ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 14, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 10, 2007 was 28.1 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.3 million, down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 2 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 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 33,614* 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 28,332* 99 +639 +835* 28,443 28,526* 100 Nov 10 34,275 35,370 103 26,693 27,292 102 +964 +1,832 26,890 28,060 104 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,412 30,305 *30,477 *27,725 *28,679 31,467 AR : 27,807 26,967 25,563 24,231 26,388 28,518 DE : 3,996 4,188 4,121 3,956 *4,188 4,173 FL : 1,344 1,364 1,364 1,344 1,358 1,356 GA : 35,764 35,031 *33,614 35,114 34,040 35,370 KY : 7,688 6,977 *6,607 7,493 *6,796 7,417 LA : 4,015 3,829 3,939 3,923 3,769 3,924 MD : 8,495 8,460 7,791 7,806 8,938 8,897 MS : 17,288 17,559 17,601 17,551 18,203 18,903 NC : 18,442 18,259 *18,360 18,815 18,647 19,665 OK : 6,584 6,472 6,371 6,661 6,124 6,036 PA : 4,368 3,917 4,081 *4,166 4,155 4,165 SC : 5,394 5,343 5,641 5,590 4,549 5,471 TX : 14,769 14,310 *13,482 13,477 15,061 15,537 VA : 6,264 6,324 6,184 6,370 *6,008 6,309 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,574 19,138 18,297 18,460 *18,807 19,822 : 19 State Total : 213,204 208,443 *203,493 *202,682 *205,710 217,030 : Previous Year Total : 205,727 203,451 196,782 192,800 198,175 207,802 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 102 103 105 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 6 : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,316 20,896 20,528 *21,110 *20,038 20,189 AR : 22,630 23,143 22,846 23,948 24,126 23,340 DE : 4,790 4,844 5,415 4,912 *4,357 5,053 FL : 1,083 1,519 1,432 1,522 *1,393 1,283 GA : 28,411 28,985 27,222 27,443 *28,526 28,060 KY : 5,857 6,944 6,115 5,923 *5,548 5,415 LA : 3,552 3,881 3,576 3,938 3,598 3,937 MD : 5,429 5,785 5,805 5,946 *6,297 4,789 MS : 16,434 16,096 15,846 15,804 16,276 15,875 NC : 15,897 16,579 15,516 15,223 15,144 14,972 OK : 4,951 4,922 4,474 4,596 4,719 4,550 PA : 2,984 3,154 3,180 *3,277 *2,924 3,036 SC : 4,890 3,846 5,481 5,476 4,015 4,272 TX : 11,142 11,804 11,907 12,495 12,104 11,442 VA : 4,561 4,750 4,560 4,960 *5,293 5,352 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,069 16,688 16,100 17,813 *17,324 16,257 : 19 State Total : 168,996 173,836 170,003 *174,386 *171,682 167,822 : Previous Year Total : 164,849 167,994 165,109 167,680 165,516 160,423 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 103 104 104 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.