ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 23, 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 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 19, 2008 was 28.8 million, up 2 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 34.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 1 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 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 27,764* 97 +441 +1,063 28,653 28,232* 99* Apr 19 35,923 34,651 96 28,440 28,188 99 -157 +1,192 27,694 28,810 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,300 31,727 *32,056 32,574 *31,928 32,075 AR : 28,100 27,080 26,038 26,530 *27,171 27,393 DE : 3,960 3,957 4,065 4,090 4,027 3,942 FL : 1,414 1,414 1,419 1,413 1,413 1,327 GA : 35,245 34,426 34,663 34,911 34,137 34,651 KY : 7,959 7,718 *8,111 7,909 7,902 7,702 LA : 3,847 3,712 *3,712 3,937 3,712 3,712 MD : 9,097 8,831 8,939 9,106 8,779 8,995 MS : 19,031 19,164 18,863 18,926 19,242 18,877 NC : 20,190 20,233 *19,419 20,312 20,370 19,587 OK : 6,455 6,497 6,135 6,368 6,580 6,319 PA : 4,457 4,294 4,290 4,265 *4,198 4,347 SC : 5,765 5,726 5,436 5,501 5,611 5,406 TX : 15,686 15,531 15,732 15,683 15,574 15,063 VA : 6,080 6,621 6,350 6,269 6,416 6,164 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,567 19,743 19,890 *20,139 *20,224 19,935 : 19 State Total : 219,153 216,674 *215,118 *217,933 *217,284 215,495 : Previous Year Total : 215,611 215,509 216,513 218,877 219,385 220,515 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 99 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 15 : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,768 21,579 22,103 21,853 *21,311 21,702 AR : 26,218 23,727 23,655 23,889 *23,233 21,947 DE : 5,058 5,191 5,203 4,902 4,804 4,867 FL : 1,353 1,305 1,353 1,291 1,333 1,191 GA : 29,386 29,748 28,943 28,899 *28,232 28,810 KY : 6,271 6,165 5,929 6,229 *6,054 6,459 LA : 3,655 3,883 3,730 3,715 3,726 3,607 MD : 5,836 5,989 5,561 6,917 6,095 6,590 MS : 17,438 17,307 17,262 17,340 17,375 17,291 NC : 16,147 16,344 16,196 16,072 16,658 15,649 OK : 3,605 4,613 4,913 5,173 5,632 4,964 PA : 3,077 3,240 3,215 3,435 *3,352 3,351 SC : 4,646 4,438 4,877 5,159 4,776 4,418 TX : 13,444 13,719 13,573 13,109 13,010 13,097 VA : 5,021 5,149 5,448 5,069 5,720 5,021 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,503 18,701 18,306 *17,846 *17,035 18,209 : 19 State Total : 180,426 181,098 180,267 *180,898 *178,346 177,173 : Previous Year Total : 174,791 176,045 176,014 177,141 177,312 177,686 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 102 101 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.