ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 8, 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 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 4, 2007 was 30.6 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 30.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 4 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 30 34,920 34,758 100 29,487 30,195 102 -18 +981 28,773 30,456 106 Jul 7 34,205 36,271 106 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 28,662 101 Jul 28 34,868 35,613 102 28,197 30,184 107 +1064 +898 28,647 30,435 106 Aug 4 34,988 35,899 103 28,906 29,981 104 +225 +1167 28,596 30,599 107 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 Jul 28 34,868 35,613 102 28,197 30,184 107 +1,064 +898 28,647 30,435 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,229 31,096 32,071 32,197 *32,847 32,589 AR : 27,263 27,843 28,071 27,830 28,036 28,256 DE : 4,217 4,216 4,188 4,188 4,188 4,173 FL : 1,343 1,374 1,369 1,343 1,344 1,343 GA : 34,758 *36,465 36,290 35,812 35,613 35,899 KY : *7,019 *7,654 7,845 *7,773 7,787 7,774 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,954 4,014 MD : 8,354 8,649 8,852 8,778 8,673 8,730 MS : 18,499 18,891 18,701 18,741 18,666 18,741 NC : 18,952 19,210 *19,924 19,686 19,703 19,651 OK : 6,302 6,659 6,701 6,796 6,657 6,930 PA : 3,944 4,053 *3,995 *4,090 *4,104 3,967 SC : 5,559 5,385 5,722 5,747 5,451 5,566 TX : 14,194 *15,171 *15,368 *15,306 *15,192 14,273 VA : 6,077 6,388 6,374 6,175 6,313 6,242 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,053 19,583 19,387 *19,359 *19,760 19,369 : 19 State Total :*210,686 *216,560 *218,781 *217,744 *218,288 217,517 : Previous Year Total : 208,219 211,044 213,579 214,110 214,549 213,198 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 103 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jun 30 : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,699 20,932 20,795 21,346 *20,537 21,388 AR : 25,529 24,578 25,377 22,879 23,136 23,512 DE : 5,166 5,185 5,171 5,124 *5,167 5,714 FL : 1,414 1,540 1,367 1,478 1,511 1,481 GA : 30,456 29,527 29,406 28,662 30,435 30,599 KY : *6,261 *6,175 *6,131 *5,719 *6,240 6,743 LA : 3,771 3,954 3,897 3,927 3,891 3,380 MD : 5,737 6,192 6,017 5,606 *6,175 5,755 MS : 17,255 17,307 17,579 16,544 16,845 16,972 NC : 16,228 16,057 16,226 15,895 15,873 16,315 OK : 5,355 4,837 4,526 5,133 4,922 6,034 PA : 3,060 3,067 *3,138 *2,866 *3,108 3,165 SC : 4,740 4,414 4,464 4,690 4,392 4,444 TX : 13,006 12,948 12,929 *11,846 12,789 12,939 VA : 5,688 4,952 5,262 4,971 4,721 5,411 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,508 17,519 17,367 *16,257 *17,485 16,970 : 19 State Total :*180,873 *179,184 *179,652 *172,943 *177,227 180,822 : Previous Year Total : 176,711 173,487 173,852 171,142 173,121 175,451 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.