ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: August 29, 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 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 25, 2007 was 30.1 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.5 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 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 35,744* 102 28,872 29,480* 102 -90 +509 28,283 29,268* 103 Aug 25 35,145 35,648 101 28,646 29,506 103 +304 +1,089 28,391 30,073 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,197 *32,769 *32,404 32,236 *32,061 31,507 AR : 27,830 28,036 28,256 28,414 28,305 30,133 DE : 4,188 4,188 4,173 4,169 4,186 3,958 FL : 1,363 1,376 *1,367 1,362 1,374 1,366 GA : 35,812 35,613 35,864 35,928 *35,744 35,648 KY : 7,802 7,759 *7,718 7,780 7,857 7,666 LA : 3,923 3,954 4,014 4,014 4,044 4,044 MD : 8,778 8,673 8,730 8,752 8,823 8,807 MS : 18,741 18,802 18,741 18,726 18,656 17,771 NC : 19,416 19,599 *19,707 19,651 *19,161 19,885 OK : 6,796 6,657 *6,630 6,574 *6,627 6,780 PA : 4,090 *4,029 *3,940 *4,232 *4,181 4,246 SC : 5,747 5,646 5,566 5,743 5,554 5,592 TX : 15,314 15,200 14,281 14,737 15,012 14,981 VA : 6,175 6,313 6,242 6,249 6,245 6,349 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,356 19,758 19,116 19,058 *19,065 19,248 : 19 State Total : 217,528 *218,372 *216,749 *217,625 *216,895 217,981 : Previous Year Total : 214,110 214,549 213,198 212,573 212,830 213,141 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Jul 21 : Jul 28 : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,346 20,537 21,389 21,401 *21,034 21,510 AR : 22,879 23,136 23,512 24,226 *23,964 24,673 DE : 5,124 5,167 5,714 4,513 5,130 4,795 FL : 1,478 1,511 1,481 1,419 1,461 1,374 GA : 28,662 30,435 30,600 29,154 *29,268 30,073 KY : 5,719 6,240 6,619 6,882 6,595 6,102 LA : 3,927 3,891 3,380 3,900 3,618 3,835 MD : 5,606 6,175 5,755 7,059 5,431 6,652 MS : 16,544 16,845 16,972 16,978 *16,920 17,090 NC : 15,895 15,873 16,315 16,073 16,428 16,123 OK : 5,133 4,922 6,034 4,173 *4,918 4,205 PA : 2,873 *3,050 *3,136 *3,051 *3,176 2,954 SC : 4,690 4,392 4,444 5,657 5,076 4,430 TX : 11,865 12,808 12,946 12,909 12,830 12,016 VA : 4,971 4,721 5,411 4,584 4,820 5,080 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,266 17,475 16,972 16,816 *17,398 17,298 : 19 State Total : 172,978 *177,178 *180,680 *178,795 *178,067 178,210 : Previous Year Total : 171,142 173,121 175,451 175,423 175,536 174,052 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 103 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.