ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 8, 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 15 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 4, 2008 was 26.1 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 29.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 7 percent from the previous week and down 15 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.4 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 7 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 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 31,829* 97* 27,447 26,786* 98 +641 +448* 27,585 26,557* 96 Oct 4 34,944 29,759 85 27,172 25,371 93 +1,075 +1,315 27,630 26,083 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,920 29,707 28,812 28,833 29,424 27,732 AR : 24,697 24,259 *23,956 23,055 *24,055 21,817 DE : 3,494 3,479 3,310 3,257 3,255 3,417 FL : 1,306 *1,306 *1,191 1,091 1,229 1,229 GA : 32,860 32,439 30,895 30,930 *31,829 29,759 KY : 7,628 *7,417 *7,611 7,496 7,792 7,497 LA : 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,183 3,501 MD : 8,696 7,578 7,894 7,825 8,760 7,556 MS : 17,853 17,333 17,770 17,912 16,780 16,698 NC : 19,130 18,487 *17,360 18,225 18,311 16,891 OK : 6,969 7,021 *7,242 6,893 6,783 6,512 PA : 4,396 4,082 4,058 3,569 *3,959 3,890 SC : 5,844 5,208 5,709 5,755 5,249 4,693 TX : *14,931 *15,997 *14,644 *13,028 *13,997 14,406 VA : 6,249 6,294 6,021 5,779 6,140 5,691 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,434 18,220 17,833 17,271 *18,502 17,696 : 19 State Total :*204,908 *202,328 *197,807 *194,420 *199,248 188,985 : Previous Year Total : 215,502 208,821 205,863 212,015 207,513 213,532 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 97 96 92 96 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 30 : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,496 21,188 21,212 20,194 20,466 19,482 AR : 21,575 22,352 21,646 24,134 22,051 20,901 DE : 5,131 4,977 4,870 4,722 4,295 3,865 FL : 1,278 1,051 1,004 1,010 980 1,033 GA : 27,317 26,821 27,100 26,583 *26,557 26,083 KY : 6,708 *6,797 *6,293 *5,513 *6,020 5,832 LA : 3,521 3,243 3,425 3,431 3,260 3,215 MD : 5,950 5,519 6,117 5,239 5,025 5,683 MS : 16,751 16,258 16,576 16,007 15,503 15,753 NC : 15,883 15,655 15,817 15,628 14,652 14,321 OK : 5,076 5,050 5,478 3,400 5,080 5,433 PA : 3,128 3,083 3,094 3,291 *3,260 3,470 SC : 4,624 5,130 4,541 5,023 *5,131 4,518 TX : 12,560 *12,940 *13,021 *12,505 *12,796 12,333 VA : 4,525 4,720 4,657 5,643 5,374 5,009 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,640 15,059 15,737 15,737 *15,273 15,570 : 19 State Total : 170,163 *169,843 *170,588 *168,060 *165,723 162,501 : Previous Year Total : 176,942 175,893 175,527 175,642 171,244 168,385 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 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.