ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: July 25, 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 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 21, 2007 was 28.7 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up slightly 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 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 34,758* 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 36,290* 104* 28,622 29,017* 101 +300 +961 28,391 29,406* 104 Jul 21 34,858 35,812 103 28,777 28,792 100 +193 +512 28,453 28,712 101 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,282 30,953 31,228 30,789 *31,229 32,196 AR : 28,691 27,925 *27,439 27,843 *28,042 27,772 DE : 4,153 4,218 4,217 4,216 *4,188 4,188 FL : 1,345 1,364 *1,343 1,374 1,369 1,343 GA : 35,971 35,116 *34,758 36,096 *36,290 35,812 KY : 7,792 7,894 *7,027 7,849 7,845 7,784 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 MD : 9,025 8,907 8,354 8,649 8,852 8,778 MS : 19,150 19,059 18,499 18,891 18,701 18,741 NC : 19,513 19,620 *18,952 18,821 19,937 19,686 OK : 6,584 6,746 6,302 6,659 *6,701 6,796 PA : 4,086 4,294 3,944 *4,053 *4,153 4,128 SC : 5,430 5,565 5,559 5,385 5,722 5,747 TX : 15,206 15,294 14,194 15,170 15,364 15,302 VA : 6,477 6,419 6,077 6,388 6,374 6,175 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,386 19,421 *19,053 19,583 *19,387 19,596 : 19 State Total : 218,014 216,718 *210,869 *215,689 *218,077 217,967 : Previous Year Total : 210,714 210,971 208,219 211,044 213,579 214,110 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 101 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 16 : Jun 23 : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,593 20,521 20,699 20,932 20,795 21,461 AR : 23,889 24,857 25,529 24,578 *25,377 24,502 DE : 5,121 5,264 5,166 5,185 *5,171 5,138 FL : 1,375 1,464 1,414 1,540 1,367 1,478 GA : 29,478 29,735 30,456 29,527 *29,406 28,662 KY : 6,361 6,249 6,327 6,289 6,244 5,555 LA : 3,775 3,825 3,771 3,954 3,897 3,927 MD : 6,240 6,398 5,737 *6,192 *6,017 5,598 MS : 17,380 17,436 17,255 17,307 17,579 16,510 NC : 16,087 15,797 16,228 16,057 16,226 15,895 OK : 5,307 4,803 5,355 4,837 4,526 5,680 PA : 2,983 3,020 3,060 *3,067 *3,188 2,955 SC : 5,043 5,494 4,740 4,414 4,464 4,690 TX : 12,939 12,994 13,006 12,948 12,929 11,845 VA : 5,119 5,236 5,688 4,952 *5,262 4,971 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,633 18,246 16,508 17,519 *17,367 16,512 : 19 State Total : 180,323 181,339 180,939 *179,298 *179,815 175,379 : Previous Year Total : 175,714 175,252 176,711 173,487 173,852 171,142 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 102 103 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.