ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 6, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 2, 2008 was 28.3 million, down 6 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.4 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 28.5 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 1 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 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 Feb 2 35,107 36,441 104 28,956 28,526 99 -776 +288 27,632 28,309 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,201 31,796 32,012 32,339 *31,551 31,501 AR : 28,434 28,401 *28,042 28,312 28,269 28,566 DE : 4,153 4,182 4,057 4,026 4,162 4,162 FL : 1,339 1,359 1,369 1,368 1,368 1,369 GA : 36,366 36,719 35,299 35,480 35,973 36,441 KY : 7,707 *7,646 *7,570 7,795 7,828 7,418 LA : 3,710 3,706 3,685 3,920 3,893 3,863 MD : 9,008 9,042 8,969 8,980 9,005 9,025 MS : 18,861 17,832 18,495 18,769 18,717 18,851 NC : 19,809 19,648 *19,822 19,798 19,624 19,548 OK : 6,630 6,660 *6,585 6,613 6,490 6,661 PA : 4,185 4,404 4,345 4,405 *4,223 4,261 SC : 5,457 5,515 5,660 5,345 5,435 5,440 TX : *15,464 *15,344 *14,934 *15,574 *15,645 15,663 VA : 6,225 6,197 5,999 6,324 6,321 6,325 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,418 19,636 18,977 18,728 *19,649 19,944 : 19 State Total :*218,967 *218,087 *215,820 *217,776 *218,153 219,038 : Previous Year Total : 211,375 210,475 211,204 208,591 210,236 211,617 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 102 104 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 29 : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : 2007 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,717 21,166 21,432 21,012 *20,843 21,215 AR : 24,567 24,311 23,960 24,422 24,147 23,399 DE : 4,696 5,228 5,353 4,586 5,651 4,958 FL : 1,307 1,375 1,394 1,469 1,332 1,384 GA : 28,747 29,961 29,703 29,169 30,116 28,309 KY : 6,197 5,838 6,189 6,150 *5,972 6,157 LA : 3,480 3,849 3,467 3,698 3,627 3,913 MD : 6,207 6,173 5,608 5,996 5,725 5,943 MS : 17,003 17,450 17,622 17,337 16,482 16,838 NC : 16,201 16,444 16,012 16,299 *15,687 16,384 OK : 4,371 5,219 4,854 4,892 5,091 4,752 PA : 3,102 3,030 3,203 3,180 *3,183 3,285 SC : 4,628 4,304 5,170 5,214 4,860 4,972 TX : 12,755 *12,376 *12,937 *12,885 *12,812 12,513 VA : 5,382 4,397 5,138 5,531 5,152 4,831 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,652 17,707 17,158 17,548 *17,874 17,429 : 19 State Total : 176,012 *178,828 *179,200 *179,388 *178,554 176,282 : Previous Year Total : 168,485 172,967 171,178 172,806 171,642 171,953 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 105 104 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.