ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: June 27, 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 23, 2007 was 29.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.4 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 29.8 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 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 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 36,229* 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 +135* 28,995 29,478* 102 Jun 23 34,559 35,385 102 29,015 29,836 103 +54 +518 29,102 29,758 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,404 31,211 31,481 31,647 31,302 30,807 AR : 28,818 28,790 28,778 28,755 28,691 28,062 DE : 4,115 4,121 4,188 *4,155 *4,153 4,217 FL : 1,291 1,359 *1,383 1,343 1,345 1,364 GA : 36,383 36,391 *36,229 36,768 35,971 35,385 KY : 8,019 7,830 7,893 7,884 *7,858 7,876 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,852 8,851 8,907 8,977 9,025 8,994 MS : 18,938 19,090 *19,031 18,850 19,150 19,059 NC : 19,727 19,596 *19,687 19,915 19,548 19,594 OK : 6,852 6,704 6,745 6,786 6,584 6,746 PA : 4,024 *4,116 3,897 *4,239 *4,090 4,071 SC : 5,604 5,946 5,525 5,752 5,596 5,565 TX : 15,127 15,445 *15,282 15,348 15,212 15,300 VA : 6,507 6,479 6,438 6,454 6,477 6,419 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,585 20,087 *19,870 19,177 20,107 19,564 : 19 State Total : 220,169 *219,939 *219,257 *219,973 *219,032 216,946 : Previous Year Total : 213,197 213,886 213,519 214,378 210,714 210,971 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 19 : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *21,863 20,693 21,820 20,991 *20,593 20,509 AR : 24,148 24,378 25,750 24,190 23,889 24,845 DE : 4,913 4,526 4,948 *4,987 *5,121 5,685 FL : 1,390 1,427 1,342 1,268 1,375 1,464 GA : 28,603 30,298 29,693 29,897 *29,478 29,758 KY : 6,360 6,779 6,933 7,209 *6,361 6,473 LA : 3,947 3,987 3,625 3,931 3,775 3,804 MD : 6,285 6,658 6,435 *6,428 *6,240 5,807 MS : 16,994 16,935 17,218 17,345 17,380 17,436 NC : 16,142 15,717 15,876 15,991 15,468 16,072 OK : 4,699 5,240 5,795 5,643 5,307 4,874 PA : 2,833 *3,024 3,059 *3,080 *2,971 3,001 SC : 5,602 4,439 4,742 5,347 5,043 5,494 TX : 12,810 12,723 12,846 12,873 12,942 12,996 VA : 5,255 5,394 5,333 4,987 5,119 5,236 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,517 17,671 15,870 17,437 18,630 18,191 : 19 State Total :*179,361 *179,889 181,285 *181,604 *179,692 181,645 : Previous Year Total : 172,844 174,620 175,872 175,179 175,714 175,252 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 104 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.