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 24, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 6 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 20, 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 31.7 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.0 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and 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 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 31,520 * 95 * 26,852 26,328 98 -43 +292 26,289 26,205 100 Mar 6 31,715 31,594 100 26,835 26,172 98 +126 +93 26,442 25,847 98 Mar 13 31,979 31,691 99 27,216 26,303 97 +824 +132 27,577 25,946 94 Mar 20 30,699 31,701 103 27,524 25,990 94 +1161 +916 28,238 26,433 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 Feb 13 2010 Feb 20 2010 Feb 27 2010 Mar 6 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 15,968 6,490 18,882 30,080 23,906 3,266 1,376 31,902 7,830 3,470 9,069 19,258 19,134 6,727 3,693 5,675 16,145 6,435 *19,007 *30,104 *24,327 3,264 1,385 *31,520 *7,775 3,470 9,106 19,465 *18,768 *6,658 3,698 5,977 15,807 6,427 *19,610 30,030 24,439 3,193 1,338 31,594 7,655 3,470 9,062 19,349 18,772 6,879 3,692 5,643 15,448 6,549 *19,430 205,734 *206,973 *207,361 *206,543 202,817 204,603 206,753 202,111 101 101 100 102 Mar 13 2010 Thousand 29,667 *22,958 3,782 1,303 31,691 7,710 3,440 8,856 19,156 18,901 *7,113 *3,839 5,640 15,566 6,543 *19,498 *205,663 203,072 101 Mar 20 2010 Thousand 30,564 23,762 3,615 1,316 31,701 7,995 3,500 9,141 19,503 18,559 7,233 3,647 6,048 15,541 6,412 19,236 207,773 200,382 104 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 Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Feb 13 2010 Feb 20 2010 Feb 27 2010 Mar 6 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,296 20,798 4,512 1,029 26,329 6,299 2,929 5,800 16,259 14,868 4,557 2,932 4,952 12,245 4,731 16,095 20,884 21,265 3,911 1,104 25,852 6,158 3,014 5,808 16,617 15,010 4,863 2,646 4,982 12,966 4,948 *15,833 20,739 20,773 5,629 1,040 26,205 6,120 3,049 5,316 16,897 15,411 4,505 2,609 5,071 13,173 4,561 17,185 20,883 22,446 3,625 1,037 25,847 6,033 3,032 6,589 17,174 15,299 3,172 2,854 5,156 13,249 5,751 *16,882 164,631 *165,861 168,283 *169,029 167,039 163,431 166,495 167,577 99 101 101 101 Mar 13 2010 Thousand 21,449 *21,477 4,581 1,030 25,946 *6,450 3,021 6,115 16,809 15,790 4,658 *3,023 4,841 13,376 5,212 *16,379 *170,157 169,505 100 Mar 20 2010 Thousand 20,750 21,698 4,994 1,029 26,433 6,070 3,043 6,069 16,891 15,610 4,417 3,000 4,810 13,204 5,052 17,040 170,110 170,633 100 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.