ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 16, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 12, 2011 was 26.9 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly 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 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 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 Feb 12 31,630 33,723 107 25,826 27,137 105 26,330 26,875 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : February 5, :February 12, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,015 29,953 29,923 30,422 29,855 30,143 Arkansas .....................: 23,080 23,176 23,503 22,481 23,426 22,979 Delaware .....................: 4,098 4,014 4,040 4,039 3,980 3,768 Florida ......................: 1,307 1,360 1,343 1,341 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 32,949 32,769 32,685 33,059 33,628 33,723 Kentucky .....................: 7,253 7,389 6,879 8,065 8,006 8,025 Louisiana ....................: 3,348 3,395 3,395 3,287 3,395 3,395 Maryland .....................: 7,672 7,672 7,593 7,635 7,695 7,714 Mississippi ..................: 18,789 18,805 18,733 18,404 18,965 18,376 North Carolina ...............: 19,932 19,943 19,851 19,729 19,464 19,636 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,034 7,207 7,049 7,016 6,974 7,181 Pennsylvania .................: 4,031 4,073 4,073 3,892 3,914 4,006 South Carolina ...............: 5,639 5,553 5,544 5,673 5,452 5,579 Texas ........................: 15,528 15,510 15,082 14,404 14,320 14,234 Virginia .....................: 6,000 5,979 5,641 5,905 5,971 6,081 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,744 18,301 18,782 18,240 19,266 18,624 : 19 State total ...............: 205,419 205,099 204,116 203,592 205,671 204,824 : Previous year total ..........: 202,247 200,307 202,034 202,304 204,076 205,734 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 101 101 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 8, : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : February 5, :February 12, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,649 21,063 20,692 21,000 20,856 20,903 Arkansas .....................: 20,616 20,231 22,119 20,707 20,823 21,034 Delaware .....................: 4,938 4,875 5,689 4,420 5,002 4,670 Florida ......................: 1,387 1,269 1,230 1,224 1,229 1,536 Georgia ......................: 27,955 27,733 27,123 27,323 27,749 26,875 Kentucky .....................: 5,545 5,917 5,758 5,600 5,742 6,028 Louisiana ....................: 2,935 2,962 2,977 2,915 3,002 3,014 Maryland .....................: 5,937 5,796 4,866 5,928 5,885 5,775 Mississippi ..................: 16,131 16,168 16,247 16,190 16,293 16,123 North Carolina ...............: 15,388 16,030 14,841 15,534 15,446 15,715 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,424 4,953 3,515 4,244 5,481 5,162 Pennsylvania .................: 3,237 3,168 3,236 3,207 3,302 3,301 South Carolina ...............: 4,915 4,315 5,123 4,728 4,455 4,805 Texas ........................: 13,371 13,218 12,879 13,006 13,054 12,668 Virginia .....................: 4,329 4,568 4,886 5,202 4,971 4,966 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,660 15,954 16,326 17,242 14,669 15,104 : 19 State total ...............: 168,417 168,220 167,507 168,470 167,959 167,679 : Previous year total ..........: 166,836 167,240 166,113 165,437 163,279 164,631 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 101 102 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.