ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 7, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 3, 2008 was 27.8 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 5 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 29 34,629 34,663 100 28,402 28,853 102 +304 +715 28,109 29,045* 103 Apr 5 35,553 34,911 98 28,666 28,814 101 +358 +682 28,377 28,995* 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 May 3 35,138 34,630 99 29,403 28,029 95 +521 +381 29,257 27,781 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,597 31,799 *31,687 31,928 32,248 31,637 AR : 26,038 26,966 27,171 27,408 27,071 27,317 DE : 4,065 4,090 4,027 3,942 3,721 3,721 FL : 1,419 1,413 1,413 1,327 1,306 1,346 GA : 34,663 34,911 34,137 34,651 33,997 34,630 KY : *8,079 *8,086 *7,899 7,702 7,391 8,034 LA : 3,712 3,937 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 8,939 9,106 8,779 8,995 8,223 8,812 MS : 18,863 18,926 *18,879 18,877 18,999 18,266 NC : 19,419 19,609 *19,617 19,587 *19,604 19,326 OK : 6,135 6,368 6,580 6,682 6,252 6,655 PA : 4,290 4,265 4,198 *4,323 *4,202 4,148 SC : 5,436 5,391 5,611 5,406 5,420 5,371 TX : 15,732 *15,697 *15,588 *15,076 *15,346 14,656 VA : 6,350 6,269 *6,174 6,164 6,211 6,369 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,890 20,139 20,224 20,107 *19,433 19,567 : 19 State Total :*214,627 *216,972 *215,696 *215,887 *213,136 213,567 : Previous Year Total : 216,513 218,877 219,385 220,515 218,515 218,353 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 98 98 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 29 : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,103 21,853 21,303 21,674 20,738 21,517 AR : 23,655 23,914 23,233 22,047 *23,316 23,873 DE : 5,203 4,902 4,804 4,867 4,584 4,851 FL : 1,353 1,291 1,333 1,191 1,255 1,145 GA : *29,045 *28,995 28,232 28,784 29,038 27,781 KY : 5,929 6,229 6,054 *6,569 *6,679 6,515 LA : 3,730 3,715 3,726 3,607 3,344 3,784 MD : 5,561 6,917 6,095 6,590 7,121 6,258 MS : 17,262 17,340 17,375 17,291 17,359 17,060 NC : 16,196 16,072 15,997 15,649 *16,128 16,478 OK : 4,913 5,173 5,632 4,964 5,213 4,447 PA : 3,215 3,435 3,352 *3,270 *3,323 3,207 SC : 4,877 5,159 4,776 4,418 4,434 5,151 TX : 13,573 *13,121 *13,022 *13,108 *12,730 13,324 VA : 5,448 5,069 5,720 5,021 4,767 4,860 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,309 17,846 17,035 18,143 *18,127 16,983 : 19 State Total :*180,372 *181,031 *177,689 *177,193 *178,156 177,234 : Previous Year Total : 176,014 177,141 177,312 177,686 180,188 180,084 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 100 100 99 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.