ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 19, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 15, 2008 was 29.3 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 6 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, up slightly from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.0 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 82 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 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 Mar 15 34,789 35,245 101 28,293 29,036 103 +17 +841 27,703 29,305 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,879 31,899 *32,024 31,882 32,195 32,497 AR : 27,784 28,156 28,455 28,418 28,061 28,100 DE : 3,868 3,999 3,997 3,982 3,969 3,960 FL : 1,379 1,389 1,369 1,358 1,368 1,369 GA : 35,460 35,318 35,314 35,129 35,088 35,245 KY : 7,432 7,371 *7,921 8,017 *7,988 7,744 LA : 3,984 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 9,104 9,067 8,975 9,138 8,904 9,097 MS : 18,661 18,722 *18,907 18,774 18,865 19,031 NC : 19,796 19,970 *19,748 20,142 19,995 20,102 OK : 6,305 6,487 6,516 6,451 6,508 6,387 PA : 4,295 4,395 3,998 4,179 *4,067 4,338 SC : 5,714 5,693 5,518 5,800 5,585 5,735 TX : 15,708 15,806 15,869 15,948 15,977 15,695 VA : 6,341 6,428 6,443 6,443 6,413 6,080 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,561 *19,855 *20,283 *20,030 *20,084 19,598 : 19 State Total : 217,271 *218,479 *219,261 *219,615 *218,991 218,902 : Previous Year Total : 212,295 214,750 214,659 216,547 215,392 215,713 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 9 : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,019 20,895 20,671 21,620 *21,221 21,768 AR : 22,526 23,171 23,908 22,362 24,135 26,128 DE : 4,917 4,397 4,880 5,668 *4,939 5,058 FL : 1,417 1,382 1,317 1,302 1,459 1,353 GA : 28,747 29,045 29,334 28,745 29,438 29,305 KY : 5,812 6,563 6,439 6,348 *5,505 6,262 LA : 4,033 3,606 3,835 3,747 3,897 3,655 MD : 6,197 7,291 6,618 5,271 *6,403 5,836 MS : 17,234 17,136 *17,282 16,945 17,056 17,438 NC : 16,153 16,257 16,404 16,322 16,694 16,120 OK : 5,171 5,688 5,374 5,575 5,086 3,606 PA : 3,289 3,233 3,344 3,234 *3,329 3,034 SC : 4,789 4,243 4,306 5,336 3,987 4,646 TX : 12,930 12,890 12,827 12,970 13,296 13,420 VA : 5,010 4,880 4,860 5,142 4,818 5,021 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,169 *16,864 16,841 16,918 *17,866 17,372 : 19 State Total : 176,413 *177,541 *178,240 177,505 *179,129 180,022 : Previous Year Total : 170,798 171,611 172,634 173,482 174,818 174,417 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 102 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.