ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 11, 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 7, 2008 was 29.1 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.0 million, up 2 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 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 34,848* 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 +1,213* 28,933 28,993* 100* Jun 7 35,948 34,184 95 29,243 28,991 99 +487 +774 29,142 29,052 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,637 31,858 32,089 31,905 32,156 32,166 AR : 27,317 26,611 *26,852 27,244 *27,203 26,918 DE : 3,721 3,718 3,728 3,717 3,721 3,718 FL : 1,346 1,336 *1,341 1,336 1,346 1,341 GA : 34,630 34,041 *34,848 34,509 34,004 34,184 KY : 8,102 *8,127 *8,100 *8,290 *8,168 8,109 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,650 3,682 3,620 3,651 MD : 8,812 8,840 8,796 8,771 8,601 8,881 MS : 18,266 18,893 19,060 18,948 18,981 19,074 NC : 19,314 19,740 *19,693 19,587 19,577 19,263 OK : 7,215 7,446 *7,523 7,301 7,204 7,342 PA : 4,231 4,232 4,405 4,442 *4,566 4,575 SC : 5,371 5,491 5,718 5,556 5,490 5,769 TX : *14,646 *14,836 *15,467 *15,485 *15,599 15,778 VA : 6,444 5,939 6,429 6,257 6,242 6,199 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,596 *19,687 19,889 19,723 *19,840 20,018 : 19 State Total :*214,360 *214,507 *217,588 *216,753 *216,318 216,986 : Previous Year Total : 218,353 219,938 219,928 219,527 218,990 219,184 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 3 : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,475 21,111 21,200 21,782 *20,999 21,640 AR : 23,995 22,615 22,940 25,035 *23,748 23,671 DE : 4,851 5,746 4,321 4,949 5,206 5,007 FL : 1,145 1,271 1,138 1,136 1,383 1,146 GA : 27,781 28,571 28,094 28,981 *28,993 29,052 KY : 6,730 6,246 5,431 *6,158 *6,072 6,452 LA : 3,784 3,147 3,634 3,474 3,683 3,794 MD : 6,258 6,021 5,712 6,008 5,602 6,071 MS : 17,060 17,145 17,383 16,614 17,259 17,348 NC : 16,510 16,014 16,120 16,087 16,076 16,047 OK : 4,445 5,430 5,136 3,883 4,608 4,802 PA : 3,234 3,262 3,254 3,261 *3,205 3,365 SC : 5,151 4,812 4,997 4,618 4,756 4,726 TX : 13,324 *12,702 *12,851 *12,523 *12,416 12,990 VA : 4,948 4,077 5,113 4,976 4,858 5,202 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,049 *18,423 *18,027 *17,249 *17,659 18,131 : 19 State Total :*177,740 *176,593 *175,351 *176,734 *176,523 179,444 : Previous Year Total : 180,084 180,594 178,545 179,069 180,055 180,462 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 98 99 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.