ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 5, 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 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 14 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 1, 2008 was 25.2 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 28.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 14 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 10 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 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 30,336* 88* 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 24,667* 87 -358 +454 27,446 24,490* 89 Nov 1 33,396 28,773 86 27,696 24,901 90 +835 +922 27,823 25,240 91 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,749 27,445 *27,587 27,081 27,211 25,754 AR : 24,133 21,817 23,722 22,236 22,096 21,763 DE : 3,255 3,417 3,294 3,189 3,048 2,966 FL : 1,229 1,229 *1,221 1,165 *1,150 1,243 GA : 32,187 29,784 *30,336 29,525 29,302 28,773 KY : 7,891 7,129 *7,267 7,182 7,397 7,282 LA : 3,183 3,073 3,470 3,152 2,740 3,314 MD : 8,760 7,556 7,877 7,964 8,560 8,351 MS : 15,909 16,698 *17,225 16,295 16,829 15,440 NC : 18,397 16,954 *16,896 17,758 18,227 18,022 OK : 7,049 6,913 *7,340 6,954 6,973 6,734 PA : 3,959 4,034 4,210 *3,085 *3,417 3,765 SC : 5,403 *4,578 5,359 5,527 5,526 5,126 TX : *14,001 *14,410 *14,871 *14,098 *13,798 13,089 VA : 6,140 5,691 6,156 5,815 6,013 5,742 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,519 17,742 *18,109 17,831 *17,689 17,980 : 19 State Total :*198,764 *188,470 *194,940 *188,857 *189,976 185,344 : Previous Year Total : 207,513 213,532 208,741 202,695 201,890 205,754 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 88 93 93 94 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 27 : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,458 19,911 18,916 20,140 19,224 19,192 AR : 22,051 20,901 20,824 21,236 19,683 21,212 DE : 4,295 3,865 4,233 4,927 4,389 4,160 FL : 980 1,033 1,020 1,043 1,035 931 GA : 26,557 25,898 26,012 26,370 *24,490 25,240 KY : 6,020 5,873 5,130 6,321 5,589 5,905 LA : 3,260 3,082 3,204 3,253 3,078 3,032 MD : 5,025 5,683 5,126 5,115 4,754 5,604 MS : 15,503 15,753 16,258 13,969 14,501 15,134 NC : 14,652 14,321 14,592 14,746 14,111 13,869 OK : 5,080 5,433 3,715 5,381 4,752 4,639 PA : 3,260 3,450 2,902 *3,087 *3,192 3,302 SC : 5,131 4,518 4,986 5,077 4,045 4,387 TX : 12,796 *12,337 *11,187 *11,835 *12,120 12,575 VA : 5,374 5,009 5,007 5,267 4,310 4,462 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,284 15,398 16,913 14,940 *15,256 14,801 : 19 State Total : 165,726 *162,465 *160,025 *162,707 *154,529 158,445 : Previous Year Total : 171,244 168,385 173,217 169,336 174,787 171,270 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 96 92 96 88 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.