ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 24, 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 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 20, 2008 was 27.1 million, up 2 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 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 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 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 32,495* 92* 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 32,448* 92 28,719 26,663* 93 +929 +599* 28,957 26,559* 92* Dec 20 35,224 32,749 93 28,583 27,027 95 +646 +728 28,622 27,123 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 :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,744 29,439 *29,100 29,121 29,448 28,707 AR : 25,038 24,891 *24,692 23,357 24,769 24,266 DE : 3,375 3,370 3,272 3,314 3,274 3,294 FL : 1,269 1,282 *1,284 1,241 1,256 1,013 GA : 31,090 31,989 *32,495 31,191 *32,448 32,749 KY : 7,608 7,914 7,984 7,785 7,538 7,704 LA : 3,440 3,307 3,419 *3,424 *3,424 3,424 MD : 8,428 8,959 8,675 8,672 8,512 8,911 MS : 17,629 17,400 *17,478 17,840 17,621 17,194 NC : 18,191 18,572 *18,811 18,312 19,008 18,739 OK : 7,108 6,285 *6,937 6,556 6,795 6,922 PA : 4,041 4,232 4,276 4,159 *4,346 4,031 SC : 5,761 5,443 5,817 5,409 5,570 5,485 TX : 15,013 15,297 15,277 15,278 *15,265 15,286 VA : 6,174 6,185 *6,193 5,961 6,149 5,964 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,250 19,100 19,030 *18,680 *19,007 19,647 : 19 State Total : 202,159 203,665 *204,740 *200,300 *204,430 203,336 : Previous Year Total : 215,925 219,089 221,543 214,382 217,613 218,612 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 94 93 92 93 94 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 15 : Nov 22 : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,550 18,125 18,394 20,151 20,849 19,913 AR : 19,499 20,357 20,401 22,298 21,173 20,812 DE : 3,973 3,919 4,546 4,593 4,305 5,086 FL : 880 987 1,083 996 987 1,220 GA : 25,109 23,818 24,104 25,808 *26,559 27,123 KY : 5,650 5,734 5,587 5,972 6,388 6,065 LA : 2,818 3,257 2,939 3,398 3,326 3,228 MD : 5,284 5,744 5,774 4,913 6,094 5,138 MS : 15,169 13,611 *15,718 15,707 15,672 15,501 NC : 14,932 15,002 15,622 15,494 15,274 15,737 OK : 4,187 *4,444 4,499 3,727 4,465 5,545 PA : 2,637 3,063 3,009 3,197 *3,218 3,355 SC : 5,051 4,733 4,892 4,529 4,818 5,058 TX : 11,764 11,100 12,986 12,752 12,922 12,990 VA : 5,015 4,220 3,891 5,636 5,225 4,952 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,590 14,300 15,986 *17,024 *16,624 16,622 : 19 State Total : 156,108 *152,414 *159,431 *166,195 *167,899 168,345 : Previous Year Total : 163,792 168,349 177,182 175,854 178,626 179,381 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 95 91 90 95 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.