ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 26, 2011 was 27.3 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 4 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, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 6 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 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 33,653* 105 25,774 27,470* 107 25,852 28,083* 109 Feb 26 31,520 33,090 105 26,328 27,840 106 26,205 27,339 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22, : January 29, : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,923 30,439 29,941 30,143 31,010 29,955 Arkansas .....................: 23,503 22,819 23,426 22,979 23,340 23,263 Delaware .....................: 4,040 4,039 3,980 3,768 4,002 3,899 Florida ......................: 1,343 1,341 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,359 Georgia ......................: 32,685 33,059 33,628 33,723 33,653 33,090 Kentucky .....................: 6,879 7,864 8,135 8,025 7,944 7,850 Louisiana ....................: 3,395 3,287 3,395 3,395 3,379 3,409 Maryland .....................: 7,593 7,635 7,695 7,703 7,707 7,688 Mississippi ..................: 18,733 18,404 18,965 18,376 18,736 19,064 North Carolina ...............: 19,851 19,673 19,462 19,636 19,636 19,842 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,049 7,016 6,974 7,181 7,019 7,148 Pennsylvania .................: 4,073 4,116 3,914 4,001 3,675 3,956 South Carolina ...............: 5,544 5,673 5,452 5,579 5,610 5,566 Texas ........................: 15,082 14,404 14,320 14,234 14,931 15,353 Virginia .....................: 5,641 5,905 5,971 6,081 5,834 6,465 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,782 18,240 19,102 18,416 18,636 19,492 : 19 State total ...............: 204,116 203,914 205,720 204,600 206,472 207,399 : Previous year total ..........: 202,034 202,304 204,076 205,734 206,981 207,365 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 101 99 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 22, : January 29, : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,692 21,000 20,856 20,903 21,762 21,044 Arkansas .....................: 22,119 20,707 20,823 21,034 21,319 22,150 Delaware .....................: 5,689 4,420 5,002 4,579 5,336 4,498 Florida ......................: 1,230 1,224 1,229 1,202 1,201 1,349 Georgia ......................: 27,123 27,323 27,749 27,209 28,083 27,339 Kentucky .....................: 5,758 5,600 5,742 6,028 6,357 6,734 Louisiana ....................: 2,977 2,915 3,002 3,014 2,991 3,021 Maryland .....................: 4,866 5,928 5,885 5,439 5,874 6,758 Mississippi ..................: 16,247 16,190 16,293 16,123 15,576 16,401 North Carolina ...............: 14,841 15,534 15,446 15,715 15,731 15,200 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,515 4,244 5,586 5,162 3,814 2,973 Pennsylvania .................: 3,236 3,207 3,302 3,347 3,251 3,202 South Carolina ...............: 5,123 4,728 4,455 4,805 3,885 4,852 Texas ........................: 12,879 13,006 13,054 12,668 12,033 11,784 Virginia .....................: 4,886 5,202 4,971 5,459 4,520 3,929 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 16,326 17,242 14,669 15,172 15,686 16,987 : 19 State total ...............: 167,507 168,470 168,064 167,859 167,419 168,221 : Previous year total ..........: 166,113 165,437 163,279 164,631 165,886 168,299 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 102 103 102 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.