ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 6, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 2, 2007 was 29.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.7 million, up slightly 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 Apr 28 34,425 36,488 106 29,200 30,039 103 +326 +573 29,028 30,068 104 May 5 34,181 35,942* 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 +1272* 28,471 30,298* 106* Jun 2 35,085 36,097 103 29,052 29,674 102 +31 +481 28,395 29,699 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,504 31,146 *31,217 31,373 *31,224 31,480 AR : 28,547 *29,219 *29,294 *28,320 28,790 28,773 DE : 4,108 4,160 4,086 4,115 4,121 4,189 FL : 1,384 1,376 1,377 1,321 1,359 1,333 GA : 36,488 *35,942 36,101 36,294 36,361 36,097 KY : 7,720 *7,871 *7,756 7,888 7,853 7,875 LA : 3,924 3,955 3,955 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,932 8,776 8,926 8,852 8,851 8,907 MS : 18,796 18,765 19,104 18,878 19,029 18,970 NC : 19,843 19,596 *19,922 19,845 19,648 19,769 OK : 6,583 6,633 6,636 6,852 6,704 6,745 PA : 3,836 3,998 *4,017 *4,024 *4,087 3,997 SC : 5,659 *5,656 5,643 5,604 5,946 5,525 TX : 15,122 14,971 15,073 15,098 15,100 15,041 VA : 6,478 6,480 6,553 6,507 6,479 6,438 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,831 *20,138 *20,669 *20,623 *20,125 19,804 : 19 State Total :*218,755 *218,682 *220,329 *219,517 *219,600 218,866 : Previous Year Total : 210,570 211,844 213,524 213,197 213,886 213,519 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Apr 28 : May 5 : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,656 20,593 21,030 *21,786 *20,647 21,758 AR : 23,898 23,518 24,560 24,148 *24,378 25,749 DE : 5,467 4,801 5,307 4,913 4,526 4,836 FL : 1,555 1,468 1,830 1,390 1,427 1,342 GA : 30,068 30,109 29,934 28,603 *30,298 29,699 KY : 5,891 6,096 6,640 6,340 *6,775 6,918 LA : 3,901 3,892 3,833 3,947 *3,987 3,625 MD : 6,047 5,881 6,666 6,285 6,658 6,526 MS : 17,559 17,429 17,502 16,994 16,935 17,056 NC : 16,434 16,370 15,837 16,142 15,717 15,876 OK : 5,007 5,623 4,862 4,699 *5,240 5,795 PA : 3,144 3,257 *3,165 *2,833 *3,150 3,080 SC : 5,415 4,671 4,611 5,602 *4,439 4,742 TX : 12,675 12,606 12,663 12,773 12,685 12,808 VA : 5,225 6,157 4,446 5,255 5,394 5,333 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,751 *18,374 *18,119 *17,510 *17,706 15,862 : 19 State Total : 180,693 *180,845 *181,005 *179,220 *179,962 181,005 : Previous Year Total : 177,833 176,955 174,308 172,844 174,620 175,872 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 104 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.