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 November 4, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 31, 2009 was 25.3 million, up 12 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 27.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 5 percent from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, up 14 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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 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 30,699 * 101 * 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 Oct 31 28,621 27,685 97 24,923 25,871 104 +922 +106 25,262 25,317 100 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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Million Chicks 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 Sep 26 2009 Thousand 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 *17,799 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Oct 3 2009 Oct 10 2009 Oct 17 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand 26,175 21,135 2,942 1,331 27,336 *6,826 2,751 8,172 16,172 17,521 6,691 4,023 5,032 13,079 5,754 *17,423 26,854 *20,837 3,277 1,330 *30,699 *7,636 3,304 8,440 *16,764 *15,584 *6,951 4,003 5,799 *14,170 *6,087 18,205 26,507 21,082 3,116 1,098 29,084 *6,772 3,379 8,586 17,294 18,117 6,418 3,385 5,739 12,926 6,035 17,281 *192,825 *182,363 *189,940 *186,819 198,742 188,431 194,566 188,802 97 97 98 99 Oct 24 2009 Thousand 27,460 *20,936 3,167 1,098 29,173 *7,511 2,917 8,174 16,419 17,731 *6,534 *3,496 5,859 14,133 5,695 *16,849 *187,152 191,280 98 Oct 31 2009 Thousand 25,542 20,713 2,941 1,327 27,685 7,247 3,077 9,065 15,901 17,308 6,859 3,779 5,023 13,234 5,314 16,658 181,673 185,975 98 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 Sep 26 2009 Thousand 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 *15,792 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Oct 3 2009 Oct 10 2009 Oct 17 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 *14,595 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 *5,017 15,584 20,116 19,957 4,320 876 26,509 *5,918 3,113 5,962 14,039 14,577 4,108 2,977 4,483 12,065 4,837 16,088 *161,456 *159,988 *155,537 *159,945 165,813 162,480 160,080 163,207 97 98 97 98 Oct 24 2009 Thousand 19,199 *20,180 *4,075 1,140 22,529 *5,684 2,361 *5,527 13,899 14,202 3,749 *3,189 4,220 11,348 4,487 *14,969 *150,758 154,412 98 Oct 31 2009 Thousand 19,304 19,515 4,602 1,026 25,317 5,918 2,869 6,234 14,442 13,201 4,569 3,198 4,799 12,303 4,203 15,923 157,423 158,747 99 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.