ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 22, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 18, 2007 was 29.2 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.5 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 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 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 +281* 29,166 29,154* 100 Aug 18 35,047 35,706 102 28,872 29,456 102 -90 +509 28,283 29,243 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,134 32,197 32,847 *32,769 *32,236 32,060 AR : 28,071 27,830 28,036 28,256 28,414 28,305 DE : 4,188 4,188 4,188 4,173 *4,169 4,186 FL : 1,369 1,363 *1,376 1,343 1,362 1,374 GA : 36,290 35,812 35,613 35,864 35,928 35,706 KY : 7,705 *7,802 *7,759 7,751 7,780 7,857 LA : 3,923 3,923 3,954 4,014 4,014 4,044 MD : 8,852 8,778 8,673 8,730 8,752 8,823 MS : 18,701 18,741 *18,802 18,741 18,726 18,656 NC : 19,924 19,416 *19,599 19,651 19,651 19,131 OK : 6,701 6,796 6,657 6,930 *6,574 6,572 PA : 3,995 4,090 4,102 4,003 4,187 4,188 SC : 5,722 5,747 *5,646 5,566 5,743 5,554 TX : *15,376 *15,314 *15,200 *14,281 *14,737 15,012 VA : 6,374 6,175 6,313 6,242 6,249 6,245 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,387 19,356 19,758 *19,116 19,058 19,071 : 19 State Total :*218,712 *217,528 *218,523 *217,430 *217,580 216,784 : Previous Year Total : 213,579 214,110 214,549 213,198 212,573 212,830 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 14 : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,795 21,346 20,537 21,389 *21,401 21,072 AR : 25,377 22,879 23,136 23,512 *24,226 24,065 DE : 5,171 5,124 5,167 5,714 *4,513 5,130 FL : 1,367 1,478 1,511 1,481 1,419 1,461 GA : 29,406 28,662 30,435 30,600 *29,154 29,243 KY : 6,131 5,719 6,240 6,619 *6,882 6,595 LA : 3,897 3,927 3,891 3,380 3,900 3,618 MD : 6,017 5,606 6,175 5,755 *7,059 5,431 MS : 17,579 16,544 16,845 16,972 16,978 16,918 NC : 16,226 15,895 15,873 16,315 16,073 16,428 OK : 3,535 5,133 4,922 6,034 *4,173 4,880 PA : 3,138 *2,873 *3,099 *3,170 *2,987 3,116 SC : 4,464 4,690 4,392 4,444 5,657 5,076 TX : *12,948 *11,865 *12,808 *12,946 *12,909 12,830 VA : 5,262 4,971 4,721 5,411 4,584 4,820 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,371 16,266 17,475 *16,972 *16,816 17,330 : 19 State Total :*178,684 *172,978 *177,227 *180,714 *178,731 178,013 : Previous Year Total : 173,852 171,142 173,121 175,451 175,423 175,536 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 101 102 103 102 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.