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 August 27, 2008 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 23, 2008 was 27.7 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 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 Jul 19 35,022 33,591 96 28,055 28,015 100 +512 +701 27,909 27,913 100 Jul 26 34,824 33,274 96 29,490 26,974 91 +898 +699 29,674 27,048 91 Aug 2 35,058 32,840 * 94 * 29,277 28,327 97 +1161 +682 29,823 28,161 94 Aug 9 35,127 32,918 94 28,978 27,882 96 +282 +451 28,391 27,630 97 Aug 16 34,940 32,590 93 28,815 27,487 95 +480 +720 28,508 27,560 * 97 Aug 23 34,862 32,694 94 28,817 27,196 94 +1146 +1116 29,375 27,722 94 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 2/ All 2007 revised. * Revised. 31 BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2007-2008 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 Jan Feb Mar Apr 2007 2008 May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Million Chicks 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 Jul 19 2008 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jul 26 2008 Aug 2 2008 Aug 9 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 30,988 26,250 3,629 1,323 33,591 *8,029 3,621 8,762 18,732 18,615 6,947 4,511 5,659 15,633 6,328 18,980 30,737 25,591 3,653 1,231 33,274 *7,968 3,621 8,919 18,560 *19,294 6,855 4,492 5,494 14,993 6,388 18,894 *29,539 *25,143 3,657 *1,281 *32,840 *7,927 3,470 *8,900 18,561 *18,810 *7,063 4,339 5,528 14,632 6,250 19,198 29,855 24,801 3,644 1,306 32,918 7,739 3,470 8,811 18,598 19,055 6,658 4,239 5,309 15,034 6,250 *19,096 *211,598 *209,964 *207,138 *206,783 216,979 217,989 216,255 217,312 98 96 96 95 Aug 16 2008 Thousand *29,846 24,608 3,631 1,316 32,590 *7,790 3,470 8,871 18,160 *19,114 6,998 *4,002 5,645 15,489 6,325 *18,904 *206,759 216,594 95 Aug 23 2008 Thousand 29,694 24,764 3,543 1,306 32,694 7,741 3,501 8,738 18,428 18,856 7,008 3,992 5,735 15,498 6,313 19,006 206,817 215,662 96 Jul 19 2008 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jul 26 2008 Aug 2 2008 Aug 9 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 21,112 23,028 4,388 1,227 27,913 5,390 3,465 5,454 16,553 15,849 5,103 3,406 4,737 12,350 5,407 17,059 20,686 22,469 3,949 1,180 27,048 6,420 3,572 5,851 16,717 15,295 4,919 3,219 4,624 13,214 5,449 16,367 21,021 23,314 4,497 1,282 28,161 *5,911 3,359 6,316 16,826 15,021 3,910 3,319 4,819 13,080 4,557 17,506 21,452 21,884 4,959 1,134 27,630 *6,105 3,757 5,555 16,845 15,566 5,155 3,381 4,789 13,113 5,080 16,756 172,441 170,979 *172,899 *173,161 172,031 176,538 179,654 177,691 100 97 96 97 Aug 16 2008 Thousand *21,432 *23,301 5,213 1,032 *27,560 *6,512 3,269 *5,933 *16,815 *15,741 3,618 *3,408 4,676 12,493 5,283 *16,896 *173,182 178,515 97 Aug 23 2008 Thousand 20,609 22,247 4,874 1,124 27,722 6,222 3,659 5,987 16,632 15,557 4,521 3,206 4,333 12,318 5,592 15,925 170,528 177,243 96 Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 84 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.