ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 18, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 14, 2007 was 29.4 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.0 million, down 2 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 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 35,116* 102 29,015 29,836 103 +54 495 29,102 29,735 102 Jun 30 34,920 34,955 100 29,487 30,195* 102 -18 +981* 28,773 30,456* 106 Jul 7 34,205 36,096* 106* 29,437 29,753* 101 +80 +362 29,066 29,527* 102 Jul 14 35,020 36,223 103 28,622 29,012 101 +300 +961 28,391 29,401 104 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,683 31,282 *30,953 31,228 30,789 32,071 AR : 28,755 28,691 27,925 27,263 27,843 28,071 DE : 4,155 4,153 4,218 4,217 4,216 4,189 FL : 1,378 1,345 1,364 1,373 1,374 1,369 GA : 36,768 35,971 *35,116 34,955 *36,096 36,223 KY : 7,881 *7,792 *7,894 7,274 7,849 7,845 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 8,977 9,025 8,907 8,354 8,649 8,852 MS : 18,850 19,150 19,059 18,499 18,891 18,701 NC : 19,686 19,513 *19,620 18,783 18,821 19,937 OK : 6,786 6,584 6,746 6,302 6,659 6,603 PA : 4,261 4,086 4,294 *3,944 *3,969 4,107 SC : 5,752 5,430 5,565 5,559 5,385 5,722 TX : *15,345 *15,206 *15,294 *14,194 15,170 15,364 VA : 6,454 6,477 6,419 6,077 6,388 6,374 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,156 *19,386 *19,421 *19,286 *19,583 19,376 : 19 State Total :*219,810 *218,014 *216,718 *211,231 *215,605 218,727 : Previous Year Total : 214,378 210,714 210,971 208,219 211,044 213,579 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 9 : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,992 20,593 20,521 20,699 20,932 20,795 AR : 24,190 23,889 24,857 25,529 24,578 25,374 DE : 4,987 5,121 5,264 5,166 5,185 5,318 FL : 1,268 1,375 1,464 1,414 1,540 1,367 GA : 29,897 29,478 29,735 *30,456 *29,527 29,401 KY : 7,209 6,361 6,249 *6,327 *6,289 6,244 LA : 3,931 3,775 3,825 3,771 3,954 3,897 MD : 6,428 6,240 6,398 5,737 6,131 5,880 MS : 17,345 17,380 17,436 17,255 17,307 17,579 NC : 15,991 16,087 15,797 16,228 16,057 16,226 OK : 5,643 5,307 4,803 5,355 4,837 4,526 PA : 3,040 2,983 3,020 *3,060 *3,058 3,190 SC : 5,347 5,043 5,494 4,740 *4,414 4,464 TX : *12,870 *12,939 *12,994 *13,006 12,948 12,929 VA : 4,987 5,119 5,236 5,688 4,952 5,270 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,412 *18,633 *18,246 *16,508 *17,519 17,031 : 19 State Total :*181,537 180,323 *181,339 *180,939 *179,228 179,491 : Previous Year Total : 175,179 175,714 175,252 176,711 173,487 173,852 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 103 103 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.