ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 5, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 30, 2007 was 30.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up slightly 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 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 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 +54 495* 29,102 29,735* 102 Jun 30 34,920 34,955 100 29,487 30,204 102 -18 +971 28,773 30,454 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,211 31,481 *31,683 *31,301 30,807 31,228 AR : 28,790 28,778 28,755 28,691 *27,925 27,230 DE : 4,121 4,188 4,155 4,153 *4,218 4,217 FL : 1,359 1,383 *1,378 1,345 1,364 1,373 GA : 36,391 36,229 36,768 35,971 35,385 34,955 KY : 7,830 *7,880 *7,870 7,858 *7,936 7,274 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,851 8,907 8,977 9,025 *8,907 8,354 MS : 19,090 19,031 18,850 19,150 19,059 18,499 NC : 19,596 19,687 *19,686 19,548 *19,486 18,782 OK : 6,704 6,745 6,786 6,584 6,746 6,302 PA : 4,116 3,897 4,239 4,090 4,071 3,773 SC : 5,946 5,525 5,752 5,596 5,565 5,559 TX : 15,445 15,282 15,348 15,212 15,300 14,200 VA : 6,479 6,438 6,454 6,477 6,419 6,077 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,087 19,870 19,177 *19,426 *19,424 19,025 : 19 State Total : 219,939 *219,244 *219,801 *218,350 *216,535 210,771 : Previous Year Total : 213,886 213,519 214,378 210,714 210,971 208,219 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 104 103 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : May 26 : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,693 *21,641 *20,992 20,593 *20,521 20,613 AR : 24,378 25,750 24,190 23,889 *24,823 25,519 DE : 4,526 4,948 4,987 5,121 *5,264 5,166 FL : 1,427 1,342 1,268 1,375 1,464 1,414 GA : 30,298 29,693 29,897 29,478 *29,735 30,454 KY : 6,779 6,933 7,209 6,361 *6,238 6,289 LA : 3,987 3,625 3,931 3,775 *3,825 3,771 MD : 6,658 6,435 6,428 6,240 *6,398 5,737 MS : 16,935 17,218 17,345 17,380 17,436 17,255 NC : 15,717 15,876 15,991 15,468 16,072 15,958 OK : 5,240 5,795 5,643 5,307 4,874 5,355 PA : 3,024 3,059 3,080 2,971 3,001 3,156 SC : 4,439 4,742 5,347 5,043 5,494 4,740 TX : 12,723 12,846 12,873 12,942 12,996 13,008 VA : 5,394 5,333 4,987 5,119 5,236 5,688 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,671 15,870 17,437 18,630 *18,269 17,257 : 19 State Total : 179,889 *181,106 *181,605 179,692 *181,646 181,380 : Previous Year Total : 174,620 175,872 175,179 175,714 175,252 176,711 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 104 102 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.