ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: April 25, 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 DOWN 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 8 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 21, 2007 was 28.4 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 37.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.1 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up slightly 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 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 36,491* 104 28,062 29,469 105 +407 +253 28,033 29,472* 105* Apr 21 34,747 37,540 108 29,106 29,122 100 +584 -159 29,240 28,444 97 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revisions. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,576 30,995 31,304 31,722 31,354 31,737 AR : 28,079 27,393 27,991 28,374 28,586 28,327 DE : 4,043 4,047 4,039 4,107 4,160 4,064 FL : 1,364 1,377 *1,397 1,362 1,372 1,383 GA : 35,450 35,870 *35,362 36,164 *36,491 37,540 KY : *7,375 *7,701 *7,765 7,405 7,373 7,767 LA : 3,893 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,975 8,952 8,985 9,011 9,050 8,941 MS : 19,281 19,193 18,936 18,998 19,104 19,090 NC : 19,207 19,292 *19,487 19,407 19,705 19,625 OK : 6,689 6,690 6,474 6,650 6,771 6,771 PA : 3,929 *3,779 3,871 *3,741 *4,105 4,032 SC : 5,479 5,422 5,388 5,554 5,378 5,775 TX : 15,075 15,104 15,015 14,963 15,007 15,069 VA : 6,246 6,399 6,495 6,451 6,529 6,540 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,052 19,688 20,019 20,151 *20,027 20,084 : 19 State Total :*215,713 *215,826 *216,452 *217,984 *218,936 220,669 : Previous Year Total : 213,637 211,079 213,785 215,794 214,981 212,327 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 101 101 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 17 : Mar 24 : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,132 20,496 20,197 20,400 20,571 20,652 AR : 22,410 24,627 24,337 24,608 24,406 23,531 DE : 4,693 5,768 4,449 5,115 5,220 5,507 FL : 1,440 1,319 1,450 1,458 1,597 1,497 GA : 28,527 29,218 28,940 29,038 *29,472 28,444 KY : 6,471 6,420 6,353 *6,179 *5,358 6,584 LA : 3,998 3,756 3,655 3,738 3,795 3,765 MD : 5,929 5,663 6,778 5,952 6,300 4,983 MS : 17,397 17,173 17,415 17,719 17,494 17,370 NC : 15,472 15,867 15,872 16,161 15,706 15,907 OK : 5,574 4,548 4,406 4,745 4,628 5,298 PA : *2,987 *3,031 *3,041 *2,981 *2,887 2,911 SC : 5,206 4,823 4,429 4,823 *5,258 4,971 TX : 12,275 12,302 12,577 12,840 12,797 12,709 VA : 4,901 4,593 4,758 5,164 4,889 5,402 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,005 16,172 17,050 15,634 *16,834 18,022 : 19 State Total :*174,417 *175,776 *175,707 *176,555 *177,212 177,553 : Previous Year Total : 177,690 177,961 177,711 175,414 172,785 175,809 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 98 99 99 101 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.