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 January 27, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 23, 2010 was 25.8 million, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.8 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 5 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 2008 2009 % of 2008 2009 % of 2008 2009 2008 2009 % of Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 2009 2010 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Dec 19 32,778 31,147 95 27,027 26,213 97 +728 +841 27,123 26,389 97 Dec 26 32,669 31,173 95 26,184 25,967 99 +545 +626 26,376 26,160 99 Jan 2 32,528 31,185 96 27,159 25,866 95 +1150 +791 27,662 26,152 95 Jan 9 32,954 31,353 95 27,368 25,767 94 +750 +990 27,503 26,186 95 Jan 16 32,876 31,331 95 27,364 25,745 94 +542 +1485 27,218 26,671 98 Jan 23 33,154 31,567 95 27,226 25,792 95 +1172 +624 27,720 25,827 93 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2009-2010 29 28 27 Million Chicks 26 25 24 2009 2010 23 22 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec 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 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Dec 19 2009 Dec 26 2009 Jan 2 2010 Jan 9 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,459 24,534 3,425 1,297 31,147 7,942 3,349 9,007 18,882 18,980 7,146 3,771 5,825 15,295 6,114 *18,502 *29,564 24,081 3,438 1,296 31,173 *7,900 3,379 8,963 18,735 18,750 7,051 3,740 5,814 15,417 6,224 *18,110 *29,443 24,125 3,292 *1,293 31,185 *7,857 3,379 8,926 18,687 *18,395 *7,298 3,785 *5,587 14,978 6,217 *18,163 29,618 24,047 3,243 1,185 31,353 7,701 3,378 8,803 18,566 18,541 7,100 3,903 5,673 15,083 6,225 17,687 *204,675 *203,635 *202,610 202,106 203,388 202,493 202,760 201,843 101 101 100 100 Jan 16 2010 Thousand *28,726 23,761 3,241 1,378 31,331 *7,716 3,471 8,712 18,838 18,449 *6,766 *3,799 5,876 14,968 6,124 *18,079 *201,235 203,806 99 Jan 23 2010 Thousand 29,444 24,113 3,010 1,378 31,567 7,880 3,439 8,872 18,727 18,492 7,166 3,609 5,820 14,845 6,152 18,403 202,917 201,674 101 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 Dec 19 2009 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Dec 26 2009 Jan 2 2010 Jan 9 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,436 21,151 4,948 1,015 26,389 6,297 3,022 5,899 16,187 15,695 5,228 3,091 4,656 13,591 4,966 *15,759 20,904 21,451 4,618 1,294 26,160 6,523 3,066 5,338 16,031 15,557 3,865 3,006 5,099 13,220 5,459 *15,894 21,602 21,399 4,216 1,003 26,152 6,024 2,917 6,510 16,123 15,558 4,808 3,144 4,347 13,504 4,605 *17,366 20,998 21,636 5,262 984 26,186 6,056 2,908 4,993 16,308 15,677 4,095 3,088 4,550 13,088 4,092 16,892 *168,330 *167,485 *169,278 166,813 168,272 166,152 168,557 168,244 100 101 100 99 Jan 16 2010 Thousand *20,813 21,205 4,558 968 26,671 *6,233 3,018 6,189 16,002 *15,507 4,332 *3,088 4,126 13,193 4,987 *16,353 *167,243 167,727 100 Jan 23 2010 Thousand 20,667 21,535 4,521 962 25,827 6,564 2,932 5,926 16,016 14,937 5,442 3,084 5,043 12,710 5,032 14,911 166,109 167,469 99 Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 83 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.