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 February 13, 2008 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 9, 2008 was 28.6 million, up 3 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 35.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 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 80 percent. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set1/ Chicks Hatched Net Cross State Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed Week Ended Jan 5 % of 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. Thousands 34,329 35,904 * 105 % of 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 Thousands Thousands 28,323 28,729 * 101 +455 +1,051 % of 20072/ 2008 prev. yr. Thousands 28,222 29,165 * 103 Jan 12 34,642 34,851 * 101 27,959 29,084 * 104 Jan 19 34,630 35,121 * 101 28,289 28,935 * 102 +558 +529 +377 +216 27,841 28,947 * 104 28,150 28,519 * 101 Jan 26 33,984 35,348 * 104 28,064 28,945 * 103 +330 +1200 27,750 29,572 * 107 Feb 2 34,296 35,796 * 104 28,182 28,032 * 99 -776 +275 26,792 27,723 * 103 Feb 9 34,545 35,361 102 28,051 28,261 101 -93 +930 27,501 28,616 104 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 25 2007 2008 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 Jan 5 2008 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 12 2008 Jan 19 2008 Jan 26 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 31,796 28,401 4,182 1,359 *35,904 7,646 3,706 9,042 17,832 19,648 6,660 4,404 5,515 15,344 6,197 *19,573 32,012 28,042 4,057 1,369 *34,851 7,570 3,685 8,969 18,495 19,822 6,585 4,345 5,660 14,934 5,999 *19,049 *32,173 *28,286 4,026 1,368 *35,121 *7,306 3,920 8,980 18,769 *19,512 *6,351 4,405 5,345 *15,586 6,324 *19,027 31,551 28,269 4,162 1,368 *35,348 7,828 3,893 9,005 18,717 19,624 6,490 4,223 5,435 15,645 *6,118 *19,657 *217,209 *215,444 *216,499 *217,333 210,475 211,204 208,591 210,236 103 102 104 103 Feb 2 2008 Thousand 31,501 28,566 *4,095 1,369 *35,796 *7,478 3,863 9,025 *18,826 19,548 6,661 4,261 5,440 15,663 *6,326 *19,920 *218,338 211,617 103 Feb 9 2008 Thousand 31,908 28,749 3,868 1,369 35,361 7,861 3,893 9,104 18,661 19,506 6,553 4,294 5,726 15,543 6,341 19,562 218,299 212,295 103 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 5 2008 Jan 12 2008 Jan 19 2008 Jan 26 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 21,166 24,311 5,228 1,375 *29,165 5,838 3,849 6,173 17,450 16,444 *4,997 3,030 4,304 12,376 4,397 *17,697 21,432 23,960 5,353 1,394 *28,947 *6,177 3,467 5,608 17,622 16,012 *4,942 3,203 5,170 12,937 5,138 *17,150 21,012 24,422 4,586 1,469 *28,519 *6,138 3,698 5,996 17,337 16,299 *4,723 3,180 5,214 12,885 5,531 *17,774 20,843 24,147 5,651 1,332 *29,572 *5,959 3,627 5,725 16,482 15,687 *4,598 3,183 4,860 12,812 *5,088 *17,846 *177,800 *178,512 *178,783 *177,412 172,967 171,178 172,806 171,642 103 104 103 103 Feb 2 2008 Thousand *21,221 23,399 *4,889 1,384 *27,723 *6,126 3,913 *5,978 *16,803 16,384 4,752 3,285 4,972 12,513 *5,108 *17,477 *175,927 171,953 102 Feb 9 2008 Thousand 20,876 22,692 4,917 1,417 28,616 6,229 4,033 6,197 17,234 16,078 5,086 3,408 4,854 12,929 5,010 17,148 176,724 170,798 103 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.