ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 2, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 29, 2011 was 27.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, up slightly 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 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 27,123* 105 Jan 29 31,126 33,059 106 26,030 27,244 105 26,391 27,289 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 25, : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,739 29,730 30,052 30,050 30,203 30,180 Arkansas .....................: 22,926 23,060 23,080 23,029 22,019 22,656 Delaware .....................: 4,170 4,013 4,098 4,014 4,040 4,039 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,298 1,307 1,360 1,343 1,341 Georgia ......................: 33,138 32,829 32,949 32,769 32,685 33,059 Kentucky .....................: 7,483 7,032 7,253 7,575 7,043 8,065 Louisiana ....................: 3,410 3,380 3,348 3,395 3,395 3,287 Maryland .....................: 7,581 7,600 7,672 7,672 7,593 7,635 Mississippi ..................: 18,803 18,773 18,789 18,805 18,733 18,404 North Carolina ...............: 20,082 18,938 19,932 19,993 20,114 19,729 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,475 6,509 7,034 7,207 7,049 7,016 Pennsylvania .................: 3,866 3,996 4,031 4,073 4,073 3,960 South Carolina ...............: 5,608 5,683 5,639 5,553 5,544 5,673 Texas ........................: 15,600 15,381 15,512 15,484 15,055 14,378 Virginia .....................: 5,543 5,964 6,000 5,979 5,641 5,905 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,045 18,607 18,629 18,285 18,759 18,493 : 19 State total ...............: 204,829 202,793 205,325 205,243 203,289 203,820 : Previous year total ..........: 203,723 202,676 202,247 200,307 202,034 202,304 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 100 102 102 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 and 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :December 25, : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : 2010 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,061 21,032 20,664 21,079 20,692 20,919 Arkansas .....................: 20,587 21,309 20,616 20,231 22,119 20,925 Delaware .....................: 3,770 5,387 4,938 4,875 5,689 4,420 Florida ......................: 1,253 1,135 1,387 1,269 1,230 1,224 Georgia ......................: 26,934 27,580 27,955 27,733 27,123 27,289 Kentucky .....................: 5,674 5,814 5,549 5,922 5,762 5,604 Louisiana ....................: 2,980 2,968 2,935 2,962 2,977 2,915 Maryland .....................: 6,972 5,629 5,937 5,796 4,866 5,928 Mississippi ..................: 16,200 16,213 16,131 16,168 16,247 16,190 North Carolina ...............: 15,677 15,372 15,388 16,030 14,841 15,534 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,533 3,243 4,424 4,953 3,515 4,104 Pennsylvania .................: 3,243 3,303 3,237 3,168 3,236 3,255 South Carolina ...............: 4,949 4,275 4,915 4,315 5,123 4,728 Texas ........................: 13,069 13,386 13,357 13,205 12,866 12,993 Virginia .....................: 4,572 4,371 4,329 4,568 4,886 5,202 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,440 17,550 16,647 15,937 16,295 17,155 : 19 State total ...............: 167,914 168,567 168,409 168,211 167,467 168,385 : Previous year total ..........: 167,108 169,296 166,836 167,240 166,113 165,437 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 100 101 101 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.