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 June 24, 2009 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 6 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending June 20, 2009 was 27.6 million, up 3 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 31.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 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 84 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 May 16 34,848 32,085 92 27,963 26,026 93 +689 +522 28,094 25,906 92 May 23 34,509 31,725 92 28,806 26,530 92 +865 +711 28,981 26,603 92 May 30 34,121 31,945 * 94 * 28,330 26,501 94 +1213 +874 28,993 26,786 92 Jun 6 34,119 32,383 95 29,004 26,810 * 92 * +773 +896 29,051 27,033 * 93 Jun 13 34,260 32,120 94 28,624 26,587 * 93 -27 +939 28,012 26,871 * 96 Jun 20 33,843 31,939 94 28,399 26,794 94 +1098 +1394 28,984 27,645 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 May 16 2009 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending May 23 2009 May 30 2009 Jun 6 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,575 23,638 3,760 992 32,085 7,997 2,230 8,803 18,587 18,345 6,927 3,667 5,629 15,352 6,401 19,991 29,937 24,090 3,624 992 31,725 8,235 2,245 8,870 18,372 18,212 6,913 3,877 5,594 15,490 6,272 19,798 *29,805 23,971 3,587 1,081 *31,945 *8,172 2,260 8,599 18,593 *18,471 *6,735 3,584 5,831 *15,821 6,285 19,860 *29,809 23,990 3,579 1,083 32,383 7,959 2,260 8,849 18,854 18,160 6,913 *3,623 5,589 15,754 6,328 19,942 203,979 204,246 *204,600 *205,075 218,063 217,208 216,910 217,504 94 94 94 94 Jun 13 2009 Thousand 29,912 23,699 3,463 1,066 32,120 7,906 2,260 8,774 18,378 17,776 6,899 *3,622 5,822 15,955 6,257 19,583 *203,492 212,986 96 Jun 20 2009 Thousand 29,215 23,384 3,470 1,081 31,939 7,816 2,260 8,792 18,347 18,481 6,707 3,511 5,256 16,051 6,222 19,964 202,496 213,178 95 May 16 2009 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending May 23 2009 May 30 2009 Jun 6 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,755 21,171 5,417 870 25,906 5,994 1,902 5,746 16,311 15,284 4,701 3,095 5,019 13,010 5,129 17,382 20,750 21,957 5,016 826 26,603 6,832 1,917 5,629 15,625 15,475 3,784 3,009 5,085 12,637 5,365 16,771 20,188 22,177 4,990 715 26,786 6,897 1,933 6,330 16,324 15,851 4,288 3,141 4,858 13,413 4,556 16,955 21,280 21,514 5,142 707 *27,033 6,206 1,922 6,251 16,600 15,527 4,887 *2,968 4,522 13,369 4,883 17,537 167,692 167,281 169,402 *170,348 175,827 177,324 177,037 179,821 95 94 96 95 Jun 13 2009 Thousand 21,273 20,788 5,324 701 *26,871 6,030 1,942 5,682 16,428 15,216 5,519 *3,071 4,752 13,531 4,920 18,531 *170,579 179,598 95 Jun 20 2009 Thousand 20,780 22,642 4,381 774 27,645 6,495 1,937 6,678 16,589 15,420 4,113 2,755 4,561 13,723 4,812 17,331 170,636 179,576 95 Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.