ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 19, 2011 was 28.3 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.2 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 27.6 million, down 1 percent 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 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 28,770* 111 Mar 19 31,701 33,153 105 25,990 27,584 106 26,433 28,305 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : March 19, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,140 30,978 29,551 29,840 29,936 30,414 Arkansas .....................: 22,979 23,419 23,339 23,546 23,810 23,418 Delaware .....................: 3,768 4,002 3,899 3,853 3,810 3,888 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,360 1,359 1,360 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,436 33,653 33,090 33,447 33,291 33,153 Kentucky .....................: 7,985 8,032 7,822 7,647 7,707 7,878 Louisiana ....................: 3,395 3,379 3,409 3,440 3,409 3,440 Maryland .....................: 7,703 7,707 7,688 7,716 7,677 7,654 Mississippi ..................: 18,376 18,873 19,064 18,623 18,991 19,428 North Carolina ...............: 19,637 19,828 19,794 19,596 19,632 20,293 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,181 7,019 7,148 7,061 7,432 7,470 Pennsylvania .................: 4,001 3,675 3,732 3,861 3,984 3,815 South Carolina ...............: 5,579 5,610 5,566 5,566 5,660 5,439 Texas ........................: 14,241 15,097 15,351 15,728 15,347 15,202 Virginia .....................: 6,081 5,834 6,465 6,571 6,513 6,318 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,475 18,684 19,356 19,949 19,312 19,274 : 19 State total ...............: 204,337 207,150 206,633 207,804 207,871 208,444 : Previous year total ..........: 205,734 206,981 207,365 206,494 205,506 207,381 : Percent of previous year .....: 99 100 100 101 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 12, :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : March 19, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,903 21,762 21,044 21,177 21,441 20,592 Arkansas .....................: 21,034 21,319 22,150 21,633 23,233 20,908 Delaware .....................: 4,579 5,336 4,498 5,112 4,624 4,626 Florida ......................: 1,202 1,201 1,349 1,225 1,290 1,249 Georgia ......................: 27,205 28,083 27,285 28,329 28,770 28,305 Kentucky .....................: 6,074 6,402 6,780 5,854 6,635 6,286 Louisiana ....................: 3,014 2,991 3,021 3,081 2,997 3,036 Maryland .....................: 5,439 5,874 6,758 5,621 6,226 6,533 Mississippi ..................: 16,123 15,576 16,401 15,919 16,276 16,477 North Carolina ...............: 15,715 15,731 15,202 15,799 16,277 15,819 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,162 3,814 2,973 3,638 2,559 4,131 Pennsylvania .................: 3,347 3,251 3,203 3,257 3,020 3,060 South Carolina ...............: 4,805 3,885 4,852 4,050 4,010 4,010 Texas ........................: 12,682 12,033 11,915 11,778 12,343 12,989 Virginia .....................: 5,459 4,520 4,352 4,759 4,705 4,966 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 15,210 15,695 17,022 16,527 15,978 17,406 : 19 State total ...............: 167,953 167,473 168,805 167,759 170,384 170,393 : Previous year total ..........: 164,631 165,886 168,299 169,058 170,165 169,930 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 100 99 100 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.