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 April 14, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 10, 2010 was 26.8 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 3 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.3 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 3 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 Mar 6 31,715 31,745 100 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 Mar 27 31,392 31,500 100 26,444 26,248 99 +842 +1477 26,760 27,287 102 Apr 3 31,706 31,094 98 26,522 26,221 99 +1380 +497 27,251 26,235 96 Apr 10 31,801 31,925 100 25,671 26,318 103 +462 +894 25,635 26,788 104 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. 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 Mar 6 2010 Mar 13 2010 Mar 20 2010 Mar 27 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 30,017 24,284 3,193 1,338 31,745 *7,833 3,470 9,062 19,349 18,790 6,623 3,692 5,643 *15,471 6,549 19,435 29,652 23,115 3,782 1,303 31,691 *7,842 3,440 8,856 19,156 18,767 6,866 3,839 5,640 *15,590 6,543 *19,481 *30,274 *23,825 3,615 1,316 31,701 *8,177 3,500 9,141 19,503 *18,480 *6,986 3,743 6,048 *15,545 6,412 *19,129 30,325 *23,831 3,709 1,343 31,500 7,708 3,470 9,089 19,405 18,743 7,137 3,791 5,990 *14,762 6,178 *18,743 *206,494 *205,563 *207,395 *205,724 202,111 203,072 200,382 199,817 102 101 103 103 Apr 3 2010 Thousand 29,344 *23,520 *3,771 1,350 31,094 7,784 3,379 *8,965 19,204 18,654 *6,880 *3,716 5,735 *15,568 6,466 *18,939 *204,369 203,634 100 Apr 10 2010 Thousand 30,132 24,034 3,782 1,342 31,925 8,301 3,500 9,058 18,939 18,464 7,209 3,874 5,770 15,548 6,527 19,573 207,978 203,036 102 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Mar 6 2010 Mar 13 2010 Mar 20 2010 Mar 27 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 *13,267 5,751 16,893 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 *13,395 5,212 *16,386 20,750 21,677 4,994 1,029 26,433 5,983 3,043 6,069 16,891 15,610 4,286 2,993 4,810 *13,223 5,052 *17,096 20,850 21,428 4,391 *1,076 27,287 6,256 3,059 6,223 16,766 15,853 4,347 2,943 4,114 *12,840 5,328 *16,417 *169,058 *170,183 *169,939 *169,178 167,577 169,505 170,633 167,014 101 100 100 101 Apr 3 2010 Thousand 20,504 *21,932 *4,672 *972 26,235 6,837 3,023 *6,099 16,463 15,705 3,290 *2,996 4,775 *12,984 5,316 *16,697 *168,500 168,980 100 Apr 10 2010 Thousand 20,875 21,837 4,602 944 26,788 6,792 3,112 7,083 17,013 15,089 5,179 3,004 5,416 13,021 4,840 16,961 172,556 166,390 104 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.