ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 20, 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 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 16, 2008 was 28.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 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 slightly from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.6 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 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 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 35,523* 105* 28,064 28,945 103 +330 +1,200 27,750 29,572 107 Feb 2 34,296 35,895* 105* 28,182 28,134* 100* -776 +275 26,792 27,825* 104* Feb 9 34,545 35,460* 103* 28,051 28,392* 101 -93 +930 27,501 28,747* 105* Feb 16 34,971 35,318 101 27,727 28,582 103 +1,207 +906 28,537 28,930 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,012 32,173 *31,655 *31,428 31,908 31,899 AR : 28,042 28,286 28,269 28,566 *28,518 28,156 DE : 4,057 4,026 4,162 4,095 3,868 3,999 FL : 1,369 1,368 1,368 1,369 1,369 1,369 GA : 34,851 35,121 *35,523 *35,895 *35,460 35,318 KY : 7,570 7,306 *7,890 7,478 7,861 7,393 LA : 3,685 3,920 3,893 3,863 *3,984 3,924 MD : 8,969 8,980 9,005 9,025 9,104 9,067 MS : 18,495 18,769 18,717 18,826 18,661 18,510 NC : 19,822 19,512 *19,664 19,548 19,506 19,870 OK : 6,585 6,351 6,490 6,661 *6,305 6,487 PA : 4,345 4,405 4,223 4,261 *4,334 4,391 SC : 5,660 5,345 5,435 5,440 *5,714 5,693 TX : 14,934 15,586 *15,656 15,663 15,543 15,710 VA : 5,999 6,324 6,118 6,326 6,341 6,428 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,049 19,027 19,657 19,920 *19,548 19,817 : 19 State Total : 215,444 216,499 *217,725 *218,364 *218,024 218,031 : Previous Year Total : 211,204 208,591 210,236 211,617 212,295 214,750 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 104 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 12 : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,432 21,012 *20,862 *21,220 *21,019 20,836 AR : 23,960 24,422 24,147 23,399 *22,526 23,171 DE : 5,353 4,586 5,651 4,889 4,917 4,397 FL : 1,394 1,469 1,332 1,384 1,417 1,382 GA : 28,947 28,519 29,572 *27,825 *28,747 28,930 KY : 6,177 6,138 5,959 6,126 6,229 6,652 LA : 3,467 3,698 3,627 3,913 4,033 3,606 MD : 5,608 5,996 5,725 5,978 6,197 7,230 MS : 17,622 17,337 16,482 16,803 17,234 17,136 NC : 16,012 16,299 15,687 16,384 *16,153 16,057 OK : 4,942 4,723 4,598 4,752 *5,171 5,688 PA : 3,203 3,180 3,183 *3,256 *3,339 3,208 SC : 5,170 5,214 4,860 4,972 *4,789 5,061 TX : 12,937 12,885 12,812 12,513 12,929 12,890 VA : 5,138 5,531 5,088 5,108 5,010 4,700 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,150 17,774 17,846 17,477 *17,164 16,897 : 19 State Total : 178,512 178,783 *177,431 *175,999 *176,874 177,841 : Previous Year Total : 171,178 172,806 171,642 171,953 170,798 171,611 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.