ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 21, 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 17, 2007 was 28.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 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 slightly from the previous week and up 1 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 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 +308* 28,220 28,817* 102 Mar 17 34,004 34,527 102 28,810 29,100 101 +30 -121 28,330 28,436 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,853 30,912 *30,904 30,944 30,166 30,707 AR : 27,822 27,995 27,872 28,089 *28,240 28,016 DE : 3,995 3,993 3,994 4,021 4,047 4,043 FL : 1,363 1,362 1,365 1,366 1,364 1,364 GA : 35,263 35,777 35,637 35,732 35,527 34,527 KY : *7,599 *7,388 *7,365 7,666 *7,755 7,528 LA : 3,740 3,833 3,802 3,786 3,833 3,893 MD : 8,781 8,822 8,743 8,958 9,019 8,975 MS : 19,044 19,195 19,044 19,135 19,149 19,281 NC : 18,430 19,102 *19,003 19,624 19,538 19,305 OK : 6,472 6,526 6,542 6,684 *6,603 6,689 PA : 3,352 4,104 3,890 *3,999 *3,943 3,834 SC : 5,308 5,499 5,452 5,624 5,383 5,479 TX : 14,627 14,576 14,639 14,639 14,935 15,169 VA : 6,146 6,116 6,179 6,168 6,203 6,246 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,500 *19,545 20,164 20,238 *19,981 19,912 : 19 State Total :*212,295 *214,745 *214,595 *216,673 *215,686 214,968 : Previous Year Total : 212,616 215,181 216,954 216,951 216,768 213,555 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 100 99 100 100 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 10 : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 19,693 20,150 20,504 20,640 20,491 20,132 AR : 23,244 24,192 23,169 22,890 *23,452 22,410 DE : 4,576 5,643 4,190 4,407 3,826 4,693 FL : 1,559 1,595 1,592 1,736 1,406 1,440 GA : 28,359 28,819 28,793 28,851 *28,817 28,436 KY : 6,669 6,212 6,034 *5,733 *6,390 6,228 LA : 3,548 3,597 3,592 3,890 3,454 3,998 MD : 5,946 5,185 5,778 5,890 7,029 5,929 MS : 16,442 16,907 16,956 17,131 *17,289 17,397 NC : 14,914 15,834 15,494 15,638 15,852 15,472 OK : 4,814 4,667 5,252 5,100 *5,061 5,574 PA : 2,865 2,705 2,824 *2,602 *2,946 2,910 SC : 5,260 4,165 4,303 4,200 4,792 5,242 TX : 11,828 11,552 11,967 12,182 12,228 12,275 VA : 4,985 4,725 5,011 5,122 4,819 4,901 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,096 15,661 17,170 17,421 *16,741 16,708 : 19 State Total : 170,798 171,609 172,629 *173,433 *174,593 173,745 : Previous Year Total : 176,021 174,381 173,142 173,663 175,801 177,396 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 97 98 100 100 99 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/.