ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: May 30, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 26, 2007 was 30.3 million, up 6 percent from the previous week and up 7 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 slightly from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 4 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 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 +573 29,028 30,068 104 May 5 34,181 35,991* 105 29,523 30,189 102 +106 +521 29,084 30,109 104 May 12 34,704 36,101 104 28,720 29,964 104 +126 +538 28,265 29,934 106 May 19 34,612 36,294 105 28,822 29,976 104 +379 -742 28,464 28,603 100 May 26 34,869 36,361 104 28,556 29,622 104 +374 +1319 28,471 30,345 107 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,737 31,504 *31,146 31,185 *31,373 31,223 AR : 28,327 28,547 29,200 29,002 *27,928 28,790 DE : 4,064 4,108 4,160 4,086 *4,115 4,121 FL : 1,383 1,384 1,376 1,377 1,321 1,359 GA : 36,540 36,488 *35,991 36,101 36,294 36,361 KY : 8,059 7,720 *7,847 7,769 7,888 7,853 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,955 3,955 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,941 8,932 8,776 8,926 8,852 8,851 MS : 19,090 18,796 *18,765 19,104 18,878 19,029 NC : 19,625 19,843 *19,596 19,949 *19,845 19,648 OK : 6,771 6,583 6,633 6,636 6,852 6,704 PA : 4,152 3,836 3,998 *4,076 *4,063 4,041 SC : 5,775 5,659 5,473 5,643 5,604 5,946 TX : 15,049 15,122 14,971 15,073 15,098 15,100 VA : 6,540 6,478 6,480 6,553 6,507 6,479 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,638 19,850 20,157 20,959 21,080 20,361 : 19 State Total : 220,615 218,774 *218,524 *220,394 *219,621 219,789 : Previous Year Total : 212,327 210,570 211,844 213,524 213,197 213,886 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 21 : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,676 20,656 20,593 21,030 *21,784 20,580 AR : 23,531 23,898 23,518 24,560 24,148 24,308 DE : 5,507 5,467 4,801 5,307 *4,913 4,526 FL : 1,497 1,555 1,468 1,830 1,390 1,427 GA : 28,447 30,068 30,109 29,934 28,603 30,345 KY : 6,347 5,891 6,096 6,640 6,340 6,554 LA : 3,765 3,901 3,892 3,833 *3,947 3,800 MD : 5,833 6,047 5,881 6,666 *6,285 6,658 MS : 17,370 17,559 17,429 17,502 16,994 16,935 NC : 15,907 16,434 16,370 15,837 *16,142 15,717 OK : 5,298 5,007 5,623 4,862 4,699 5,538 PA : 2,990 3,144 3,257 *3,150 *2,899 3,152 SC : 4,971 5,415 4,671 4,611 5,602 4,268 TX : 12,713 12,675 12,606 12,663 12,773 12,685 VA : 5,203 5,225 6,157 4,446 5,255 5,394 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,091 17,751 18,370 18,109 17,517 18,278 : 19 State Total : 178,146 180,693 180,841 *180,980 *179,291 180,165 : Previous Year Total : 175,809 177,833 176,955 174,308 172,844 174,620 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 104 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.