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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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.