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 October 28, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 24, 2009 was 22.5 million, down 15 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 29.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 22.7 million, down 13 percent from the previous week and down 8 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 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 2008 2009 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Sep 19 31,070 29,307 94 26,923 26,728 99 +509 +436 26,583 26,529 100 Sep 26 32,187 31,291 97 26,786 26,494 99 +448 +634 26,557 26,461 100 Oct 3 29,784 27,336 * 92 * 25,371 25,768 102 +1130 +884 25,898 25,985 100 Oct 10 30,336 29,935 99 25,809 24,516 95 +943 +857 26,012 24,510 94 Oct 17 28,723 29,084 101 26,937 26,070 97 +212 +1029 26,370 26,509 101 Oct 24 29,691 29,173 98 24,667 22,681 92 +454 +587 24,490 22,529 92 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 24 23 22 Jan BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2008-2009 2008 2009 Feb Mar Apr 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 Sep 19 2009 Sep 26 2009 Oct 3 2009 Oct 10 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 27,358 22,411 3,218 902 29,307 6,487 3,379 7,786 17,563 16,825 6,773 3,626 5,487 13,594 5,792 *17,119 28,005 21,768 3,376 1,144 31,291 7,930 3,440 8,621 16,166 17,852 6,388 3,681 5,539 13,820 6,005 *17,797 *26,175 *21,135 2,942 1,331 *27,336 *6,722 2,751 8,172 *16,172 *17,521 *6,691 4,023 5,032 13,079 5,754 *17,421 26,854 21,251 3,277 1,330 29,935 7,251 3,304 8,440 17,095 15,373 *7,122 4,003 5,799 13,170 6,041 *18,205 *187,627 *192,823 *182,257 *188,450 193,569 198,742 188,431 194,566 97 97 97 97 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Sep 19 2009 Sep 26 2009 Oct 3 2009 Oct 10 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,598 20,898 4,335 661 26,529 6,529 2,889 6,387 15,456 15,330 4,934 *3,292 4,974 12,702 4,653 *15,711 19,960 19,863 4,763 669 26,461 6,383 2,892 5,824 14,724 14,328 4,915 *3,179 4,482 12,765 4,456 *15,803 19,588 21,128 4,715 664 25,985 6,228 2,982 4,950 15,549 13,975 4,560 *3,161 4,311 12,486 5,111 *14,576 19,466 19,385 4,179 700 24,510 4,909 2,953 4,899 15,276 14,253 5,202 *2,958 4,234 12,012 5,002 *15,584 *165,878 *161,467 *159,969 *155,522 168,148 165,813 162,480 160,080 99 97 98 97 Oct 17 2009 Thousand 26,507 *21,082 3,116 *1,098 29,084 6,709 3,379 8,586 17,294 *18,117 *6,418 *3,385 5,739 12,926 6,035 *17,281 *186,756 188,802 99 Oct 17 2009 Thousand *20,116 *19,957 4,320 *876 26,509 5,935 3,113 5,962 14,039 *14,577 4,108 *2,977 4,483 12,065 4,837 *16,088 *159,962 163,207 98 Oct 24 2009 Thousand 27,460 20,950 3,167 1,098 29,173 7,532 2,917 8,174 16,419 17,731 6,556 3,773 5,859 14,133 5,695 16,949 187,586 191,280 98 Oct 24 2009 Thousand 19,199 20,192 4,212 1,140 22,529 5,622 2,361 5,384 13,899 14,202 3,749 3,228 4,220 11,348 4,487 15,072 150,844 154,412 98 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. USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.