ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 6, 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 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 9 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 2, 2011 was 28.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.8 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 2010 2011 year 2010 2011 year 2010 2011 year Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 27,603 101 Apr 2 31,094 33,876 109 26,221 27,818 106 26,235 28,206 108 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : March 19, : March 26, : April 2, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 29,551 30,027 29,908 30,414 31,125 30,578 Arkansas .....................: 23,339 23,447 23,670 23,384 23,253 23,582 Delaware .....................: 3,899 3,853 3,810 3,888 3,882 3,892 Florida ......................: 1,359 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,090 33,447 33,291 33,153 32,819 33,876 Kentucky .....................: 7,822 7,788 7,721 7,834 7,861 7,848 Louisiana ....................: 3,409 3,440 3,409 3,440 3,471 3,288 Maryland .....................: 7,688 7,716 7,677 7,654 7,741 7,730 Mississippi ..................: 19,064 18,980 18,991 19,428 18,722 18,583 North Carolina ...............: 19,794 19,586 19,790 20,377 20,276 19,995 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,148 7,061 7,432 7,470 7,268 7,006 Pennsylvania .................: 3,732 3,961 3,984 3,921 3,697 3,712 South Carolina ...............: 5,566 5,566 5,660 5,439 5,746 5,613 Texas ........................: 15,351 15,728 15,347 15,202 15,012 15,526 Virginia .....................: 6,465 6,571 6,513 6,318 6,590 6,593 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,356 19,949 19,312 19,656 19,804 18,614 : 19 State total ...............: 206,633 208,480 207,875 208,938 208,627 207,796 : Previous year total ..........: 207,365 206,494 205,506 207,381 205,353 204,597 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 101 101 101 102 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :February 26, : March 5, : March 12, : March 19, : March 26, : April 2, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,044 21,177 21,441 20,592 21,440 20,770 Arkansas .....................: 22,150 21,612 23,147 20,908 21,478 21,286 Delaware .....................: 4,498 5,112 4,624 4,626 4,824 5,245 Florida ......................: 1,349 1,225 1,290 1,249 1,270 1,296 Georgia ......................: 27,285 28,329 28,770 28,305 27,603 28,206 Kentucky .....................: 6,780 5,854 6,635 6,416 6,706 5,741 Louisiana ....................: 3,021 3,081 2,997 3,036 3,227 3,028 Maryland .....................: 6,758 5,621 6,226 6,533 6,041 5,573 Mississippi ..................: 16,401 15,919 16,276 16,477 16,528 16,564 North Carolina ...............: 15,202 15,799 16,277 15,819 15,782 15,454 : Oklahoma .....................: 2,973 3,638 2,559 4,131 4,837 5,206 Pennsylvania .................: 3,203 3,257 3,020 3,028 3,198 3,248 South Carolina ...............: 4,852 4,050 4,010 4,010 4,916 4,991 Texas ........................: 11,915 11,778 12,343 12,989 13,152 13,004 Virginia .....................: 4,352 4,759 4,705 4,966 5,402 5,439 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,022 16,527 15,978 17,406 17,388 17,629 : 19 State total ...............: 168,805 167,738 170,298 170,491 173,792 172,680 : Previous year total ..........: 168,299 169,058 170,165 169,930 169,163 168,526 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 99 100 100 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.