ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 15, 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 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 11 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 11, 2008 was 26.0 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 11 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 7 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 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 31,070* 92* 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 +1075 +1130* 27,630 25,898* 94 Oct 11 34,326 30,687 89 27,648 25,818 93 +1177 +942 28,231 26,020 92 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,697 28,812 *28,226 29,424 27,732 27,403 AR : 24,259 23,956 *23,132 24,055 21,817 23,753 DE : 3,479 3,310 3,257 3,255 3,417 3,294 FL : 1,306 1,191 *1,151 1,229 1,229 1,151 GA : 32,439 30,895 *31,070 31,829 29,759 30,687 KY : 7,417 7,611 *7,286 7,792 *6,798 7,422 LA : 3,501 3,501 3,501 3,183 3,501 3,470 MD : 7,578 7,894 7,825 8,760 7,556 7,877 MS : 17,333 17,770 *18,290 16,780 16,698 17,573 NC : 18,487 17,360 *17,731 18,311 16,891 16,849 OK : 7,021 7,242 *7,045 6,783 6,512 6,942 PA : 4,082 4,058 3,569 3,959 3,890 3,977 SC : 5,208 5,709 5,755 5,249 4,693 5,359 TX : 15,997 14,644 *13,298 13,997 14,406 14,714 VA : 6,294 6,021 5,779 6,140 5,691 6,156 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,201 *17,876 *17,288 *18,519 *17,698 18,219 : 19 State Total :*202,299 *197,850 *194,203 *199,265 *188,288 194,846 : Previous Year Total : 208,821 205,863 212,015 207,513 213,532 208,741 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 92 96 88 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 6 : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,188 21,212 20,194 *20,458 *19,910 18,917 AR : 22,352 21,646 24,134 22,051 20,901 20,788 DE : 4,977 4,870 4,722 4,295 3,865 4,233 FL : 1,051 1,004 1,010 980 1,033 1,020 GA : 26,821 27,100 26,583 26,557 *25,898 26,020 KY : 6,797 6,293 5,513 6,020 *5,873 5,467 LA : 3,243 3,425 3,431 3,260 3,215 3,204 MD : 5,519 6,117 5,239 5,025 5,683 5,126 MS : 16,258 16,576 16,007 15,503 15,753 16,258 NC : 15,655 15,817 15,628 14,652 14,321 14,592 OK : 5,050 5,478 3,400 5,080 5,433 3,715 PA : 3,083 3,094 3,291 3,260 3,470 2,917 SC : 5,130 4,541 5,023 5,131 4,518 4,986 TX : 12,940 13,021 12,505 12,796 12,333 11,183 VA : 4,720 4,657 5,643 5,374 5,009 5,007 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,090 *15,765 *15,743 *15,284 *15,398 16,906 : 19 State Total :*169,874 *170,616 *168,066 *165,726 *162,613 160,339 : Previous Year Total : 175,893 175,527 175,642 171,244 168,385 173,217 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 97 96 97 97 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.