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 March 10, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 6, 2010 was 25.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and down 2 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 % of % of % of Ended 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 prev. yr. 2009 2010 2009 2010 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Thousands Jan 30 32,317 31,126 96 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 31,630 97 27,581 25,826 94 +1277 +868 28,180 26,329 93 Feb 20 32,818 31,902 97 26,753 25,774 96 +795 +525 26,910 25,852 96 Feb 27 33,109 31,747 * 96 26,852 26,328 * 98 -43 +292 * 26,289 26,205 * 100 * Mar 6 31,715 31,594 100 26,835 26,167 98 +126 +20 26,442 25,869 98 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 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 30 2010 Feb 6 2010 Feb 13 2010 Feb 20 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 29,666 24,040 2,948 1,388 31,126 *7,847 3,439 8,107 19,031 18,362 6,634 3,330 5,830 15,744 6,301 18,511 29,407 23,926 3,225 1,389 31,757 7,561 3,470 8,741 19,390 18,767 6,850 3,168 5,435 *15,876 6,301 18,805 29,791 24,504 3,269 1,352 31,630 *7,493 3,392 8,904 *19,380 *18,737 *6,807 3,620 5,515 *15,973 6,490 18,882 30,090 24,333 3,266 1,376 31,902 7,502 3,470 9,069 19,016 18,864 7,003 3,693 5,675 *16,150 6,435 *18,989 *202,304 *204,068 *205,739 *206,833 198,417 201,805 202,817 204,603 102 101 101 101 Feb 27 2010 Thousand *30,106 *24,481 3,264 1,385 *31,747 *7,553 3,470 9,106 19,465 18,763 *6,924 *3,698 5,977 *15,813 6,427 *19,647 *207,826 206,753 101 Mar 6 2010 Thousand 30,031 24,429 3,193 1,338 31,594 7,596 3,470 9,062 19,349 18,772 6,889 3,583 5,643 15,453 6,549 19,193 206,144 202,111 102 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Jan 30 2010 Feb 6 2010 Feb 13 2010 Feb 20 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,508 21,191 5,062 820 26,391 6,555 2,965 5,104 15,903 15,234 4,260 3,099 4,813 12,785 5,154 15,593 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 15,767 20,296 20,798 4,512 1,029 26,329 6,289 2,929 5,800 16,259 14,868 4,557 2,932 4,952 12,239 4,731 16,095 20,884 21,265 3,911 1,104 25,852 6,149 3,014 5,808 16,617 *15,010 4,863 2,646 4,982 12,960 4,948 15,799 165,437 163,268 164,615 *165,812 166,670 168,018 167,039 163,431 99 97 99 101 Feb 27 2010 Thousand *20,739 *20,773 5,629 1,040 *26,205 *6,110 3,049 *5,316 16,897 15,411 4,505 *2,609 5,071 13,167 4,561 *17,172 *168,254 166,495 101 Mar 6 2010 Thousand 20,701 22,509 3,625 1,037 25,869 6,009 3,032 6,589 17,174 15,299 3,103 2,884 5,156 13,254 5,751 16,888 168,880 167,577 101 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.