ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 10, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 6, 2007 was 28.4 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.5 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 6 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 3 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 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 33,548* 99 27,167 28,038* 103* +958 +641* 27,549 28,243* 103 Oct 6 34,923 35,453 102 27,077 27,887 103 +489 +1,080 27,087 28,416 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,536 30,946 31,385 31,535 30,714 31,892 AR : 28,271 *27,225 26,429 27,324 *26,379 27,443 DE : 3,974 3,954 3,885 3,870 *4,218 3,996 FL : 1,344 1,344 *1,374 1,344 1,344 1,344 GA : 36,031 34,273 34,299 35,012 *33,548 35,453 KY : 7,766 *7,126 *7,003 8,096 6,891 7,555 LA : 4,038 4,029 3,999 3,978 3,712 4,015 MD : 8,360 8,500 7,950 8,512 8,732 8,495 MS : 17,633 18,093 17,881 17,434 17,106 17,409 NC : 19,126 *17,631 *19,135 19,395 *18,396 18,271 OK : 6,720 6,749 6,049 6,977 6,373 6,896 PA : 4,397 4,204 4,058 *4,297 4,316 4,289 SC : 5,370 5,390 5,547 5,518 5,728 5,394 TX : 14,970 14,642 13,224 13,982 14,173 14,691 VA : 6,290 6,211 5,810 6,223 5,855 6,264 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 20,032 *18,833 *18,106 *18,831 *19,560 19,604 : 19 State Total : 215,858 *209,150 *206,134 *212,328 *207,045 213,011 : Previous Year Total : 211,613 204,137 202,441 207,521 203,118 205,727 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 1 : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,584 20,757 20,991 20,892 20,015 20,489 AR : 24,551 23,745 24,169 23,070 *23,197 22,624 DE : 4,937 4,874 4,841 5,259 *4,540 4,790 FL : 1,474 1,354 1,343 1,343 1,393 1,183 GA : 28,900 29,267 29,387 28,786 *28,243 28,416 KY : 6,132 6,452 5,911 6,436 *5,832 6,078 LA : 3,865 3,979 3,905 4,225 4,057 3,552 MD : 5,860 6,109 5,783 5,408 *6,343 5,429 MS : 17,079 16,947 16,238 16,172 16,618 16,183 NC : 16,300 15,934 16,414 15,950 *14,872 15,897 OK : 4,521 4,897 5,383 5,619 5,097 4,950 PA : 3,018 3,123 3,252 *3,139 3,155 3,022 SC : 4,830 4,382 4,512 5,087 *4,663 4,890 TX : 12,345 12,486 12,385 12,519 12,202 11,155 VA : 4,916 5,271 5,353 4,866 4,887 4,561 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,097 *17,120 *16,823 *17,739 *16,881 15,942 : 19 State Total :*177,409 *176,697 *176,690 *176,510 *171,995 169,161 : Previous Year Total : 173,686 174,016 174,374 173,499 167,530 164,849 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 101 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.