ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 30, 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 DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 26, 2011 was 26.7 million, down 6 percent from the previous week, and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 4 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 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 Mar 26 31,500 32,819 104 26,248 27,938 106 27,322 26,744 98 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : March 19, : March 26, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,978 29,551 30,027 29,936 30,414 31,125 Arkansas .....................: 23,419 23,339 23,447 23,670 23,384 23,253 Delaware .....................: 4,002 3,899 3,853 3,810 3,888 3,882 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,359 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,653 33,090 33,447 33,291 33,153 32,819 Kentucky .....................: 8,032 7,822 7,788 7,707 7,834 7,861 Louisiana ....................: 3,379 3,409 3,440 3,409 3,440 3,471 Maryland .....................: 7,707 7,688 7,716 7,677 7,654 7,741 Mississippi ..................: 18,873 19,064 18,980 18,991 19,428 18,722 North Carolina ...............: 19,828 19,794 19,597 19,632 20,293 20,189 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,019 7,148 7,061 7,432 7,470 7,268 Pennsylvania .................: 3,675 3,732 3,861 3,984 3,921 3,648 South Carolina ...............: 5,610 5,566 5,566 5,660 5,439 5,746 Texas ........................: 15,097 15,351 15,728 15,347 15,202 15,012 Virginia .....................: 5,834 6,465 6,571 6,513 6,318 6,590 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,684 19,356 19,949 19,312 19,656 19,804 : 19 State total ...............: 207,150 206,633 208,391 207,731 208,854 208,491 : Previous year total ..........: 206,981 207,365 206,494 205,506 207,381 205,353 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 100 101 101 101 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 19, :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : March 19, : March 26, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,762 21,044 21,177 21,441 20,592 21,440 Arkansas .....................: 21,319 22,150 21,612 23,147 20,908 21,478 Delaware .....................: 5,336 4,498 5,112 4,624 4,626 4,824 Florida ......................: 1,201 1,349 1,225 1,290 1,249 1,270 Georgia ......................: 28,083 27,285 28,329 28,770 28,305 26,744 Kentucky .....................: 6,402 6,780 5,854 6,635 6,416 6,706 Louisiana ....................: 2,991 3,021 3,081 2,997 3,036 3,227 Maryland .....................: 5,874 6,758 5,621 6,226 6,533 6,041 Mississippi ..................: 15,576 16,401 15,919 16,276 16,477 16,528 North Carolina ...............: 15,731 15,202 15,799 16,277 15,819 15,782 : Oklahoma .....................: 3,814 2,973 3,638 2,559 4,131 4,837 Pennsylvania .................: 3,251 3,203 3,257 3,020 3,028 3,153 South Carolina ...............: 3,885 4,852 4,050 4,010 4,010 4,916 Texas ........................: 12,033 11,915 11,778 12,343 12,989 13,152 Virginia .....................: 4,520 4,352 4,759 4,705 4,966 5,402 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 15,695 17,022 16,527 15,978 17,406 17,388 : 19 State total ...............: 167,473 168,805 167,738 170,298 170,491 172,888 : Previous year total ..........: 165,886 168,299 169,058 170,165 169,930 169,163 : Percent of previous year .....: 101 100 99 100 100 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.