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 March 12, 2008 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 8, 2008 was 29.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 35.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.7 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 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 Ended Feb 2 20072/ 2008 Thousands 34,296 35,895 % of prev. yr. 105 20072/ 2008 Thousands 28,182 28,246 % of prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 Thousands 100 -776 +275 20072/ 2008 Thousands 26,792 27,937 % of prev. yr. 104 Feb 9 34,545 35,460 103 28,051 28,392 101 -93 +930 27,501 28,747 105 Feb 16 34,971 35,318 101 27,727 28,601 103 +1207 +1001 * 28,537 29,045 * 102 * Feb 23 34,832 35,314 101 27,980 28,744 103 +594 +1212 * 27,940 29,334 * 105 * Mar 1 34,927 35,129 101 28,020 28,831 103 +505 +490 * 28,076 28,745 * 102 Mar 8 34,725 35,088 101 28,315 28,744 102 +446 +1240 28,106 29,438 105 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 Feb 2 2008 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 9 2008 Feb 16 2008 Feb 23 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 31,432 28,592 4,095 1,379 35,895 7,802 3,863 9,025 18,826 19,668 6,661 4,261 5,440 *15,678 6,326 19,937 31,879 27,784 3,868 1,379 35,460 7,432 3,984 9,104 18,661 19,796 6,305 4,295 5,714 *15,708 6,341 19,561 31,899 28,156 3,999 *1,389 35,318 *7,371 3,924 9,067 *18,722 *19,970 6,487 *4,395 5,693 *15,806 6,428 19,825 31,920 28,455 *3,997 1,369 35,314 7,922 3,924 8,975 18,755 19,775 6,516 *3,998 5,518 15,869 6,443 20,203 *218,880 *217,271 *218,449 *218,953 211,617 212,295 214,750 214,659 103 102 102 102 Mar 1 2008 Thousand *31,882 28,418 *3,982 1,358 35,129 8,017 3,924 9,138 18,774 20,142 6,451 *4,179 5,800 15,948 6,443 20,231 *219,816 216,547 102 Mar 8 2008 Thousand 32,195 28,061 3,969 1,368 35,088 8,019 3,924 8,904 18,865 19,995 6,508 4,198 5,585 15,977 6,413 19,544 218,613 215,392 101 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 2 2008 Feb 9 2008 Feb 16 2008 Feb 23 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 21,220 23,399 4,889 1,384 27,937 6,069 3,913 5,978 16,803 16,384 4,752 3,256 4,972 12,513 5,108 17,483 21,019 22,526 4,917 1,417 28,747 *5,812 4,033 6,197 17,234 16,153 5,171 3,289 4,789 12,930 5,010 17,169 *20,895 23,171 4,397 1,382 *29,045 *6,563 3,606 7,291 17,136 16,257 5,688 *3,233 4,243 12,890 4,880 16,847 *20,671 23,908 *4,880 1,317 *29,334 *6,439 3,835 *6,618 17,290 16,404 5,374 *3,344 4,306 12,827 4,860 16,841 176,060 *176,413 *177,524 *178,248 171,953 170,798 171,611 172,634 102 103 103 103 Mar 1 2008 Thousand *21,620 22,362 *5,668 1,302 *28,745 *6,348 3,747 *5,271 16,945 16,322 *5,575 *3,234 5,336 12,970 5,142 16,918 *177,505 173,482 102 Mar 8 2008 Thousand 21,131 24,135 4,908 1,459 29,438 5,718 3,897 6,413 17,056 16,694 5,086 3,362 3,987 13,296 4,818 17,796 179,194 174,818 103 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.