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 6, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 4 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 2, 2010 was 26.1 million, down slightly from the previous week and down 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week, but down 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 million, down slightly from the previous week and 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 Nov 28 32,495 31,283 96 24,131 24,115 100 +442 +554 24,128 24,256 101 Dec 5 31,381 31,186 * 99 25,807 25,357 98 +611 +345 25,808 25,026 97 Dec 12 32,540 31,146 * 96 * 26,663 25,697 96 +599 +581 26,559 25,688 97 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 31,204 96 27,159 25,851 95 +1150 +774 27,662 26,119 94 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. 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 Nov 28 2009 Thousand 28,719 24,268 3,366 1,329 31,283 8,080 3,304 8,698 18,620 19,214 7,210 3,857 5,613 15,694 6,201 17,237 202,693 204,719 99 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Dec 5 2009 Dec 12 2009 Dec 19 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,465 23,143 3,102 1,329 *31,186 7,828 3,424 8,922 18,638 18,294 6,790 3,614 5,685 15,302 6,193 18,213 *29,614 *24,454 3,377 1,327 *31,146 *8,015 3,349 8,918 18,780 *18,549 *7,013 4,096 5,589 15,689 5,968 19,368 29,459 24,446 3,425 1,297 31,147 7,998 3,349 *9,007 18,882 18,909 7,165 3,771 5,825 15,273 6,114 *18,500 *201,128 *205,252 *204,567 200,741 205,041 203,388 100 100 101 Dec 26 2009 Thousand *29,798 *24,008 3,438 1,296 *31,173 *8,041 3,379 *8,963 18,735 *18,750 *7,154 *3,740 5,814 15,395 6,224 *18,108 *204,016 202,493 101 Jan 2 2010 Thousand 29,435 24,377 3,292 1,328 31,204 7,978 3,379 8,926 18,687 18,245 7,290 3,755 5,427 14,956 6,217 18,153 202,649 202,760 100 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 Nov 28 2009 Thousand 18,215 19,658 4,871 1,017 24,256 6,430 2,687 5,870 15,374 15,281 5,392 2,833 4,726 13,330 4,173 14,333 158,446 159,463 99 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Dec 5 2009 Dec 12 2009 Dec 19 2009 Thousand Thousand Thousand 21,077 21,571 4,961 821 25,026 6,290 2,969 5,385 15,785 15,379 4,322 3,185 5,199 13,414 4,973 15,961 20,232 21,515 4,097 1,010 25,688 6,069 3,075 6,828 15,903 15,505 3,869 3,037 4,586 13,631 5,065 *16,825 20,436 21,151 *4,948 1,015 26,389 6,250 3,022 *5,899 16,187 15,695 5,228 3,091 4,656 13,575 4,966 *15,863 166,318 *166,935 *168,371 166,189 167,904 168,272 100 99 100 Dec 26 2009 Thousand *20,904 *21,451 *4,618 *1,294 *26,160 6,475 3,066 *5,338 16,031 *15,155 3,865 *3,006 5,099 13,204 5,459 *15,879 *167,004 166,152 101 Jan 2 2010 Thousand 21,601 21,419 4,320 1,003 26,119 6,024 2,917 6,411 16,123 15,558 4,664 3,268 4,347 13,488 4,605 17,391 169,258 168,557 100 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.