ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 6, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 2, 2008 was 28.2 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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 2 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 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 34,007* 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 26,974* 91 +898 +699 29,674 27,048* 91 Aug 2 35,058 32,701 93 29,277 28,327 97 +1,161 +682 29,823 28,161 94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,529 29,252 *30,699 30,772 30,738 30,010 AR : 26,620 26,069 26,089 26,250 *25,387 25,037 DE : 3,495 3,573 3,624 3,629 3,589 3,657 FL : 1,361 1,376 *1,351 1,273 1,226 1,271 GA : 33,955 32,622 *34,007 33,591 33,274 32,701 KY : *7,330 *7,929 *7,922 8,007 7,967 7,974 LA : 3,651 3,651 3,651 3,621 3,621 3,470 MD : 8,594 8,618 8,852 8,762 8,919 8,763 MS : 18,624 18,772 *18,891 18,560 18,560 18,561 NC : 19,022 18,266 *18,159 18,739 19,360 18,985 OK : 6,962 6,845 *7,293 7,113 7,060 6,863 PA : 4,525 4,316 4,384 4,511 *4,492 4,410 SC : 5,539 5,348 5,380 5,659 5,494 5,528 TX : *14,721 *15,706 *15,615 *15,694 *14,993 14,632 VA : *6,269 6,099 *6,075 *6,328 *6,388 6,250 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,096 19,093 *19,504 *18,999 *18,884 19,058 : 19 State Total :*210,293 *207,535 *211,496 *211,508 *209,952 207,170 : Previous Year Total : 210,141 216,018 218,175 216,979 217,989 216,255 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 96 97 97 96 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 28 : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 22,019 21,476 21,456 21,112 *20,625 21,066 AR : 22,783 23,052 22,289 23,028 *22,469 23,281 DE : 5,208 4,213 4,594 4,388 3,949 4,497 FL : 1,216 1,315 1,160 1,227 1,180 1,282 GA : 29,311 28,617 27,742 27,913 *27,048 28,161 KY : 7,090 6,470 6,016 5,489 *6,519 5,912 LA : 3,632 3,456 3,543 3,465 3,572 3,359 MD : 6,114 6,083 5,922 5,454 5,851 6,316 MS : 17,283 16,882 16,718 16,553 16,717 16,801 NC : 16,328 15,683 15,980 15,849 15,295 15,021 OK : 5,110 4,512 6,113 5,103 4,919 3,910 PA : 3,384 3,385 3,436 3,406 *3,219 3,344 SC : 4,044 4,726 5,027 4,737 4,624 4,819 TX : 13,260 *13,408 *13,414 *12,350 *13,214 13,080 VA : *4,527 *4,739 *5,355 *5,407 *5,449 4,557 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,954 17,032 *16,663 *17,068 *16,327 17,534 : 19 State Total :*179,263 *175,049 *175,428 *172,549 *170,977 172,940 : Previous Year Total : 178,938 178,318 177,496 172,031 176,538 179,654 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 98 99 100 97 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.