ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 23, 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 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 19, 2011 was 28.1 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 9 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 5 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 7 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 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 27,209* 103* Feb 19 31,902 33,630 105 25,774 27,468 107 25,852 28,085 109 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 15, : January 22, : January 29, : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,953 29,923 30,439 29,855 30,143 31,010 Arkansas .....................: 23,176 23,503 22,819 23,426 22,979 23,340 Delaware .....................: 4,014 4,040 4,039 3,980 3,768 4,002 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,343 1,341 1,360 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 32,769 32,685 33,059 33,628 33,723 33,630 Kentucky .....................: 7,389 6,879 7,864 8,006 8,025 7,944 Louisiana ....................: 3,395 3,395 3,287 3,395 3,395 3,379 Maryland .....................: 7,672 7,593 7,635 7,695 7,703 7,707 Mississippi ..................: 18,805 18,733 18,404 18,965 18,376 18,736 North Carolina ...............: 19,943 19,851 19,673 19,464 19,636 19,644 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,207 7,049 7,016 6,974 7,181 7,019 Pennsylvania .................: 4,073 4,073 3,892 3,914 4,001 3,880 South Carolina ...............: 5,553 5,544 5,673 5,452 5,579 5,610 Texas ........................: 15,510 15,082 14,404 14,320 14,234 14,931 Virginia .....................: 5,979 5,641 5,905 5,971 6,081 6,110 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,301 18,782 18,240 19,266 18,606 18,868 : 19 State total ...............: 205,099 204,116 203,690 205,671 204,790 207,170 : Previous year total ..........: 200,307 202,034 202,304 204,076 205,734 206,981 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 101 101 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 15, : January 22, : January 29, : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,063 20,692 21,000 20,856 20,903 21,762 Arkansas .....................: 20,231 22,119 20,707 20,823 21,034 21,319 Delaware .....................: 4,875 5,689 4,420 5,002 4,579 5,336 Florida ......................: 1,269 1,230 1,224 1,229 1,202 1,201 Georgia ......................: 27,733 27,123 27,323 27,749 27,209 28,085 Kentucky .....................: 5,917 5,758 5,600 5,742 6,028 6,357 Louisiana ....................: 2,962 2,977 2,915 3,002 3,014 2,991 Maryland .....................: 5,796 4,866 5,928 5,885 5,439 5,874 Mississippi ..................: 16,168 16,247 16,190 16,293 16,123 15,576 North Carolina ...............: 16,030 14,841 15,534 15,446 15,715 15,731 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,953 3,515 4,244 5,586 5,162 3,814 Pennsylvania .................: 3,168 3,236 3,207 3,302 3,347 3,151 South Carolina ...............: 4,315 5,123 4,728 4,455 4,805 3,885 Texas ........................: 13,218 12,879 13,006 13,054 12,668 12,033 Virginia .....................: 4,568 4,886 5,202 4,971 5,459 4,533 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 15,954 16,326 17,242 14,669 15,104 15,760 : 19 State total ...............: 168,220 167,507 168,470 168,064 167,791 167,408 : Previous year total ..........: 167,240 166,113 165,437 163,279 164,631 165,886 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 102 103 102 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.