ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 3, 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 30, 2008 was 27.2 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 3 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 slightly from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.6 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 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 33,473* 95* 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 32,794* 94 28,817 27,267* 95* +1,146 +1,106* 29,375 27,700* 94 Aug 30 35,211 32,905 93 28,503 27,572 97 +182 +445 28,147 27,233 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 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,737 29,539 29,855 29,846 29,694 29,948 AR : 25,591 25,143 *25,107 24,608 *24,742 24,697 DE : 3,653 3,657 3,644 3,631 3,543 3,506 FL : 1,231 1,281 *1,326 1,316 1,306 1,326 GA : 33,274 32,840 *33,473 32,590 *32,794 32,905 KY : 7,968 7,927 *7,723 7,790 7,741 7,339 LA : 3,621 3,470 3,470 3,470 3,501 3,478 MD : 8,919 8,900 8,811 8,871 8,738 8,696 MS : 18,560 18,561 18,598 18,160 18,428 17,853 NC : 19,294 18,810 *18,890 *18,943 18,856 19,021 OK : 6,855 7,063 *6,477 6,998 *7,076 7,117 PA : 4,492 4,339 *4,028 4,002 *3,850 4,255 SC : 5,494 5,528 5,309 5,645 5,735 5,844 TX : 14,993 14,632 15,034 15,489 15,498 14,935 VA : 6,388 6,250 6,250 6,325 6,313 6,249 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,894 19,198 *18,951 18,904 *18,901 18,248 : 19 State Total : 209,964 207,138 *206,946 *206,588 *206,716 205,417 : Previous Year Total : 217,989 216,255 217,312 216,594 215,662 215,502 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 95 95 96 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 26 : Aug 2 : Aug 9 : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,686 21,021 21,452 21,432 20,609 20,485 AR : 22,469 23,314 21,884 23,301 *22,221 21,874 DE : 3,949 4,497 4,959 5,213 4,874 4,760 FL : 1,180 1,282 1,134 1,032 1,124 1,197 GA : 27,048 28,161 27,630 27,560 *27,700 27,233 KY : 6,420 5,911 6,105 6,512 6,222 6,358 LA : 3,572 3,359 3,757 3,269 3,659 3,394 MD : 5,851 6,316 5,555 5,933 5,987 6,226 MS : 16,717 16,826 16,845 16,815 16,632 16,751 NC : 15,295 15,021 15,566 15,741 *15,620 15,872 OK : 4,919 3,910 *5,154 3,618 *4,539 4,830 PA : *3,226 *3,328 *3,390 *3,414 *3,207 3,056 SC : 4,624 4,819 4,789 4,676 4,333 4,624 TX : 13,214 13,080 13,113 12,493 12,318 12,556 VA : 5,449 4,557 5,080 5,283 5,592 4,525 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,367 17,506 16,756 16,896 *16,162 15,977 : 19 State Total :*170,986 *172,908 *173,169 *173,188 *170,799 169,718 : Previous Year Total : 176,538 179,654 177,691 178,515 177,243 176,942 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 97 97 96 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.