ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 18, 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 April 14, 2007 was 29.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 5 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 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 28,955 103 Mar 17 34,004 35,450 103 28,810 29,053 101 +30 -121 28,330 28,527 101 Mar 24 34,822 35,870 103 28,738 29,204 102 +491 +461 28,789 29,218 101 Mar 31 35,004 35,361 101 28,733 29,167 102 -119 +304 28,138 28,940 103 Apr 7 35,091 36,164 103 27,892 29,260 105 -508 +358 26,954 29,038 108 Apr 14 35,257 36,373 103 28,062 29,469 105 +407 +253 28,033 29,254 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *30,094 *30,576 *30,995 31,304 *31,722 31,354 AR : *28,240 *28,079 *27,393 27,991 *28,374 28,586 DE : 4,047 4,043 4,047 4,039 *4,107 4,160 FL : 1,364 1,364 *1,377 1,364 1,362 1,372 GA : 35,527 *35,450 35,870 35,361 36,164 36,373 KY : *7,556 *7,350 *7,602 7,569 7,405 7,373 LA : 3,833 3,893 *3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 9,019 8,975 8,952 8,985 *9,011 9,050 MS : 19,149 19,281 19,193 18,936 18,998 19,104 NC : *19,400 *19,207 *19,292 *18,341 19,407 19,705 OK : *6,603 6,689 6,690 *6,474 *6,650 6,771 PA : *4,005 *3,929 *3,799 *3,871 3,959 3,949 SC : 5,383 5,479 5,422 5,388 5,554 5,378 TX : 14,935 *15,075 *15,104 *15,015 14,963 15,007 VA : 6,203 6,246 6,399 6,495 6,451 6,529 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,034 *20,052 *19,688 *20,019 *20,151 20,221 : 19 State Total :*215,392 *215,688 *215,747 *215,076 *218,202 218,856 : Previous Year Total : 216,749 213,637 211,079 213,785 215,794 214,981 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 101 102 101 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 10 : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,491 20,132 *20,496 20,197 *20,400 20,571 AR : *23,452 22,410 24,627 *24,337 *24,608 24,406 DE : 3,826 4,693 *5,768 4,449 *5,115 5,220 FL : 1,406 1,440 *1,319 1,450 1,458 1,597 GA : *28,955 *28,527 *29,218 28,940 29,038 29,254 KY : *6,410 *6,471 *6,420 *6,353 *6,186 5,283 LA : 3,454 3,998 *3,756 3,655 3,738 3,795 MD : 7,029 5,929 *5,663 6,778 *5,952 6,300 MS : *17,289 17,397 *17,173 *17,415 17,719 17,494 NC : 15,852 15,472 15,867 *15,872 16,161 15,706 OK : *5,061 5,574 4,548 *4,406 *4,745 4,628 PA : *2,909 *2,744 *2,785 *2,826 2,849 2,744 SC : 4,792 *5,206 4,823 4,429 4,823 5,440 TX : 12,228 12,275 12,302 *12,577 12,840 12,797 VA : 4,819 4,901 4,593 4,758 5,164 4,889 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,845 *17,005 *16,172 *17,050 *15,634 16,759 : 19 State Total :*174,818 *174,174 *175,530 *175,492 *176,430 176,883 : Previous Year Total : 176,437 177,690 177,961 177,711 175,414 172,785 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 98 99 99 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.