ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 22, 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 10 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 18, 2008 was 26.4 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 29.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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 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 32,187* 98* 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 +1,130 27,630 25,898 94 Oct 11 34,326 30,650* 89 27,648 25,809* 93 +1,177 +943* 28,231 26,012* 92 Oct 18 32,885 29,525 90 26,639 26,937 101 +398 +212 26,465 26,370 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,812 28,226 *28,749 27,732 27,403 27,081 AR : 23,956 23,132 *24,133 21,817 *23,722 23,536 DE : 3,310 3,257 3,255 3,417 3,294 3,189 FL : 1,191 1,151 1,229 1,229 1,151 1,165 GA : 30,895 31,070 *32,187 29,759 *30,650 29,525 KY : 7,611 *6,631 *7,844 6,798 *7,420 7,315 LA : 3,501 3,501 3,183 3,501 3,470 3,152 MD : 7,894 7,825 8,760 7,556 7,877 7,964 MS : 17,770 18,290 *15,909 16,698 17,573 16,295 NC : 17,360 17,731 *18,397 16,891 16,849 17,758 OK : 7,242 7,045 *7,049 6,512 6,942 6,954 PA : 4,058 3,569 3,959 *4,034 *4,210 3,962 SC : 5,709 5,755 *5,403 4,693 5,359 5,527 TX : 14,644 13,298 13,997 14,406 14,714 14,101 VA : 6,021 5,779 6,140 5,691 6,156 5,815 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,876 17,288 18,519 17,698 *18,220 18,072 : 19 State Total : 197,850 *193,548 *198,713 *188,432 *195,010 191,411 : Previous Year Total : 205,863 212,015 207,513 213,532 208,741 202,695 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 91 96 88 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 13 : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,212 20,194 20,458 *19,911 18,917 20,140 AR : 21,646 24,134 22,051 20,901 *20,824 21,727 DE : 4,870 4,722 4,295 3,865 4,233 4,927 FL : 1,004 1,010 980 1,033 1,020 1,043 GA : 27,100 26,583 26,557 25,898 *26,012 26,370 KY : 6,293 5,513 6,020 5,873 *5,130 6,275 LA : 3,425 3,431 3,260 3,215 3,204 3,253 MD : 6,117 5,239 5,025 5,683 5,126 5,115 MS : 16,576 16,007 15,503 15,753 16,258 13,969 NC : 15,817 15,628 14,652 14,321 14,592 14,746 OK : 5,478 3,400 5,080 5,433 3,715 5,381 PA : 3,094 3,291 3,260 *3,450 *2,902 3,129 SC : 4,541 5,023 5,131 4,518 4,986 5,077 TX : 13,021 12,505 12,796 12,333 11,183 11,832 VA : 4,657 5,643 5,374 5,009 5,007 5,267 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,765 15,743 15,284 15,398 *16,913 14,940 : 19 State Total : 170,616 168,066 165,726 *162,594 *160,022 163,191 : Previous Year Total : 175,527 175,642 171,244 168,385 173,217 169,336 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 97 97 92 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.