ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 3, 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 14 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 11 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 29, 2008 was 24.1 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 14 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 11 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.1 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 15 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 25 34,411 29,961 87 28,393 24,667 87 -358 +454 27,446 24,490 89 Nov 1 33,396 28,621 86 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 Nov 22 35,302 31,166* 88* 27,011 23,698* 88 +390 +960* 26,855 23,818* 89* Nov 29 35,362 31,565 89 28,344 24,107 85 +180 +422 27,909 24,084 86 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,342 25,864 *26,439 28,324 *29,439 29,322 AR : 22,096 22,047 *23,111 24,856 24,943 24,550 DE : 3,048 2,966 3,118 3,375 3,370 3,274 FL : 1,150 1,278 *1,276 1,229 1,242 1,244 GA : 29,961 28,621 *28,892 31,090 *31,166 31,565 KY : 7,289 *7,255 *7,193 7,648 *7,725 7,892 LA : 2,740 3,470 *3,183 3,440 3,307 3,419 MD : 8,560 8,351 8,610 8,428 8,959 8,675 MS : 16,829 15,440 17,941 17,629 17,400 17,851 NC : 18,495 18,484 *18,597 18,252 18,670 18,639 OK : 7,148 6,661 *6,834 7,180 *6,687 7,035 PA : 3,265 3,803 3,700 4,041 *4,232 4,003 SC : 5,526 5,126 5,426 5,761 5,443 5,817 TX : 13,805 13,097 15,310 15,017 15,300 15,281 VA : 6,013 5,500 5,186 5,448 6,185 5,448 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,063 *18,043 *18,510 *19,259 *19,109 19,272 : 19 State Total :*191,330 *186,006 *193,326 *200,977 *203,177 203,287 : Previous Year Total : 201,890 205,754 217,195 215,925 219,089 221,543 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 90 89 93 93 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 25 : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,224 19,192 19,587 18,550 *18,125 18,394 AR : 19,683 21,212 21,622 19,499 *20,357 20,408 DE : 4,389 4,160 4,120 3,973 3,919 4,682 FL : 1,035 931 880 880 987 1,083 GA : 24,490 25,262 23,620 25,109 *23,818 24,084 KY : 5,545 6,026 5,355 5,687 *5,771 5,787 LA : 3,078 3,032 2,988 2,818 3,257 2,939 MD : 4,754 5,604 5,443 5,284 5,744 5,472 MS : 14,501 15,134 14,488 15,169 13,611 15,893 NC : 14,111 13,869 14,519 14,932 15,002 14,769 OK : 4,752 4,665 3,960 4,187 *4,444 4,499 PA : 3,114 3,308 2,533 2,637 *3,063 2,973 SC : 4,045 4,387 4,658 5,051 *4,733 4,892 TX : 12,122 12,577 11,977 11,758 11,094 12,980 VA : 4,310 4,454 4,516 5,001 4,220 3,891 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,238 *14,953 *15,067 *15,607 14,313 16,003 : 19 State Total :*154,391 *158,766 *155,333 *156,142 *152,458 158,749 : Previous Year Total : 174,787 171,270 167,073 163,792 168,349 177,182 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 88 93 93 95 91 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.