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 28, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 24, 2010 was 25.7 million, down 2 percent from the previous week and down 7 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, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 25.9 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 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 Apr 17 31,283 31,808 102 26,237 26,184 * 100 +377 +703 26,052 26,360 * 101 Apr 24 30,878 31,695 103 26,557 25,910 98 +1467 +368 27,560 25,735 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 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 20 2010 Mar 27 2010 Apr 3 2010 Apr 10 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 19,115 30,357 23,828 3,709 1,343 31,500 *7,582 3,470 9,089 19,405 18,713 6,907 3,791 5,990 14,762 6,178 18,729 29,344 *23,869 3,771 1,350 31,094 *7,927 3,379 8,965 19,204 *18,616 *6,657 3,691 5,735 15,568 6,466 18,925 30,132 24,268 3,783 1,342 31,925 8,301 3,500 9,058 18,939 18,464 7,202 *3,738 5,770 15,548 6,527 *19,549 207,381 *205,353 *204,561 *208,046 201,053 200,465 204,257 203,712 103 102 100 102 Apr 17 2010 Thousand 30,182 23,825 *3,783 1,382 31,808 7,566 3,500 8,906 19,160 18,748 *7,133 *3,784 5,507 15,654 6,531 *19,366 *206,835 203,819 101 Apr 24 2010 Thousand 30,292 23,301 3,782 1,389 31,695 7,747 3,470 8,184 19,023 19,497 6,915 3,802 5,667 15,816 6,792 19,465 206,837 202,068 102 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Mar 20 2010 Mar 27 2010 Apr 3 2010 Apr 10 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,750 21,677 4,994 1,029 26,433 5,963 3,043 6,069 16,891 *15,609 4,286 2,993 4,810 13,223 5,052 17,108 20,850 21,428 4,391 1,076 27,287 6,236 3,059 6,223 16,766 15,853 4,347 2,943 4,114 12,840 5,328 16,422 20,504 21,932 4,672 972 26,235 6,837 3,023 6,099 16,463 15,705 3,290 3,036 4,775 12,984 5,316 16,683 20,790 21,793 4,654 944 26,788 6,792 3,112 7,133 17,012 *15,088 5,179 *3,020 5,416 13,021 4,840 *16,952 *169,930 169,163 168,526 *172,534 171,987 167,562 168,792 167,137 99 101 100 103 Apr 17 2010 Thousand 21,438 20,910 *5,404 1,102 *26,360 *6,001 3,134 *5,735 16,879 15,600 4,399 *3,029 5,344 12,462 *4,658 *16,772 *169,227 166,888 101 Apr 24 2010 Thousand 20,455 21,729 4,866 1,140 25,735 6,175 3,187 6,336 16,766 15,578 3,507 2,899 5,781 12,825 5,035 17,468 169,482 169,887 100 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.