ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 2, 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 SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 28, 2008 was 29.3 million, up 1 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 34.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 4 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 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 +1,099 28,977 28,951 100 Jun 28 33,967 33,955 100 29,477 28,321 96 +981 +1,569 29,671 29,261 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,510 32,731 32,740 31,511 31,350 29,705 AR : 27,244 27,203 26,918 26,331 26,337 26,609 DE : 3,717 3,721 3,718 3,630 3,647 3,495 FL : 1,336 1,346 *1,356 1,341 1,341 1,346 GA : 34,509 34,121 34,119 34,260 34,353 33,955 KY : *8,328 *8,194 8,171 7,568 *7,713 7,461 LA : 3,682 3,620 3,651 3,642 3,651 3,651 MD : 8,771 8,601 8,976 8,236 9,164 8,596 MS : 18,948 18,981 19,074 18,930 18,761 18,624 NC : 19,413 19,359 *19,169 19,108 19,089 18,949 OK : 7,243 7,191 *7,270 7,216 6,987 7,240 PA : 4,442 4,592 4,474 4,539 *4,550 4,581 SC : 5,556 5,490 5,769 5,260 5,317 5,539 TX : 15,485 15,690 15,778 15,899 15,920 15,778 VA : 6,257 6,242 6,199 6,476 6,315 6,306 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,723 19,840 20,058 *19,707 *19,592 19,171 : 19 State Total :*217,164 *216,922 *217,440 *213,654 *214,087 211,006 : Previous Year Total : 219,527 218,990 219,184 217,590 216,287 210,141 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 24 : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,280 21,497 22,140 22,327 22,049 21,866 AR : 25,035 23,748 23,671 24,314 *24,638 22,806 DE : 4,949 5,206 5,127 4,521 *4,675 4,982 FL : 1,136 1,383 1,146 1,136 1,224 1,216 GA : 28,981 28,993 29,052 28,012 28,951 29,261 KY : 6,158 6,071 6,492 *6,902 *6,441 6,850 LA : 3,474 3,683 3,794 3,742 3,755 3,632 MD : 6,008 5,602 5,939 6,308 *6,502 6,358 MS : 16,614 17,259 17,348 17,262 17,186 17,283 NC : 16,087 16,076 16,047 16,010 15,617 16,328 OK : 3,883 4,608 *4,801 4,917 3,810 5,109 PA : 3,261 3,191 3,278 3,414 *3,373 3,314 SC : 4,618 4,756 4,726 5,494 5,220 4,031 TX : 12,523 12,416 12,990 13,149 13,193 12,990 VA : 4,976 4,858 5,202 5,287 4,911 4,440 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,249 17,659 18,141 *16,595 *17,773 18,146 : 19 State Total : 177,232 177,006 *179,894 *179,390 *179,318 178,612 : Previous Year Total : 179,069 180,055 180,462 179,754 180,026 178,938 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 100 100 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.