ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 29, 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 11 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 15 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 25, 2008 was 24.5 million, down 7 percent from the previous week and down 11 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 29.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 15 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.7 million, down 8 percent from the previous week and down 13 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 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 29,784* 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 Oct 25 34,411 29,302 85 28,393 24,665 87 -358 +454 27,446 24,488 89 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,226 28,749 *27,445 27,403 27,081 27,211 AR : 23,132 24,133 21,817 23,722 *22,236 22,096 DE : 3,257 3,255 3,417 3,294 3,189 3,048 FL : 1,151 1,229 1,229 1,151 1,165 1,227 GA : 31,070 32,187 *29,784 30,650 29,525 29,302 KY : 6,631 *7,891 *7,129 7,420 *7,182 7,397 LA : 3,501 3,183 *3,073 3,470 3,152 2,740 MD : 7,825 8,760 7,556 7,877 7,964 8,560 MS : 18,290 15,909 16,698 17,573 16,295 16,829 NC : 17,731 18,397 *16,954 16,849 17,758 18,227 OK : 7,045 7,049 *6,913 6,942 6,954 6,973 PA : 3,569 3,959 4,034 4,210 *3,590 3,727 SC : 5,755 5,403 4,693 5,359 5,527 5,526 TX : 13,298 13,997 14,406 14,714 14,101 13,800 VA : 5,779 6,140 5,691 6,156 5,815 6,013 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,288 18,519 *17,742 18,220 *17,831 17,676 : 19 State Total : 193,548 *198,760 *188,581 195,010 *189,365 190,352 : Previous Year Total : 212,015 207,513 213,532 208,741 202,695 201,890 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 91 96 88 93 93 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 20 : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,194 20,458 19,911 *18,916 20,140 19,224 AR : 24,134 22,051 20,901 20,824 *21,236 19,683 DE : 4,722 4,295 3,865 4,233 4,927 4,389 FL : 1,010 980 1,033 1,020 1,043 1,035 GA : 26,583 26,557 25,898 26,012 26,370 24,488 KY : 5,513 6,020 5,873 5,130 *6,321 5,589 LA : 3,431 3,260 *3,082 3,204 3,253 3,078 MD : 5,239 5,025 5,683 5,126 5,115 4,754 MS : 16,007 15,503 15,753 16,258 13,969 14,501 NC : 15,628 14,652 14,321 14,592 14,746 14,111 OK : 3,400 5,080 5,433 3,715 5,381 4,752 PA : 3,291 3,260 3,450 2,902 *3,082 3,169 SC : 5,023 5,131 4,518 4,986 5,077 4,045 TX : 12,505 12,796 12,333 11,183 11,832 12,117 VA : 5,643 5,374 5,009 5,007 5,267 4,310 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,743 15,284 15,398 16,913 14,940 15,252 : 19 State Total : 168,066 165,726 *162,461 *160,021 *162,699 154,497 : Previous Year Total : 175,642 171,244 168,385 173,217 169,336 174,787 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 97 96 92 96 88 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.