ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 21, 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 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 17, 2007 was 27.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 5 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.1 million, up 3 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 80 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 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 35,230* 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 Nov 17 34,926 35,360 101 26,369 28,060 106 +1,021 +478 26,661 27,876 105 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 30,305 30,477 *27,913 28,679 31,467 32,169 AR : 26,967 25,563 24,231 26,388 *28,752 28,849 DE : 4,188 4,121 3,956 4,188 4,173 4,155 FL : 1,364 1,364 *1,362 1,358 1,356 1,361 GA : 35,031 33,614 *35,230 34,040 35,370 35,360 KY : *7,093 6,607 *7,300 6,796 7,417 7,672 LA : 3,829 3,939 3,923 3,769 3,924 3,924 MD : 8,460 7,791 7,806 8,938 8,897 7,999 MS : 17,559 17,601 17,551 18,203 18,903 17,851 NC : 18,259 18,360 *18,699 18,647 19,665 19,466 OK : 6,472 6,371 6,661 6,124 6,036 6,576 PA : *4,017 *4,117 *4,026 *4,237 *4,159 4,235 SC : 5,343 5,641 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 TX : 14,310 13,482 13,477 15,061 15,537 14,439 VA : 6,324 6,184 *6,165 6,008 6,309 6,372 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *19,210 *18,329 *18,491 *18,838 *19,853 19,826 : 19 State Total :*208,731 *203,561 *202,381 *205,823 *217,289 215,472 : Previous Year Total : 203,451 196,782 192,800 198,175 207,802 211,187 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 105 104 105 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 13 : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,896 20,528 21,110 *20,083 20,189 19,361 AR : 23,143 22,846 23,948 24,126 *23,406 20,903 DE : 4,844 5,415 4,912 4,357 5,053 4,910 FL : 1,519 1,432 1,522 1,393 1,283 1,126 GA : 28,985 27,222 27,443 28,526 28,060 27,876 KY : 6,944 6,115 5,923 *5,561 5,415 5,751 LA : 3,881 3,576 3,938 3,598 3,937 3,876 MD : 5,785 5,805 5,946 6,297 4,789 5,379 MS : 16,096 15,846 15,804 16,276 15,875 15,905 NC : 16,579 15,516 15,223 15,144 14,972 15,391 OK : 4,922 4,474 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 PA : 3,154 *3,184 *3,289 *3,127 *3,069 3,011 SC : 3,846 5,481 5,476 4,015 4,272 4,618 TX : 11,804 11,907 12,495 12,104 11,442 11,429 VA : 4,750 4,560 *4,933 5,293 5,352 4,824 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *16,697 *16,126 *17,874 *17,369 *16,278 16,267 : 19 State Total :*173,845 *170,033 *174,432 *171,988 *167,942 165,697 : Previous Year Total : 167,994 165,109 167,680 165,516 160,423 156,497 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 103 104 104 105 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.