ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 12, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 8, 2008 was 29.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 5 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 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 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 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 +1,001* 28,537 29,045* 102* Feb 23 34,832 35,314 101 27,980 28,744 103 +594 +1,212* 27,940 29,334* 105* Mar 1 34,927 35,129 101 28,020 28,831 103 +505 +490* 28,076 28,745* 102 Mar 8 34,725 35,088 101 28,315 28,744 102 +446 +1,240 28,106 29,438 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,432 31,879 31,899 31,920 *31,882 32,195 AR : 28,592 27,784 28,156 28,455 28,418 28,061 DE : 4,095 3,868 3,999 *3,997 *3,982 3,969 FL : 1,379 1,379 *1,389 1,369 1,358 1,368 GA : 35,895 35,460 35,318 35,314 35,129 35,088 KY : 7,802 7,432 *7,371 7,922 8,017 8,019 LA : 3,863 3,984 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 9,025 9,104 9,067 8,975 9,138 8,904 MS : 18,826 18,661 *18,722 18,755 18,774 18,865 NC : 19,668 19,796 *19,970 19,775 20,142 19,995 OK : 6,661 6,305 6,487 6,516 6,451 6,508 PA : 4,261 4,295 *4,395 *3,998 *4,179 4,198 SC : 5,440 5,714 5,693 5,518 5,800 5,585 TX : *15,678 *15,708 *15,806 15,869 15,948 15,977 VA : 6,326 6,341 6,428 6,443 6,443 6,413 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,937 19,561 19,825 20,203 20,231 19,544 : 19 State Total :*218,880 *217,271 *218,449 *218,953 *219,816 218,613 : Previous Year Total : 211,617 212,295 214,750 214,659 216,547 215,392 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 2 : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,220 21,019 *20,895 *20,671 *21,620 21,131 AR : 23,399 22,526 23,171 23,908 22,362 24,135 DE : 4,889 4,917 4,397 *4,880 *5,668 4,908 FL : 1,384 1,417 1,382 1,317 1,302 1,459 GA : 27,937 28,747 *29,045 *29,334 *28,745 29,438 KY : 6,069 *5,812 *6,563 *6,439 *6,348 5,718 LA : 3,913 4,033 3,606 3,835 3,747 3,897 MD : 5,978 6,197 7,291 *6,618 *5,271 6,413 MS : 16,803 17,234 17,136 17,290 16,945 17,056 NC : 16,384 16,153 16,257 16,404 16,322 16,694 OK : 4,752 5,171 5,688 5,374 *5,575 5,086 PA : 3,256 3,289 *3,233 *3,344 *3,234 3,362 SC : 4,972 4,789 4,243 4,306 5,336 3,987 TX : 12,513 12,930 12,890 12,827 12,970 13,296 VA : 5,108 5,010 4,880 4,860 5,142 4,818 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,483 17,169 16,847 16,841 16,918 17,796 : 19 State Total : 176,060 *176,413 *177,524 *178,248 *177,505 179,194 : Previous Year Total : 171,953 170,798 171,611 172,634 173,482 174,818 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 103 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.