ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 5, 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 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 1, 2007 was 28.7 million, up 4 percent from the previous week and up 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 36.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.0 million, up 5 percent from the previous week and up 5 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 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 -298* 26,661 27,116* 102 Nov 24 35,216 36,119 103 26,450 27,604 104 +694 +330* 26,575 27,455* 103 Dec 1 35,793 36,174 101 27,714 29,047 105 -199 +219 26,615 28,675 108 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 27,644 28,680 *31,920 *31,939 *32,233 32,560 AR : 24,231 26,061 *28,320 28,849 28,940 28,947 DE : 3,956 4,188 4,173 4,155 4,161 4,163 FL : 1,362 1,358 1,356 1,361 1,362 1,362 GA : 35,230 34,040 35,370 35,774 36,119 36,174 KY : 7,300 6,637 *7,250 7,672 7,594 7,436 LA : 3,923 3,769 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,877 MD : 7,806 8,938 8,897 7,999 8,715 8,821 MS : 17,551 18,203 18,903 17,851 18,478 19,151 NC : 18,699 19,648 *19,907 19,441 *19,752 19,668 OK : 6,661 6,124 6,036 6,656 *6,634 6,694 PA : 4,026 4,237 4,297 *4,368 *4,339 4,388 SC : 5,590 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 TX : 13,477 15,061 15,537 14,439 15,258 15,396 VA : 6,165 6,008 6,309 6,372 6,372 6,353 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 18,491 18,838 19,874 19,849 *19,643 20,142 : 19 State Total : 202,112 206,339 *217,544 *215,867 *219,134 220,822 : Previous Year Total : 192,800 198,175 207,802 211,187 211,184 212,782 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 104 105 102 104 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Oct 27 : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 21,289 20,017 19,834 *19,271 *19,202 20,763 AR : 23,948 24,126 23,406 20,800 *21,474 24,211 DE : 4,912 4,357 5,053 4,910 *4,766 4,959 FL : 1,522 1,393 1,283 1,126 *1,304 1,291 GA : 27,567 28,526 28,060 *27,116 *27,455 28,675 KY : 5,923 5,561 5,415 5,751 4,795 5,910 LA : 3,938 3,598 3,937 3,876 3,726 4,114 MD : 5,946 6,297 4,789 5,379 *6,354 6,224 MS : 15,931 16,322 15,605 15,844 16,158 17,201 NC : 15,223 15,144 14,972 15,433 *16,367 16,823 OK : 4,596 4,719 4,550 5,070 *5,279 4,147 PA : 3,289 3,127 3,054 *2,989 *3,121 3,208 SC : 5,476 4,015 4,272 4,618 4,316 4,764 TX : 12,495 12,104 11,442 11,429 12,693 13,045 VA : 4,933 5,293 5,352 4,824 *4,819 4,967 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,874 17,369 16,273 16,205 *17,110 18,068 : 19 State Total : 174,862 171,968 167,297 *164,641 *168,939 178,370 : Previous Year Total : 167,680 165,516 160,423 156,497 162,192 168,076 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 104 105 104 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.