ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 4, 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 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 31, 2008 was 28.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and 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 1 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 26 35,682 34,021* 95 29,292 28,407 97 +573 +1215 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 34,041* 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 34,509* 97 28,924 28,806* 100* +1,272 +865* 29,534 28,981* 98* May 31 35,439 34,004 96 28,975 28,330 98 +481 +848 28,933 28,628 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,212 31,637 31,858 32,089 *31,905 32,156 AR : 27,071 27,317 26,611 27,150 27,244 27,138 DE : 3,721 3,721 3,718 3,728 3,717 3,721 FL : 1,331 1,346 1,336 1,331 1,336 1,346 GA : *34,021 34,630 *34,041 34,854 *34,509 34,004 KY : *7,249 *8,102 *8,159 8,125 *8,213 8,154 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,712 3,650 3,682 3,620 MD : 8,223 8,812 8,840 8,796 8,771 8,601 MS : 18,999 18,266 18,893 19,060 18,948 18,981 NC : 19,475 19,314 *19,740 19,711 *19,587 19,577 OK : *6,791 *7,215 *7,446 *7,399 *7,301 7,204 PA : 4,193 4,231 *4,232 *4,405 *4,442 4,523 SC : 5,420 5,371 5,491 5,718 5,556 5,490 TX : 15,346 14,656 14,846 15,477 15,495 15,609 VA : 6,211 6,444 5,939 6,429 6,257 6,242 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,700 19,641 19,640 *19,889 *19,723 20,114 : 19 State Total :*213,675 *214,415 *214,502 *217,811 *216,686 216,480 : Previous Year Total : 218,515 218,353 219,938 219,928 219,527 218,990 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 98 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 26 : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,738 21,475 21,111 21,200 *21,782 20,382 AR : *23,338 *23,995 *22,615 *22,940 *25,035 23,736 DE : 4,584 4,851 5,746 4,321 4,949 5,206 FL : 1,255 1,145 1,271 1,138 1,136 1,383 GA : 29,038 27,781 28,571 28,094 *28,981 28,628 KY : 6,793 6,730 6,246 *5,431 *6,177 6,117 LA : 3,344 3,784 3,147 3,634 3,474 3,683 MD : 7,121 6,258 6,021 5,712 6,008 5,602 MS : 17,359 17,060 17,145 17,383 *16,614 17,259 NC : 16,128 16,510 16,014 16,120 *16,087 16,076 OK : *5,214 *4,445 5,430 5,136 *3,883 4,608 PA : 3,254 3,234 *3,262 *3,254 *3,261 3,220 SC : 4,434 5,151 4,812 4,997 4,618 4,756 TX : 12,730 13,324 12,709 12,859 12,535 12,424 VA : 4,767 4,948 4,077 5,113 4,976 4,858 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,143 17,050 18,442 18,014 *17,271 17,632 : 19 State Total :*178,240 *177,741 *176,619 *175,346 *176,787 175,570 : Previous Year Total : 180,188 180,084 180,594 178,545 179,069 180,055 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 98 98 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.