ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 9, 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 DOWN 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 5, 2008 was 29.0 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.9 million, down slightly 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 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 +715* 28,109 28,943* 103 Apr 5 35,553 34,910 98 28,666 28,850 101 +358 +711 28,377 28,965 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,986 32,195 *32,300 32,257 *32,323 32,572 AR : 28,444 28,124 28,100 27,080 26,038 26,530 DE : 3,982 3,969 3,960 *3,957 *4,065 4,089 FL : 1,403 1,418 *1,414 1,414 1,419 1,413 GA : 35,129 35,088 35,245 34,444 34,663 34,910 KY : 8,079 7,925 *7,899 7,870 8,127 7,851 LA : 3,847 3,893 3,847 3,893 3,984 3,937 MD : 9,138 8,904 9,097 *8,831 *8,939 9,095 MS : 18,774 18,865 19,031 18,802 18,863 18,926 NC : 19,953 19,995 *20,190 20,080 *20,119 20,312 OK : 6,451 6,508 6,387 6,497 6,135 6,394 PA : 4,179 4,130 4,457 *4,294 *4,231 4,307 SC : 5,800 5,585 5,765 5,600 5,436 5,501 TX : *16,211 *16,006 *15,686 *15,531 *15,732 15,683 VA : 6,443 6,413 6,080 6,621 6,350 6,269 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,011 *20,347 *19,567 *19,743 *19,974 20,028 : 19 State Total :*219,830 *219,365 *219,025 *216,914 *216,398 217,817 : Previous Year Total : 216,547 215,392 215,713 215,836 216,641 219,106 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 1 : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,620 21,221 21,768 21,579 *22,103 21,879 AR : 22,362 24,135 26,128 23,625 23,607 23,798 DE : 5,668 4,939 5,058 *5,191 *5,203 5,157 FL : 1,302 1,459 1,353 1,305 1,353 1,291 GA : 28,845 30,115 29,386 29,748 *28,943 28,965 KY : 6,348 5,508 6,271 6,217 5,952 6,210 LA : 3,747 3,897 3,655 3,883 3,730 3,715 MD : 5,271 6,403 5,836 *5,989 *5,561 6,448 MS : 16,945 17,056 17,438 17,307 *17,262 17,340 NC : 16,322 16,694 16,147 16,344 *16,196 16,072 OK : 5,575 5,086 3,606 4,613 4,913 5,173 PA : 3,238 3,317 3,077 *3,240 *3,240 3,446 SC : 5,336 3,987 4,646 4,438 4,877 5,100 TX : *12,975 *13,320 *13,444 *13,719 *13,573 13,099 VA : 5,142 4,818 5,021 5,149 5,448 4,694 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,931 *17,849 *17,503 *18,701 *18,306 17,739 : 19 State Total :*177,627 *179,804 *180,337 *181,048 *180,267 180,126 : Previous Year Total : 173,482 174,818 174,417 175,877 175,861 176,469 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.