ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 26, 2011 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 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 22, 2011 was 27.2 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 5 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 slightly from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but 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 Dec 18 31,147 33,500 108 26,213 27,482 105 26,389 27,679 105 Dec 25 31,173 33,138 106 25,967 27,706 107 26,160 26,934 103 Jan 1 31,185 32,829 105 25,866 27,425 106 26,152 27,580 105 Jan 8 31,594 32,949 104 25,767 27,864 108 26,186 27,955 107 Jan 15 31,331 32,769* 105 25,745 27,581* 107 26,707 27,733* 104 Jan 22 31,567 32,685 104 25,792 27,182 105 25,827 27,207 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 18, :December 25, : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,008 29,733 29,730 29,152 30,050 30,203 Arkansas .....................: 23,111 22,926 23,060 23,003 23,029 22,019 Delaware .....................: 4,090 4,170 4,013 4,098 4,014 4,040 Florida ......................: 1,236 1,360 1,298 1,307 1,360 1,343 Georgia ......................: 33,500 33,138 32,829 32,949 32,769 32,685 Kentucky .....................: 6,741 7,483 7,173 7,430 7,575 7,043 Louisiana ....................: 3,425 3,410 3,380 3,348 3,395 3,395 Maryland .....................: 7,653 7,581 7,600 7,672 7,672 7,593 Mississippi ..................: 18,801 18,803 18,773 18,789 18,805 18,733 North Carolina ...............: 19,897 20,082 18,938 20,020 19,993 20,114 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,437 6,475 6,509 7,034 7,207 7,049 Pennsylvania .................: 4,044 3,866 3,996 4,031 4,073 4,063 South Carolina ...............: 5,585 5,608 5,683 5,639 5,553 5,544 Texas ........................: 15,726 15,600 15,381 15,512 15,484 15,055 Virginia .....................: 5,655 5,543 5,964 6,000 5,979 5,641 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,881 19,045 18,607 18,629 18,285 18,566 : 19 State total ...............: 204,790 204,823 202,934 204,613 205,243 203,086 : Previous year total ..........: 204,677 203,723 202,676 202,247 200,307 202,034 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 101 100 101 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 18, :December 25, : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : 2010 : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,106 21,061 21,032 20,664 21,079 20,810 Arkansas .....................: 20,876 20,587 21,309 20,616 20,231 22,170 Delaware .....................: 4,452 3,770 5,387 4,938 4,875 5,689 Florida ......................: 1,183 1,253 1,135 1,387 1,269 1,230 Georgia ......................: 27,679 26,934 27,580 27,955 27,733 27,207 Kentucky .....................: 6,293 5,674 5,814 5,549 5,922 5,762 Louisiana ....................: 3,012 2,980 2,968 2,935 3,064 2,977 Maryland .....................: 7,653 6,972 5,629 5,937 5,796 4,866 Mississippi ..................: 16,301 16,200 16,213 16,131 16,168 16,247 North Carolina ...............: 16,236 15,677 15,372 15,388 16,030 14,841 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,543 4,533 3,243 4,424 4,953 3,515 Pennsylvania .................: 3,156 3,243 3,303 3,237 3,157 3,261 South Carolina ...............: 4,117 4,949 4,275 4,915 4,315 5,123 Texas ........................: 14,009 13,069 13,386 13,357 13,205 12,866 Virginia .....................: 4,299 4,572 4,371 4,329 4,568 4,886 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 15,735 16,440 17,550 16,647 15,937 16,256 : 19 State total ...............: 170,650 167,914 168,567 168,409 168,302 167,706 : Previous year total ..........: 168,345 167,108 169,296 166,836 167,240 166,113 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 100 100 101 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.