ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 15, 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 DOWN SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 11, 2007 was 29.1 million, down 5 percent from the previous week and down slightly 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 slightly from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.7 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 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 Jul 7 34,205 36,465 107 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 +1,064 +898 28,647 30,435 106 Aug 4 34,988 35,864* 103 28,906 29,988* 104 +225 +1,161* 28,596 30,600* 107 Aug 11 34,513 35,928 104 28,806 29,679 103 +940 +274 29,166 29,147 100 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,096 *32,134 32,197 32,847 32,589 32,179 AR : 27,843 28,071 27,830 28,036 28,256 28,414 DE : 4,216 4,188 4,188 4,188 4,173 4,170 FL : 1,374 1,369 *1,363 1,344 1,343 1,362 GA : 36,465 36,290 35,812 35,613 *35,864 35,928 KY : 7,654 *7,705 7,773 7,787 *7,751 7,780 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,923 3,954 4,014 4,014 MD : 8,649 8,852 8,778 8,673 8,730 8,752 MS : 18,891 18,701 18,741 18,666 18,741 18,726 NC : 19,210 19,924 *19,416 19,703 19,651 19,651 OK : 6,659 6,701 6,796 6,657 6,930 6,695 PA : 4,053 3,995 4,090 *4,102 *4,003 4,187 SC : 5,385 5,722 5,747 5,451 5,566 5,743 TX : 15,171 15,368 15,306 15,192 14,273 14,729 VA : 6,388 6,374 6,175 6,313 6,242 6,249 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,584 19,387 *19,356 *19,758 *19,366 19,058 : 19 State Total :*216,561 *218,704 *217,491 *218,284 *217,492 217,637 : Previous Year Total : 211,044 213,579 214,110 214,549 213,198 212,573 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 7 : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,932 20,795 21,346 20,537 *21,389 21,402 AR : 24,578 25,377 22,879 23,136 23,512 24,168 DE : 5,185 5,171 5,124 5,167 5,714 4,333 FL : 1,540 1,367 1,478 1,511 1,481 1,419 GA : 29,527 29,406 28,662 30,435 *30,600 29,147 KY : 6,175 6,131 5,719 6,240 *6,619 6,751 LA : 3,954 3,897 3,927 3,891 3,380 3,900 MD : 6,192 6,017 5,606 6,175 5,755 7,216 MS : 17,307 17,579 16,544 16,845 16,972 16,978 NC : 16,057 16,226 15,895 15,873 16,315 16,073 OK : 4,837 *3,535 5,133 4,922 6,034 4,217 PA : 3,067 3,138 2,866 *3,090 *3,143 2,980 SC : *4,415 4,464 4,690 4,392 4,444 5,657 TX : 12,948 12,929 11,846 12,789 12,939 12,903 VA : 4,952 5,262 4,971 4,721 5,411 4,584 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,532 *17,371 *16,266 *17,475 *16,971 16,785 : 19 State Total :*179,198 *178,665 *172,952 *177,199 *180,679 178,513 : Previous Year Total : 173,487 173,852 171,142 173,121 175,451 175,423 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 101 102 103 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.