ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 23, 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 UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 19, 2008 was 27.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly 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 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 Jul 19 35,022 33,591 96 28,055 28,015 100 +512 +701 27,909 27,913 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,560 31,093 *30,529 29,044 *30,699 31,005 AR : 26,137 26,337 26,620 26,069 *26,089 26,250 DE : 3,630 3,647 3,495 3,573 3,624 3,629 FL : 1,341 1,341 *1,361 *1,306 1,306 1,273 GA : 34,260 34,231 33,955 32,622 33,907 33,591 KY : 7,545 7,694 *7,301 *7,765 7,909 8,020 LA : 3,642 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,621 MD : 8,236 9,162 8,594 8,618 *8,852 8,762 MS : 18,930 18,761 18,624 18,772 17,768 18,560 NC : 19,116 19,230 *19,022 18,416 *18,574 18,739 OK : 6,850 6,897 *6,902 7,170 7,429 7,197 PA : 4,539 4,550 4,525 *4,316 *4,378 4,536 SC : 5,260 5,317 5,539 5,348 5,380 5,659 TX : 15,876 15,897 14,714 15,700 15,608 15,675 VA : 6,476 6,315 *6,123 6,099 6,017 6,344 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,748 19,594 *19,096 *19,093 *19,429 18,983 : 19 State Total : 213,146 213,717 *210,051 *207,562 *210,620 211,844 : Previous Year Total : 217,590 216,287 210,141 216,018 218,175 216,979 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 100 96 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 14 : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,327 22,049 22,019 21,477 *21,476 21,112 AR : 24,314 24,638 22,783 23,052 *22,289 23,200 DE : 4,521 4,361 5,208 4,213 *4,594 4,388 FL : 1,136 1,224 1,216 1,315 1,160 1,227 GA : 28,012 28,934 29,311 28,617 27,742 27,913 KY : 6,864 6,462 7,090 *6,470 6,016 5,466 LA : 3,742 3,755 3,632 3,456 3,543 3,465 MD : 6,308 6,773 6,114 6,083 *5,922 5,454 MS : 17,262 17,186 17,283 16,882 *16,718 16,553 NC : 16,010 15,580 16,328 15,683 *15,980 15,849 OK : 4,917 3,810 *5,110 4,513 6,113 4,917 PA : *3,418 *3,382 *3,384 *3,385 *3,462 3,456 SC : 5,494 5,220 4,044 4,726 5,027 4,737 TX : 13,156 13,200 13,260 *13,403 13,409 12,345 VA : 5,287 4,911 4,440 4,865 5,423 5,198 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,604 17,768 17,954 17,032 *16,763 17,167 : 19 State Total :*179,372 *179,253 *179,176 *175,172 *175,637 172,447 : Previous Year Total : 179,754 180,026 178,938 178,318 177,496 172,031 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 100 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.