ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: January 31, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 27, 2007 was 28.4 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.8 million, down 1 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 23 33,881 35,040 103 27,812 29,480 106 -147 +297* 27,293 29,243* 107 Dec 30 34,522 35,205 102 27,660 28,019 101 -570 +364* 26,660 28,076* 105 Jan 6 34,046 35,155 103 28,009 29,017 104 -135 +410* 27,421 29,017* 106* Jan 13 33,848 35,446 105 27,828 28,685 103 -46 +508* 27,302 28,583* 105* Jan 20 35,051 34,538 99 28,070 29,050 103 +401 +390* 27,998 28,990* 104* Jan 27 34,455 34,832 101 27,983 28,808 103 -483 +127 27,061 28,357 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *30,614 *30,936 30,385 30,435 *29,442 30,198 AR : 29,386 29,531 29,212 29,400 29,476 29,654 DE : 3,572 3,971 3,998 3,807 3,974 3,840 FL : 1,322 1,362 *1,354 1,341 1,343 1,344 GA : 35,040 35,205 35,155 35,446 34,538 34,832 KY : *7,432 *7,317 7,817 *7,943 *7,977 7,388 LA : 3,742 3,649 3,680 3,680 3,664 3,695 MD : 8,498 8,531 8,781 8,716 8,403 8,361 MS : 18,374 18,439 17,683 18,116 18,363 18,529 NC : 18,835 18,334 *18,600 18,559 *18,606 18,622 OK : 6,483 6,386 6,553 6,567 6,527 6,508 PA : 3,862 3,926 3,849 *3,972 *3,946 3,875 SC : 5,230 5,610 5,550 5,516 5,440 5,361 TX : 14,114 14,243 14,208 14,410 14,090 13,854 VA : 6,164 6,238 6,176 6,168 6,121 5,879 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,151 18,075 17,452 *17,097 *17,221 17,464 : 19 State Total :*209,819 *211,753 *210,453 *211,173 *209,131 209,404 : Previous Year Total : 212,232 214,172 213,256 213,689 215,404 214,147 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 99 97 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 23 : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : 2006 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,090 20,541 *20,428 *20,317 *20,726 20,899 AR : 23,869 22,870 23,302 22,355 24,090 23,383 DE : 4,914 4,385 4,933 4,454 4,968 5,583 FL : 1,517 1,401 1,537 1,353 1,441 1,382 GA : *29,243 *28,076 *29,017 *28,583 *28,990 28,357 KY : *6,178 *5,263 *5,987 *6,144 *6,248 6,623 LA : 3,816 3,421 3,619 3,686 3,557 3,310 MD : 5,944 6,548 5,752 6,333 5,991 5,718 MS : 15,238 15,312 *16,175 *16,398 *16,998 15,976 NC : 15,445 15,301 15,944 15,416 15,111 15,525 OK : 4,754 5,288 4,799 5,941 4,379 5,635 PA : 2,890 2,730 3,007 *2,966 *2,950 2,905 SC : 4,561 4,475 4,673 5,034 4,828 4,425 TX : 12,054 11,791 11,915 11,897 12,016 11,928 VA : 5,275 4,407 5,012 4,690 4,871 4,549 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,655 16,606 17,038 *15,795 *16,250 15,775 : 19 State Total : 173,443 168,415 *173,138 *171,362 *173,414 171,973 : Previous Year Total : 174,733 173,580 175,059 172,920 174,210 174,755 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 99 99 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/.