ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 7, 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 SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET UP 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 3, 2007 was 28.5 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 1 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 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 35,031* 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 Nov 3 32,062 34,040 106 28,601 28,322 99 +639 +828 28,443 28,519 100 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,628 31,412 *30,305 30,682 *27,878 28,803 AR : 26,197 27,807 26,967 25,563 24,231 26,388 DE : 4,218 3,996 4,188 4,121 *3,956 4,174 FL : 1,366 1,344 *1,364 1,364 1,344 1,358 GA : 33,748 35,764 *35,031 33,967 35,114 34,040 KY : *7,181 *7,688 *6,977 6,575 7,493 6,605 LA : 3,712 4,015 3,829 3,939 3,923 3,769 MD : 8,732 8,495 8,460 7,791 *7,806 8,938 MS : 17,106 17,288 17,559 17,601 17,551 18,203 NC : 18,919 18,442 *18,259 18,702 18,815 18,647 OK : 6,373 6,584 6,472 6,371 *6,661 6,124 PA : 4,432 4,368 3,917 4,081 4,127 4,155 SC : 5,728 5,394 5,343 5,641 5,590 4,549 TX : *14,156 *14,769 *14,310 *13,367 *13,477 15,061 VA : 5,855 6,264 6,324 6,184 6,370 5,977 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,573 19,574 19,138 18,297 *18,460 18,992 : 19 State Total :*207,924 *213,204 *208,443 *204,246 *202,796 205,783 : Previous Year Total : 203,118 205,727 203,451 196,782 192,800 198,175 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 102 104 102 104 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Sep 29 : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,039 20,316 20,896 20,528 *21,384 19,893 AR : 23,197 22,630 23,143 22,846 23,948 24,126 DE : 4,540 4,790 4,844 5,415 *4,912 4,472 FL : 1,393 1,083 1,519 1,432 1,522 1,562 GA : 28,243 28,411 28,985 27,222 27,443 28,519 KY : *5,704 *5,857 *6,944 *6,115 *5,923 5,787 LA : 4,057 3,552 3,881 3,576 3,938 3,598 MD : 6,343 5,429 5,785 5,805 *5,946 6,104 MS : 16,586 16,434 16,096 15,846 15,804 16,276 NC : 14,872 15,897 16,579 15,516 15,223 15,144 OK : 5,097 4,951 4,922 4,474 *4,596 4,719 PA : 3,210 2,984 3,154 3,180 3,306 2,921 SC : 4,663 4,890 3,846 5,481 5,476 4,015 TX : 12,202 *11,142 *11,804 *11,907 *12,495 12,104 VA : 4,887 4,561 4,750 4,560 4,960 5,360 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,885 16,069 16,688 16,100 *17,813 16,982 : 19 State Total :*171,918 *168,996 *173,836 *170,003 *174,689 171,582 : Previous Year Total : 167,530 164,849 167,994 165,109 167,680 165,516 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 103 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.