ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 13, 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 16 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 15 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 8, 2008 was 23.6 million, down 6 percent from the previous week and down 16 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, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 15 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 23.8 million, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 11 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 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 28,723* 87* 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 28,292* 85* 27,696 24,923* 90 +835 +922 27,823 25,262* 91 Nov 8 34,551 29,250 85 26,641 23,826 89 +1,924 +497 28,035 23,627 84 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,445 27,587 *27,511 27,211 25,754 26,219 AR : 21,817 23,722 *23,521 22,096 21,763 23,396 DE : 3,417 3,294 3,189 3,048 2,966 2,996 FL : 1,229 1,221 1,165 1,150 1,243 1,226 GA : 29,784 30,336 *28,723 29,302 *28,292 29,250 KY : *7,116 *7,172 *6,538 7,397 7,282 7,034 LA : 3,073 3,470 3,152 2,740 3,314 3,440 MD : 7,556 7,877 7,964 8,560 8,351 8,610 MS : 16,698 17,225 16,295 16,829 15,440 17,941 NC : 16,954 16,896 *17,726 18,227 18,022 18,096 OK : 6,913 7,340 *6,953 6,973 *6,727 6,846 PA : 4,034 4,210 3,085 *3,265 *3,744 3,589 SC : 4,578 5,359 5,527 5,526 5,126 5,426 TX : *14,412 *14,873 *14,106 *13,805 *13,097 15,310 VA : 5,691 6,156 5,815 6,013 5,742 5,186 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,732 *18,119 *17,845 *17,703 *17,994 18,436 : 19 State Total :*188,449 *194,857 *189,115 *189,845 *184,857 193,001 : Previous Year Total : 213,532 208,741 202,695 201,890 205,754 217,195 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 88 93 93 94 90 89 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 4 : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,911 18,916 20,140 19,224 19,192 19,554 AR : 20,901 20,824 21,236 19,683 21,212 21,622 DE : 3,865 4,233 4,927 4,389 4,160 4,264 FL : 1,033 1,020 1,043 1,035 931 880 GA : 25,898 26,012 26,370 24,490 *25,262 23,627 KY : *5,830 *5,087 *6,278 *5,545 *6,026 5,355 LA : 3,082 3,204 3,253 3,078 3,032 2,988 MD : 5,683 5,126 5,115 4,754 5,604 5,443 MS : 15,753 16,258 13,969 14,501 15,134 14,372 NC : 14,321 14,592 14,746 14,111 13,869 14,509 OK : 5,433 3,715 5,381 4,752 *4,665 3,960 PA : 3,450 2,902 3,087 *3,114 *3,300 2,480 SC : 4,518 4,986 5,077 4,045 4,387 4,658 TX : *12,338 *11,188 *11,837 *12,122 *12,577 11,977 VA : 5,009 5,007 5,267 4,310 4,462 4,516 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,398 *16,989 *14,972 15,256 14,801 15,078 : 19 State Total :*162,423 *160,059 *162,698 *154,409 *158,614 155,283 : Previous Year Total : 168,385 173,217 169,336 174,787 171,270 167,073 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 96 92 96 88 93 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.