ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 30, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 26, 2008 was 29.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.4 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but 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 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 +1,166* 27,694 28,784* 104 Apr 26 35,682 33,997 95 29,292 28,407 97 +573 +1,215 29,255 29,038 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,727 *31,597 *31,799 *31,838 *31,928 32,248 AR : 27,080 26,038 *26,966 27,171 *27,408 27,071 DE : 3,957 4,065 4,090 4,027 3,942 3,721 FL : 1,414 1,419 1,413 1,413 1,327 1,306 GA : 34,426 34,663 34,911 34,137 34,651 33,997 KY : 7,718 8,111 *8,042 7,902 7,702 7,391 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,937 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 8,831 8,939 9,106 8,779 8,995 8,223 MS : 19,164 18,863 18,926 19,242 18,877 18,999 NC : *19,409 19,419 *19,609 *19,589 19,587 19,714 OK : 6,497 6,135 6,368 6,580 *6,682 6,252 PA : 4,294 4,290 4,265 4,198 *4,349 4,217 SC : 5,726 5,436 *5,391 5,611 5,406 5,420 TX : 15,531 15,732 15,683 15,574 15,063 15,333 VA : 6,621 6,350 6,269 6,416 6,164 6,211 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,743 19,890 20,139 20,224 *20,107 19,413 : 19 State Total :*215,850 *214,659 *216,914 *216,413 *215,900 213,228 : Previous Year Total : 215,509 216,513 218,877 219,385 220,515 218,515 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 22 : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,579 22,103 21,853 *21,303 *21,674 20,738 AR : 23,727 23,655 *23,914 23,233 *22,047 23,230 DE : 5,191 5,203 4,902 4,804 4,867 4,584 FL : 1,305 1,353 1,291 1,333 1,191 1,255 GA : 29,748 28,943 28,899 28,232 *28,784 29,038 KY : 6,165 5,929 6,229 6,054 *6,589 6,683 LA : 3,883 3,730 3,715 3,726 3,607 3,344 MD : 5,989 5,561 6,917 6,095 6,590 7,121 MS : 17,307 17,262 17,340 17,375 17,291 17,359 NC : 16,344 16,196 16,072 *15,997 15,649 16,118 OK : 4,613 4,913 5,173 5,632 4,964 5,213 PA : 3,240 3,215 3,435 3,352 *3,323 3,340 SC : 4,438 4,877 5,159 4,776 4,418 4,434 TX : 13,719 13,573 13,109 13,010 13,097 12,719 VA : 5,149 5,448 5,069 5,720 5,021 4,767 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,694 *18,309 17,846 17,035 *18,143 18,165 : 19 State Total :*181,091 *180,270 *180,923 *177,677 *177,255 178,108 : Previous Year Total : 176,045 176,014 177,141 177,312 177,686 180,188 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 100 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.