ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 16, 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 DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 12, 2008 was 28.2 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.7 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 3 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 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 34,426* 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 34,911* 98 28,666 28,814* 101 +358 +682* 28,377 28,899* 102 Apr 12 35,641 34,137 96 28,716 27,748 97 +441 +1,063 28,653 28,216 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,195 32,300 *31,727 32,323 *32,574 31,927 AR : 28,124 28,100 27,080 26,038 26,530 27,136 DE : 3,969 3,960 3,957 4,065 *4,090 4,027 FL : 1,418 1,414 1,414 1,419 1,413 1,413 GA : 35,088 35,245 *34,426 34,663 *34,911 34,137 KY : *7,897 *7,959 *7,718 8,127 *7,909 7,902 LA : 3,893 3,847 *3,712 3,984 3,937 3,712 MD : 8,904 9,097 8,831 8,939 *9,106 8,779 MS : 18,865 19,031 *19,164 18,863 18,926 19,242 NC : 19,995 20,190 *20,233 20,119 20,312 20,370 OK : 6,508 *6,455 6,497 6,135 *6,368 6,580 PA : 4,130 4,457 4,294 *4,290 *4,265 4,358 SC : 5,585 5,765 *5,726 5,436 5,501 5,611 TX : 16,006 15,686 15,531 15,732 15,683 15,574 VA : 6,413 6,080 6,621 6,350 6,269 6,416 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,347 19,567 19,743 *19,890 *20,145 20,281 : 19 State Total :*219,337 *219,153 *216,674 *216,373 *217,939 217,465 : Previous Year Total : 215,053 215,611 215,509 216,513 218,877 219,385 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 8 : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,140 21,768 21,579 22,103 *21,853 21,317 AR : *24,210 *26,218 *23,727 *23,655 *23,889 23,223 DE : 4,939 5,058 5,191 5,203 *4,902 4,804 FL : 1,459 1,353 1,305 1,353 1,291 1,333 GA : 30,115 29,386 29,748 28,943 *28,899 28,216 KY : 5,508 6,271 *6,165 *5,929 *6,229 6,316 LA : 3,897 3,655 3,883 3,730 3,715 3,726 MD : 6,403 5,836 5,989 5,561 *6,917 6,095 MS : 17,056 17,438 17,307 17,262 17,340 17,375 NC : 16,694 16,147 16,344 16,196 16,072 16,658 OK : 5,086 *3,605 4,613 4,913 5,173 5,632 PA : 3,317 3,077 3,240 *3,215 *3,435 3,362 SC : 3,987 4,646 4,438 4,877 *5,159 4,776 TX : 13,320 13,444 13,719 13,573 *13,109 13,010 VA : 4,818 5,021 5,149 5,448 *5,069 5,720 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,849 17,503 18,701 18,306 *17,862 17,031 : 19 State Total :*179,798 *180,426 *181,098 180,267 *180,914 178,594 : Previous Year Total : 174,701 174,791 176,045 176,014 177,141 177,312 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 102 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.