ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 13, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 9, 2008 was 27.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.9 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 4 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 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 Aug 9 35,127 32,918 94 28,978 27,882 96 +282 +639 28,391 27,818 98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,252 30,699 *30,988 *30,737 *29,630 29,855 AR : 26,069 26,089 26,250 25,387 *24,958 24,844 DE : 3,573 3,624 3,629 3,589 3,657 3,644 FL : 1,376 1,351 *1,323 1,226 1,271 1,306 GA : 32,622 34,007 33,591 33,274 32,701 32,918 KY : 7,929 7,922 *8,051 *7,983 7,974 7,739 LA : 3,651 3,651 3,621 3,621 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,618 8,852 8,762 8,919 8,763 8,841 MS : 18,772 18,891 *18,732 18,560 18,561 18,598 NC : 18,266 18,159 *18,615 19,360 18,985 19,071 OK : 6,845 7,293 *6,947 7,060 6,863 6,829 PA : 4,316 4,384 4,511 4,492 4,410 4,469 SC : 5,348 5,380 5,659 5,494 5,528 5,309 TX : 15,706 15,615 *15,633 14,993 14,632 15,034 VA : 6,099 6,075 6,328 6,388 6,250 6,250 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,173 *19,475 *18,980 *18,894 *19,198 18,986 : 19 State Total :*207,615 *211,467 *211,620 *209,977 *206,851 207,163 : Previous Year Total : 216,018 218,175 216,979 217,989 216,255 217,312 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 98 96 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 5 : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,476 21,456 21,112 *20,686 *21,021 21,457 AR : 23,052 22,289 23,028 22,469 *23,314 22,061 DE : 4,213 4,594 4,388 3,949 4,497 4,952 FL : 1,315 1,160 1,227 1,180 1,282 1,134 GA : 28,617 27,742 27,913 27,048 28,161 27,818 KY : *6,371 *5,918 *5,390 *6,420 5,912 6,115 LA : 3,456 3,543 3,465 3,572 3,359 3,757 MD : 6,083 5,922 5,454 5,851 6,316 5,551 MS : 16,882 16,718 16,553 16,717 *16,826 16,845 NC : 15,683 15,980 15,849 15,295 15,021 15,566 OK : 4,512 6,113 5,103 4,919 3,910 5,028 PA : 3,385 3,436 3,406 3,219 3,344 3,367 SC : 4,726 5,027 4,737 4,624 4,819 4,789 TX : 13,408 13,414 12,350 13,214 13,080 13,113 VA : 4,739 5,355 5,407 5,449 4,557 5,080 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,123 *16,680 *17,059 *16,367 *17,506 16,821 : 19 State Total :*175,041 *175,347 *172,441 *170,979 *172,925 173,454 : Previous Year Total : 178,318 177,496 172,031 176,538 179,654 177,691 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 100 97 96 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.