 4,970 4,376 5,249 4,355 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 15,532 16,258 16,069 17,967 16,877 15,733 : 19 State total ...............: 164,321 164,511 164,888 168,279 169,050 169,798 : Previous year total ..........: 156,298 151,209 158,544 166,323 167,012 168,345 : Percent of previous year .....: 105 109 104 101 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.