ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 20, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 16, 2008 was 27.7 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 5 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 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 Aug 9 35,127 32,918 94 28,978 27,882 96 +282 +451* 28,391 27,630* 97* Aug 16 34,940 32,590 93 28,815 27,487 95 +480 +720 28,508 27,736 97 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,699 30,988 30,737 29,630 29,855 29,845 AR : 26,089 26,250 *25,591 24,958 *24,801 24,608 DE : 3,624 3,629 *3,653 3,657 3,644 3,631 FL : 1,351 1,323 *1,231 1,271 1,306 1,316 GA : 34,007 33,591 33,274 32,701 32,918 32,590 KY : 7,922 8,051 *7,967 7,974 7,739 7,789 LA : 3,651 3,621 3,621 3,470 3,470 3,470 MD : 8,852 8,762 8,919 8,763 *8,811 8,871 MS : 18,891 18,732 18,560 18,561 18,598 18,160 NC : 18,159 18,615 *19,303 *19,076 *19,055 19,101 OK : 7,293 6,947 *6,855 6,863 *6,658 6,998 PA : 4,384 4,511 4,492 *4,339 *4,239 4,066 SC : 5,380 5,659 5,494 5,528 5,309 5,645 TX : 15,615 15,633 14,993 14,632 15,034 15,489 VA : 6,075 6,328 6,388 6,250 6,250 6,325 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,475 18,980 18,894 19,198 *19,105 19,092 : 19 State Total : 211,467 211,620 *209,972 *206,871 *206,792 206,996 : Previous Year Total : 218,175 216,979 217,989 216,255 217,312 216,594 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 96 96 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 12 : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,456 21,112 20,686 21,021 *21,452 21,466 AR : 22,289 23,028 22,469 23,314 *21,884 23,324 DE : 4,594 4,388 3,949 4,497 *4,959 5,213 FL : 1,160 1,227 1,180 1,282 1,134 1,032 GA : 27,742 27,913 27,048 28,161 *27,630 27,736 KY : 5,918 5,390 6,420 5,912 6,115 6,115 LA : 3,543 3,465 3,572 3,359 3,757 3,269 MD : 5,922 5,454 5,851 6,316 *5,555 5,866 MS : 16,718 16,553 16,717 16,826 16,845 16,794 NC : 15,980 15,849 15,295 15,021 15,566 15,725 OK : 6,113 5,103 4,919 3,910 *5,155 3,618 PA : 3,436 3,406 3,219 *3,319 *3,381 3,421 SC : 5,027 4,737 4,624 4,819 4,789 4,676 TX : 13,414 12,350 13,214 13,080 13,113 12,493 VA : 5,355 5,407 5,449 4,557 5,080 5,283 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,680 17,059 16,367 17,506 *16,756 17,085 : 19 State Total : 175,347 172,441 170,979 *172,900 *173,171 173,116 : Previous Year Total : 177,496 172,031 176,538 179,654 177,691 178,515 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 97 96 97 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.