GEORGIA WEEKLY HATCHERY USDA, NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Washington, DC 20250 Ag Statistics Hotline: 1-800-727-9540 www.usda.gov/nass/ Georgia Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Athens, GA 30601 Cooperating with the Georgia Department of Agriculture Athens, GA January 4, 2007 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno, 706-546-2236 nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending December 30 was 28.0 million, down 4 percent from the previous week, but up 5 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, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.0 million, down 5 percent from the previous week, but 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 Eggs Set1/ Chicks Hatched Net Cross State Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed Week % of % of % of Ended 2005 2006 year ago 2005 2006 year ago 2005 2006 2005 2006 year ago Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Nov 25 34,393 35,216 102 26,699 26,450 99 -134 +602 26,195 26,483 101 Dec 2 33,839 35,793 * 106 * 26,664 27,714 104 +711 -299 26,756 26,515 99 Dec 9 33,390 34,499 * 103 27,380 28,520 104 -234 +345 26,557 28,138 106 Dec 16 34,470 35,819 104 28,399 29,074 102 -218 -71 27,601 28,590 104 Dec 23 33,881 34,664 * 102 * 27,812 29,480 * 106 * -147 +120 * 27,293 29,066 * 106 * Dec 30 34,522 35,205 102 27,660 27,996 101 -570 +336 26,660 28,025 105 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Million Chicks 31.0 BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2005-2006 30.0 29.0 28.0 27.0 26.0 25.0 2005 2006 24.0 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Find agricultural statistics for your county, State, and the Nation at www.usda.gov/nass/. 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 Nov 25 2006 Dec 2 2006 Dec 9 2006 Dec 16 2006 Thousand 30,220 29,644 3,837 1,336 35,216 7,505 3,712 8,609 18,123 18,540 6,403 4,124 5,384 14,326 6,223 17,985 Thousand *31,149 *29,786 3,943 1,264 35,793 *7,899 3,712 8,495 17,007 18,825 6,449 4,023 5,574 14,309 6,399 17,606 Thousand 30,593 28,614 3,963 *1,344 *34,499 *6,454 3,712 8,482 17,147 *18,555 6,447 3,901 5,471 14,080 5,959 17,863 Thousand 30,327 29,789 3,913 1,353 35,819 7,465 3,742 8,531 17,960 19,039 6,177 4,002 5,530 14,138 6,075 *17,890 211,187 *212,233 *207,084 *211,750 215,393 214,156 213,249 215,686 98 99 97 98 Dec 23 2006 Thousand *30,372 *28,933 3,572 1,342 *34,664 *7,263 3,742 *8,498 *18,374 18,688 *6,483 *3,920 *5,230 14,112 *6,164 *17,839 *209,196 212,232 99 Dec 30 2006 Thousand 30,508 29,531 3,963 1,342 35,205 7,310 3,649 8,531 18,439 18,224 6,386 4,053 5,610 14,233 6,238 17,878 211,100 214,172 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 Nov 25 2006 Dec 2 2006 Dec 9 2006 Dec 16 2006 Thousand 18,602 21,931 5,070 1,439 26,483 5,366 3,768 5,972 15,453 15,437 3,948 2,828 3,966 11,606 4,057 16,268 Thousand 20,721 23,607 4,941 1,194 26,515 5,717 3,445 5,340 15,302 15,586 4,805 2,846 4,998 11,670 5,017 16,374 Thousand 19,686 23,250 5,287 1,484 28,138 6,174 3,635 5,761 15,762 15,496 5,424 2,915 4,578 12,142 4,776 16,980 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 12,085 5,186 *17,102 162,194 168,078 171,488 *172,525 169,218 171,991 173,392 175,810 96 98 99 98 Dec 23 2006 Thousand *20,903 *23,869 *4,914 *1,517 *29,066 *6,331 3,816 *5,944 *15,238 15,445 *4,754 *2,982 *4,561 12,052 *5,275 *16,635 *173,302 174,733 99 Dec 30 2006 Thousand 20,412 22,870 4,260 1,401 28,025 5,220 3,420 6,617 15,312 15,442 5,288 2,767 4,475 11,789 4,407 16,594 168,299 173,580 97 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.