ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 11 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 12, 2011 was 28.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 11 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.3 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 27.9 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 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 Mar 12 31,691 33,291 105 26,303 27,911 106 25,946 28,724 111 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,941 30,140 30,978 29,955 29,840 29,936 Arkansas .....................: 23,426 22,979 23,419 23,263 23,546 23,810 Delaware .....................: 3,980 3,768 4,002 3,899 3,853 3,810 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,359 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,628 33,436 33,653 33,090 33,447 33,291 Kentucky .....................: 8,097 7,985 8,054 7,850 7,647 7,707 Louisiana ....................: 3,395 3,395 3,379 3,409 3,440 3,409 Maryland .....................: 7,695 7,703 7,707 7,688 7,716 7,677 Mississippi ..................: 18,965 18,376 18,736 19,064 18,623 18,991 North Carolina ...............: 19,462 19,637 19,869 19,957 19,537 19,619 : Oklahoma .....................: 6,974 7,181 7,019 7,148 7,061 7,432 Pennsylvania .................: 3,914 4,001 3,675 3,732 3,861 3,860 South Carolina ...............: 5,452 5,579 5,610 5,566 5,566 5,678 Texas ........................: 14,336 14,241 15,097 15,351 15,728 15,347 Virginia .....................: 5,971 6,081 5,834 6,465 6,571 6,513 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,191 18,475 18,684 19,356 19,949 19,565 : 19 State total ...............: 205,787 204,337 207,076 207,152 207,745 208,005 : Previous year total ..........: 204,076 205,734 206,981 207,365 206,494 205,506 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 99 100 100 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : February 5, :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,856 20,903 21,762 21,044 21,177 21,441 Arkansas .....................: 20,823 21,034 21,319 22,150 21,633 23,233 Delaware .....................: 5,002 4,579 5,336 4,498 5,112 4,624 Florida ......................: 1,229 1,202 1,201 1,349 1,225 1,290 Georgia ......................: 27,749 27,205 28,083 27,285 28,329 28,724 Kentucky .....................: 5,788 6,074 6,402 6,780 5,854 6,636 Louisiana ....................: 3,002 3,014 2,991 3,021 3,081 2,997 Maryland .....................: 5,885 5,439 5,874 6,758 5,621 6,226 Mississippi ..................: 16,293 16,123 15,576 16,401 15,919 16,276 North Carolina ...............: 15,446 15,715 15,731 15,202 15,800 16,112 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,586 5,162 3,814 2,973 3,638 2,559 Pennsylvania .................: 3,302 3,347 3,251 3,203 3,257 3,008 South Carolina ...............: 4,455 4,805 3,885 4,852 4,050 4,152 Texas ........................: 13,067 12,682 12,033 11,915 11,778 12,343 Virginia .....................: 4,971 5,459 4,520 4,352 4,759 4,705 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 14,697 15,210 15,695 17,022 16,443 15,893 : 19 State total ...............: 168,151 167,953 167,473 168,805 167,676 170,219 : Previous year total ..........: 163,279 164,631 165,886 168,299 169,058 170,165 : Percent of previous year .....: 103 102 101 100 99 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.