ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 10, 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 10 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 6, 2008 was 25.7 million, up 7 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 30.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, up 7 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 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 +442* 27,909 24,104* 86 Dec 6 34,382 30,896 90 28,281 25,758 91 +757 +590 28,416 25,738 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 25,864 *26,196 *28,744 29,439 29,322 29,257 AR : 22,047 23,111 *25,038 24,943 *24,458 23,637 DE : 2,966 3,118 3,375 3,370 *3,272 3,319 FL : 1,278 1,276 *1,269 1,242 1,244 1,241 GA : 28,621 28,892 31,090 31,166 31,565 30,896 KY : 7,255 *7,278 *7,531 7,725 *7,984 7,785 LA : 3,470 3,183 3,440 3,307 3,419 3,440 MD : 8,351 8,610 8,428 8,959 8,675 8,672 MS : 15,440 17,941 17,629 17,400 17,851 17,840 NC : 18,484 18,597 *18,191 18,670 18,639 18,312 OK : 6,661 6,834 *7,108 6,687 7,035 6,716 PA : 3,803 3,700 4,041 4,232 *4,166 4,058 SC : 5,126 5,426 5,761 5,443 5,817 5,409 TX : 13,097 15,310 15,017 15,300 15,281 15,282 VA : 5,500 5,186 *6,174 6,185 5,448 5,961 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,016 *18,524 *19,250 *19,100 *19,030 19,429 : 19 State Total :*185,979 *193,182 *202,086 *203,168 *203,206 201,254 : Previous Year Total : 205,754 217,195 215,925 219,089 221,543 214,382 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 90 89 94 93 92 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 1 : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,192 19,587 18,550 18,125 18,394 20,246 AR : 21,212 21,622 19,499 20,357 *20,401 22,294 DE : 4,160 4,120 3,973 3,919 *4,546 4,656 FL : 931 880 880 987 1,083 996 GA : 25,262 23,620 25,109 23,818 *24,104 25,738 KY : 6,026 5,355 5,687 5,771 *5,629 5,982 LA : 3,032 2,988 2,818 3,257 2,939 3,398 MD : 5,604 5,443 5,284 5,744 *5,774 4,768 MS : 15,134 14,488 15,169 13,611 15,893 15,707 NC : 13,869 14,519 14,932 15,002 *15,555 15,493 OK : 4,665 3,960 4,187 4,444 4,499 3,727 PA : 3,308 2,533 2,637 3,063 *2,976 3,177 SC : 4,387 4,658 5,051 4,733 4,892 4,529 TX : 12,577 11,977 11,758 11,094 12,980 12,755 VA : 4,454 4,516 *5,015 4,220 3,891 5,636 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 14,953 *15,046 *15,590 *14,300 *15,986 16,984 : 19 State Total : 158,766 *155,312 *156,139 *152,445 *159,542 166,086 : Previous Year Total : 171,270 167,073 163,792 168,349 177,182 175,854 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 93 95 91 90 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.