ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: March 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 24, 2007 was 29.2 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 2 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 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 34,875* 103* 28,810 29,053* 101* +30 -121 28,330 28,389* 100 Mar 24 34,822 35,870 103 28,738 29,204 102 +491 +461 28,789 29,186 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,912 30,904 *30,794 30,166 30,707 31,078 AR : 27,995 27,872 28,089 28,240 28,016 27,095 DE : 3,993 3,994 4,021 4,047 4,043 4,047 FL : 1,362 1,365 1,366 1,364 1,364 1,365 GA : 35,777 35,637 35,732 35,527 *34,875 35,870 KY : 7,388 *7,390 *7,518 7,755 *7,497 7,597 LA : 3,833 3,802 3,786 3,833 3,893 3,909 MD : 8,822 8,743 8,958 9,019 8,975 8,952 MS : 19,195 19,044 19,135 19,149 19,281 19,193 NC : 19,102 19,003 *19,485 19,538 19,305 19,326 OK : 6,526 6,542 6,684 6,603 6,689 6,690 PA : 4,104 3,890 3,999 *4,005 *3,845 3,733 SC : 5,499 5,452 5,624 5,383 5,479 5,422 TX : 14,576 14,639 14,639 14,935 15,169 15,105 VA : 6,116 6,179 6,168 6,203 6,246 6,399 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,550 *20,203 *20,243 *19,992 *20,024 19,631 : 19 State Total :*214,750 *214,659 *216,241 *215,759 *215,408 215,412 : Previous Year Total : 215,181 216,954 216,951 216,768 213,555 211,053 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 100 99 100 100 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Feb 17 : Feb 24 : Mar 3 : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,150 20,504 20,640 20,491 20,132 20,427 AR : 24,192 23,169 22,890 23,452 22,410 24,627 DE : 5,643 4,190 4,407 3,826 4,693 5,861 FL : 1,595 1,592 1,736 1,406 1,440 1,419 GA : 28,819 28,793 28,851 28,817 *28,389 29,186 KY : 6,212 6,034 5,733 6,390 *6,545 6,094 LA : 3,597 3,592 3,890 3,454 3,998 3,739 MD : 5,185 5,778 5,890 7,029 5,929 5,572 MS : 16,907 16,956 17,131 17,289 17,397 17,043 NC : 15,834 15,494 15,638 15,852 15,472 15,867 OK : 4,667 5,252 5,100 5,061 5,574 4,548 PA : 2,705 2,824 2,602 *2,909 *2,874 2,861 SC : 4,165 4,303 4,200 4,792 *5,206 4,823 TX : 11,552 11,967 12,182 12,228 12,275 12,302 VA : 4,725 5,011 5,122 4,819 4,901 4,593 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *15,663 *17,175 *17,425 *16,608 *16,941 16,510 : 19 State Total :*171,611 *172,634 *173,437 *174,423 *174,176 175,472 : Previous Year Total : 174,381 173,142 173,663 175,801 177,396 176,996 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 100 100 99 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/.