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 25, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 11 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 21, 2009 was 28.2 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 11 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 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 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 31,724 * 90 * 28,744 26,835 93 +1421 +126 29,619 26,442 89 Mar 14 35,245 31,779 * 90 * 29,036 27,216 94 +925 +824 29,389 27,577 94 Mar 21 34,426 30,699 89 28,689 27,524 96 +1525 +1161 29,751 28,238 95 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 14 2009 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 21 2009 Feb 28 2009 Mar 7 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 *18,116 28,950 24,943 3,466 995 32,818 7,178 3,470 8,866 17,891 *18,382 6,726 4,190 5,789 15,558 5,943 *19,292 *29,426 *25,098 3,703 *973 33,109 *7,961 3,470 9,047 17,894 *18,527 *6,408 4,168 5,628 15,624 5,939 *19,739 28,891 24,558 3,558 1,005 *31,724 7,830 2,230 8,851 18,035 18,882 6,888 *4,148 5,436 15,622 5,954 *19,128 *202,817 *204,457 *206,714 *202,740 218,479 219,311 219,830 219,337 93 93 94 92 Mar 14 2009 Thousand 28,575 23,551 3,525 987 *31,779 7,452 2,230 9,204 18,129 19,218 6,752 *4,057 5,941 15,417 *5,969 *19,242 *202,028 219,153 92 Mar 21 2009 Thousand 29,734 22,783 3,454 970 30,699 7,780 2,230 8,572 17,779 18,967 6,649 4,032 5,805 14,864 5,989 19,211 199,518 215,850 92 Feb 14 2009 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 21 2009 Feb 28 2009 Mar 7 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 *15,561 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 *15,562 20,085 21,596 4,655 741 26,289 5,993 3,331 5,307 16,135 15,443 *4,470 3,111 5,664 13,189 4,303 *16,183 20,962 20,983 4,846 741 26,442 6,720 3,240 5,364 16,579 15,024 5,373 *2,796 4,844 13,336 4,885 *15,371 *167,039 *163,431 *166,495 *167,506 177,543 178,240 177,627 179,798 94 92 94 93 Mar 14 2009 Thousand *19,791 22,082 4,517 724 27,577 6,129 3,196 *6,158 16,793 15,048 4,282 *3,250 4,659 13,285 *4,873 *16,942 *169,306 180,426 94 Mar 21 2009 Thousand 19,798 22,095 5,014 704 28,238 6,732 3,465 6,640 16,762 15,383 3,999 3,242 4,602 13,287 4,308 16,784 171,053 181,091 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.