ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 10, 2007 was 28.8 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.1 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 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 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 +505* 27,746 28,851* 104 Mar 10 34,980 35,527 102 28,169 29,098 103 +483 +295 28,220 28,804 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,397 30,853 30,912 30,731 30,944 30,166 AR : 27,525 27,822 27,995 27,872 28,089 28,267 DE : 3,852 3,995 3,993 3,994 4,021 4,047 FL : 1,369 1,363 1,362 1,365 1,366 1,364 GA : 35,107 35,263 35,777 35,637 35,732 35,527 KY : 7,765 *7,758 7,592 7,607 7,666 7,706 LA : 3,711 3,740 3,833 3,802 3,786 3,833 MD : 8,078 8,781 8,822 8,743 8,958 9,019 MS : 18,816 19,044 19,195 19,044 19,135 19,149 NC : 18,566 18,430 *19,102 18,708 19,624 19,538 OK : 6,553 6,472 6,526 6,542 6,684 6,486 PA : 3,929 *3,352 *4,104 *3,890 *4,007 3,911 SC : 5,493 5,308 5,499 5,452 *5,624 5,383 TX : 14,455 14,627 *14,576 14,639 14,639 14,935 VA : 6,177 6,146 6,116 6,179 *6,168 6,203 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,824 *19,500 *19,527 *20,164 *20,238 19,681 : 19 State Total :*211,617 *212,454 *214,931 *214,369 *216,681 215,215 : Previous Year Total : 212,810 212,616 215,181 216,954 216,951 216,768 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 100 100 99 100 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 3 : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,315 19,693 20,150 20,504 20,640 20,491 AR : 24,410 23,244 24,192 23,169 22,890 22,932 DE : 5,550 4,576 5,643 4,190 4,407 3,826 FL : 1,745 1,559 1,595 1,592 1,736 1,406 GA : 27,628 28,359 28,819 28,793 *28,851 28,804 KY : *6,446 *6,669 *6,212 *6,034 *5,828 6,561 LA : 3,410 3,548 3,597 3,592 3,890 3,454 MD : 5,124 5,946 5,185 5,778 5,890 7,029 MS : 16,089 16,442 16,907 16,956 17,131 17,352 NC : 15,314 14,914 15,834 15,494 15,638 15,852 OK : 4,381 4,814 4,667 5,252 5,100 5,417 PA : 2,908 2,865 *2,705 *2,824 *2,618 2,968 SC : 5,508 5,260 4,165 4,303 *4,200 4,792 TX : 12,157 11,828 11,552 11,967 12,182 12,228 VA : 4,900 4,985 4,725 5,011 *5,122 4,819 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,068 *16,096 *15,661 *17,170 *17,421 16,813 : 19 State Total :*171,953 *170,798 *171,609 *172,629 *173,544 174,744 : Previous Year Total : 174,471 176,021 174,381 173,142 173,663 175,801 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 97 98 100 100 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/.