ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 10 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 5, 2011 was 28.3 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, and up 10 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.7 million, down slightly from the previous week, but 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 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 33,436* 106* 25,826 27,133* 105 26,330 27,205* 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 27,785* 106 26,205 27,285* 104 Mar 5 31,745 33,447 105 26,172 27,672 106 25,847 28,329 110 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 29, : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,439 29,941 30,140 31,010 29,955 29,840 Arkansas .....................: 22,819 23,426 22,979 23,340 23,263 23,546 Delaware .....................: 4,039 3,980 3,768 4,002 3,899 3,853 Florida ......................: 1,341 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,359 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,059 33,628 33,436 33,653 33,090 33,447 Kentucky .....................: 7,864 8,135 8,019 7,944 7,850 7,686 Louisiana ....................: 3,287 3,395 3,395 3,379 3,409 3,440 Maryland .....................: 7,635 7,695 7,703 7,707 7,688 7,716 Mississippi ..................: 18,404 18,965 18,376 18,736 19,064 18,623 North Carolina ...............: 19,673 19,462 19,637 19,636 19,957 19,537 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,016 6,974 7,181 7,019 7,148 7,061 Pennsylvania .................: 4,116 3,914 4,001 3,675 3,732 3,882 South Carolina ...............: 5,673 5,452 5,579 5,610 5,566 5,566 Texas ........................: 14,404 14,320 14,234 14,931 15,353 15,728 Virginia .....................: 5,905 5,971 6,081 5,834 6,465 6,571 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,259 19,122 18,435 18,644 19,515 19,718 : 19 State total ...............: 203,933 205,740 204,324 206,480 207,313 207,574 : Previous year total ..........: 202,304 204,076 205,734 206,981 207,365 206,494 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 101 99 100 100 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January 29, : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,000 20,856 20,903 21,762 21,044 21,765 Arkansas .....................: 20,707 20,823 21,034 21,319 22,150 21,633 Delaware .....................: 4,420 5,002 4,579 5,336 4,498 5,112 Florida ......................: 1,224 1,229 1,202 1,201 1,349 1,225 Georgia ......................: 27,323 27,749 27,205 28,083 27,285 28,329 Kentucky .....................: 5,600 5,742 6,028 6,357 6,734 5,854 Louisiana ....................: 2,915 3,002 3,014 2,991 3,021 3,081 Maryland .....................: 5,928 5,885 5,439 5,874 6,758 5,621 Mississippi ..................: 16,190 16,293 16,123 15,576 16,401 15,919 North Carolina ...............: 15,534 15,446 15,715 15,731 15,202 15,799 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,244 5,586 5,162 3,814 2,973 3,541 Pennsylvania .................: 3,207 3,302 3,347 3,251 3,203 3,280 South Carolina ...............: 4,728 4,455 4,805 3,885 4,852 4,050 Texas ........................: 13,006 13,054 12,668 12,033 11,784 11,778 Virginia .....................: 5,202 4,971 5,459 4,520 4,352 4,759 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,265 14,681 15,202 15,710 17,007 16,494 : 19 State total ...............: 168,493 168,076 167,885 167,443 168,613 168,240 : Previous year total ..........: 165,437 163,279 164,631 165,886 168,299 169,058 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 103 102 101 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.