ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 19, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 11 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 15, 2008 was 25.1 million, up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 6 percent from the previous week, but down 11 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.0 million, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 9 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 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 29,961* 87* 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 29,469* 85 26,641 23,819* 89 +1,924 +497 28,035 23,620* 84 Nov 15 34,970 31,090 89 27,340 24,966 91 -298 +854 26,316 25,109 95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,587 *27,289 *27,342 25,754 *25,963 28,385 AR : 23,722 23,521 22,096 21,763 23,396 24,856 DE : 3,294 3,189 3,048 2,966 *3,118 3,375 FL : 1,221 1,165 1,150 1,243 1,226 1,225 GA : 30,336 28,723 *29,961 28,292 *29,469 31,090 KY : 7,172 *6,525 *7,257 7,282 7,034 7,648 LA : 3,470 3,152 2,740 3,314 3,440 3,440 MD : 7,877 7,964 8,560 8,351 8,610 8,428 MS : 17,225 16,295 16,829 15,440 17,941 17,629 NC : 16,896 17,726 *18,495 18,022 18,096 18,252 OK : 7,340 6,953 *7,148 6,727 6,846 7,180 PA : 4,210 3,085 3,265 *3,803 *3,700 3,668 SC : 5,359 5,527 5,526 5,126 5,426 5,761 TX : 14,873 14,106 13,805 13,097 15,310 15,017 VA : 6,156 5,815 6,013 5,742 5,186 5,448 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,119 17,845 *18,085 *17,953 *18,452 19,229 : 19 State Total : 194,857 *188,880 *191,320 *184,875 *193,213 200,631 : Previous Year Total : 208,741 202,695 201,890 205,754 217,195 215,925 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 95 90 89 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 11 : Oct 18 : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,916 20,140 19,224 19,192 *19,587 18,551 AR : 20,824 21,236 19,683 21,212 21,622 19,552 DE : 4,233 4,927 4,389 4,160 *4,120 3,973 FL : 1,020 1,043 1,035 931 880 898 GA : 26,012 26,370 24,490 25,262 *23,620 25,109 KY : 5,087 6,278 5,545 6,026 5,355 5,855 LA : 3,204 3,253 3,078 3,032 2,988 2,818 MD : 5,126 5,115 4,754 5,604 5,443 5,284 MS : 16,258 13,969 14,501 15,134 *14,488 15,169 NC : 14,592 14,746 14,111 13,869 *14,519 14,932 OK : 3,715 5,381 4,752 4,665 3,960 4,187 PA : 2,902 3,087 3,114 *3,308 *2,533 2,654 SC : 4,986 5,077 4,045 4,387 4,658 5,051 TX : 11,188 11,837 12,122 12,577 11,977 11,758 VA : 5,007 5,267 4,310 4,462 4,516 5,001 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,989 14,972 15,256 *14,958 *15,106 15,643 : 19 State Total : 160,059 162,698 154,409 *158,779 *155,372 156,435 : Previous Year Total : 173,217 169,336 174,787 171,270 167,073 163,792 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 92 96 88 93 93 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.