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 4, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 10 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 31, 2009 was 28.3 million, up 2 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 32.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.5 million, up 1 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 20072/ 2008 % of 20072/ 2008 % of 20072/ 2008 20072/ 2008 % of Ended 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 prev. yr. 2008 2009 2008 2009 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Dec 27 35,549 32,669 92 27,733 26,184 94 +761 +545 27,948 26,376 94 Jan 3 35,904 32,528 91 28,729 27,159 95 +1051 +1150 29,165 27,662 95 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 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, 2008-2009 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 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 Dec 27 2008 Jan 3 2009 Jan 10 2009 Jan 17 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 28,941 24,249 3,244 1,008 32,669 *7,346 3,411 8,749 17,372 18,716 6,696 3,732 5,673 15,490 5,958 *19,119 28,964 24,227 3,358 1,028 32,528 *7,922 3,424 8,613 17,491 18,762 6,603 3,742 5,555 15,503 5,969 *19,043 28,919 *23,721 3,358 *1,028 *32,954 *7,471 3,424 8,719 17,401 *18,701 *6,307 *3,849 5,697 15,342 5,849 *19,225 28,914 24,526 3,345 962 *32,876 7,674 3,454 8,946 17,362 18,420 6,755 4,036 6,032 15,081 5,880 *19,352 *202,373 *202,732 *201,965 *203,615 218,815 217,209 215,444 216,467 92 93 94 94 Jan 24 2009 Thousand 29,216 *24,590 3,332 999 33,154 7,663 3,454 8,156 16,926 18,985 *6,645 *3,859 5,272 15,383 5,505 *18,519 *201,658 217,697 93 Jan 31 2009 Thousand 28,765 24,578 3,417 1,016 32,317 6,723 3,454 8,484 17,190 18,544 6,724 3,861 5,792 14,735 5,385 17,883 198,868 218,880 91 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Dec 27 2008 Jan 3 2009 Jan 10 2009 Jan 17 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 19,864 20,734 4,221 1,050 26,376 6,010 3,287 5,970 15,463 15,377 5,258 3,383 5,071 12,842 4,515 *16,808 19,933 21,908 4,633 978 27,662 5,842 3,388 5,850 15,583 15,834 4,143 3,377 4,423 12,961 4,660 *17,494 20,312 22,969 4,869 798 27,503 *6,606 3,400 6,069 15,472 *15,348 3,633 *3,269 4,676 13,113 4,476 *15,689 *19,895 22,583 4,743 763 27,218 *6,495 3,391 6,236 15,594 *15,624 3,792 3,030 5,435 13,277 4,235 *15,429 *166,229 *168,669 *168,202 *167,740 175,417 177,800 178,512 178,783 95 95 94 94 Jan 24 2009 Thousand *19,290 *20,709 4,502 864 27,720 *6,322 3,247 5,880 *16,346 *15,287 *4,502 *2,963 4,533 13,255 4,752 *17,019 *167,191 177,611 94 Jan 31 2009 Thousand 19,404 20,008 4,547 898 28,258 4,505 3,622 6,199 16,271 15,536 4,393 2,980 4,604 13,161 4,656 17,571 166,613 176,060 95 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.