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 February 17, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 13, 2010 was 26.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 6 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, down slightly from the previous week and down 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, up slightly from the previous week, but down 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 82 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 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 2009 2010 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Jan 9 32,954 31,594 96 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 Jan 30 32,317 30,826 95 27,465 26,030 95 +1448 +936 28,258 26,391 93 Feb 6 32,527 31,757 * 98 27,459 25,843 * 94 +368 +592 27,161 25,908 * 95 Feb 13 32,711 31,616 97 27,581 25,964 94 +1277 +847 28,180 26,447 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 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 9 2010 Jan 16 2010 Jan 23 2010 Jan 30 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,508 24,047 3,243 1,155 31,594 7,611 3,378 8,803 18,566 18,664 7,067 3,903 5,673 15,085 6,225 17,725 28,592 23,347 3,241 1,378 31,331 *7,577 3,471 8,712 18,838 18,515 6,435 3,799 5,876 14,985 6,124 18,086 *29,409 24,113 3,010 1,378 31,567 *7,701 3,439 8,872 18,727 *18,356 *6,835 3,570 5,820 14,862 *6,155 18,516 29,678 23,574 *2,948 1,388 30,826 7,739 3,439 8,107 18,789 18,793 6,948 3,330 5,830 15,744 6,301 *18,197 202,247 *200,307 *202,330 *201,631 201,843 203,806 201,674 198,417 100 98 100 102 Feb 6 2010 Thousand 29,372 *23,537 *3,225 1,389 *31,757 7,586 3,470 8,741 19,281 18,919 *7,151 *3,168 5,435 15,877 *6,301 *18,769 *203,978 201,805 101 Feb 13 2010 Thousand 29,791 24,180 3,269 1,352 31,616 7,618 3,392 8,904 19,335 18,632 7,108 3,601 5,515 15,678 6,490 18,670 205,151 202,817 101 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 Jan 9 2010 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 16 2010 Jan 23 2010 Jan 30 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 13,090 4,092 16,913 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 13,195 4,987 16,348 20,667 21,535 4,521 962 25,827 6,564 2,932 6,008 16,016 14,936 5,442 3,016 5,043 12,712 *4,913 *14,974 20,508 21,191 *5,062 820 26,391 6,555 2,965 *5,104 15,903 15,235 4,260 3,099 4,813 12,785 5,154 *15,613 166,836 167,240 *166,068 *165,458 168,244 167,727 167,469 166,670 99 100 99 99 Feb 6 2010 Thousand 20,420 *19,920 *4,577 1,081 *25,908 6,138 2,955 *6,252 16,484 *15,072 4,305 *2,957 4,613 *12,407 *4,412 *15,757 *163,258 168,018 97 Feb 13 2010 Thousand 20,302 20,834 4,512 1,029 26,447 6,289 2,929 5,800 16,259 14,868 4,557 2,878 4,952 12,255 4,731 16,117 164,759 167,039 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.