ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 17, 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 SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 13, 2007 was 29.0 million, up 2 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 35.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, up 2 percent 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 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 34,639* 101* 29,452 29,339 100 +1,184 +78 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 +1,075* 27,087 28,411* 105 Oct 13 35,094 35,144 100 27,535 28,336 103 +590 +1,176 27,585 28,984 105 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,946 31,385 *31,536 *30,715 *31,282 30,396 AR : 27,225 26,429 27,324 26,379 *27,403 26,967 DE : 3,954 3,885 3,870 4,218 3,996 4,189 FL : 1,344 1,374 1,344 1,344 1,344 1,344 GA : 34,273 34,299 *34,639 33,548 35,453 35,144 KY : 7,126 7,003 *8,144 6,891 *7,630 6,925 LA : 4,029 3,999 3,978 3,712 4,015 3,829 MD : 8,500 7,950 8,512 8,732 8,495 8,460 MS : 18,093 17,881 17,434 17,106 17,409 17,559 NC : 17,631 19,135 *19,516 18,396 18,271 18,702 OK : 6,749 6,049 *6,877 6,373 *6,584 6,472 PA : 4,204 4,058 4,297 *4,360 *4,313 4,175 SC : 5,390 5,547 5,518 5,728 5,394 5,343 TX : 14,642 13,224 13,982 14,173 *14,689 14,476 VA : 6,211 5,810 6,223 5,855 6,264 6,324 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,865 *18,133 *18,858 *19,587 *19,588 19,298 : 19 State Total :*209,182 *206,161 *212,052 *207,117 *212,130 209,603 : Previous Year Total : 204,137 202,441 207,521 203,118 205,727 203,451 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 102 102 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 8 : Sep 15 : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,757 20,991 *20,803 *20,039 *20,316 20,747 AR : 23,745 24,169 23,070 23,197 *22,630 23,143 DE : 4,874 4,841 5,259 4,540 4,790 4,844 FL : 1,354 1,343 *1,427 1,393 *1,083 1,519 GA : 29,267 29,387 28,786 28,243 *28,411 28,984 KY : 6,452 5,911 6,436 5,832 *5,957 6,633 LA : 3,979 3,905 4,225 4,057 3,552 3,881 MD : 6,109 5,783 5,408 6,343 5,429 5,636 MS : 16,947 16,238 16,172 *16,586 *16,434 16,096 NC : 15,934 16,414 15,950 14,872 15,897 16,579 OK : 4,897 5,383 5,619 5,097 *4,951 4,922 PA : 3,123 3,252 3,139 *3,119 *3,028 3,250 SC : *4,383 *4,513 5,087 4,663 4,890 3,846 TX : 12,486 12,385 12,519 12,202 *11,154 11,816 VA : 5,271 5,353 4,866 4,887 4,561 5,096 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *17,156 *16,868 *17,772 *16,914 *16,080 16,350 : 19 State Total :*176,734 *176,736 *176,538 *171,984 *169,163 173,342 : Previous Year Total : 174,016 174,374 173,499 167,530 164,849 167,994 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 101 102 103 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.