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 5, 2008 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 1, 2008 was 28.6 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 2 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 1 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.8 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 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 Jan 26 20072/ 2008 Thousands 33,984 35,523 % of prev. yr. 105 20072/ 2008 Thousands 28,064 29,061 % of prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 Thousands 104 +330 +1200 20072/ 2008 Thousands 27,750 29,686 % of prev. yr. 107 Feb 2 34,296 35,895 105 28,182 28,246 100 -776 +275 26,792 27,937 104 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 +906 28,537 28,950 101 Feb 23 34,832 35,314 * 101 27,980 28,744 * 103 +594 +1007 27,940 29,129 104 Mar 1 34,927 35,129 101 28,020 28,831 103 +505 +347 28,076 28,632 102 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 26 2008 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 2 2008 Feb 9 2008 Feb 16 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 31,655 28,269 4,162 1,368 35,523 7,895 3,893 9,005 18,717 19,664 6,490 4,223 5,435 15,656 6,322 *19,420 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 *15,672 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 *15,702 6,341 *19,561 31,899 28,156 3,999 1,369 35,318 7,393 3,924 9,067 18,510 19,870 6,487 *4,433 5,693 *15,714 6,428 *19,825 *217,697 *218,874 *217,265 *218,085 210,236 211,617 212,295 214,750 104 103 102 102 Feb 23 2008 Thousand 31,920 *28,455 3,998 1,369 *35,314 7,922 3,924 8,975 18,755 19,775 6,516 *3,976 5,518 *15,869 6,443 *20,203 *218,932 214,659 102 Mar 1 2008 Thousand 31,824 28,418 3,992 1,358 35,129 8,017 3,924 9,138 18,774 20,142 6,451 4,197 5,800 15,948 6,443 20,231 219,786 216,547 101 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 26 2008 Feb 2 2008 Feb 9 2008 Feb 16 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,862 24,147 5,651 1,332 29,686 5,959 3,627 5,725 16,482 15,687 4,598 3,183 4,860 12,812 5,149 *17,851 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 5,881 4,033 6,197 17,234 16,153 5,171 3,289 4,789 *12,930 5,010 *17,169 20,896 23,171 4,397 1,382 28,950 6,632 3,606 7,291 17,136 16,257 5,688 *3,229 4,243 12,890 4,880 *16,847 *177,611 *176,060 *176,482 *177,495 171,642 171,953 170,798 171,611 103 102 103 103 Feb 23 2008 Thousand *20,661 *23,908 4,104 1,317 29,129 *6,508 3,835 7,234 *17,290 16,404 5,374 *3,331 4,306 12,827 4,860 *16,841 *177,929 172,634 103 Mar 1 2008 Thousand 21,592 22,362 4,662 1,302 28,632 6,222 3,747 6,267 16,945 16,322 5,675 3,250 5,336 12,970 5,142 16,918 177,344 173,482 102 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.