ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 21, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 17, 2008 was 28.1 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.0 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 4 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 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 34,053* 96 29,368 28,488* 97 +538 +686 29,271 28,571* 98* May 17 35,585 34,854 98 29,231 27,963 96 -742 +689 27,791 28,094 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,687 31,966 *32,212 31,637 31,858 32,089 AR : 27,171 26,532 27,071 27,317 *26,611 27,150 DE : 4,027 3,942 3,721 3,721 3,718 3,726 FL : 1,413 1,327 *1,331 1,346 1,336 1,331 GA : 34,137 34,651 33,997 34,630 *34,053 34,854 KY : 7,899 7,925 *7,255 8,034 8,124 8,125 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,650 MD : 8,779 8,995 8,223 8,812 8,840 8,791 MS : 18,879 18,877 18,999 18,266 18,893 19,060 NC : 19,617 19,533 *19,475 19,355 *19,631 19,711 OK : 6,580 *6,578 *6,353 6,655 *6,782 6,859 PA : 4,318 4,400 4,193 4,188 *4,323 4,266 SC : 5,611 5,554 5,420 5,371 5,491 5,718 TX : 15,588 15,076 15,346 14,656 14,846 15,477 VA : 6,174 5,791 6,211 6,369 5,939 6,427 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,333 19,966 *19,700 *19,641 *19,640 20,205 : 19 State Total : 215,925 *214,825 *213,219 *213,710 *213,797 217,439 : Previous Year Total : 219,385 220,515 218,515 218,353 219,938 219,928 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 97 98 98 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 12 : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,303 21,674 20,738 21,475 21,111 21,200 AR : 23,233 22,047 23,316 23,873 *22,589 22,624 DE : 4,804 4,867 4,584 4,851 5,746 4,625 FL : 1,333 1,191 1,255 1,145 1,271 1,138 GA : 28,232 28,784 29,038 27,781 *28,571 28,094 KY : *5,953 *6,467 *6,793 6,730 6,248 5,434 LA : 3,726 3,607 3,344 3,784 3,147 3,634 MD : 6,095 6,590 7,121 6,258 6,021 5,337 MS : 17,375 17,291 17,359 17,060 17,145 17,383 NC : 15,997 15,649 16,128 16,510 *16,014 16,120 OK : 5,632 4,964 5,213 4,447 5,430 5,395 PA : *3,352 *3,277 *3,254 *3,243 *3,272 3,318 SC : 4,776 4,418 4,434 5,151 4,812 4,997 TX : 13,022 13,108 12,730 13,324 12,709 12,859 VA : 5,720 5,021 4,767 4,860 4,077 5,302 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,060 18,201 18,143 *17,050 *18,442 18,014 : 19 State Total :*177,613 *177,156 *178,217 *177,542 *176,605 175,474 : Previous Year Total : 177,312 177,686 180,188 180,084 180,594 178,545 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 99 98 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.