ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 23, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 19, 2008 was 29.2 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but 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 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 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 +529* 28,583 29,703 104 Jan 19 35,479 35,480 100 29,050 29,585 102 +377 +147 28,977 29,166 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,927 32,113 *32,201 31,692 32,012 32,339 AR : 27,840 28,008 *28,434 *28,427 *28,098 28,446 DE : 4,159 4,133 4,153 *4,182 *4,057 4,026 FL : 1,364 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,339 1,368 GA : 36,213 36,581 36,366 36,719 35,299 35,480 KY : *7,593 *7,810 *7,703 7,790 7,426 7,749 LA : 3,846 3,675 3,710 3,706 3,685 3,920 MD : 8,669 9,015 9,008 9,042 *8,969 8,980 MS : 18,924 19,075 18,861 17,832 18,495 18,769 NC : 19,851 19,436 *19,809 19,793 19,985 19,798 OK : 6,560 6,597 6,630 6,660 6,789 6,613 PA : 3,977 4,371 4,308 4,345 *4,340 4,290 SC : 5,607 5,669 5,457 5,515 5,660 5,345 TX : 14,717 15,473 *15,475 14,936 14,945 15,547 VA : 6,226 6,207 6,225 6,197 5,999 6,324 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,321 19,450 19,418 *19,636 *18,977 18,399 : 19 State Total :*217,794 *218,952 *219,097 *217,811 *216,075 217,393 : Previous Year Total : 211,893 209,627 211,375 210,475 211,204 208,591 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 103 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,911 21,980 21,717 21,166 21,432 21,012 AR : 26,043 24,319 24,567 *24,167 *24,160 24,511 DE : 5,343 4,482 4,696 *5,228 *5,353 4,726 FL : 1,313 1,367 1,307 1,375 1,394 1,469 GA : 29,706 29,388 28,747 29,961 29,703 29,166 KY : 6,336 6,798 *6,276 *5,946 *5,953 6,438 LA : 3,586 4,031 3,480 3,849 3,467 3,698 MD : 5,489 6,255 6,207 *6,173 *5,608 5,855 MS : 17,081 17,284 17,003 17,450 17,622 17,300 NC : 16,335 16,388 16,201 16,444 16,012 16,299 OK : 3,797 4,595 4,371 5,219 4,854 4,892 PA : 3,201 3,263 3,104 3,053 *3,251 3,275 SC : 4,363 4,959 4,628 4,304 5,170 5,214 TX : 12,871 12,833 12,755 12,367 12,943 12,894 VA : 5,206 5,344 5,382 4,397 5,138 5,531 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,925 16,932 15,652 *17,707 *17,158 17,488 : 19 State Total : 179,506 180,218 *176,093 *178,806 *179,218 179,768 : Previous Year Total : 172,412 173,573 168,485 172,967 171,178 172,806 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 105 103 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.