United States Department of Agriculture GA Broiler Hatchery News Release 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 November 5, 2008 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 9 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 14 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 1, 2008 was 25.2 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down 9 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 28.8 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 14 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 10 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 Eggs Set1/ Chicks Hatched Net Cross State Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed Week % of % of % of Ended 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Sep 27 32,927 32,187 98 27,447 26,786 98 +641 +448 27,585 26,557 96 Oct 4 34,944 29,784 85 27,172 25,371 93 +1075 +1130 27,630 25,898 94 Oct 11 34,326 30,336 * 88 * 27,648 25,809 93 +1177 +943 28,231 26,012 92 Oct 18 32,885 29,525 90 26,639 26,937 101 +398 +212 26,465 26,370 100 Oct 25 34,411 29,302 85 28,393 24,667 * 87 -358 +454 27,446 24,490 * 89 Nov 1 33,396 28,773 86 27,696 24,901 90 +835 +922 27,823 25,240 91 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. * Revised. Million Chicks 31 BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2007-2008 30 29 28 27 26 2007 2008 25 24 Jan Feb Mar Apr May 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 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 Sep 27 2008 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Oct 4 2008 Oct 11 2008 Oct 18 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 28,749 24,133 3,255 1,229 32,187 7,891 3,183 8,760 15,909 18,397 7,049 3,959 5,403 *14,001 6,140 18,519 27,445 21,817 3,417 1,229 29,784 7,129 3,073 7,556 16,698 16,954 6,913 4,034 *4,578 *14,410 5,691 17,742 *27,587 23,722 3,294 *1,221 *30,336 *7,267 3,470 7,877 *17,225 *16,896 *7,340 4,210 5,359 *14,871 6,156 *18,109 27,081 22,236 3,189 1,165 29,525 7,182 3,152 7,964 16,295 17,758 6,954 *3,085 5,527 *14,098 5,815 17,831 *198,764 *188,470 *194,940 *188,857 207,513 213,532 208,741 202,695 96 88 93 93 Oct 25 2008 Thousand 27,211 22,096 3,048 *1,150 29,302 7,397 2,740 8,560 16,829 18,227 6,973 *3,417 5,526 *13,798 6,013 *17,689 *189,976 201,890 94 Nov 1 2008 Thousand 25,754 21,763 2,966 1,243 28,773 7,282 3,314 8,351 15,440 18,022 6,734 3,765 5,126 13,089 5,742 17,980 185,344 205,754 90 Sep 27 2008 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Oct 4 2008 Oct 11 2008 Oct 18 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,458 22,051 4,295 980 26,557 6,020 3,260 5,025 15,503 14,652 5,080 3,260 5,131 12,796 5,374 15,284 19,911 20,901 3,865 1,033 25,898 5,873 3,082 5,683 15,753 14,321 5,433 3,450 4,518 *12,337 5,009 15,398 18,916 20,824 4,233 1,020 26,012 5,130 3,204 5,126 16,258 14,592 3,715 2,902 4,986 *11,187 5,007 16,913 20,140 21,236 4,927 1,043 26,370 6,321 3,253 5,115 13,969 14,746 5,381 *3,087 5,077 *11,835 5,267 14,940 165,726 *162,465 *160,025 *162,707 171,244 168,385 173,217 169,336 97 96 92 96 Oct 25 2008 Thousand 19,224 19,683 4,389 1,035 *24,490 5,589 3,078 4,754 14,501 14,111 4,752 *3,192 4,045 *12,120 4,310 *15,256 *154,529 174,787 88 Nov 1 2008 Thousand 19,192 21,212 4,160 931 25,240 5,905 3,032 5,604 15,134 13,869 4,639 3,302 4,387 12,575 4,462 14,801 158,445 171,270 93 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.