ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 27, 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 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 23, 2008 was 29.1 million, up 1 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 35.2 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 28.7 million, up slightly 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 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 29,061* 104* +330 +1,200 27,750 29,686* 107 Feb 2 34,296 35,895 105 28,182 28,246* 100 -776 +275 26,792 27,937* 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 28,601* 103 +1,207 +906 28,537 28,950* 101 Feb 23 34,832 35,186 101 27,980 28,728 103 +594 +1,007 27,940 29,129 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,173 31,655 *31,432 31,908 31,899 31,920 AR : 28,286 28,269 *28,592 28,518 28,156 28,592 DE : 4,026 4,162 4,095 3,868 3,999 3,998 FL : 1,368 1,368 *1,379 1,369 1,369 1,369 GA : 35,121 35,523 35,895 35,460 35,318 35,186 KY : *7,274 *7,895 *7,813 7,861 7,393 7,922 LA : 3,920 3,893 3,863 3,984 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,980 9,005 9,025 9,104 9,067 8,975 MS : 18,769 18,717 18,826 18,661 18,510 18,755 NC : 19,512 19,664 *19,668 19,506 19,870 19,775 OK : 6,351 6,490 6,661 6,305 6,487 6,516 PA : 4,405 4,223 4,261 *4,295 *4,363 4,302 SC : 5,345 5,435 5,440 5,714 5,693 5,518 TX : 15,586 15,656 *15,671 15,543 15,710 15,864 VA : 6,324 *6,322 6,326 6,341 6,428 6,443 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,027 *19,403 19,920 19,548 *19,812 20,266 : 19 State Total :*216,467 *217,680 *218,867 *217,985 *217,998 219,325 : Previous Year Total : 208,591 210,236 211,617 212,295 214,750 214,659 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 19 : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,012 20,862 21,220 21,019 *20,896 20,664 AR : 24,422 24,147 23,399 22,526 23,171 23,830 DE : 4,586 5,651 4,889 4,917 4,397 4,104 FL : 1,469 1,332 1,384 1,417 1,382 1,317 GA : 28,519 *29,686 *27,937 28,747 *28,950 29,129 KY : 6,138 5,959 *6,069 *5,881 *6,632 6,511 LA : 3,698 3,627 3,913 4,033 3,606 3,835 MD : 5,996 5,725 5,978 6,197 *7,291 7,234 MS : 17,337 16,482 16,803 17,234 17,136 17,348 NC : 16,299 15,687 16,384 16,153 *16,257 16,404 OK : 4,723 4,598 4,752 5,171 5,688 5,374 PA : 3,180 3,183 3,256 *3,289 *3,244 3,317 SC : 5,214 4,860 4,972 4,789 *4,243 4,306 TX : 12,885 12,812 12,513 12,929 12,890 12,827 VA : 5,531 *5,149 5,108 5,010 *4,880 4,860 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,774 17,846 17,477 17,164 *16,838 17,405 : 19 State Total : 178,783 *177,606 *176,054 *176,476 *177,501 178,465 : Previous Year Total : 172,806 171,642 171,953 170,798 171,611 172,634 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.