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 May 19, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 15, 2010 was 26.2 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 1 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 84 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 Apr 10 31,801 32,011 101 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 May 1 31,673 31,665 100 26,691 26,683 100 +1125 +988 27,251 27,144 100 May 8 31,659 31,765 100 26,300 26,568 101 +340 +755 26,110 26,866 103 May 15 32,085 32,414 101 26,026 26,540 102 +523 +56 25,907 26,153 101 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 Broiler-Type Eggs Set, 19 Selected States Week Ending Apr 10 2010 Apr 17 2010 Apr 24 2010 May 1 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 30,384 24,424 3,783 1,342 32,011 8,435 3,500 9,058 19,287 18,620 6,986 3,738 5,770 *15,554 6,527 *19,518 30,199 23,406 3,783 1,382 31,808 *7,711 3,500 8,906 19,160 18,704 6,924 3,784 5,507 *15,674 6,531 *19,530 *30,083 23,449 3,787 1,389 31,695 *7,577 3,470 8,184 19,023 *19,809 6,705 3,802 5,667 *15,836 6,792 *19,778 30,944 24,096 3,787 1,380 31,665 7,846 3,500 7,059 18,816 *19,893 6,747 3,735 5,839 *15,920 6,616 *18,913 *208,937 *206,509 *207,046 *206,756 203,712 203,819 202,068 201,582 103 101 102 103 May 8 2010 Thousand 30,489 *23,547 3,771 1,391 31,765 8,178 3,319 8,050 19,109 *19,789 6,873 *3,643 5,789 *15,669 6,531 *19,652 *207,565 204,581 101 May 15 2010 Thousand 30,418 24,380 3,796 1,388 32,414 7,892 3,319 8,018 19,286 20,006 6,924 3,669 5,796 16,108 6,429 19,879 209,722 205,499 102 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 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Apr 10 2010 Apr 17 2010 Apr 24 2010 May 1 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 20,790 21,793 4,654 944 26,788 *6,785 3,112 7,133 17,012 15,088 5,179 3,020 5,416 13,021 4,840 *16,926 21,377 20,910 5,404 1,102 26,360 *5,994 3,134 5,735 16,879 15,600 4,399 3,029 5,344 12,462 4,658 *16,802 20,340 21,719 4,850 1,140 25,735 *6,167 3,187 6,353 16,766 15,578 3,507 2,907 5,781 *12,830 5,035 *17,469 21,332 22,183 5,150 955 27,144 6,824 3,153 6,588 16,770 15,383 3,609 2,945 4,485 *12,937 5,037 *17,894 *172,501 *169,189 *169,364 *172,389 167,137 166,888 169,887 169,262 103 101 100 102 May 8 2010 Thousand 21,383 *20,938 4,657 1,008 26,866 6,345 3,142 6,130 16,814 15,362 4,900 *3,048 4,631 *12,909 5,905 *16,778 *170,816 169,977 100 May 15 2010 Thousand 21,189 21,317 5,053 1,129 26,153 5,440 3,296 6,446 16,910 15,547 4,135 2,893 5,762 12,952 5,487 18,037 171,746 168,175 102 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.