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 April 2, 2008 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 29, 2008 was 29.0 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 34.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 2 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 Ended Feb 23 20072/ 2008 Thousands 34,832 35,314 % of prev. yr. 101 20072/ 2008 Thousands 27,980 28,744 % of prev. yr. 20072/ 2008 Thousands 103 +594 +1212 20072/ 2008 Thousands 27,940 29,334 % of prev. yr. 105 Mar 1 34,927 35,129 101 28,020 28,831 103 +505 +590 * 28,076 28,845 * 103 * Mar 8 34,725 35,088 101 28,315 28,744 102 +446 +1917 * 28,106 30,115 * 107 * Mar 15 34,789 35,245 101 28,293 29,036 103 +17 +922 * 27,703 29,386 * 106 Mar 22 35,062 34,444 98 28,493 28,689 * 101 +546 +1522 * 28,426 29,748 * 105 * Mar 29 34,629 34,663 100 28,402 28,853 102 +304 +807 28,109 29,035 103 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 23 2008 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Mar 1 2008 Mar 8 2008 Mar 15 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 32,024 28,455 3,997 1,369 35,314 *7,971 3,924 8,975 18,907 19,748 6,516 3,998 5,518 15,869 6,443 20,283 31,986 28,444 3,982 1,403 35,129 *8,079 *3,847 9,138 18,774 19,953 6,451 4,179 5,800 16,182 6,443 20,030 32,195 *28,124 3,969 *1,418 35,088 *7,925 *3,893 8,904 18,865 19,995 6,508 4,130 5,585 15,977 6,413 *20,366 32,497 28,100 3,960 1,369 35,245 7,744 *3,847 9,097 19,031 20,134 6,387 4,457 5,765 15,695 6,080 *19,061 *219,311 *219,820 *219,355 *218,469 214,659 216,547 215,392 215,713 102 102 102 101 Mar 22 2008 Thousand 32,257 27,080 3,983 1,414 34,444 *7,870 3,893 8,833 18,802 *20,080 6,497 4,205 5,600 15,541 6,621 *19,705 *216,825 215,836 100 Mar 29 2008 Thousand 32,396 26,038 4,005 1,419 34,663 8,127 3,984 8,956 18,863 20,130 6,135 4,175 5,436 15,744 6,350 20,001 216,422 216,641 100 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 23 2008 Mar 1 2008 Mar 8 2008 Mar 15 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,671 23,908 4,880 1,317 29,334 6,439 3,835 6,618 17,282 16,404 5,374 3,344 4,306 12,827 4,860 16,841 21,620 22,362 5,668 1,302 *28,845 6,348 3,747 5,271 16,945 16,322 5,575 *3,238 5,336 12,970 5,142 16,918 21,221 24,135 4,939 1,459 *30,115 *5,508 3,897 6,403 17,056 16,694 5,086 *3,317 3,987 13,296 4,818 17,866 21,768 26,128 5,058 1,353 *29,386 *6,271 3,655 5,836 17,438 16,147 3,606 *3,077 4,646 13,420 5,021 *17,520 178,240 *177,609 *179,797 *180,330 172,634 173,482 174,818 174,417 103 102 103 103 Mar 22 2008 Thousand *21,579 23,625 5,338 1,305 *29,748 *6,217 3,883 5,745 17,307 *16,344 4,613 *3,238 4,438 13,695 *5,149 *18,650 *180,874 175,877 103 Mar 29 2008 Thousand 22,122 23,607 5,156 1,353 29,035 5,952 3,730 5,652 17,276 16,182 4,913 3,247 4,877 13,549 5,448 18,330 180,429 175,861 103 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.