ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 20, 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 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 16, 2007 was 29.5 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.9 million, down slightly 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 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 ago 2006 2007 2006 2007 ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands May 12 34,704 36,101 104 28,720 29,964 104 +126 +538 28,265 29,934 106 May 19 34,612 36,383* 105 28,822 29,976 104 +379 -742 28,464 28,603 100 May 26 34,869 36,391* 104 28,556 29,622 104 +374 +1,272 28,471 30,298 106 Jun 2 35,085 36,119 103 29,052 29,668 102 +31 +481 28,395 29,693 105 Jun 9 35,280 36,768* 104 28,588 29,932* 105* +1,421 +487* 29,483 29,897* 101 Jun 16 35,312 35,971 102 28,817 29,868 104 +667 +200 28,995 29,543 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,217 31,404 *31,211 31,481 31,647 31,302 AR : 29,294 28,818 28,790 28,778 28,755 28,691 DE : 4,086 4,115 4,121 4,188 4,154 4,154 FL : 1,377 1,291 1,359 1,333 1,343 1,345 GA : 36,101 *36,383 *36,391 36,119 *36,768 35,971 KY : 7,727 *8,019 *7,830 7,893 7,884 7,794 LA : 3,955 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,926 8,852 8,851 8,907 8,977 9,025 MS : 19,104 18,938 *19,090 18,970 18,850 19,150 NC : 19,922 19,727 *19,596 19,769 19,915 19,548 OK : 6,636 6,852 6,704 6,745 *6,786 6,584 PA : 4,017 4,024 4,088 *3,897 *4,130 4,038 SC : 5,643 5,604 5,946 5,525 5,752 5,596 TX : 15,119 15,127 *15,445 *15,304 15,348 15,212 VA : 6,553 6,507 6,479 6,438 6,454 6,477 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *20,553 *20,585 *20,087 *19,807 *19,177 20,107 : 19 State Total :*220,230 220,169 *219,911 *219,077 *219,863 218,917 : Previous Year Total : 213,524 213,197 213,886 213,519 214,378 210,714 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 12 : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,030 *21,784 *20,693 *21,820 *20,991 20,761 AR : 24,560 24,148 24,378 25,750 *24,190 23,889 DE : 5,307 4,913 4,526 4,948 4,913 4,913 FL : 1,830 1,390 1,427 1,342 1,268 1,375 GA : 29,934 28,603 30,298 29,693 *29,897 29,543 KY : 6,640 6,360 6,779 6,933 *7,209 6,402 LA : 3,833 3,947 3,987 3,625 3,931 3,775 MD : 6,666 6,285 6,658 6,435 6,510 6,442 MS : 17,502 16,994 16,935 17,218 17,345 17,380 NC : 15,837 16,142 15,717 15,876 15,991 15,468 OK : 4,862 4,699 5,240 5,795 *5,643 5,307 PA : 3,165 2,833 3,135 *3,059 *3,147 3,078 SC : 4,611 5,602 4,439 4,742 5,347 5,043 TX : 12,701 12,810 12,723 12,846 12,873 12,942 VA : 4,446 5,255 5,394 5,333 4,987 5,119 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,082 *17,517 *17,671 *15,870 *17,437 18,630 : 19 State Total :*181,006 *179,282 *180,000 *181,285 *181,679 180,067 : Previous Year Total : 174,308 172,844 174,620 175,872 175,179 175,714 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 103 103 104 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.