ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 16, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 12, 2008 was 27.7 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.8 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 81 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 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 5 35,644 32,622* 92 29,033 28,412* 98 +362 +859* 28,740 28,617* 100* Jul 12 35,470 33,907 96 28,478 27,797 98 +961 +513 28,801 27,742 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,740 *31,560 *31,093 *30,296 *29,044 30,484 AR : 26,918 26,137 26,337 26,620 26,069 26,307 DE : 3,718 3,630 3,647 3,495 3,573 3,624 FL : 1,356 1,341 1,341 1,346 1,351 1,306 GA : 34,119 34,260 34,231 33,955 *32,622 33,907 KY : *8,152 *7,545 *7,694 *7,488 *7,792 7,909 LA : 3,651 3,642 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,651 MD : 8,976 8,236 9,162 8,594 8,618 8,721 MS : 19,074 18,930 18,761 18,624 18,772 17,768 NC : 19,169 19,116 *19,230 18,949 *18,416 18,491 OK : 7,270 6,850 *6,897 7,240 7,170 7,429 PA : 4,474 4,539 4,550 4,525 *4,276 4,441 SC : 5,769 5,260 5,317 5,539 5,348 5,380 TX : 15,787 15,876 15,897 14,714 15,700 15,608 VA : 6,199 6,476 6,315 6,306 6,099 6,017 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,117 *19,748 19,594 *19,299 *19,642 20,045 : 19 State Total :*217,489 *213,146 *213,717 *210,641 *208,143 211,088 : Previous Year Total : 219,184 217,590 216,287 210,141 216,018 218,175 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 100 96 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 7 : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,140 22,327 22,049 *22,019 *21,477 21,237 AR : 23,671 24,314 24,638 22,783 *23,052 22,227 DE : 5,127 4,521 4,361 5,208 4,213 4,831 FL : 1,146 1,136 1,224 1,216 1,315 1,160 GA : 29,052 28,012 28,934 29,311 *28,617 27,742 KY : 6,508 *6,864 *6,462 *7,090 *6,342 6,016 LA : 3,794 3,742 3,755 3,632 3,456 3,543 MD : 5,939 6,308 6,773 6,114 6,083 5,678 MS : 17,348 17,262 17,186 17,283 16,882 16,668 NC : 16,047 16,010 15,580 16,328 *15,683 15,978 OK : 4,801 4,917 3,810 5,109 4,513 6,113 PA : 3,278 3,414 3,373 3,373 *3,372 3,402 SC : 4,726 5,494 5,220 4,044 4,726 5,027 TX : 12,997 13,156 13,200 13,260 13,363 13,409 VA : 5,202 5,287 4,911 4,440 4,865 5,423 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,147 *16,604 *17,768 *17,954 *17,032 16,793 : 19 State Total :*179,923 *179,368 *179,244 *179,164 *174,991 175,247 : Previous Year Total : 180,462 179,754 180,026 178,938 178,318 177,496 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 100 98 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.