ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 30, 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 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 26, 2008 was 27.0 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.3 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 26.9 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 9 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 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 Jul 26 34,824 33,274 96 29,490 26,943 91 +898 +699 29,674 27,017 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,093 30,529 *29,252 *30,452 *30,772 30,738 AR : 26,337 26,620 26,069 26,089 26,250 25,628 DE : 3,647 3,495 3,573 3,624 3,629 3,589 FL : 1,341 1,361 *1,376 1,306 1,273 1,226 GA : 34,231 33,955 32,622 33,907 33,591 33,274 KY : 7,694 7,301 *7,906 7,909 *8,007 7,967 LA : 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,621 3,621 MD : 9,162 8,594 8,618 8,852 8,762 8,919 MS : 18,761 18,624 18,772 17,768 18,560 18,560 NC : 19,230 19,022 *18,266 18,574 18,739 19,360 OK : 6,897 *6,962 *6,845 7,429 *7,113 7,060 PA : 4,550 4,525 4,316 *4,384 *4,511 4,347 SC : 5,317 5,539 5,348 5,380 5,659 5,494 TX : 15,897 14,714 15,700 15,608 15,675 14,975 VA : 6,315 6,123 6,099 6,017 6,344 6,344 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,594 19,096 19,093 19,429 18,983 19,276 : 19 State Total : 213,717 *210,111 *207,506 *210,379 *211,489 210,378 : Previous Year Total : 216,287 210,141 216,018 218,175 216,979 217,989 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 96 96 97 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 21 : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,049 22,019 *21,476 *21,456 21,112 20,573 AR : 24,638 22,783 23,052 22,289 *23,028 22,468 DE : 4,361 5,208 4,213 4,594 4,388 3,949 FL : 1,224 1,216 1,315 1,160 1,227 1,180 GA : 28,934 29,311 28,617 27,742 27,913 27,017 KY : 6,462 7,090 6,470 6,016 *5,489 6,520 LA : 3,755 3,632 3,456 3,543 3,465 3,572 MD : 6,773 6,114 6,083 5,922 5,454 5,851 MS : 17,186 17,283 16,882 16,718 16,553 16,717 NC : 15,580 16,328 15,683 15,980 15,849 15,295 OK : 3,810 5,110 *4,512 6,113 *5,103 4,919 PA : 3,382 3,384 3,385 *3,436 *3,406 3,193 SC : 5,220 4,044 4,726 5,027 4,737 4,624 TX : 13,200 13,260 13,403 13,409 12,345 13,209 VA : 4,911 4,440 4,865 5,423 5,198 5,364 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,768 17,954 17,032 16,763 17,167 16,417 : 19 State Total : 179,253 179,176 *175,170 *175,591 *172,434 170,868 : Previous Year Total : 180,026 178,938 178,318 177,496 172,031 176,538 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 98 99 100 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.