ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: November 28, 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 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 24, 2007 was 27.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. l An estimated 36.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.6 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 4 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 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 -358* 28,852 27,567* 96* 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 35,774* 102* 26,369 28,072* 106 +1,021 -296* 26,661 27,118* 102* Nov 24 35,216 36,119 103 26,450 27,604 104 +694 +331 26,575 27,456 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : *29,851 *27,644 *28,680 *31,052 *31,935 32,263 AR : 25,563 24,231 *26,061 28,752 28,849 28,940 DE : 4,121 3,956 4,188 4,173 4,155 4,161 FL : 1,364 1,362 1,358 1,356 1,361 1,362 GA : 33,614 35,230 34,040 35,370 *35,774 36,119 KY : 6,607 7,300 *6,637 7,417 7,672 7,594 LA : 3,939 3,923 3,769 3,924 3,924 3,924 MD : 7,791 7,806 8,938 8,897 7,999 8,715 MS : 17,601 17,551 18,203 18,903 17,851 18,478 NC : 18,360 18,699 *19,648 19,665 *19,441 19,748 OK : 6,371 6,661 6,124 6,036 *6,656 6,633 PA : 4,117 4,026 4,237 *4,297 4,235 4,232 SC : 5,641 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 TX : 13,482 13,477 15,061 15,537 14,439 15,258 VA : 6,184 6,165 6,008 6,309 6,372 6,372 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,329 18,491 18,838 *19,874 *19,849 19,623 : 19 State Total :*202,935 *202,112 *206,339 *217,033 *215,730 219,032 : Previous Year Total : 196,782 192,800 198,175 207,802 211,187 211,184 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 105 104 104 102 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 20 : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,528 *21,289 *20,017 *19,834 *19,219 19,136 AR : 22,846 23,948 24,126 23,406 *20,800 21,279 DE : 5,415 4,912 4,357 5,053 4,910 4,773 FL : 1,432 1,522 1,393 1,283 1,126 1,354 GA : 27,222 *27,567 28,526 28,060 *27,118 27,456 KY : 6,115 5,923 5,561 5,415 5,751 4,795 LA : 3,576 3,938 3,598 3,937 3,876 3,726 MD : 5,805 5,946 6,297 4,789 5,379 6,359 MS : 15,846 *15,931 *16,322 *15,605 *15,844 16,158 NC : 15,516 15,223 15,144 14,972 *15,433 16,345 OK : 4,474 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 5,350 PA : 3,184 3,289 3,127 *3,054 3,011 3,153 SC : 5,481 5,476 4,015 4,272 4,618 4,316 TX : 11,907 12,495 12,104 11,442 11,429 12,693 VA : 4,560 4,933 5,293 5,352 4,824 4,836 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,126 17,874 17,369 *16,273 *16,205 17,099 : 19 State Total : 170,033 *174,862 *171,968 *167,297 *164,613 168,828 : Previous Year Total : 165,109 167,680 165,516 160,423 156,497 162,192 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 103 104 104 104 105 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.