ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 13, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 9, 2008 was 28.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 80 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 2007 2/ 2008 ago 2007 2/ 2008 ago 2007 2/ 2008 2007 2/ 2008 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Jan 5 34,329 35,904* 105 28,323 28,729* 101 +455 +1,051 28,222 29,165* 103 Jan 12 34,642 34,851* 101 27,959 29,084* 104 +558 +529 27,841 28,947* 104 Jan 19 34,630 35,121* 101 28,289 28,935* 102 +377 +216 28,150 28,519* 101 Jan 26 33,984 35,348* 104 28,064 28,945* 103 +330 +1,200 27,750 29,572* 107 Feb 2 34,296 35,796* 104 28,182 28,032* 99 -776 +275 26,792 27,723* 103 Feb 9 34,545 35,361 102 28,051 28,261 101 -93 +930 27,501 28,616 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,796 32,012 *32,173 31,551 31,501 31,908 AR : 28,401 28,042 *28,286 28,269 28,566 28,749 DE : 4,182 4,057 4,026 4,162 *4,095 3,868 FL : 1,359 1,369 1,368 1,368 1,369 1,369 GA : *35,904 *34,851 *35,121 *35,348 *35,796 35,361 KY : 7,646 7,570 *7,306 7,828 *7,478 7,861 LA : 3,706 3,685 3,920 3,893 3,863 3,893 MD : 9,042 8,969 8,980 9,005 9,025 9,104 MS : 17,832 18,495 18,769 18,717 *18,826 18,661 NC : 19,648 19,822 *19,512 19,624 19,548 19,506 OK : 6,660 6,585 *6,351 6,490 6,661 6,553 PA : 4,404 4,345 4,405 4,223 4,261 4,294 SC : 5,515 5,660 5,345 5,435 5,440 5,726 TX : 15,344 14,934 *15,586 15,645 15,663 15,543 VA : 6,197 5,999 6,324 *6,118 *6,326 6,341 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,573 *19,049 *19,027 *19,657 *19,920 19,562 : 19 State Total :*217,209 *215,444 *216,499 *217,333 *218,338 218,299 : Previous Year Total : 210,475 211,204 208,591 210,236 211,617 212,295 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 104 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 5 : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,166 21,432 21,012 20,843 *21,221 20,876 AR : 24,311 23,960 24,422 24,147 23,399 22,692 DE : 5,228 5,353 4,586 5,651 *4,889 4,917 FL : 1,375 1,394 1,469 1,332 1,384 1,417 GA : *29,165 *28,947 *28,519 *29,572 *27,723 28,616 KY : 5,838 *6,177 *6,138 *5,959 *6,126 6,229 LA : 3,849 3,467 3,698 3,627 3,913 4,033 MD : 6,173 5,608 5,996 5,725 *5,978 6,197 MS : 17,450 17,622 17,337 16,482 *16,803 17,234 NC : 16,444 16,012 16,299 15,687 16,384 16,078 OK : *4,997 *4,942 *4,723 *4,598 4,752 5,086 PA : 3,030 3,203 3,180 3,183 3,285 3,408 SC : 4,304 5,170 5,214 4,860 4,972 4,854 TX : 12,376 12,937 12,885 12,812 12,513 12,929 VA : 4,397 5,138 5,531 *5,088 *5,108 5,010 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,697 *17,150 *17,774 *17,846 *17,477 17,148 : 19 State Total :*177,800 *178,512 *178,783 *177,412 *175,927 176,724 : Previous Year Total : 172,967 171,178 172,806 171,642 171,953 170,798 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 103 103 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.