ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: October 31, 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 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 8 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 27, 2007 was 27.4 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 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, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 8 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.2 million, up 7 percent from the previous week and up 1 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 22 34,325 34,639 101 29,452 29,339 100 +1,184 +78 29,988 28,786 96 Sep 29 33,748 33,748 100 27,167 28,038 103 +958 +641 27,549 28,243 103 Oct 6 34,923 35,764* 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 +1,177 27,585 28,985 105 Oct 20 32,473 33,967 105 27,665 27,330 99 +577 +398 27,535 27,222 99 Oct 27 32,551 35,114 108 28,805 29,216 101 +722 -482 28,852 27,443 95 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,536 30,628 *31,412 30,320 30,682 27,983 AR : 27,324 26,197 *27,807 26,967 25,563 24,231 DE : 3,870 4,218 3,996 4,188 *4,121 4,108 FL : 1,362 1,366 1,344 1,344 1,364 1,344 GA : 34,639 33,748 *35,764 35,144 33,967 35,114 KY : 8,232 7,182 *7,693 6,925 6,575 7,493 LA : 3,978 3,712 4,015 3,829 3,939 3,923 MD : 8,512 8,732 8,495 8,460 *7,791 7,851 MS : 17,434 17,106 *17,288 17,559 17,601 17,551 NC : 19,516 18,919 *18,442 18,702 18,702 18,815 OK : 6,877 6,373 6,584 6,472 6,371 6,581 PA : 4,297 *4,432 4,368 *3,917 *4,081 4,127 SC : 5,518 5,728 5,394 5,343 5,641 5,590 TX : 13,982 14,173 *14,784 *14,325 13,373 13,483 VA : 6,223 5,855 6,264 6,324 6,184 6,370 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,843 19,573 19,574 19,138 *18,297 18,478 : 19 State Total : 212,143 *207,942 *213,224 *208,957 *204,252 203,042 : Previous Year Total : 207,521 203,118 205,727 203,451 196,782 192,800 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 102 104 103 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 22 : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,803 20,039 20,316 20,896 20,528 21,396 AR : 23,070 23,197 22,630 23,143 22,846 23,948 DE : 5,259 4,540 4,790 4,844 *5,415 4,898 FL : 1,427 1,393 1,083 1,519 1,432 1,522 GA : 28,786 28,243 28,411 28,985 27,222 27,443 KY : 6,436 5,832 5,955 7,042 6,205 6,012 LA : 4,225 4,057 3,552 3,881 3,576 3,938 MD : 5,408 6,343 5,429 *5,785 *5,805 5,968 MS : 16,172 16,586 16,434 16,096 15,846 15,804 NC : 15,950 14,872 15,897 16,579 15,516 15,223 OK : 5,619 5,097 4,951 4,922 4,474 4,595 PA : 3,139 *3,210 *2,984 *3,154 *3,180 3,306 SC : 5,087 4,663 4,890 3,846 5,481 5,476 TX : 12,519 12,202 11,154 11,816 11,919 12,508 VA : 4,866 4,887 4,561 4,750 4,560 4,960 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,748 16,885 16,069 16,688 16,100 17,814 : 19 State Total : 176,514 *172,046 *169,106 *173,946 *170,105 174,811 : Previous Year Total : 173,499 167,530 164,849 167,994 165,109 167,680 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 103 103 104 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.