ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 11, 2007 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 6, 2007 was 29.0 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.1 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 2005 2006 ago 2005 2006 ago 2005 2006 2005 2006 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Dec 2 33,839 35,793 106 26,664 27,714 104 +711 -299 26,756 26,515 99 Dec 9 33,390 34,499 103 27,380 28,520 104 -234 +345 26,557 28,138 106 Dec 16 34,470 35,467* 103* 28,399 29,074 102 -218 -71 27,601 28,590 104 Dec 23 33,881 35,040* 103* 27,812 29,480 106 -147 +13* 27,293 29,081* 107 * Dec 30 34,522 35,205 102 27,660 28,019* 101 -570 +25* 26,660 27,970* 105 Jan 6 34,046 35,155 103 28,009 29,135 104 -135 +330 27,421 28,975 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,149 *30,600 *30,483 *30,370 *30,510 30,385 AR : 29,786 28,614 29,789 28,933 29,531 29,212 DE : 3,943 3,963 3,913 3,572 *3,971 3,998 FL : 1,264 1,344 1,353 1,342 1,342 1,344 GA : 35,793 34,499 *35,467 *35,040 35,205 35,155 KY : *7,931 *6,531 *7,581 *7,358 *7,406 7,697 LA : 3,712 3,712 3,742 3,742 3,649 3,680 MD : 8,495 8,482 8,531 8,498 8,531 8,781 MS : 17,007 17,147 17,960 18,374 18,439 17,683 NC : 18,825 18,555 *19,082 18,688 *18,240 18,679 OK : 6,449 6,447 6,177 6,483 6,386 6,553 PA : 4,023 3,901 4,002 *3,862 *3,926 3,959 SC : 5,574 5,471 5,530 5,230 5,610 5,550 TX : *14,312 *14,083 *14,141 *14,114 *14,243 14,208 VA : 6,399 5,959 *6,286 6,164 6,238 6,176 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,600 *17,866 *17,883 *17,847 *18,057 18,095 : 19 State Total :*212,262 *207,174 *211,920 *209,617 *211,284 211,155 : Previous Year Total : 214,156 213,249 215,686 212,232 214,172 213,256 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 98 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 2 : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,721 *19,684 20,225 *21,090 *20,541 20,377 AR : 23,607 23,250 23,904 23,869 22,870 23,302 DE : 4,941 5,287 4,366 4,914 *4,385 4,933 FL : 1,194 1,484 1,685 1,517 1,401 1,633 GA : 26,515 28,138 28,590 *29,081 *27,970 28,975 KY : 5,717 6,174 5,922 *6,340 *5,369 6,259 LA : 3,445 3,635 3,606 3,816 *3,421 3,619 MD : 5,340 5,761 6,675 5,944 *6,548 5,752 MS : 15,302 15,762 16,075 15,238 15,312 16,230 NC : 15,586 15,496 15,454 15,445 *15,301 15,944 OK : 4,805 5,424 4,180 4,754 5,288 4,799 PA : 2,846 2,915 2,949 *2,890 *2,730 3,016 SC : 4,998 4,578 4,521 4,561 4,475 4,673 TX : 11,670 *12,145 *12,087 *12,054 *11,791 11,870 VA : 5,017 4,776 5,186 5,275 4,407 5,012 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,374 *16,973 *17,100 *16,655 *16,606 17,085 : 19 State Total : 168,078 *171,482 172,525 *173,443 *168,415 173,479 : Previous Year Total : 171,991 173,392 175,810 174,733 173,580 175,059 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 98 99 97 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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. Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.usda.gov/nass/.