ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 11, 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 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 7, 2007 was 29.6 million, down 3 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, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 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 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 Jul 7 34,205 35,979 105 29,437 29,783 101 80 362 29,066 29,557 102 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,481 31,683 *31,282 30,807 31,228 30,789 AR : 28,778 28,755 28,691 27,925 *27,263 27,843 DE : 4,188 4,155 4,153 4,218 4,217 4,216 FL : 1,383 1,378 1,345 1,364 1,373 1,374 GA : 36,229 36,768 35,971 35,385 34,955 35,979 KY : *7,939 *7,881 *7,782 7,936 7,274 7,849 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,907 8,977 9,025 8,907 8,354 8,649 MS : 19,031 18,850 19,150 19,059 18,499 18,891 NC : 19,687 19,686 *19,513 19,486 *18,783 18,821 OK : 6,745 6,786 6,584 6,746 6,302 6,659 PA : *3,927 *4,261 *4,086 *4,294 *3,774 4,061 SC : 5,525 5,752 *5,430 5,565 5,559 5,385 TX : 15,282 15,348 15,212 15,300 14,200 15,170 VA : 6,438 6,454 6,477 6,419 6,077 6,388 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,870 *19,143 *19,389 19,424 19,025 19,458 : 19 State Total :*219,333 *219,800 *218,013 *216,758 *210,806 215,455 : Previous Year Total : 213,519 214,378 210,714 210,971 208,219 211,044 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 2 : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,641 20,992 20,593 20,521 *20,699 20,932 AR : 25,750 24,190 23,889 *24,857 *25,529 24,578 DE : 4,948 4,987 5,121 5,264 5,166 5,185 FL : 1,342 1,268 1,375 1,464 1,414 1,540 GA : 29,693 29,897 29,478 29,735 30,454 29,557 KY : 6,933 7,209 6,361 *6,249 *6,318 6,294 LA : 3,625 3,931 3,775 3,825 3,771 3,954 MD : 6,435 6,428 6,240 6,398 5,737 6,131 MS : 17,218 17,345 17,380 17,436 17,255 17,307 NC : 15,876 15,991 *16,087 *15,797 *16,228 16,057 OK : 5,795 5,643 5,307 *4,803 5,355 4,837 PA : *3,017 *3,040 *2,983 *3,020 *3,127 3,057 SC : 4,742 5,347 5,043 5,494 4,740 4,547 TX : 12,846 12,873 12,942 12,996 13,008 12,948 VA : 5,333 4,987 5,119 5,236 5,688 4,952 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 15,870 17,437 18,630 18,269 *17,234 17,519 : 19 State Total :*181,064 *181,565 *180,323 *181,364 *181,723 179,395 : Previous Year Total : 175,872 175,179 175,714 175,252 176,711 173,487 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 103 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.