ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 24, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 9 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 20, 2008 was 26.6 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 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 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 Aug 16 34,940 32,822 94 28,815 27,487 95 +480 +720 28,508 27,560 97 Aug 23 34,862 32,909* 94 28,817 27,267 95 +1,146 +1,106 29,375 27,700 94 Aug 30 35,211 32,860 93 28,503 27,574 97 +182 +527 28,147 27,317 97 Sep 6 33,260 32,032 96 28,314 27,171 96 +778 +212 28,531 26,821 94 Sep 13 33,480 30,895 92 28,389 27,107 95 +772 +604 28,591 27,100 95 Sep 20 33,817 30,930 91 28,589 26,923 94 +74 +509 27,966 26,583 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,922 *29,744 *29,920 29,746 *28,812 28,833 AR : 24,608 24,742 24,697 24,479 23,930 23,057 DE : 3,631 3,544 3,494 3,479 3,310 3,257 FL : 1,346 1,306 *1,306 1,326 1,151 1,091 GA : 32,822 *32,909 32,860 32,032 30,895 30,930 KY : 7,744 7,711 *7,656 7,452 *7,640 7,496 LA : 3,470 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 MD : 8,871 8,738 8,696 7,578 7,894 7,825 MS : 18,160 18,428 17,853 17,666 17,770 17,912 NC : 18,967 18,968 *19,130 18,546 17,695 18,231 OK : 7,168 6,940 *6,969 6,920 7,018 6,893 PA : 4,002 3,850 4,396 *4,082 *4,028 3,919 SC : 5,645 5,735 5,844 5,208 5,709 5,755 TX : 15,466 15,475 14,913 15,271 *15,094 13,312 VA : 6,325 6,313 6,249 6,294 6,021 5,779 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,852 18,816 *17,444 18,230 *17,842 17,281 : 19 State Total : 206,999 *206,720 *204,928 *201,810 *198,310 195,072 : Previous Year Total : 216,594 215,662 215,502 208,821 205,863 212,015 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 95 97 96 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 16 : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,432 20,609 20,496 21,188 21,212 20,194 AR : 23,301 22,221 21,575 22,352 *21,646 24,137 DE : 5,213 4,978 5,131 4,977 4,870 4,722 FL : 1,032 1,124 1,278 1,051 1,004 1,010 GA : 27,560 27,700 27,317 26,821 27,100 26,583 KY : 6,533 6,240 6,708 6,811 *6,314 5,530 LA : 3,269 3,659 3,521 3,243 3,425 3,431 MD : 5,933 5,897 5,950 5,519 6,117 5,239 MS : 16,815 16,632 16,751 16,258 16,576 16,007 NC : 15,741 15,620 15,883 15,655 15,817 15,623 OK : 3,618 4,539 5,076 5,050 5,478 3,400 PA : 3,414 3,207 3,128 *3,083 *3,101 3,278 SC : 4,676 4,333 4,624 5,130 *4,541 5,023 TX : 12,497 12,322 12,560 12,925 *13,006 12,490 VA : 5,283 5,592 4,525 4,720 4,657 5,643 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,860 *16,204 15,638 15,056 *15,726 15,744 : 19 State Total : 173,177 *170,877 170,161 *169,839 *170,590 168,054 : Previous Year Total : 178,515 177,243 176,942 175,893 175,527 175,642 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 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.