ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 17, 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 8 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 13, 2008 was 26.5 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 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.6 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 7 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 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 31,989* 91* 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 31,191* 91* 28,281 25,807* 91 +757 +611* 28,416 25,808* 91 Dec 13 35,392 32,385 92 28,719 26,645 93 +929 +520 28,957 26,457 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 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 26,196 28,744 29,439 *29,186 *29,121 29,448 AR : 23,111 25,038 *24,891 24,458 *23,357 24,769 DE : 3,118 3,375 3,370 3,272 *3,314 3,274 FL : 1,276 1,269 *1,282 1,244 1,241 1,256 GA : 28,892 31,090 *31,989 31,565 *31,191 32,385 KY : *7,179 *7,608 *7,914 7,984 7,785 7,538 LA : 3,183 3,440 3,307 3,419 3,440 3,307 MD : 8,610 8,428 8,959 8,675 8,672 8,512 MS : 17,941 17,629 17,400 17,851 17,840 17,621 NC : 18,597 18,191 *18,572 18,639 18,312 19,008 OK : 6,834 7,108 *6,285 7,035 *6,556 6,795 PA : 3,700 4,041 4,232 *4,276 *4,159 4,134 SC : 5,426 5,761 5,443 5,817 5,409 5,570 TX : *15,317 *15,013 *15,297 *15,277 *15,278 14,174 VA : 5,186 6,174 6,185 5,448 5,961 6,149 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,524 19,250 19,100 19,030 *19,423 18,882 : 19 State Total :*193,090 *202,159 *203,665 *203,176 *201,059 202,822 : Previous Year Total : 217,195 215,925 219,089 221,543 214,382 217,613 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 89 94 93 92 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 8 : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,587 18,550 18,125 18,394 *20,151 20,849 AR : 21,622 19,499 20,357 20,401 *22,298 21,173 DE : 4,120 3,973 3,919 4,546 *4,593 4,305 FL : 880 880 987 1,083 996 987 GA : 23,620 25,109 23,818 24,104 *25,808 26,457 KY : *5,318 *5,650 *5,734 *5,587 *5,972 6,388 LA : 2,988 2,818 3,257 2,939 3,398 3,326 MD : 5,443 5,284 5,744 5,774 *4,913 6,094 MS : 14,488 15,169 13,611 15,893 15,707 15,672 NC : 14,519 14,932 15,002 *15,622 *15,494 15,274 OK : 3,960 4,187 *5,120 4,499 3,727 4,465 PA : 2,533 2,637 3,063 *3,009 *3,197 3,378 SC : 4,658 5,051 4,733 4,892 4,529 4,818 TX : *11,983 *11,764 *11,100 *12,986 *12,752 12,922 VA : 4,516 5,015 4,220 3,891 5,636 5,225 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,046 15,590 14,300 15,986 *16,963 16,677 : 19 State Total :*155,281 *156,108 *153,090 *159,606 *166,134 168,010 : Previous Year Total : 167,073 163,792 168,349 177,182 175,854 178,626 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 93 95 91 90 94 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.