ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 11, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 7, 2011 was 28.5 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.1 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 Chicks Hatched Chicks Placed % of % of % of Week prev. prev. prev. Ended 2010 2011 year 2010 2011 year 2010 2011 year Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 33,825 107 25,910 28,287 109 25,736 28,182 110 Apr 30 31,665 33,368 105 26,683 27,839 104 27,144 28,637 106 May 7 31,765 33,663 106 26,568 28,078 106 26,867 28,527 106 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 2, : April 9, : April 16, : April 23, : April 30, : May 7, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 eggs : Alabama ......................: 30,239 29,704 30,293 29,960 29,611 29,861 Arkansas .....................: 23,580 23,776 23,630 23,681 23,061 23,583 Delaware .....................: 3,892 3,858 3,902 3,850 3,811 3,860 Florida ......................: 1,360 1,360 1,344 1,221 1,360 1,360 Georgia ......................: 33,876 33,408 33,304 33,825 33,368 33,663 Kentucky .....................: 7,997 7,830 7,560 7,918 7,687 8,011 Louisiana ....................: 3,288 3,440 3,440 3,334 3,288 3,394 Maryland .....................: 7,730 7,747 7,749 7,733 7,738 7,725 Mississippi ..................: 19,350 19,413 19,520 19,384 19,289 19,019 North Carolina ...............: 19,995 20,495 20,584 20,214 20,441 20,284 : Oklahoma .....................: 7,006 7,310 7,219 7,182 7,033 7,073 Pennsylvania .................: 3,546 3,691 3,541 3,839 3,753 3,847 South Carolina ...............: 5,268 5,353 5,496 5,478 5,271 5,422 Texas ........................: 15,661 15,556 15,591 15,658 15,527 15,355 Virginia .....................: 6,593 6,315 6,373 6,232 6,685 6,251 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 18,656 19,245 19,307 19,335 19,628 19,239 : 19 State total ...............: 208,037 208,501 208,853 208,844 207,551 207,947 : Previous year total ..........: 204,921 209,257 206,893 207,422 207,319 209,188 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 100 101 101 100 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Week ending State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : April 2, : April 9, : April 16, : April 23, : April 30, : May 7, : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 : 2011 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 chicks : Alabama ......................: 20,827 21,456 21,978 21,592 20,957 20,915 Arkansas .....................: 21,296 20,131 21,847 21,231 22,162 21,472 Delaware .....................: 5,245 4,325 4,634 4,614 4,633 5,492 Florida ......................: 1,296 1,243 1,243 1,252 1,317 1,239 Georgia ......................: 28,221 27,898 27,852 28,182 28,637 28,527 Kentucky .....................: 5,746 6,255 6,937 6,771 6,847 6,094 Louisiana ....................: 3,028 3,005 3,064 2,921 3,029 3,031 Maryland .....................: 5,547 6,226 6,221 6,355 6,403 6,266 Mississippi ..................: 16,560 16,967 17,133 16,695 16,666 16,497 North Carolina ...............: 15,475 16,753 15,874 16,215 16,915 16,603 : Oklahoma .....................: 5,206 5,531 4,199 3,740 4,530 3,730 Pennsylvania .................: 3,229 3,117 2,963 2,809 3,013 2,849 South Carolina ...............: 4,991 4,375 5,069 4,480 3,957 4,301 Texas ........................: 12,998 12,917 12,631 13,316 13,247 13,223 Virginia .....................: 5,439 5,316 5,532 5,112 4,906 4,449 California, Missouri, : Tennessee, and West Virginia : 17,708 17,218 16,773 17,345 16,045 18,580 : 19 State total ...............: 172,812 172,733 173,950 172,630 173,264 173,268 : Previous year total ..........: 168,989 171,651 169,539 169,643 172,617 171,075 : Percent of previous year .....: 102 101 103 102 100 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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.