ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: September 26, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 22, 2007 was 28.8 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.3 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly 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 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 28,983 101 -156 +853 28,052 29,267 104 Sep 15 33,101 34,299 104 28,996 29,120 100 +184 +792 28,626 29,387 103 Sep 22 34,325 35,012 102 29,452 29,339 100 +1,184 +98 29,988 28,786 96 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 32,061 31,632 *31,536 30,964 *31,385 31,534 AR : 28,305 28,234 28,271 27,155 26,429 27,324 DE : 4,186 3,958 3,974 3,954 *3,884 3,997 FL : 1,344 1,366 1,344 1,344 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,726 35,676 36,031 34,273 34,299 35,012 KY : 7,815 *7,608 *7,766 7,214 *7,215 8,096 LA : 4,044 4,044 4,038 4,029 3,999 3,978 MD : 8,823 8,624 8,360 8,500 *7,950 8,512 MS : 18,656 17,771 17,633 18,093 17,881 17,434 NC : 19,074 19,713 *19,126 17,926 19,068 19,395 OK : 6,627 6,780 6,720 6,749 6,049 6,977 PA : 4,341 4,484 4,397 *4,204 *4,058 4,290 SC : 5,554 5,592 5,370 5,390 5,547 5,518 TX : 15,027 14,995 14,970 14,583 13,224 13,982 VA : 6,245 6,349 6,290 6,211 5,810 6,223 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,065 19,254 *20,032 18,854 *18,129 18,890 : 19 State Total : 216,893 *216,080 *215,858 *209,443 *206,271 212,506 : Previous Year Total : 212,830 213,141 211,613 204,137 202,441 207,521 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 103 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 18 : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,217 21,361 21,584 20,757 *20,978 20,866 AR : 23,964 24,673 24,551 23,745 24,169 23,070 DE : 5,130 5,224 4,937 4,874 *4,922 5,123 FL : 1,461 1,374 1,474 1,354 1,343 1,343 GA : 29,268 30,272 28,900 29,267 29,387 28,786 KY : 6,388 6,032 6,132 6,452 *5,911 6,436 LA : 3,618 3,835 3,865 3,979 3,905 4,225 MD : 5,326 5,575 5,860 6,109 *5,703 5,551 MS : 16,920 17,090 17,079 16,947 16,238 15,976 NC : 16,428 16,123 16,300 15,934 16,414 15,950 OK : 4,918 4,205 4,521 4,897 5,383 5,619 PA : 3,067 2,794 3,018 *3,123 *3,252 3,180 SC : 5,076 4,430 4,830 4,382 4,512 5,087 TX : 12,834 12,020 12,345 12,486 12,385 12,519 VA : 4,820 5,080 4,916 5,271 5,353 4,866 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,994 17,334 17,144 17,153 *16,840 17,720 : 19 State Total : 178,429 177,422 177,456 *176,730 *176,695 176,317 : Previous Year Total : 175,536 174,052 173,686 174,016 174,374 173,499 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 101 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.