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 December 2, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 28, 2009 was 24.3 million, up 6 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 24.1 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down slightly 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 Oct 24 29,691 29,746 100 24,667 22,681 92 +454 +587 24,490 22,529 92 Oct 31 28,621 27,685 97 24,923 25,856 104 +922 +106 25,262 25,302 100 Nov 7 28,892 28,934 * 100 23,819 24,014 101 +497 +466 23,620 23,552 100 Nov 14 31,090 30,723 99 24,966 25,063 100 +854 +787 25,109 25,074 100 Nov 21 31,989 30,497 95 23,698 23,148 * 98 +960 +403 * 23,818 22,950 * 96 Nov 28 32,495 31,061 96 24,131 24,115 100 +442 +554 24,128 24,256 101 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Million Chicks 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. 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 Oct 24 2009 Oct 31 2009 Nov 7 2009 Nov 14 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 27,589 21,511 3,167 1,098 29,746 7,495 3,228 8,174 16,599 17,106 6,380 3,496 5,859 14,708 5,695 16,849 24,712 21,296 2,941 1,327 27,685 7,265 3,077 9,065 15,901 17,729 6,883 3,680 5,173 13,813 5,314 16,922 *25,459 *22,363 2,735 1,328 *28,934 *7,058 3,107 9,186 *18,098 *18,411 *7,038 3,501 5,390 *15,195 5,665 17,146 29,048 23,997 3,260 1,096 30,723 7,789 3,409 8,371 18,464 18,273 7,131 3,999 6,080 15,401 6,265 18,147 188,700 182,783 *190,614 201,453 191,280 185,975 193,091 202,149 99 98 99 100 Nov 21 2009 Thousand 28,421 *24,334 3,781 1,329 30,497 7,843 3,440 8,711 18,024 19,020 *7,211 *3,796 5,375 15,702 6,222 *18,350 *202,056 203,681 99 Nov 28 2009 Thousand 28,513 23,561 3,366 1,329 31,061 8,034 3,304 8,698 18,620 18,887 7,145 3,685 5,613 15,276 6,201 17,661 200,954 204,719 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 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Oct 24 2009 Oct 31 2009 Nov 7 2009 Nov 14 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 19,199 20,180 4,075 1,140 22,529 5,749 2,361 5,527 13,899 14,202 3,749 3,189 4,220 11,436 4,487 14,979 19,368 19,515 4,740 1,026 25,302 5,984 2,869 6,091 14,442 13,201 4,569 3,249 4,799 12,685 4,203 15,938 19,411 18,362 4,940 830 23,552 5,367 2,927 5,394 15,070 15,100 4,645 2,767 4,256 11,756 4,454 15,146 19,861 19,118 4,142 920 25,074 5,268 2,795 5,260 14,413 14,593 4,548 2,824 4,871 12,830 4,775 14,907 150,921 157,981 153,977 156,199 154,412 158,747 155,285 156,111 98 100 99 100 Nov 21 2009 Thousand *18,272 *20,045 3,924 1,021 *22,950 6,113 2,594 5,927 13,563 14,690 3,502 *2,943 4,441 12,182 4,856 *14,031 *151,054 152,410 99 Nov 28 2009 Thousand 18,201 19,658 4,871 1,017 24,256 6,358 2,687 5,870 15,374 15,281 5,391 2,803 4,726 13,324 4,173 14,276 158,266 159,463 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.