ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 30, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 26, 2008 was 30.1 million, up 3 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 36.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.7 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 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 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 +150* 28,977 29,169* 101 Jan 26 34,597 35,973 104 28,806 29,654 103 +382 +971 28,610 30,116 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,113 32,201 *31,796 32,012 32,339 31,594 AR : 28,008 28,434 *28,401 28,098 *28,312 28,269 DE : 4,133 4,153 4,182 4,057 4,026 4,162 FL : 1,339 1,339 *1,359 *1,369 1,368 1,368 GA : 36,581 36,366 36,719 35,299 35,480 35,973 KY : 7,810 *7,707 *7,690 7,426 *7,795 7,828 LA : 3,675 3,710 3,706 3,685 3,920 3,893 MD : 9,015 9,008 9,042 8,969 8,980 9,005 MS : 19,075 18,861 17,832 18,495 18,769 18,717 NC : 19,436 19,809 *19,648 19,985 19,798 19,624 OK : 6,597 6,630 6,660 6,789 6,613 6,490 PA : 4,371 *4,185 *4,404 *4,345 *4,405 4,287 SC : 5,669 5,457 5,515 5,660 5,345 5,435 TX : 15,473 15,475 *15,336 14,945 15,547 15,618 VA : 6,207 6,225 6,197 5,999 6,324 6,321 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,450 19,418 19,636 18,977 *18,728 19,548 : 19 State Total : 218,952 *218,978 *218,123 *216,110 *217,749 218,132 : Previous Year Total : 209,627 211,375 210,475 211,204 208,591 210,236 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 104 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,980 21,717 21,166 21,432 21,012 20,851 AR : 24,319 24,567 *24,311 *23,960 *24,422 24,147 DE : 4,482 4,696 5,228 5,353 *4,586 5,651 FL : 1,367 1,307 1,375 1,394 1,469 1,332 GA : 29,388 28,747 29,961 29,703 *29,169 30,116 KY : *6,719 *6,197 *5,838 *6,189 *6,150 6,029 LA : 4,031 3,480 3,849 3,467 3,698 3,627 MD : 6,255 6,207 6,173 5,608 *5,996 5,725 MS : 17,284 17,003 17,450 17,622 *17,337 16,482 NC : 16,388 16,201 16,444 16,012 16,299 15,784 OK : 4,595 4,371 5,219 4,854 4,892 5,091 PA : 3,263 *3,102 *3,030 *3,203 *3,180 3,291 SC : 4,959 4,628 4,304 5,170 5,214 4,860 TX : 12,833 12,755 12,367 12,943 12,894 12,802 VA : 5,344 5,382 4,397 5,138 5,531 5,152 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,932 15,652 17,707 17,158 *17,548 17,866 : 19 State Total :*180,139 *176,012 *178,819 *179,206 *179,397 178,806 : Previous Year Total : 173,573 168,485 172,967 171,178 172,806 171,642 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 105 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.