ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 25, 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 SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 21, 2008 was 29.0 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 3 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 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 +1213 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 34,260* 97 29,165 28,624* 98 +135 -27 28,709 28,012* 98* Jun 21 34,503 34,353 100 29,145 28,365 97 +495 +1099 28,977 28,951 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,664 32,510 32,731 32,740 *31,511 31,350 AR : 26,852 27,244 27,203 26,918 *26,331 26,337 DE : 3,728 3,717 3,721 3,718 *3,630 3,647 FL : 1,341 1,336 1,346 1,341 1,341 1,341 GA : 34,848 34,509 *34,121 34,119 *34,260 34,353 KY : 8,078 8,317 *8,098 8,171 *7,568 7,687 LA : 3,650 3,682 3,620 3,651 3,642 3,651 MD : 8,796 8,771 8,601 8,976 *8,236 9,164 MS : 19,060 18,948 18,981 19,074 18,930 18,761 NC : 19,693 19,413 *19,359 19,263 *19,108 19,089 OK : 7,523 7,243 *7,191 7,342 7,216 6,987 PA : 4,405 4,442 4,592 *4,474 *4,539 4,503 SC : 5,718 5,556 5,490 5,769 5,260 5,317 TX : 15,467 15,485 *15,690 15,778 15,899 15,920 VA : 6,429 6,257 6,242 6,199 6,476 6,315 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,889 19,723 19,840 20,058 *19,684 19,078 : 19 State Total : 218,141 217,153 *216,826 *217,591 *213,631 213,500 : Previous Year Total : 219,928 219,527 218,990 219,184 217,590 216,287 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 17 : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,699 22,280 21,497 22,140 *22,327 22,049 AR : 22,940 25,035 23,748 23,671 *24,314 24,590 DE : 4,321 4,949 5,206 5,127 *4,521 4,609 FL : 1,138 1,136 1,383 1,146 1,136 1,224 GA : 28,094 28,981 28,993 29,052 *28,012 28,951 KY : 5,431 6,158 6,071 6,492 *6,904 6,408 LA : 3,634 3,474 3,683 3,794 3,742 3,755 MD : 5,712 6,008 5,602 5,939 *6,308 6,567 MS : 17,383 16,614 17,259 17,348 17,262 17,186 NC : 16,120 16,087 16,076 16,047 *16,010 15,617 OK : 5,136 3,883 4,608 4,802 4,917 3,810 PA : 3,254 3,261 3,191 *3,278 *3,414 3,461 SC : 4,997 4,618 4,756 4,726 5,494 5,220 TX : 12,851 12,523 12,416 12,990 13,149 13,193 VA : 5,113 4,976 4,858 5,202 5,287 4,911 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,027 17,249 17,659 18,141 *16,582 17,769 : 19 State Total :*175,850 177,232 177,006 *179,895 *179,379 179,320 : Previous Year Total : 178,545 179,069 180,055 180,462 179,754 180,026 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 98 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.