ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 14, 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 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 10, 2007 was 28.5 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 slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.9 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up slightly 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 2005 2006 ago 2005 2006 ago 2005 2006 2005 2006 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands 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 34,615* 99 28,070 29,050 103 +401 +390 27,998 28,990 104 Jan 27 34,455 34,597* 100* 27,983 28,806* 103 -483 +129* 27,061 28,357* 105 Feb 3 33,622 35,031* 104 27,840 28,956* 104 -101 -556* 27,312 27,852* 102 Feb 10 33,992 35,080 103 28,782 28,893 100 -396 -28 27,857 28,474 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,385 30,529 *29,252 30,559 *30,432 30,837 AR : *27,371 29,400 29,476 29,654 29,426 29,722 DE : 3,998 3,807 3,974 3,840 3,852 3,995 FL : 1,354 1,366 *1,368 1,344 1,344 1,363 GA : 35,155 35,446 *34,615 *34,597 *35,031 35,080 KY : *7,712 *7,879 7,977 7,388 7,415 7,577 LA : 3,680 3,680 3,664 3,695 3,711 3,664 MD : 8,781 8,716 8,403 8,729 *8,078 8,781 MS : 17,683 18,116 18,363 18,529 18,816 19,044 NC : 18,600 18,528 *18,300 18,622 18,901 18,280 OK : 6,553 6,567 6,527 6,508 *6,553 6,512 PA : 3,959 3,972 3,946 3,875 *3,934 3,876 SC : 5,550 5,516 5,440 5,361 5,493 5,308 TX : 14,212 14,414 14,107 13,871 14,454 14,626 VA : 6,176 6,168 6,121 5,879 6,177 6,146 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,306 17,100 17,224 17,496 *17,878 17,584 : 19 State Total :*210,475 *211,204 *208,757 *209,947 *211,495 212,395 : Previous Year Total : 213,256 213,689 215,404 214,147 212,810 212,616 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 97 98 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 6 : Jan 13 : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,331 20,105 20,319 20,851 *20,255 19,742 AR : *23,300 22,355 24,090 23,383 23,929 23,248 DE : 4,933 4,454 4,968 5,457 *5,550 4,576 FL : 1,537 1,353 1,441 1,382 1,680 1,494 GA : 28,937 28,583 28,990 *28,357 *27,852 28,474 KY : 5,987 *6,162 6,248 *6,553 *6,277 6,623 LA : 3,619 3,686 3,557 3,310 3,410 3,548 MD : 5,752 6,333 5,991 5,214 *5,124 5,946 MS : 16,175 16,398 16,689 15,965 16,089 16,442 NC : 15,944 15,416 15,111 15,525 15,314 14,914 OK : 4,799 5,941 4,379 5,635 *4,381 4,814 PA : 3,007 2,966 2,950 2,905 *2,913 2,858 SC : 4,673 5,034 4,828 4,425 5,508 5,260 TX : 11,918 11,900 12,019 11,931 12,157 11,827 VA : 5,012 4,690 4,871 4,802 4,900 4,985 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,043 15,804 16,284 15,792 *16,051 16,249 : 19 State Total :*172,967 *171,180 172,735 *171,487 *171,390 171,000 : Previous Year Total : 175,059 172,920 174,210 174,755 174,471 176,021 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 99 99 98 98 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 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/.