United States Department of Agriculture
GA Weekly Hatchery News Release
National Agricultural Statistics Service
In Cooperation with the Georgia Department of Agriculture Georgia Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 320 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 546-2236
www.nass.usda.gov
January 17, 2007
Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT
Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 13, 2007 was 28.1 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 3 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, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 3 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
Week
Eggs Set1/ 2005 2006 % of
Net Cross State
Chicks Hatched Movement of Chicks
Chicks Placed
2005 2006 % of 2005 2006 2005 2006 % of
Ended 2006 2007 year ago 2006 2007 year ago 2006 2007 2006 2007 year ago
Thousands
Thousands
Dec 9 33,390 34,499 103 27,380 28,520 104
Thousands -234 +345
Thousands 26,557 28,138 106
Dec 16 34,470 35,793 * 104 * 28,399 29,074 102
-218 -71 27,601 28,590 104
Dec 23 33,881 35,040 103 27,812 29,480 106
-147 +135 27,293 29,081 107
Dec 30 34,522 35,205 102 Jan 6 34,046 35,155 103
27,660 28,019 101 28,009 29,135 104
-570 +258 -135 330
26,660 27,970 105 27,421 28,975 106
Jan 13 33,848 35,446 105 27,828 28,685 103
-46 -12
1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised.
27,302 28,063 103
Million Chicks
31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24
Jan
BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2006-2007
2006
2007
Feb M ar Apr
M ay Jun Jul
Aug Sep
Oct Nov Dec
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State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised
Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending
Dec 9 2006
Dec 16 2006
Dec 23 2006
Dec 30 2006
Thousand
30,600 28,614
3,963 1,344 34,499 6,531 3,712 8,482 17,147 18,555 6,447 3,901 5,471 14,083 5,959 17,866
Thousand
30,483 29,789
3,913 1,353 *35,793 *7,522 3,742 8,531 17,960 19,082 6,177 4,002 5,530 14,141 6,286 17,883
Thousand
30,370 *29,386
3,572 *1,322 35,040
7,358 3,742 8,498 18,374 *18,835 6,483 3,862 5,230 14,114 6,164 17,847
Thousand
30,510 29,531
3,971 1,342 35,205 7,406 3,649 8,531 18,439 18,240 6,386 3,926 5,610 14,243 6,238 *18,075
207,174
*212,187
*210,197
*211,302
213,249
215,686
212,232
214,172
97
98
99
99
Jan 6 2007
Thousand
30,385 29,212
3,998 1,344 35,155 *7,817 3,680 8,781 17,683 18,679 6,553 *3,849 5,550 14,208 6,176 18,095
*211,165
213,256
99
Jan 13 2007
Thousand
30,435 29,400
3,807 1,341 35,446 7,671 3,680 8,716 18,116 18,488 6,567 3,926 5,516 14,218 6,164 17,809
211,300
213,689
99
State
AL AR DE FL GA KY LA MD MS NC OK PA SC TX VA CA, MO, TN, & WV
19 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year * Revised
Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States
Week Ending
Dec 9 2006
Dec 16 2006
Dec 23 2006
Dec 30 2006
Thousand
19,684 23,250
5,287 1,484 28,138 6,174 3,635 5,761 15,762 15,496 5,424 2,915 4,578 12,145 4,776 16,973
Thousand
20,225 23,904
4,366 1,685 28,590 5,922 3,606 6,675 16,075 15,454 4,180 2,949 4,521 12,087 5,186 17,100
Thousand
21,090 23,869
4,914 1,517 29,081 6,340 3,816 5,944 15,238 15,445 4,754 2,890 4,561 12,054 5,275 16,655
Thousand
20,541 22,870
4,385 1,401 27,970 5,369 3,421 6,548 15,312 15,301 5,288 2,730 4,475 11,791 4,407 16,606
171,482
172,525
173,443
168,415
173,392
175,810
174,733
173,580
99
98
99
97
Jan 6 2007
Thousand
20,377 23,302
4,933 *1,537 28,975 *6,070
3,619 5,752 *16,078 15,944 4,799 *3,007 4,673 11,870 5,012 *17,089
*173,037
175,059
99
Jan 13 2007
Thousand
20,256 22,355
4,454 1,353 28,063 6,065 3,686 6,326 16,185 15,416 5,941 2,922 5,034 11,856 4,655 16,691
171,258
172,920
99
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.