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 4, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 28, 2009 was 26.3 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.1 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 26.9 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 7 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 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 32,711 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 +9 28,748 26,341 92 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 Jan 24 2009 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 31 2009 Feb 7 2009 Feb 14 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,216 24,590 3,332 999 33,154 7,881 3,454 8,156 16,926 18,997 6,454 3,859 5,272 15,394 5,505 18,485 *28,765 24,416 3,417 1,016 32,317 6,605 3,454 8,484 17,190 18,468 6,749 3,939 5,792 14,745 5,385 17,665 29,023 24,710 3,480 1,027 32,527 *7,355 3,470 8,095 17,475 *18,607 *6,814 3,810 5,719 15,443 5,535 18,843 29,489 24,737 3,304 1,021 32,711 7,885 3,470 8,779 17,692 18,353 6,850 *3,565 5,589 15,526 5,749 18,517 201,674 *198,407 *201,933 *203,237 217,697 218,880 217,271 218,479 93 91 93 93 Feb 21 2009 Thousand 29,086 24,980 *3,466 1,020 32,818 7,167 3,470 8,866 17,891 18,863 *6,834 4,135 5,789 15,530 5,943 *19,292 *205,150 219,311 94 Feb 28 2009 Thousand 29,296 24,817 3,703 1,008 33,109 7,795 3,470 9,047 17,894 18,762 6,772 3,956 5,628 15,595 5,939 19,610 206,401 219,830 94 Jan 24 2009 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 31 2009 Feb 7 2009 Feb 14 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 17,223 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 19,762 21,546 4,580 778 27,161 6,032 3,224 6,159 16,300 15,082 4,453 3,054 5,650 13,033 4,631 16,538 20,291 21,696 3,975 852 *28,180 6,523 3,031 5,083 15,631 15,292 4,549 *3,093 4,765 13,197 5,289 15,415 167,469 166,689 167,983 *166,862 177,611 176,060 176,413 177,543 94 95 95 94 Feb 21 2009 Thousand 20,348 *21,320 *4,656 741 26,910 4,478 3,655 *5,217 15,655 *15,507 *4,529 3,082 4,543 12,638 4,512 *15,497 *163,288 178,240 92 Feb 28 2009 Thousand 20,080 21,719 4,655 741 26,341 5,842 3,331 5,307 16,135 15,509 4,783 3,077 5,664 13,192 4,303 16,170 166,849 177,627 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.