ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 7, 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 9 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 3, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 5 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 32.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week and down 9 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, up 4 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 2007 2/ 2008 year 2007 2/ 2008 year 2007 2/ 2008 2007 2/ 2008 year Ended 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 ago 2008 2009 2008 2009 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Nov 29 35,362 32,495 92 28,344 24,131* 85 +180 +442 27,909 24,128* 86 Dec 6 34,382 31,181 91 28,281 25,807 91 +757 +611 28,416 25,808 91 Dec 13 35,392 32,540* 92 28,719 26,663 93 +929 +599 28,957 26,559 92 Dec 20 35,224 32,778* 93 28,583 27,027 95 +646 +728 28,622 27,123 95 Dec 27 35,549 32,669 92 27,733 26,184 94 +761 +545 27,948 26,376 94 Jan 3 35,904 32,528 91 28,729 27,159 95 +1,051 +1,100 29,165 27,612 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 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,100 29,107 *29,339 28,700 28,941 28,949 AR : 24,692 24,330 *25,115 24,266 *24,366 24,538 DE : 3,272 3,314 3,338 3,358 *3,244 3,353 FL : 1,284 1,241 *1,271 1,013 963 963 GA : 32,495 31,381 *32,540 *32,778 32,669 32,528 KY : 7,984 7,769 7,538 7,867 7,512 7,848 LA : 3,419 3,424 3,424 3,424 3,411 3,424 MD : 8,675 8,672 8,512 8,911 8,749 8,613 MS : 17,478 17,405 *17,500 17,194 17,372 17,491 NC : 18,811 18,321 *19,012 18,739 18,581 18,744 OK : 6,937 6,328 *6,816 6,922 *6,839 6,639 PA : 4,276 4,159 4,346 4,281 *3,732 3,918 SC : 5,817 5,409 *5,566 5,485 5,673 5,555 TX : 15,277 15,278 15,265 *15,290 *15,490 15,503 VA : 6,193 5,961 *6,218 5,964 5,958 5,969 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,030 18,680 *19,333 *19,328 *19,160 18,534 : 19 State Total : 204,740 200,779 *205,133 *203,520 *202,660 202,569 : Previous Year Total : 221,543 214,382 217,613 218,612 218,815 217,209 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 92 94 94 93 93 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 29 : Dec 6 : Dec 13 : Dec 20 : Dec 27 : Jan 3 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 18,394 20,151 20,849 19,908 *19,864 19,962 AR : 20,401 22,298 21,173 20,812 *20,734 21,908 DE : 4,546 4,593 4,183 4,940 *4,221 4,373 FL : 1,083 996 987 *1,060 1,103 978 GA : *24,128 25,808 26,559 27,123 26,376 27,612 KY : 5,587 5,972 6,388 6,028 6,041 5,843 LA : 2,939 3,398 3,326 3,228 3,287 3,388 MD : 5,774 4,913 6,215 5,288 *5,970 6,088 MS : 15,718 15,707 15,672 15,501 15,463 15,583 NC : 15,622 15,494 15,274 15,805 15,379 15,833 OK : 4,499 3,727 4,465 5,545 5,258 4,143 PA : 3,009 3,197 3,218 3,339 *3,383 3,376 SC : 4,892 4,529 4,818 5,058 5,071 4,423 TX : 12,986 12,752 12,922 12,990 *12,839 12,958 VA : 3,891 5,636 5,225 4,952 4,515 4,660 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,986 17,024 16,624 16,608 *16,730 17,534 : 19 State Total :*159,455 166,195 167,898 *168,185 *166,234 168,662 : Previous Year Total : 177,182 175,854 178,626 179,381 175,417 177,800 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 90 95 94 94 95 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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