ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 27, 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 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 23, 2008 was 27.7 million, up 1 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, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 6 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 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 32,840* 94* 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 +451 28,391 27,630 97 Aug 16 34,940 32,590 93 28,815 27,487 95 +480 +720 28,508 27,560* 97 Aug 23 34,862 32,694 94 28,817 27,196 94 +1,146 +1,116 29,375 27,722 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,988 30,737 *29,539 29,855 *29,846 29,694 AR : 26,250 25,591 *25,143 24,801 24,608 24,764 DE : 3,629 3,653 3,657 3,644 3,631 3,543 FL : 1,323 1,231 *1,281 1,306 1,316 1,306 GA : 33,591 33,274 *32,840 32,918 32,590 32,694 KY : *8,029 *7,968 *7,927 7,739 *7,790 7,741 LA : 3,621 3,621 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,501 MD : 8,762 8,919 *8,900 8,811 8,871 8,738 MS : 18,732 18,560 18,561 18,598 18,160 18,428 NC : 18,615 *19,294 *18,810 19,055 *19,114 18,856 OK : 6,947 6,855 *7,063 6,658 6,998 7,008 PA : 4,511 4,492 4,339 4,239 *4,002 3,992 SC : 5,659 5,494 5,528 5,309 5,645 5,735 TX : 15,633 14,993 14,632 15,034 15,489 15,498 VA : 6,328 6,388 6,250 6,250 6,325 6,313 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,980 18,894 19,198 *19,096 *18,904 19,006 : 19 State Total :*211,598 *209,964 *207,138 *206,783 *206,759 206,817 : Previous Year Total : 216,979 217,989 216,255 217,312 216,594 215,662 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 96 96 95 95 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 19 : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,112 20,686 21,021 21,452 *21,432 20,609 AR : 23,028 22,469 23,314 21,884 *23,301 22,247 DE : 4,388 3,949 4,497 4,959 5,213 4,874 FL : 1,227 1,180 1,282 1,134 1,032 1,124 GA : 27,913 27,048 28,161 27,630 *27,560 27,722 KY : 5,390 6,420 *5,911 *6,105 *6,512 6,222 LA : 3,465 3,572 3,359 3,757 3,269 3,659 MD : 5,454 5,851 6,316 5,555 *5,933 5,987 MS : 16,553 16,717 16,826 16,845 *16,815 16,632 NC : 15,849 15,295 15,021 15,566 *15,741 15,557 OK : 5,103 4,919 3,910 5,155 3,618 4,521 PA : 3,406 3,219 3,319 3,381 *3,408 3,206 SC : 4,737 4,624 4,819 4,789 4,676 4,333 TX : 12,350 13,214 13,080 13,113 12,493 12,318 VA : 5,407 5,449 4,557 5,080 5,283 5,592 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,059 16,367 17,506 16,756 *16,896 15,925 : 19 State Total : 172,441 170,979 *172,899 *173,161 *173,182 170,528 : Previous Year Total : 172,031 176,538 179,654 177,691 178,515 177,243 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 97 96 97 97 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.