ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 26, 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 DOWN 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 22, 2008 was 29.7 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 34.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.7 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 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 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 Mar 22 35,062 34,444 98 28,493 28,692 101 +546 +1457 28,426 29,686 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,899 32,024 *31,986 32,195 32,497 32,257 AR : 28,156 28,455 *28,444 28,061 28,100 27,080 DE : 3,999 3,997 3,982 3,969 3,960 3,983 FL : 1,389 1,369 *1,403 1,368 1,369 1,414 GA : 35,318 35,314 35,129 35,088 35,245 34,444 KY : 7,371 *7,926 8,017 7,988 7,744 7,812 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,893 MD : 9,067 8,975 9,138 8,904 9,097 8,833 MS : 18,722 18,907 18,774 18,865 19,031 18,802 NC : 19,970 19,748 *19,953 19,995 *20,134 20,053 OK : 6,487 6,516 6,451 6,508 6,387 6,497 PA : 4,395 3,998 4,179 *4,130 *4,457 4,205 SC : 5,693 5,518 5,800 5,585 *5,765 5,600 TX : 15,806 15,869 *16,182 15,977 15,695 15,541 VA : 6,428 6,443 6,443 6,413 6,080 6,621 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,855 20,283 20,030 20,084 19,598 19,756 : 19 State Total : 218,479 *219,266 *219,835 *219,054 *219,083 216,791 : Previous Year Total : 214,750 214,659 216,547 215,392 215,713 215,836 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 102 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 16 : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,895 20,671 21,620 21,221 21,768 21,580 AR : 23,171 23,908 22,362 24,135 26,128 23,625 DE : 4,397 4,880 5,668 4,939 5,058 5,338 FL : 1,382 1,317 1,302 1,459 1,353 1,305 GA : 29,045 29,334 28,745 29,438 29,305 29,686 KY : 6,563 6,439 6,348 5,505 *6,259 6,169 LA : 3,606 3,835 3,747 3,897 3,655 3,883 MD : 7,291 6,618 5,271 6,403 5,836 5,745 MS : 17,136 17,282 16,945 17,056 17,438 17,307 NC : 16,257 16,404 16,322 16,694 *16,147 16,461 OK : 5,688 5,374 5,575 5,086 3,606 4,613 PA : 3,233 3,344 3,234 *3,315 *3,072 3,236 SC : 4,243 4,306 5,336 3,987 4,646 4,438 TX : 12,890 12,827 12,970 13,296 13,420 13,695 VA : 4,880 4,860 5,142 4,818 5,021 5,128 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,864 16,841 16,918 17,866 17,372 18,752 : 19 State Total : 177,541 178,240 177,505 *179,115 *180,084 180,961 : Previous Year Total : 171,611 172,634 173,482 174,818 174,417 175,877 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.