ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 5, 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 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 1, 2008 was 28.6 million, down 2 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 35.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.8 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 year year year Ended 2007 2/ 2008 ago 2007 2/ 2008 ago 2007 2/ 2008 2007 2/ 2008 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 35,314* 101 27,980 28,744* 103 +594 +1,007 27,940 29,129 104 Mar 1 34,927 35,129 101 28,020 28,831 103 +505 +347 28,076 28,632 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,655 31,432 *31,879 31,899 31,920 31,824 AR : 28,269 28,592 *27,784 28,156 *28,455 28,418 DE : 4,162 4,095 3,868 3,999 3,998 3,992 FL : 1,368 1,379 *1,379 1,369 1,369 1,358 GA : 35,523 35,895 35,460 35,318 *35,314 35,129 KY : 7,895 *7,802 *7,432 7,393 7,922 8,017 LA : 3,893 3,863 3,984 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 9,005 9,025 9,104 9,067 8,975 9,138 MS : 18,717 18,826 18,661 18,510 18,755 18,774 NC : 19,664 19,668 *19,796 19,870 19,775 20,142 OK : 6,490 6,661 6,305 6,487 6,516 6,451 PA : 4,223 4,261 4,295 *4,433 *3,976 4,197 SC : 5,435 5,440 5,714 5,693 5,518 5,800 TX : 15,656 *15,672 *15,702 *15,714 *15,869 15,948 VA : 6,322 6,326 6,341 6,428 6,443 6,443 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,420 *19,937 *19,561 *19,825 *20,203 20,231 : 19 State Total :*217,697 *218,874 *217,265 *218,085 *218,932 219,786 : Previous Year Total : 210,236 211,617 212,295 214,750 214,659 216,547 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 102 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 26 : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,862 21,220 21,019 20,896 *20,661 21,592 AR : 24,147 23,399 22,526 23,171 *23,908 22,362 DE : 5,651 4,889 4,917 4,397 4,104 4,662 FL : 1,332 1,384 1,417 1,382 1,317 1,302 GA : 29,686 27,937 28,747 28,950 29,129 28,632 KY : 5,959 6,069 5,881 6,632 *6,508 6,222 LA : 3,627 3,913 4,033 3,606 3,835 3,747 MD : 5,725 5,978 6,197 7,291 7,234 6,267 MS : 16,482 16,803 17,234 17,136 *17,290 16,945 NC : 15,687 16,384 16,153 16,257 16,404 16,322 OK : 4,598 4,752 5,171 5,688 5,374 5,675 PA : 3,183 3,256 3,289 *3,229 *3,331 3,250 SC : 4,860 4,972 4,789 4,243 4,306 5,336 TX : 12,812 12,513 *12,930 12,890 12,827 12,970 VA : 5,149 5,108 5,010 4,880 4,860 5,142 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,851 *17,483 *17,169 *16,847 *16,841 16,918 : 19 State Total :*177,611 *176,060 *176,482 *177,495 *177,929 177,344 : Previous Year Total : 171,642 171,953 170,798 171,611 172,634 173,482 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.