ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 16, 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 UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 12, 2008 was 29.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 4 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 2006 2007 year 2006 2007 year 2006 2007 2006 2007 year Ended 2007 2008 ago 2007 2008 ago 2007 2008 2007 2008 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 36,581* 104* 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 36,719* 104* 29,017 29,460 102 +410 +1,051* 29,937 29,961* 100 Jan 12 35,466 35,299 100 28,685 29,773 104 +508 +386 28,583 29,703 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,496 31,927 *32,113 32,157 *31,692 32,012 AR : 27,993 27,840 *28,008 28,473 28,548 28,234 DE : 4,159 4,159 4,133 4,153 4,185 4,188 FL : 1,343 1,364 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,339 GA : 35,200 36,213 *36,581 36,366 *36,719 35,299 KY : 7,346 *7,670 *7,796 7,565 *7,790 7,426 LA : 3,923 3,846 *3,675 *3,710 3,706 3,685 MD : 8,707 8,669 9,015 9,008 9,042 9,056 MS : 18,720 18,924 19,075 18,861 17,832 18,495 NC : 19,249 19,851 *19,436 19,961 19,793 19,985 OK : 6,013 6,560 6,597 6,630 *6,660 6,789 PA : 4,136 3,977 4,371 *4,308 *4,345 4,374 SC : 5,387 5,607 5,669 5,457 *5,515 5,660 TX : 15,322 14,717 *15,473 15,470 *14,936 14,945 VA : 6,239 6,226 6,207 6,225 6,197 5,999 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,388 *20,321 *19,450 *19,418 *19,632 18,963 : 19 State Total :*214,621 *217,871 *218,938 *219,101 *217,931 216,449 : Previous Year Total : 207,215 211,893 209,627 211,375 210,475 211,204 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 104 104 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,549 21,911 21,980 21,717 *21,166 21,432 AR : 25,051 26,043 *24,319 24,567 *24,161 24,147 DE : 5,061 5,343 4,482 *4,696 5,199 5,113 FL : 1,341 1,313 1,367 1,307 1,375 1,394 GA : 29,179 29,706 29,388 28,747 *29,961 29,703 KY : 6,131 6,336 6,798 6,298 *5,951 5,944 LA : 3,864 3,586 4,031 3,480 3,849 3,467 MD : 5,666 5,489 6,255 6,207 6,171 5,870 MS : 16,461 17,081 17,284 17,003 17,450 17,622 NC : 16,218 16,335 16,388 16,201 16,444 16,012 OK : 4,308 3,797 *4,595 *4,371 5,219 4,854 PA : 3,265 3,201 3,263 *3,104 *3,053 3,287 SC : 4,985 4,363 4,959 4,628 4,304 5,170 TX : 12,140 12,871 12,833 12,755 12,367 12,943 VA : 4,862 5,206 5,344 5,382 *4,397 5,138 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,615 *16,925 *16,932 15,652 *17,700 17,161 : 19 State Total :*176,696 *179,506 *180,218 *176,115 *178,767 179,257 : Previous Year Total : 171,423 172,412 173,573 168,485 172,967 171,178 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 105 103 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.