ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 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 UP 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 29, 2007 was 28.6 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.5 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 81 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 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 2006 2007 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Nov 24 35,216 36,119 103 26,450 27,604 104 +694 +390 26,575 27,515 104 Dec 1 35,793 36,181 101 27,714 29,043 105 -199 +180 26,615 28,675 108 Dec 8 34,499 35,200* 102 28,520 28,978 102 +445 +757 28,238 29,179 103 Dec 15 35,467 36,213 102 29,074 29,399 101 -71 +889* 28,590 29,665* 104 Dec 22 35,040 36,034* 103 29,480 29,283* 99* +459 +534* 29,405 29,276* 100 Dec 29 35,205 36,366 103 28,019 28,466 102 +405 +606 28,117 28,592 102 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,525 32,854 *32,496 *31,823 *31,941 32,174 AR : 28,940 28,947 27,993 27,866 *28,034 28,473 DE : 4,161 4,163 4,159 4,159 4,133 4,156 FL : 1,344 1,362 1,343 1,344 1,339 1,339 GA : 36,119 36,181 *35,200 36,213 *36,034 36,366 KY : *7,642 *8,029 *7,346 7,691 *7,813 7,565 LA : 3,924 3,877 3,923 3,846 3,877 3,877 MD : 8,715 8,821 8,707 8,669 9,015 9,008 MS : 18,478 19,151 18,720 18,924 19,075 18,861 NC : 19,379 19,696 *19,249 19,624 *19,724 19,961 OK : 6,634 6,709 6,013 6,560 6,597 6,630 PA : 4,374 4,364 4,136 *3,977 *4,277 4,232 SC : 5,610 5,690 *5,387 5,607 5,669 5,457 TX : 15,426 15,390 15,315 14,733 15,467 15,468 VA : 6,372 6,353 6,239 6,226 6,207 6,225 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,157 20,494 18,388 *20,310 *19,949 19,736 : 19 State Total :*219,800 *222,081 *214,614 *217,572 *219,151 219,528 : Previous Year Total : 211,184 212,782 207,215 211,893 209,627 211,375 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 104 103 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : Dec 22 : Dec 29 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,202 20,717 20,549 *21,911 *21,980 21,722 AR : 21,474 *24,092 *25,051 *26,043 *24,253 24,616 DE : 4,766 4,959 5,061 5,343 4,482 4,539 FL : 1,304 1,291 1,341 1,313 1,367 1,307 GA : 27,515 28,675 29,179 *29,665 *29,276 28,592 KY : 4,786 5,984 6,131 *6,336 *6,798 6,298 LA : 3,726 4,114 3,864 3,586 4,031 3,480 MD : 6,354 6,224 5,666 5,489 6,255 6,534 MS : 16,158 17,201 16,461 17,081 17,284 17,003 NC : 16,367 16,522 16,218 16,335 *16,388 16,201 OK : 5,279 4,147 4,308 3,797 4,515 4,672 PA : 3,150 3,168 3,265 *3,201 *3,279 3,125 SC : 4,316 4,764 4,985 4,363 4,959 4,628 TX : 12,690 13,043 12,135 12,865 12,833 12,750 VA : 4,819 4,967 4,862 5,206 *5,344 5,395 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,093 18,064 17,584 16,927 *16,788 15,572 : 19 State Total : 168,999 *177,932 *176,660 *179,461 *179,832 176,434 : Previous Year Total : 162,192 168,076 171,423 172,412 173,573 168,485 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 106 103 104 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.