ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 12, 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 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 8, 2007 was 29.6 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 34.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 5 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 81 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 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 35,726* 102 28,872 29,480 102 -90 +509 28,283 29,268 103 Aug 25 35,145 35,676 102 28,646 29,648 103 +304 +1,146 28,391 30,272 107 Sep 1 35,696 36,031 101 28,395 29,190 103 +699 +273 28,661 28,900 101 Sep 8 33,224 34,273 103 28,776 29,038 101 -156 +1,178 28,052 29,648 106 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,404 32,236 32,061 31,528 *31,432 30,964 AR : 28,256 28,414 28,305 28,234 28,271 27,155 DE : 4,173 4,169 4,186 3,958 3,974 3,954 FL : 1,367 1,342 *1,344 1,366 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,864 35,928 *35,726 35,676 36,031 34,273 KY : 7,624 7,801 *7,853 7,666 *7,616 7,214 LA : 4,014 4,014 4,044 4,044 4,038 4,037 MD : 8,730 8,752 8,823 8,624 8,360 8,500 MS : 18,741 18,726 18,656 17,771 17,633 18,093 NC : 19,707 19,713 *19,074 19,885 19,341 17,926 OK : 6,630 6,574 6,627 6,780 6,720 6,749 PA : 3,940 4,232 *4,341 4,246 *4,179 4,194 SC : 5,566 5,743 5,554 5,592 5,370 5,390 TX : *14,285 *14,741 *15,027 *14,995 *14,970 14,189 VA : 6,242 6,249 6,245 6,349 *6,290 6,211 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,137 *19,083 19,065 *19,254 *19,438 18,857 : 19 State Total :*216,680 *217,717 *216,931 *215,968 *215,007 209,050 : Previous Year Total : 213,198 212,573 212,830 213,141 211,613 204,137 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 4 : Aug 11 : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,389 21,401 21,217 21,361 *21,594 20,767 AR : 23,512 24,226 23,964 24,673 24,551 23,745 DE : *5,664 *4,464 5,130 5,224 *4,937 4,874 FL : 1,481 1,419 1,461 1,374 1,474 1,354 GA : 30,600 29,154 29,268 30,272 28,900 29,648 KY : *6,610 *6,874 *6,388 *6,032 *6,170 6,500 LA : 3,380 3,900 3,618 3,835 3,865 3,979 MD : *5,647 *6,908 *5,326 5,575 *5,860 6,109 MS : 16,972 16,978 16,920 17,090 *17,079 16,947 NC : 16,315 16,073 16,428 16,123 16,300 15,934 OK : 6,034 4,173 4,918 4,205 *4,521 4,897 PA : 3,136 3,051 *3,061 2,954 *3,126 3,249 SC : 4,444 5,657 5,076 4,430 4,830 4,057 TX : *12,950 *12,913 *12,834 *12,020 *12,345 12,486 VA : 5,411 4,584 4,820 5,080 *4,916 5,271 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,973 *16,835 *17,994 *17,334 *17,144 17,177 : 19 State Total :*180,518 *178,610 *178,423 *177,582 *177,612 176,994 : Previous Year Total : 175,451 175,423 175,536 174,052 173,686 174,016 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.