ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: February 28, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 24, 2007 was 28.7 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.7 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 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 +362 27,061 28,590 106 Feb 3 33,622 35,107* 104 27,840 28,956 104 -101 -780 27,312 27,628 101 Feb 10 33,992 35,080 103 28,782 28,893 100 -396 -93 27,857 28,409 102 Feb 17 34,226 35,777 105 28,502 28,333 99 +187 +690 28,238 28,819* 102 Feb 24 34,816 35,637 102 27,610 28,720 104 +352 +523 27,467 28,676 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 29,225 *30,640 *30,382 30,476 *30,912 30,755 AR : 27,627 27,758 27,525 27,822 27,995 27,708 DE : 3,974 3,840 3,852 3,995 3,993 3,994 FL : 1,368 1,369 *1,369 1,363 1,362 1,365 GA : 34,615 34,597 *35,107 35,080 35,777 35,637 KY : 7,838 *7,770 *7,600 *7,757 *7,592 7,607 LA : 3,664 3,695 3,711 3,740 3,833 3,802 MD : 8,403 8,729 8,078 8,781 8,822 8,743 MS : 18,363 18,529 18,816 19,044 19,195 19,044 NC : 18,300 18,619 *18,566 18,280 19,072 18,708 OK : 6,527 6,508 6,553 6,472 *6,526 6,542 PA : 3,946 3,679 *3,929 *3,672 *3,929 3,831 SC : 5,440 5,361 5,493 5,308 5,499 5,446 TX : 14,107 13,871 14,454 14,626 14,660 14,617 VA : 6,121 5,879 6,177 6,146 6,116 6,179 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,073 19,391 19,779 *19,446 *19,661 19,569 : 19 State Total : 208,591 *210,235 *211,391 *212,008 *214,944 213,547 : Previous Year Total : 215,404 214,147 212,810 212,616 215,181 216,954 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 99 100 100 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 20 : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,319 20,604 20,315 *19,693 *20,150 20,616 AR : 24,096 23,381 24,410 23,244 *24,192 22,970 DE : 4,968 5,457 5,550 4,576 5,643 4,190 FL : *1,506 *1,447 *1,745 *1,559 *1,595 1,592 GA : 28,990 28,590 27,628 28,409 *28,819 28,676 KY : 6,248 *6,501 *6,512 *6,734 *6,277 5,891 LA : 3,557 3,310 3,410 3,548 3,597 3,592 MD : 5,991 5,214 5,124 5,946 5,185 5,778 MS : 16,689 15,965 16,089 16,442 16,907 16,956 NC : 15,111 15,525 15,314 14,914 15,834 15,494 OK : 4,379 5,635 4,381 4,814 *4,667 5,304 PA : 2,950 2,994 *2,908 *2,865 *2,731 2,915 SC : 4,828 4,425 5,508 5,260 4,165 4,306 TX : 12,019 11,931 12,157 11,827 11,551 11,966 VA : 4,871 4,802 4,900 4,985 *4,725 4,963 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,284 15,792 16,051 *16,246 *15,685 16,906 : 19 State Total :*172,806 *171,573 *172,002 *171,062 *171,723 172,115 : Previous Year Total : 174,210 174,755 174,471 176,021 174,381 173,142 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 97 98 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/.