ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 9, 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 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 5, 2007 was 30.1 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 30.2 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 83 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 31 35,004 35,361 101 28,733 29,167 102 -119 +304 28,138 28,940 103 Apr 7 35,091 36,359 104 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 36,540 105 29,106 29,126* 100 +584 -157* 29,240 28,447* 97 Apr 28 34,425 36,488* 106 29,200 30,039* 103 +326 +570* 29,028 30,065* 104 May 5 34,181 35,751 105 29,523 30,194 102 +106 +523 29,084 30,116 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revisions. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,304 31,722 31,354 31,737 31,504 31,116 AR : 27,991 28,374 28,586 28,327 *28,547 29,200 DE : 4,039 4,107 4,187 4,064 *4,108 4,160 FL : 1,397 1,382 1,372 1,383 1,384 1,380 GA : 35,362 36,359 36,491 37,540 *36,488 35,751 KY : 7,831 7,543 *7,539 7,767 *7,787 7,772 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,955 MD : 8,985 9,011 9,050 8,941 8,932 8,776 MS : 18,936 18,998 19,104 19,090 18,856 18,826 NC : 19,487 19,757 *19,889 19,625 19,856 19,506 OK : 6,474 6,650 6,771 6,771 6,583 6,633 PA : 3,964 *4,114 4,197 4,152 *3,920 4,012 SC : 5,388 5,554 5,378 5,775 5,659 5,473 TX : *15,020 *14,968 *14,987 *15,049 *15,122 14,971 VA : 6,495 6,451 6,529 6,540 6,478 6,480 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,044 *20,176 *20,236 *20,299 *19,831 20,432 : 19 State Total :*216,641 *219,090 *219,594 *220,984 *218,979 218,443 : Previous Year Total : 213,785 215,794 214,981 212,327 210,570 211,844 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 104 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Mar 31 : Apr 7 : Apr 14 : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,197 20,400 20,571 20,652 *20,656 20,530 AR : 24,337 24,608 24,406 23,531 *23,898 23,518 DE : 4,449 5,115 5,258 5,507 *5,467 4,807 FL : 1,450 1,455 1,597 1,497 1,555 1,450 GA : 28,940 29,038 29,472 *28,447 *30,065 30,116 KY : 6,353 *6,083 *5,366 *6,337 *5,851 6,025 LA : 3,655 3,738 3,795 3,765 3,901 3,892 MD : 6,778 5,952 6,316 5,833 *6,047 5,851 MS : 17,415 17,719 17,494 17,370 *17,559 17,429 NC : 15,872 16,161 15,706 15,907 16,434 16,370 OK : 4,406 4,745 4,628 5,298 *5,007 5,623 PA : 3,180 *2,992 2,899 2,990 *3,153 3,199 SC : 4,429 4,823 5,258 4,971 *5,415 4,671 TX : 12,577 *12,844 *12,801 *12,713 *12,675 12,606 VA : 4,758 5,164 4,889 5,203 5,225 6,157 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,065 *15,654 *16,862 *18,056 *17,735 18,346 : 19 State Total :*175,861 *176,491 *177,318 *178,077 *180,643 180,590 : Previous Year Total : 177,711 175,414 172,785 175,809 177,833 176,955 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 99 101 103 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.