ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 3, 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 DOWN 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 29, 2007 was 28.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.2 million, down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 4 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 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 Sep 29 33,748 33,524 99 27,167 28,194 104 +958 +644 27,549 28,401 103 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,632 31,536 *30,946 31,385 *31,535 30,714 AR : 28,234 28,271 27,155 26,429 27,324 26,425 DE : 3,958 3,974 3,954 *3,885 *3,870 4,127 FL : 1,366 1,344 1,344 1,344 1,344 1,344 GA : 35,676 36,031 34,273 34,299 35,012 33,524 KY : 7,608 7,766 *7,236 7,215 8,096 6,891 LA : 4,044 4,038 4,029 3,999 3,978 3,712 MD : 8,624 8,360 8,500 7,950 8,512 8,732 MS : 17,771 17,633 18,093 17,881 17,434 17,106 NC : 19,713 19,126 *17,515 19,068 19,395 18,280 OK : 6,780 6,720 6,749 6,049 6,977 6,373 PA : 4,484 4,397 4,204 4,058 *4,310 4,316 SC : 5,592 5,370 5,390 5,547 5,518 5,728 TX : 14,995 14,970 *14,642 13,224 13,982 14,173 VA : 6,349 6,290 6,211 5,810 6,223 5,855 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,254 20,032 18,854 18,129 *18,872 20,077 : 19 State Total : 216,080 215,858 *209,095 *206,272 *212,382 207,377 : Previous Year Total : 213,141 211,613 204,137 202,441 207,521 203,118 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 101 102 102 102 102 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Aug 25 : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,361 21,584 20,757 *20,991 *20,892 20,015 AR : 24,673 24,551 23,745 24,169 23,070 23,145 DE : 5,224 4,937 4,874 *4,841 *5,259 4,436 FL : 1,374 1,474 1,354 1,343 1,343 1,393 GA : 30,272 28,900 29,267 29,387 28,786 28,401 KY : 6,032 6,132 6,452 5,911 6,436 5,872 LA : 3,835 3,865 3,979 3,905 4,225 4,057 MD : 5,575 5,860 6,109 *5,783 *5,408 6,461 MS : 17,090 17,079 16,947 16,238 *16,172 16,618 NC : 16,123 16,300 15,934 16,414 15,950 14,836 OK : 4,205 4,521 4,897 5,383 5,619 5,097 PA : 2,794 3,018 3,123 3,252 *3,159 3,155 SC : 4,430 4,830 4,382 4,512 5,087 4,660 TX : 12,020 12,345 12,486 12,385 12,519 12,202 VA : 5,080 4,916 5,271 5,353 4,866 4,887 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,334 17,144 17,153 16,840 *17,759 16,899 : 19 State Total : 177,422 177,456 176,730 *176,707 *176,550 172,134 : Previous Year Total : 174,052 173,686 174,016 174,374 173,499 167,530 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 101 102 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.