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 3, 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 30, 2010 was 26.4 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, but down 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 30.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 3 percent from the previous week and down 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 5 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 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 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 31,594 * 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 30,550 95 27,465 26,030 95 +1628 +936 28,438 26,391 93 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 Dec 26 2009 Jan 2 2010 Jan 9 2010 Jan 16 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,564 24,081 3,438 1,296 31,173 *7,968 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 *7,903 3,379 8,926 18,687 18,395 7,298 3,785 5,587 14,978 6,217 18,163 *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 15,083 6,225 *17,709 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 *18,101 *203,703 *202,656 *202,229 *201,257 202,493 202,760 201,843 203,806 101 100 100 99 Jan 23 2010 Thousand 29,444 24,113 3,010 1,378 31,567 7,880 3,439 8,872 18,727 *18,462 *7,164 *3,570 5,820 14,845 6,152 *18,493 *202,936 201,674 101 Jan 30 2010 Thousand 29,678 23,574 3,146 1,388 30,550 7,743 3,439 8,107 18,789 18,793 6,963 3,610 5,830 15,728 6,301 18,189 201,828 198,417 102 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 26 2009 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 2 2010 Jan 9 2010 Jan 16 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 *6,023 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 *16,895 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 *16,357 167,485 *169,277 *166,816 *167,247 166,152 168,557 168,244 167,727 101 100 99 100 Jan 23 2010 Thousand 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 12,710 5,032 *14,931 *166,142 167,469 99 Jan 30 2010 Thousand 20,508 21,191 5,127 820 26,391 6,502 2,965 5,038 15,903 15,235 4,268 3,115 4,813 12,782 5,154 15,611 165,423 166,670 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.