ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 27, 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 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 23, 2011 was 28.2 million, up 1 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 33.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.2 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, and up 9 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 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 27,833 106 26,235 28,221 108 Apr 9 32,011 33,408 104 26,318 27,866 106 26,907 27,898 104 Apr 16 31,808 33,304 105 26,184 27,308 104 26,376 27,852 106 Apr 23 31,695 33,768 107 25,910 28,244 109 25,736 28,182 110 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 19, : March 26, : April 2, : April 9, : April 16, : April 23, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,208 31,067 29,908 30,544 31,264 29,960 Arkansas .....................: 23,384 23,252 23,580 23,776 23,464 23,681 Delaware .....................: 3,888 3,882 3,892 3,858 3,902 3,903 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,344 1,221 Georgia ......................: 33,153 32,819 33,876 33,408 33,304 33,768 Kentucky .....................: 7,763 7,965 7,968 7,862 7,651 7,918 Louisiana ....................: 3,440 3,471 3,288 3,440 3,440 3,334 Maryland .....................: 7,654 7,741 7,730 7,747 7,749 7,733 Mississippi ..................: 19,459 19,549 19,380 19,413 19,520 19,382 North Carolina ...............: 20,494 20,276 19,995 20,495 20,584 20,214 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,270 7,268 7,006 7,310 7,219 7,182 Pennsylvania .................: 3,914 3,697 3,546 3,510 3,461 3,743 South Carolina ...............: 5,439 5,746 5,268 5,353 5,496 5,478 Texas ........................: 15,166 14,977 15,633 15,528 15,446 15,640 Virginia .....................: 6,318 6,590 6,593 6,315 6,040 6,232 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,653 19,722 18,625 19,147 19,239 19,292 : 19 State total ...............: 208,563 209,382 207,648 209,066 209,123 208,681 : Previous year total ..........: 207,915 205,735 204,921 209,257 206,893 207,422 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 102 101 100 101 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 19, : March 26, : April 2, : April 9, : April 16, : April 23, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,592 21,440 20,827 21,456 21,978 21,592 Arkansas .....................: 20,908 21,478 21,296 20,131 21,847 21,231 Delaware .....................: 4,626 4,824 5,245 4,325 4,634 4,663 Florida ......................: 1,249 1,270 1,296 1,243 1,243 1,252 Georgia ......................: 28,305 27,603 28,221 27,898 27,852 28,182 Kentucky .....................: 6,497 6,766 5,746 6,255 6,937 6,771 Louisiana ....................: 3,036 3,227 3,028 3,005 3,064 2,921 Maryland .....................: 6,533 6,041 5,547 6,226 6,221 6,320 Mississippi ..................: 16,447 16,528 16,560 16,967 17,133 16,695 North Carolina ...............: 15,819 15,782 15,475 16,753 15,874 16,194 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,131 4,837 5,206 5,531 4,199 3,740 Pennsylvania .................: 3,032 3,206 3,229 3,117 2,982 2,816 South Carolina ...............: 4,010 4,916 4,991 4,375 5,069 4,480 Texas ........................: 13,007 13,170 12,976 12,894 12,608 13,294 Virginia .....................: 4,966 5,402 5,439 5,316 5,532 5,112 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,429 17,362 17,701 17,199 16,704 17,291 : 19 State total ...............: 170,587 173,852 172,783 172,691 173,877 172,554 : Previous year total ..........: 170,235 169,700 168,989 171,651 169,539 169,643 : Percent of previous year .....: 100 102 102 101 103 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.