ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 9, 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 8 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 5, 2008 was 28.5 million, down 3 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 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.4 million, up slightly from the previous week, but 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 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 34,231* 99* 29,145 28,348* 97 +495 +1,099 28,977 28,934* 100 Jun 28 33,967 33,955 100 29,477 28,321 96 +981 +1,606* 29,671 29,311* 99 Jul 9 35,644 32,653 92 29,033 28,413 98 +362 +820 28,740 28,537 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,731 32,740 *31,492 31,350 29,705 28,779 AR : 27,203 26,918 *26,137 26,337 *26,620 26,069 DE : 3,721 3,718 3,630 3,647 3,495 3,573 FL : 1,346 1,356 1,341 1,341 1,346 1,351 GA : 34,121 34,119 34,260 *34,231 33,955 32,653 KY : 8,194 *8,168 *7,405 7,713 7,461 7,963 LA : 3,620 3,651 3,642 3,651 3,651 3,651 MD : 8,601 8,976 8,236 *9,162 *8,594 8,618 MS : 18,981 19,074 18,930 18,761 18,624 18,772 NC : 19,359 19,169 *19,116 19,089 18,949 18,364 OK : 7,191 7,270 *6,850 6,987 7,240 7,170 PA : 4,592 4,474 4,539 4,550 *4,525 4,309 SC : 5,490 5,769 5,260 5,317 5,539 5,348 TX : *15,699 *15,787 *15,876 *15,897 *14,714 15,700 VA : 6,242 6,199 6,476 6,315 6,306 6,099 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,841 20,058 *19,771 *19,594 *19,173 19,522 : 19 State Total :*216,932 *217,446 *212,961 *213,942 *209,897 207,941 : Previous Year Total : 218,990 219,184 217,590 216,287 210,141 216,018 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 98 99 100 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 31 : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,497 22,140 22,327 22,049 *21,816 21,269 AR : 23,748 23,671 24,314 24,638 *22,783 22,988 DE : 5,206 5,127 4,521 *4,361 *5,208 4,213 FL : 1,383 1,146 1,136 1,224 1,216 1,315 GA : 28,993 29,052 28,012 *28,934 *29,311 28,537 KY : *6,020 *6,508 *6,918 *6,457 *7,095 6,344 LA : 3,683 3,794 3,742 3,755 3,632 3,456 MD : 5,602 5,939 6,308 *6,773 *6,114 6,083 MS : 17,259 17,348 17,262 17,186 17,283 16,882 NC : 16,076 16,047 16,010 *15,580 16,328 15,649 OK : 4,608 4,801 4,917 3,810 5,109 4,513 PA : 3,191 3,278 3,414 3,373 *3,373 3,393 SC : 4,756 4,726 5,494 5,220 *4,044 4,726 TX : 12,416 *12,997 *13,156 *13,200 *13,260 13,363 VA : 4,858 5,202 5,287 4,911 4,440 4,865 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,671 *18,157 16,595 17,773 18,146 16,914 : 19 State Total :*176,967 *179,933 *179,413 *179,244 *179,158 174,510 : Previous Year Total : 180,055 180,462 179,754 180,026 178,938 178,318 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 100 100 100 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.