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 March 18, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 14, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.2 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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 Feb 7 35,460 32,527 92 28,392 27,459 97 +1131 +368 28,948 27,161 94 Feb 14 35,318 32,711 93 28,601 27,581 96 +1004 +1337 29,048 28,180 97 Feb 21 35,314 32,818 93 28,744 26,753 93 +1215 +795 29,337 26,910 92 Feb 28 35,129 33,109 94 28,801 26,852 93 +493 -43 * 28,748 26,289 * 91 * Mar 7 35,088 32,643 93 28,744 26,835 93 +1421 +126 * 29,619 26,442 * 89 Mar 14 35,245 33,015 94 29,036 27,216 94 +925 +824 29,389 27,577 94 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 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 Feb 7 2009 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 14 2009 Feb 21 2009 Feb 28 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand *28,950 24,710 3,480 1,027 32,527 7,299 3,470 8,095 17,475 18,607 6,814 3,810 5,719 15,457 5,535 18,830 29,635 24,642 3,304 1,021 32,711 7,832 3,470 8,779 17,692 18,218 6,939 3,565 5,589 15,555 5,749 18,093 *28,950 *24,943 3,466 *995 32,818 *7,178 3,470 8,866 17,891 *18,418 *6,726 4,190 5,789 15,558 5,943 19,269 *29,309 24,969 3,703 1,008 33,109 7,795 3,470 9,047 17,894 18,762 6,772 4,168 5,628 15,624 5,939 19,716 *201,805 202,794 *204,470 *206,913 217,271 218,479 219,311 219,830 93 93 93 94 Mar 7 2009 Thousand *28,891 *24,558 *3,558 1,005 32,643 7,830 2,230 8,851 18,035 18,882 *6,888 *3,905 5,436 15,622 5,954 *19,105 *203,393 219,337 93 Mar 14 2009 Thousand 28,575 23,551 3,525 987 33,015 7,452 2,230 9,204 18,129 19,218 6,752 4,012 5,941 15,417 5,970 19,203 203,181 219,153 93 Feb 7 2009 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 14 2009 Feb 21 2009 Feb 28 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 19,762 21,546 4,580 778 27,161 *6,052 3,224 6,159 16,300 15,082 4,453 3,054 5,650 13,045 4,631 16,541 20,291 21,696 3,975 852 28,180 *6,543 3,031 5,083 15,631 15,292 4,549 3,093 4,765 13,208 5,289 15,563 20,365 21,320 4,656 741 26,910 *4,498 3,655 5,217 15,655 15,507 4,529 3,121 4,543 *12,640 4,512 15,496 *20,085 21,596 4,655 741 *26,289 *5,993 3,331 5,307 16,135 15,443 4,783 3,111 5,664 13,189 4,303 16,188 *168,018 *167,041 *163,365 *166,813 176,413 177,543 178,240 177,627 95 94 92 94 Mar 7 2009 Thousand *20,962 *20,983 *4,846 741 *26,442 *6,720 3,240 *5,364 16,579 15,024 5,373 *2,770 4,844 13,336 4,885 *15,357 *167,466 179,798 93 Mar 14 2009 Thousand 19,786 22,082 4,517 724 27,577 6,129 3,196 6,081 16,793 15,048 4,282 3,227 4,659 13,285 4,944 16,938 169,268 180,426 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.