ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 12, 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 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 8, 2007 was 29.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.0 million, down slightly 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 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 +390* 26,575 27,515* 104* Dec 1 35,793 36,181* 101 27,714 29,043* 105 -199 +180* 26,615 28,675 108 Dec 8 34,499 35,206 102 28,520 28,978 102 +445 +757 28,238 29,179 103 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 28,680 *31,715 *32,175 32,233 *32,561 32,178 AR : 26,061 28,320 28,849 28,940 28,947 27,993 DE : 4,188 4,173 4,155 4,161 4,163 4,160 FL : 1,358 1,356 1,361 1,362 1,362 1,343 GA : 34,040 35,370 35,774 36,119 *36,181 35,206 KY : *6,560 7,250 *7,636 7,594 7,436 7,487 LA : 3,769 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,877 3,923 MD : 8,938 8,897 7,999 8,715 8,821 8,707 MS : 18,203 18,903 *18,062 18,478 19,151 18,720 NC : 19,648 19,907 *19,230 19,752 *19,743 18,746 OK : 6,124 6,036 6,656 6,634 *6,709 6,013 PA : 4,237 4,297 4,368 4,339 4,388 4,188 SC : 4,549 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 5,156 TX : *15,058 *15,534 *14,433 *15,252 *15,390 15,315 VA : 6,008 6,309 6,372 6,372 6,353 6,239 CA, MO, TN, & WV : *18,820 *19,884 *19,863 *19,657 *20,494 18,921 : 19 State Total :*206,241 *217,346 *216,075 *219,142 *221,266 214,295 : Previous Year Total : 198,175 207,802 211,187 211,184 212,782 207,215 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 105 102 104 104 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 3 : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 20,017 19,834 *19,248 19,202 *20,717 20,502 AR : 24,126 23,406 20,800 21,474 *24,712 25,747 DE : 4,357 5,053 4,910 4,766 4,959 5,106 FL : 1,393 1,283 1,126 1,304 1,291 1,341 GA : 28,526 28,060 27,116 *27,515 28,675 29,179 KY : *5,529 *5,383 *5,704 *4,786 *5,898 6,108 LA : 3,598 3,937 3,876 3,726 4,114 3,864 MD : 6,297 4,789 5,379 6,354 6,224 5,607 MS : 16,322 15,605 15,844 16,158 17,201 16,461 NC : 15,144 14,972 *15,596 16,367 *16,522 16,272 OK : 4,719 4,550 5,070 5,279 4,147 4,308 PA : 3,127 3,054 2,989 3,121 3,208 3,278 SC : 4,015 4,272 4,618 4,316 4,764 4,985 TX : 12,104 *11,439 *11,426 *12,690 *13,043 12,135 VA : 5,293 5,352 4,824 4,819 4,967 4,862 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 17,369 *16,310 *16,223 *17,093 *18,064 17,630 : 19 State Total :*171,936 *167,299 *164,749 *168,970 *178,506 177,385 : Previous Year Total : 165,516 160,423 156,497 162,192 168,076 171,423 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 104 105 104 106 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.