ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 2, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 29, 2008 was 29.0 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 2 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 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 +590* 28,076 28,845* 103* Mar 8 34,725 35,088 101 28,315 28,744 102 +446 +1917* 28,106 30,115* 107* Mar 15 34,789 35,245 101 28,293 29,036 103 +17 +922* 27,703 29,386* 106 Mar 22 35,062 34,444 98 28,493 28,689* 101 +546 +1522* 28,426 29,748* 105* Mar 29 34,629 34,663 100 28,402 28,853 102 +304 +807 28,109 29,035 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,024 31,986 32,195 32,497 32,257 32,396 AR : 28,455 28,444 *28,124 28,100 27,080 26,038 DE : 3,997 3,982 3,969 3,960 3,983 4,005 FL : 1,369 1,403 *1,418 1,369 1,414 1,419 GA : 35,314 35,129 35,088 35,245 34,444 34,663 KY : *7,971 *8,079 *7,925 7,744 *7,870 8,127 LA : 3,924 *3,847 *3,893 *3,847 3,893 3,984 MD : 8,975 9,138 8,904 9,097 8,833 8,956 MS : 18,907 18,774 18,865 19,031 18,802 18,863 NC : 19,748 19,953 19,995 20,134 *20,080 20,130 OK : 6,516 6,451 6,508 6,387 6,497 6,135 PA : 3,998 4,179 4,130 4,457 4,205 4,175 SC : 5,518 5,800 5,585 5,765 5,600 5,436 TX : 15,869 16,182 15,977 15,695 15,541 15,744 VA : 6,443 6,443 6,413 6,080 6,621 6,350 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,283 20,030 *20,366 *19,061 *19,705 20,001 : 19 State Total :*219,311 *219,820 *219,355 *218,469 *216,825 216,422 : Previous Year Total : 214,659 216,547 215,392 215,713 215,836 216,641 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 23 : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,671 21,620 21,221 21,768 *21,579 22,122 AR : 23,908 22,362 24,135 26,128 23,625 23,607 DE : 4,880 5,668 4,939 5,058 5,338 5,156 FL : 1,317 1,302 1,459 1,353 1,305 1,353 GA : 29,334 *28,845 *30,115 *29,386 *29,748 29,035 KY : 6,439 6,348 *5,508 *6,271 *6,217 5,952 LA : 3,835 3,747 3,897 3,655 3,883 3,730 MD : 6,618 5,271 6,403 5,836 5,745 5,652 MS : 17,282 16,945 17,056 17,438 17,307 17,276 NC : 16,404 16,322 16,694 16,147 *16,344 16,182 OK : 5,374 5,575 5,086 3,606 4,613 4,913 PA : 3,344 *3,238 *3,317 *3,077 *3,238 3,247 SC : 4,306 5,336 3,987 4,646 4,438 4,877 TX : 12,827 12,970 13,296 13,420 13,695 13,549 VA : 4,860 5,142 4,818 5,021 *5,149 5,448 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,841 16,918 17,866 *17,520 *18,650 18,330 : 19 State Total : 178,240 *177,609 *179,797 *180,330 *180,874 180,429 : Previous Year Total : 172,634 173,482 174,818 174,417 175,877 175,861 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.