ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 9, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 5, 2011 was 27.7 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.1 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 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 27,279* 105 26,391 27,323* 104* Feb 5 31,757 33,628 106 25,843 27,094 105 26,042 27,749 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : February 5, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,913 30,015 29,953 30,203 30,422 29,855 Arkansas .....................: 23,060 23,080 23,176 22,019 22,656 23,426 Delaware .....................: 4,013 4,098 4,014 4,040 4,039 4,007 Florida ......................: 1,298 1,307 1,360 1,343 1,341 1,360 Georgia ......................: 32,829 32,949 32,769 32,685 33,059 33,628 Kentucky .....................: 7,032 7,253 7,517 7,043 8,065 8,006 Louisiana ....................: 3,380 3,348 3,395 3,395 3,287 3,395 Maryland .....................: 7,600 7,672 7,672 7,593 7,635 7,697 Mississippi ..................: 18,773 18,789 18,805 18,733 18,404 18,965 North Carolina ...............: 18,938 19,932 19,943 20,114 19,729 19,464 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,509 7,034 7,207 7,049 7,016 6,974 Pennsylvania .................: 3,996 4,031 4,073 4,073 3,892 3,298 South Carolina ...............: 5,683 5,639 5,553 5,544 5,673 5,452 Texas ........................: 15,397 15,528 15,510 15,082 14,404 14,320 Virginia .....................: 5,964 6,000 5,979 5,641 5,905 5,971 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,607 18,629 18,285 18,759 18,503 19,241 : 19 State total ...............: 202,992 205,304 205,211 203,316 204,030 205,059 : Previous year total ..........: 202,676 202,247 200,307 202,034 202,304 204,076 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 102 102 101 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 1, : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : February 5, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,032 20,649 21,063 20,692 21,000 20,856 Arkansas .....................: 21,309 20,616 20,231 22,119 20,707 20,823 Delaware .....................: 5,387 4,938 4,875 5,689 4,420 5,300 Florida ......................: 1,135 1,387 1,269 1,230 1,224 1,229 Georgia ......................: 27,580 27,955 27,733 27,123 27,323 27,749 Kentucky .....................: 5,814 5,549 5,922 5,762 5,604 5,742 Louisiana ....................: 2,968 2,935 2,962 2,977 2,915 3,002 Maryland .....................: 5,629 5,937 5,796 4,866 5,928 5,662 Mississippi ..................: 16,213 16,131 16,168 16,247 16,190 16,293 North Carolina ...............: 15,372 15,388 16,030 14,841 15,534 15,446 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,243 4,424 4,953 3,515 4,244 5,481 Pennsylvania .................: 3,303 3,237 3,168 3,236 3,207 3,328 South Carolina ...............: 4,275 4,915 4,315 5,123 4,728 4,455 Texas ........................: 13,386 13,371 13,218 12,879 13,006 13,054 Virginia .....................: 4,371 4,329 4,568 4,886 5,202 4,849 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,550 16,647 15,937 16,296 17,177 14,676 : 19 State total ...............: 168,567 168,408 168,208 167,481 168,409 167,945 : Previous year total ..........: 169,296 166,836 167,240 166,113 165,437 163,279 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 101 101 101 102 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.