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 February 18, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 7 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 14, 2009 was 28.1 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 3 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 1 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.6 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 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 Jan 10 34,851 32,954 95 29,084 27,368 94 +529 +750 28,947 27,503 95 Jan 17 35,121 32,876 94 28,935 27,364 95 +216 +542 28,519 27,218 95 Jan 24 35,523 33,154 93 29,061 27,226 94 +1200 +1172 29,686 27,720 93 Jan 31 35,895 32,317 90 28,246 27,465 97 +352 +1448 28,014 28,258 101 Feb 7 35,460 32,527 * 92 28,392 27,459 * 97 +1131 +368 28,948 27,161 * 94 Feb 14 35,318 32,747 93 28,601 27,581 96 +1004 +1277 29,048 28,120 97 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2008-2009 31 30 29 28 27 26 25 2008 2009 24 23 Jan 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 Jan 10 2009 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 17 Jan 24 Jan 31 2009 2009 2009 Thousand 28,919 23,721 3,358 1,028 32,954 *7,424 3,424 8,719 17,401 18,701 6,307 3,849 5,697 15,350 5,849 19,142 Thousand 28,914 24,526 3,345 1,022 32,876 *7,889 3,454 8,946 17,362 18,337 6,813 4,036 6,032 15,092 5,880 19,290 Thousand 29,216 24,590 3,332 999 33,154 *7,789 3,454 8,156 16,926 *18,997 *6,454 3,859 5,272 15,394 5,505 18,457 Thousand 28,765 24,442 3,417 1,016 32,317 6,723 3,454 8,484 17,190 18,272 6,724 *3,939 5,792 14,745 5,385 17,780 *201,843 *203,814 *201,554 *198,445 215,444 216,467 217,697 218,880 94 94 93 91 Feb 7 2009 Thousand 29,023 24,710 3,480 1,027 *32,527 *7,429 3,470 8,095 17,475 18,549 6,777 *3,829 5,719 15,443 5,535 *18,850 *201,938 217,271 93 Feb 14 2009 Thousand 29,489 24,656 3,304 1,021 32,747 7,885 3,470 8,779 17,692 18,353 6,850 3,894 5,589 15,526 5,749 18,507 203,511 218,479 93 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 Jan 10 2009 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 17 Jan 24 Jan 31 2009 2009 2009 Thousand 20,312 22,969 4,869 798 27,503 6,634 3,400 6,069 15,472 15,348 3,633 3,269 4,676 13,120 4,476 15,696 Thousand 19,895 22,583 4,743 763 27,218 6,523 3,391 6,236 15,594 15,624 3,792 3,030 5,435 13,284 4,235 15,381 Thousand 19,290 20,709 4,502 864 27,720 6,349 3,247 5,880 16,346 *15,327 4,502 2,963 4,533 13,262 4,752 17,023 Thousand 19,404 20,068 4,547 898 28,258 *4,497 3,622 6,199 16,271 *15,559 4,393 *3,032 4,604 13,167 4,656 17,514 168,244 167,727 *167,269 *166,689 178,512 178,783 177,611 176,060 94 94 94 95 Feb 7 2009 Thousand *19,762 21,546 4,580 778 *27,161 *6,032 3,224 6,159 16,300 *15,082 4,453 *3,030 5,650 13,033 4,631 *16,538 *167,959 176,413 95 Feb 14 2009 Thousand 20,291 21,679 3,975 852 28,120 6,533 3,031 5,083 15,631 15,200 4,549 3,062 4,765 13,197 5,289 15,405 166,662 177,543 94 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.