ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 28, 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 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 24, 2008 was 29.1 million, up 4 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 34.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.8 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 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 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 May 24 35,594 34,500 97 28,924 28,759 99 +1,272 +1,031 29,534 29,100 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,966 32,212 31,637 31,858 32,089 31,900 AR : 26,532 27,071 27,317 26,611 27,150 27,244 DE : 3,942 3,721 3,721 3,718 *3,728 3,717 FL : 1,327 1,331 1,346 1,336 1,331 1,336 GA : 34,651 33,997 34,630 34,053 34,854 34,500 KY : *7,922 7,255 *8,089 8,124 8,125 8,110 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,650 3,682 MD : 8,995 8,223 8,812 8,840 *8,796 8,771 MS : 18,877 18,999 18,266 18,893 19,060 18,948 NC : 19,533 19,475 *19,314 19,631 19,711 19,815 OK : 6,578 6,353 6,655 6,782 6,859 6,761 PA : 4,400 4,193 *4,231 *4,442 *4,345 4,334 SC : 5,554 5,420 5,371 5,491 5,718 5,556 TX : 15,076 15,346 14,656 14,846 15,477 15,495 VA : 5,791 6,211 *6,444 5,939 *6,429 6,257 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,966 19,700 19,641 19,640 20,205 20,027 : 19 State Total :*214,822 213,219 *213,842 *213,916 *217,527 216,453 : Previous Year Total : 220,515 218,515 218,353 219,938 219,928 219,527 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 98 97 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 19 : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,674 20,738 21,475 21,111 21,200 21,743 AR : 22,047 23,316 23,873 22,589 *22,853 24,833 DE : 4,867 4,584 4,851 5,746 *4,321 4,949 FL : 1,191 1,255 1,145 1,271 1,138 1,136 GA : 28,784 29,038 27,781 28,571 28,094 29,100 KY : 6,467 6,793 6,730 *6,246 5,434 6,197 LA : 3,607 3,344 3,784 3,147 3,634 3,474 MD : 6,590 7,121 6,258 6,021 *5,712 6,008 MS : 17,291 17,359 17,060 17,145 17,383 16,556 NC : 15,649 16,128 16,510 16,014 16,120 16,089 OK : 4,964 5,213 4,447 5,430 *5,136 3,882 PA : 3,277 3,254 *3,234 *3,254 *3,298 3,250 SC : 4,418 4,434 5,151 4,812 4,997 4,618 TX : 13,108 12,730 13,324 12,709 12,859 12,535 VA : 5,021 4,767 *4,948 4,077 *5,113 4,976 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,201 18,143 17,050 18,442 18,014 17,229 : 19 State Total : 177,156 178,217 *177,621 *176,585 *175,306 176,575 : Previous Year Total : 177,686 180,188 180,084 180,594 178,545 179,069 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 99 98 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.