ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 7, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 3, 2007 was 27.8 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 35.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.0 million, up 1 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 30 34,522 35,205 102 27,660 28,019 101 -570 +405* 26,660 28,117* 105 Jan 6 34,046 35,155 103 28,009 29,017 104 -135 +410* 27,421 28,937* 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 +118* 27,061 28,348* 105 Feb 3 33,622 35,054 104 27,840 28,960 104 -101 -597 27,312 27,816 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *30,510 30,385 *30,529 *29,137 *30,559 30,543 AR : 29,531 29,212 29,400 29,476 29,654 29,426 DE : 3,971 3,998 3,807 3,974 3,840 3,852 FL : 1,362 1,354 *1,366 1,343 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,205 35,155 35,446 34,538 34,832 35,054 KY : 7,317 *7,711 *7,778 7,977 7,388 7,415 LA : 3,649 3,680 3,680 3,664 3,695 3,711 MD : 8,531 8,781 8,716 8,403 *8,729 8,737 MS : 18,439 17,683 18,116 18,363 18,529 18,816 NC : 18,334 18,600 *18,528 18,606 18,622 18,901 OK : 6,386 6,553 6,567 6,527 6,508 6,567 PA : 3,926 *3,959 3,972 3,946 3,875 3,850 SC : 5,610 5,550 5,516 5,440 5,361 5,493 TX : *14,247 *14,212 *14,414 *14,107 *13,871 14,454 VA : 6,238 6,176 6,168 6,121 5,879 6,177 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,063 *17,464 *17,100 *17,224 *17,496 17,513 : 19 State Total :*211,319 *210,473 *211,103 *208,846 *210,182 211,853 : Previous Year Total : 214,172 213,256 213,689 215,404 214,147 212,810 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 97 98 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Dec 30 : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : 2006 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,541 *20,331 *20,105 *20,319 *20,851 20,258 AR : 22,870 23,302 22,355 24,090 23,383 23,929 DE : 4,385 4,933 4,454 4,968 *5,457 5,414 FL : 1,401 1,537 1,353 1,441 1,382 1,680 GA : *28,117 *28,937 28,583 28,990 *28,348 27,816 KY : 5,263 5,987 6,144 6,248 *6,575 6,212 LA : 3,421 3,619 3,686 3,557 3,310 3,410 MD : 6,548 5,752 6,333 5,991 *5,214 5,153 MS : 15,312 16,175 16,398 *16,689 *15,965 16,089 NC : 15,301 15,944 15,416 15,111 15,525 15,314 OK : 5,288 4,799 5,941 4,379 5,635 4,925 PA : 2,730 3,007 2,966 2,950 2,905 2,900 SC : 4,475 4,673 5,034 4,828 4,425 5,508 TX : 11,791 *11,918 *11,900 *12,019 *11,931 12,157 VA : 4,407 5,012 4,690 4,871 *4,802 4,900 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,606 *17,043 *15,804 *16,284 *15,792 16,027 : 19 State Total :*168,456 *172,969 *171,162 *172,735 *171,500 171,692 : Previous Year Total : 173,580 175,059 172,920 174,210 174,755 174,471 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 99 99 99 98 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/.