ga-broilers WEEKLY HATCHERY REPORT Media Contact: Released: December 19, 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 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 15, 2007 was 29.7 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 4 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 3 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 29.4 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 1 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 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 Dec 15 35,467 36,213 102 29,074 29,399 101 -71 +876 28,590 29,652 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand : AL : 31,715 32,175 *32,336 32,561 *32,181 31,880 AR : 28,320 28,849 28,940 28,947 27,993 28,101 DE : 4,173 4,155 4,161 4,163 4,160 4,163 FL : 1,356 1,361 *1,344 1,362 1,343 1,344 GA : 35,370 35,774 36,119 36,181 35,206 36,213 KY : *7,358 *7,724 *7,609 7,436 7,487 7,691 LA : 3,924 3,924 3,924 3,877 3,923 3,846 MD : 8,897 7,999 8,715 8,821 8,707 8,669 MS : 18,903 18,062 18,478 19,151 18,720 18,924 NC : 19,907 19,230 *19,379 19,743 *18,743 19,624 OK : 6,036 6,656 6,634 6,709 6,013 6,560 PA : *4,284 *4,339 *4,374 *4,364 *4,149 4,064 SC : 5,471 5,218 5,610 5,690 5,156 5,607 TX : 15,534 14,433 *15,426 15,390 15,315 14,733 VA : 6,309 6,372 6,372 6,353 6,239 6,226 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 19,884 19,863 19,657 20,494 *18,388 20,227 : 19 State Total :*217,441 *216,134 *219,078 *221,242 *213,723 217,872 : Previous Year Total : 207,802 211,187 211,184 212,782 207,215 211,893 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 105 102 104 104 103 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * Revised Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Week Ending State :----------------------------------------------------------- : Nov 10 : Nov 17 : Nov 24 : Dec 1 : Dec 8 : Dec 15 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Thousand AL : 19,834 19,248 19,202 20,717 *20,549 21,589 AR : 23,406 20,800 21,474 24,712 *25,744 26,250 DE : 5,053 4,910 4,766 4,959 5,106 5,366 FL : 1,283 1,126 1,304 1,291 1,341 1,313 GA : 28,060 27,116 27,515 28,675 29,179 29,652 KY : 5,383 5,704 4,786 *5,984 *6,131 6,318 LA : 3,937 3,876 3,726 4,114 3,864 3,586 MD : 4,789 5,379 6,354 6,224 5,607 5,465 MS : 15,605 15,844 16,158 17,201 16,461 17,081 NC : 14,972 15,596 16,367 16,522 *16,218 16,335 OK : 4,550 5,070 5,279 4,147 4,308 3,797 PA : *2,957 *2,934 *3,150 *3,168 *3,270 3,223 SC : 4,272 4,618 4,316 4,764 4,985 4,363 TX : 11,439 11,426 12,690 13,043 12,135 12,865 VA : 5,352 4,824 4,819 4,967 4,862 5,206 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 16,310 16,223 17,093 18,064 *17,584 16,927 : 19 State Total :*167,202 *164,694 *168,999 *178,552 *177,344 179,336 : Previous Year Total : 160,423 156,497 162,192 168,076 171,423 172,412 : Pct. of Prev. Year : 104 105 104 106 103 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * 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.