ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 17, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 13, 2007 was 28.1 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 3 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 9 33,390 34,499 103 27,380 28,520 104 -234 +345 26,557 28,138 106 Dec 16 34,470 35,793* 104* 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 +135 27,293 29,081 107 Dec 30 34,522 35,205 102 27,660 28,019 101 -570 +258 26,660 27,970 105 Jan 6 34,046 35,155 103 28,009 29,135 104 -135 330 27,421 28,975 106 Jan 13 33,848 35,446 105 27,828 28,685 103 -46 -12 27,302 28,063 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,600 30,483 30,370 30,510 30,385 30,435 AR : 28,614 29,789 *29,386 29,531 29,212 29,400 DE : 3,963 3,913 3,572 3,971 3,998 3,807 FL : 1,344 1,353 *1,322 1,342 1,344 1,341 GA : 34,499 *35,793 35,040 35,205 35,155 35,446 KY : 6,531 *7,522 7,358 7,406 *7,817 7,671 LA : 3,712 3,742 3,742 3,649 3,680 3,680 MD : 8,482 8,531 8,498 8,531 8,781 8,716 MS : 17,147 17,960 18,374 18,439 17,683 18,116 NC : 18,555 19,082 *18,835 18,240 18,679 18,488 OK : 6,447 6,177 6,483 6,386 6,553 6,567 PA : 3,901 4,002 3,862 3,926 *3,849 3,926 SC : 5,471 5,530 5,230 5,610 5,550 5,516 TX : 14,083 14,141 14,114 14,243 14,208 14,218 VA : 5,959 6,286 6,164 6,238 6,176 6,164 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,866 17,883 17,847 *18,075 18,095 17,809 : 19 State Total : 207,174 *212,187 *210,197 *211,302 *211,165 211,300 : Previous Year Total : 213,249 215,686 212,232 214,172 213,256 213,689 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 99 99 99 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 9 : Dec 16 : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,684 20,225 21,090 20,541 20,377 20,256 AR : 23,250 23,904 23,869 22,870 23,302 22,355 DE : 5,287 4,366 4,914 4,385 4,933 4,454 FL : 1,484 1,685 1,517 1,401 *1,537 1,353 GA : 28,138 28,590 29,081 27,970 28,975 28,063 KY : 6,174 5,922 6,340 5,369 *6,070 6,065 LA : 3,635 3,606 3,816 3,421 3,619 3,686 MD : 5,761 6,675 5,944 6,548 5,752 6,326 MS : 15,762 16,075 15,238 15,312 *16,078 16,185 NC : 15,496 15,454 15,445 15,301 15,944 15,416 OK : 5,424 4,180 4,754 5,288 4,799 5,941 PA : 2,915 2,949 2,890 2,730 *3,007 2,922 SC : 4,578 4,521 4,561 4,475 4,673 5,034 TX : 12,145 12,087 12,054 11,791 11,870 11,856 VA : 4,776 5,186 5,275 4,407 5,012 4,655 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,973 17,100 16,655 16,606 *17,089 16,691 : 19 State Total : 171,482 172,525 173,443 168,415 *173,037 171,258 : Previous Year Total : 173,392 175,810 174,733 173,580 175,059 172,920 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 97 99 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/.