ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 9, 2008 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 5, 2008 was 29.8 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.5 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 81 percent. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Net Cross State Eggs Set 1/ Chicks Hatched Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed % of % of % of Week year year year Ended 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 2006 2007 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Nov 24 35,216 36,119 103 26,450 27,604 104 +694 +390 26,575 27,515 104 Dec 1 35,793 36,181 101 27,714 29,043 105 -199 +180 26,615 28,675 108 Dec 8 34,499 35,200* 102 28,520 28,978 102 +445 +757 28,238 29,179 103 Dec 15 35,467 36,213 102 29,074 29,399 101 -71 +929* 28,590 29,706* 104 Dec 22 35,040 36,034 103 29,480 29,283 99 +459 +646* 29,405 29,388* 100 Dec 29 35,205 36,366 103 28,019 28,466 102 +405 +761* 28,117 28,747* 102 Jan 5 35,155 35,640 101 29,017 29,460 102 +410 +899 29,937 29,809 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,854 32,496 *31,927 31,941 *32,157 31,691 AR : 28,947 27,993 *27,840 28,034 28,473 28,548 DE : 4,163 4,159 4,159 4,133 *4,153 4,185 FL : 1,362 1,343 *1,364 1,339 1,339 1,339 GA : 36,181 35,200 36,213 36,034 36,366 35,640 KY : 8,029 7,346 7,691 7,813 7,565 7,659 LA : 3,877 3,923 3,846 3,877 3,877 3,706 MD : 8,821 8,707 8,669 9,015 9,008 9,042 MS : 19,151 18,720 18,924 19,075 18,861 17,832 NC : 19,696 19,249 *19,851 19,724 19,961 19,793 OK : 6,709 6,013 6,560 6,597 6,630 6,636 PA : 4,364 4,136 3,977 *4,371 *4,294 4,310 SC : 5,690 5,387 5,607 5,669 5,457 5,569 TX : *15,397 *15,322 *14,717 *15,469 *15,470 13,995 VA : 6,353 6,239 6,226 6,207 6,225 6,197 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,522 *18,384 *20,313 *19,442 *19,410 19,523 : 19 State Total :*222,116 *214,617 *217,884 *218,740 *219,246 215,665 : Previous Year Total : 212,782 207,215 211,893 209,627 211,375 210,475 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,717 20,549 21,911 21,980 *21,717 21,151 AR : 24,092 25,051 26,043 *24,276 *24,567 24,127 DE : 4,959 5,061 5,343 4,482 *4,796 5,199 FL : 1,291 1,341 1,313 1,367 1,307 1,375 GA : 28,675 29,179 *29,706 *29,388 *28,747 29,809 KY : 5,984 6,131 6,336 6,798 6,298 5,916 LA : 4,114 3,864 3,586 4,031 3,480 3,849 MD : 6,224 5,666 5,489 6,255 *6,207 6,171 MS : 17,201 16,461 17,081 17,284 17,003 17,450 NC : 16,522 16,218 16,335 16,388 16,201 16,444 OK : 4,147 4,308 3,797 *4,594 4,672 5,219 PA : 3,168 3,265 3,201 *3,263 *3,106 3,026 SC : 4,764 4,985 4,363 4,959 4,628 4,304 TX : 13,043 *12,140 *12,871 12,833 *12,755 12,367 VA : 4,967 4,862 5,206 5,344 *5,382 4,401 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,064 *17,600 16,927 *16,933 *15,652 17,782 : 19 State Total : 177,932 *176,681 *179,508 *180,175 *176,518 178,590 : Previous Year Total : 168,076 171,423 172,412 173,573 168,485 172,967 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 106 103 104 104 105 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.