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 6, 2008 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 2, 2008 was 28.2 million, up 4 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, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 28.3 million, up 5 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 Jun 28 33,967 33,955 100 29,477 28,321 96 +981 +1606 29,671 29,311 99 Jul 5 35,644 32,622 92 29,033 28,412 98 +362 +859 28,740 28,617 100 Jul 12 35,470 34,007 * 96 28,478 27,797 98 +961 +513 28,801 27,742 96 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 32,701 93 29,277 28,327 97 +1161 +682 29,823 28,161 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 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jun 28 2008 Jul 5 2008 Jul 12 2008 Jul 19 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 30,529 26,620 3,495 1,361 33,955 *7,330 3,651 8,594 18,624 19,022 6,962 4,525 5,539 *14,721 *6,269 19,096 29,252 26,069 3,573 1,376 32,622 *7,929 3,651 8,618 18,772 18,266 6,845 4,316 5,348 *15,706 6,099 19,093 *30,699 26,089 3,624 *1,351 *34,007 *7,922 3,651 8,852 *18,891 *18,159 *7,293 4,384 5,380 *15,615 *6,075 *19,504 30,772 26,250 3,629 1,273 33,591 8,007 3,621 8,762 18,560 18,739 7,113 4,511 5,659 *15,694 *6,328 *18,999 *210,293 *207,535 *211,496 *211,508 210,141 216,018 218,175 216,979 100 96 97 97 Jul 26 2008 Thousand 30,738 *25,387 3,589 1,226 33,274 7,967 3,621 8,919 18,560 19,360 7,060 *4,492 5,494 *14,993 *6,388 *18,884 *209,952 217,989 96 Aug 2 2008 Thousand 30,010 25,037 3,657 1,271 32,701 7,974 3,470 8,763 18,561 18,985 6,863 4,410 5,528 14,632 6,250 19,058 207,170 216,255 96 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jun 28 2008 Jul 5 2008 Jul 12 2008 Jul 19 2008 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 22,019 22,783 5,208 1,216 29,311 7,090 3,632 6,114 17,283 16,328 5,110 3,384 4,044 13,260 *4,527 17,954 21,476 23,052 4,213 1,315 28,617 6,470 3,456 6,083 16,882 15,683 4,512 3,385 4,726 *13,408 *4,739 17,032 21,456 22,289 4,594 1,160 27,742 6,016 3,543 5,922 16,718 15,980 6,113 3,436 5,027 *13,414 *5,355 *16,663 21,112 23,028 4,388 1,227 27,913 5,489 3,465 5,454 16,553 15,849 5,103 3,406 4,737 *12,350 *5,407 *17,068 *179,263 *175,049 *175,428 *172,549 178,938 178,318 177,496 172,031 100 98 99 100 Jul 26 2008 Thousand *20,625 *22,469 3,949 1,180 *27,048 *6,519 3,572 5,851 16,717 15,295 4,919 *3,219 4,624 *13,214 *5,449 *16,327 *170,977 176,538 97 Aug 2 2008 Thousand 21,066 23,281 4,497 1,282 28,161 5,912 3,359 6,316 16,801 15,021 3,910 3,344 4,819 13,080 4,557 17,534 172,940 179,654 96 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.