ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 14, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 10, 2008 was 28.5 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.9 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 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 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 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 May 10 35,292 33,949 96 29,368 28,394 97 +538 +686 29,271 28,476 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,799 31,687 *31,966 32,248 31,637 31,858 AR : 26,966 27,171 *26,532 27,071 27,317 26,670 DE : 4,090 4,027 3,942 3,721 3,721 3,718 FL : 1,413 1,413 1,327 1,306 1,346 1,336 GA : 34,911 34,137 34,651 33,997 34,630 33,949 KY : 8,086 7,899 *7,925 7,391 8,034 8,124 LA : 3,937 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 MD : 9,106 8,779 8,995 8,223 8,812 8,840 MS : 18,926 18,879 18,877 18,999 18,266 18,893 NC : 19,609 19,617 *19,533 19,604 *19,355 19,679 OK : 6,368 6,580 6,682 6,252 6,655 6,822 PA : *4,354 *4,318 *4,400 *4,193 *4,188 4,272 SC : 5,391 5,611 *5,554 5,420 5,371 5,491 TX : 15,697 15,588 15,076 15,346 14,656 14,846 VA : 6,269 6,174 *5,791 6,211 6,369 5,939 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,160 *20,333 *19,966 *19,477 *19,605 19,551 : 19 State Total :*217,082 *215,925 *214,929 *213,171 *213,674 213,700 : Previous Year Total : 218,877 219,385 220,515 218,515 218,353 219,938 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 97 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 5 : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,853 21,303 21,674 20,738 *21,475 21,111 AR : 23,914 23,233 22,047 23,316 23,873 22,599 DE : 4,902 4,804 4,867 4,584 4,851 5,746 FL : 1,291 1,333 1,191 1,255 1,145 1,271 GA : 28,995 28,232 28,784 29,038 27,781 28,476 KY : 6,229 6,054 6,569 *6,894 *6,730 6,248 LA : 3,715 3,726 3,607 3,344 3,784 3,147 MD : 6,917 6,095 6,590 7,121 6,258 6,021 MS : 17,340 17,375 17,291 17,359 17,060 17,145 NC : 16,072 15,997 15,649 16,128 *16,510 16,008 OK : 5,173 5,632 4,964 5,213 4,447 5,430 PA : *3,343 *3,346 *3,271 *3,212 *3,244 3,283 SC : 5,159 4,776 4,418 4,434 5,151 4,812 TX : 13,121 13,022 13,108 12,730 13,324 12,709 VA : 5,069 5,720 5,021 4,767 4,860 4,077 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,914 *17,060 *18,201 *18,143 *17,051 18,447 : 19 State Total :*181,007 *177,708 *177,252 *178,276 *177,544 176,530 : Previous Year Total : 177,141 177,312 177,686 180,188 180,084 180,594 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 100 100 99 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.