ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 3, 2007 was 28.8 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.7 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 28.7 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 2 percent 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 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 35,263* 104 28,782 28,843* 100 -396 -93 27,857 28,359* 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 +640 27,467 28,793* 105* Mar 3 34,827 35,732 103 28,151 28,729 102 +83 +450 27,746 28,796 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,640 *30,397 *30,853 30,912 *30,731 30,944 AR : 27,758 27,525 27,822 27,995 *27,872 28,089 DE : 3,840 3,852 3,995 3,993 3,994 4,021 FL : 1,369 1,369 1,363 1,362 1,365 1,366 GA : 34,597 35,107 *35,263 35,777 35,637 35,732 KY : 7,770 *7,765 7,757 7,592 7,607 7,666 LA : 3,695 3,711 3,740 3,833 3,802 3,786 MD : 8,729 8,078 8,781 8,822 8,743 8,958 MS : 18,529 18,816 19,044 19,195 19,044 19,135 NC : 18,619 18,566 *18,430 19,072 18,708 19,624 OK : 6,508 6,553 6,472 6,526 6,542 6,684 PA : 3,679 3,929 3,672 *4,000 *3,914 3,839 SC : 5,361 5,493 5,308 5,499 *5,452 5,616 TX : *13,872 *14,455 *14,627 *14,682 *14,639 14,639 VA : 5,879 6,177 6,146 6,116 6,179 6,184 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,391 19,779 19,446 *19,486 *20,122 20,008 : 19 State Total :*210,236 *211,572 *212,719 *214,862 *214,351 216,291 : Previous Year Total : 214,147 212,810 212,616 215,181 216,954 216,951 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 100 100 99 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jan 27 : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,604 20,315 19,693 20,150 *20,504 20,640 AR : 23,381 24,410 23,244 24,192 *23,169 22,890 DE : 5,457 5,550 4,576 5,643 4,190 4,407 FL : 1,447 1,745 1,559 1,595 1,592 1,736 GA : 28,590 27,628 *28,359 28,819 *28,793 28,796 KY : 6,501 6,512 6,734 6,277 *6,099 5,844 LA : 3,310 3,410 3,548 3,597 3,592 3,890 MD : 5,214 5,124 5,946 5,185 5,778 5,890 MS : 15,965 16,089 16,442 16,907 16,956 17,131 NC : 15,525 15,314 14,914 15,834 15,494 15,638 OK : 5,635 4,381 4,814 4,667 *5,252 5,100 PA : 2,994 2,908 2,865 *2,681 *2,852 2,854 SC : 4,425 5,508 5,260 4,165 *4,303 4,185 TX : 11,931 12,157 *11,828 *11,552 *11,967 12,182 VA : 4,802 4,900 4,985 4,725 *5,011 5,125 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,861 *16,038 *16,062 *15,631 *17,130 17,251 : 19 State Total :*171,642 *171,989 *170,829 *171,620 *172,682 173,559 : Previous Year Total : 174,755 174,471 176,021 174,381 173,142 173,663 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 97 98 100 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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/.