ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 18, 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 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 14, 2008 was 27.9 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.5 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 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 34,119* 95 29,243 29,004* 99 +487 +774 29,142 29,052 100 Jun 14 35,151 34,143 97 29,165 28,525 98 +135 -30 28,709 27,910 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. *Revised. : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *32,443 *32,664 *32,510 *32,731 *32,740 31,828 AR : 26,611 26,852 27,244 27,203 26,918 26,473 DE : 3,718 3,728 3,717 3,721 3,718 3,714 FL : 1,336 1,341 1,336 1,346 1,341 1,341 GA : 34,041 34,848 34,509 34,004 *34,119 34,143 KY : *8,113 *8,078 *8,317 8,168 *8,171 7,796 LA : 3,712 3,650 3,682 3,620 3,651 3,642 MD : 8,840 8,796 8,771 8,601 *8,976 8,358 MS : 18,893 19,060 18,948 18,981 19,074 18,930 NC : 19,740 19,693 *19,413 19,577 19,263 19,158 OK : 7,446 7,523 *7,243 7,204 7,342 7,216 PA : 4,232 4,405 4,442 *4,592 *4,588 4,580 SC : 5,491 5,718 5,556 5,490 5,769 5,260 TX : 14,836 15,467 15,485 15,599 15,778 15,899 VA : 5,939 6,429 6,257 6,242 6,199 6,476 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,687 19,889 19,723 19,840 *20,058 20,001 : 19 State Total :*215,078 *218,141 *217,153 *216,919 *217,705 214,815 : Previous Year Total : 219,938 219,928 219,527 218,990 219,184 217,590 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 10 : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,614 *21,700 *22,280 *21,497 *22,140 22,333 AR : 22,615 22,940 25,035 23,748 23,671 24,333 DE : 5,746 4,321 4,949 5,206 *5,127 4,527 FL : 1,271 1,138 1,136 1,383 1,146 1,136 GA : 28,571 28,094 28,981 28,993 29,052 27,910 KY : 6,246 5,431 6,158 *6,071 *6,492 6,603 LA : 3,147 3,634 3,474 3,683 3,794 3,742 MD : 6,021 5,712 6,008 5,602 *5,939 6,291 MS : 17,145 17,383 16,614 17,259 17,348 17,262 NC : 16,014 16,120 16,087 16,076 16,047 16,014 OK : 5,430 5,136 3,883 4,608 4,802 4,917 PA : 3,262 3,254 3,261 *3,191 *3,362 3,410 SC : 4,812 4,997 4,618 4,756 4,726 5,494 TX : 12,702 12,851 12,523 12,416 12,990 13,149 VA : 4,077 5,113 4,976 4,858 5,202 5,287 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,423 18,027 17,249 17,659 *18,141 16,780 : 19 State Total :*177,096 *175,851 *177,232 *177,006 *179,979 179,188 : Previous Year Total : 180,594 178,545 179,069 180,055 180,462 179,754 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 98 99 98 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.