ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 4, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 30, 2011 was 28.6 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, and up 5 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 1 percent 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, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set 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 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 Apr 30 31,665 33,304 105 26,683 27,865 104 27,144 28,614 105 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 26, : April 2, : April 9, : April 16, : April 23, : April 30, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 31,067 30,239 29,704 31,264 29,960 29,611 Arkansas .....................: 23,252 23,580 23,776 23,464 23,681 23,333 Delaware .....................: 3,882 3,892 3,858 3,902 3,850 3,811 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,360 1,360 1,344 1,221 1,360 Georgia ......................: 32,819 33,876 33,408 33,304 33,768 33,304 Kentucky .....................: 7,965 7,997 7,745 7,651 7,918 7,687 Louisiana ....................: 3,471 3,288 3,440 3,440 3,334 3,288 Maryland .....................: 7,741 7,730 7,747 7,749 7,733 7,738 Mississippi ..................: 19,549 19,380 19,413 19,520 19,382 19,399 North Carolina ...............: 20,276 19,995 20,495 20,584 20,214 20,441 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,268 7,006 7,310 7,219 7,182 7,033 Pennsylvania .................: 3,697 3,546 3,691 3,461 3,839 3,753 South Carolina ...............: 5,746 5,268 5,353 5,496 5,478 5,271 Texas ........................: 14,977 15,633 15,528 15,446 15,640 15,489 Virginia .....................: 6,590 6,593 6,315 6,040 6,232 6,685 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 19,722 18,625 19,147 19,239 19,292 19,654 : 19 State total ...............: 209,382 208,008 208,290 209,123 208,724 207,857 : Previous year total ..........: 205,735 204,921 209,257 206,893 207,422 207,319 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 100 101 101 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : March 26, : April 2, : April 9, : April 16, : April 23, : April 30, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 21,440 20,827 21,456 21,978 21,592 20,955 Arkansas .....................: 21,478 21,296 20,131 21,847 21,231 22,009 Delaware .....................: 4,824 5,245 4,325 4,634 4,614 4,633 Florida ......................: 1,270 1,296 1,243 1,243 1,252 1,317 Georgia ......................: 27,603 28,221 27,898 27,852 28,182 28,614 Kentucky .....................: 6,766 5,746 6,255 6,937 6,771 6,847 Louisiana ....................: 3,227 3,028 3,005 3,064 2,921 3,029 Maryland .....................: 6,041 5,547 6,226 6,221 6,355 6,403 Mississippi ..................: 16,528 16,560 16,967 17,133 16,695 16,666 North Carolina ...............: 15,782 15,475 16,753 15,874 16,215 16,769 : Oklahoma .....................: 4,837 5,206 5,531 4,199 3,740 5,022 Pennsylvania .................: 3,206 3,229 3,117 2,982 2,809 3,013 South Carolina ...............: 4,916 4,991 4,375 5,069 4,480 3,957 Texas ........................: 13,170 12,976 12,894 12,608 13,294 13,205 Virginia .....................: 5,402 5,439 5,316 5,532 5,112 4,906 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,362 17,701 17,199 16,704 17,291 15,981 : 19 State total ...............: 173,852 172,783 172,691 173,877 172,554 173,326 : Previous year total ..........: 169,700 168,989 171,651 169,539 169,643 172,617 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 102 101 103 102 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.