ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 1, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 27, 2008 was 26.6 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 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 32,439* 98* 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 Sep 27 32,927 31,746 96 27,447 26,778 98 +641 +514 27,585 26,615 96 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,744 29,920 *29,707 28,812 28,833 29,424 AR : 24,742 24,697 *24,259 23,930 *23,055 23,882 DE : 3,544 3,494 3,479 3,310 3,257 3,255 FL : 1,306 1,306 1,326 1,151 1,091 1,229 GA : 32,909 32,860 *32,439 30,895 30,930 31,746 KY : *7,709 *7,628 *7,378 7,640 7,496 7,792 LA : 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,183 MD : 8,738 8,696 7,578 7,894 7,825 8,760 MS : 18,428 17,853 *17,333 17,770 17,912 16,780 NC : 18,968 19,130 *18,487 17,695 *18,225 18,311 OK : 6,940 6,969 *7,021 7,018 6,893 6,783 PA : 3,850 4,396 4,082 *4,058 *3,569 3,986 SC : 5,735 5,844 5,208 5,709 5,755 5,249 TX : 15,475 14,913 15,271 15,094 13,312 14,011 VA : 6,313 6,249 6,294 6,021 5,779 6,140 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,824 *17,434 *18,220 *17,833 *17,271 18,266 : 19 State Total :*206,726 *204,890 *201,583 *198,331 *194,704 198,797 : Previous Year Total : 215,662 215,502 208,821 205,863 212,015 207,513 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 95 97 96 92 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 23 : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,609 20,496 21,188 21,212 20,194 20,466 AR : 22,221 21,575 22,352 21,646 *24,134 22,051 DE : 4,978 5,131 4,977 4,870 4,722 4,295 FL : 1,124 1,278 1,051 1,004 1,010 980 GA : 27,700 27,317 26,821 27,100 26,583 26,615 KY : 6,240 6,708 *6,810 *6,307 *5,526 6,034 LA : 3,659 3,521 3,243 3,425 3,431 3,260 MD : 5,897 5,950 5,519 6,117 5,239 5,025 MS : 16,632 16,751 16,258 16,576 16,007 15,503 NC : 15,620 15,883 15,655 15,817 *15,628 14,652 OK : 4,539 5,076 5,050 5,478 3,400 5,080 PA : 3,207 3,128 3,083 *3,094 *3,291 3,270 SC : 4,333 4,624 5,130 4,541 5,023 5,132 TX : 12,322 12,560 12,925 13,006 12,490 12,781 VA : 5,592 4,525 4,720 4,657 5,643 5,374 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,183 *15,640 *15,059 *15,737 *15,737 15,268 : 19 State Total :*170,856 *170,163 *169,841 *170,587 *168,058 165,786 : Previous Year Total : 177,243 176,942 175,893 175,527 175,642 171,244 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 96 97 97 96 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.