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 5, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 1, 2010 was 27.2 million, up 6 percent from the previous week, but down slightly 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 and down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.7 million, up 3 percent from the previous week, but down slightly 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 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 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 +1047 27,251 27,203 100 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 27 2010 Apr 3 2010 Apr 10 2010 Apr 17 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 *29,380 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 *30,384 *24,424 3,783 1,342 *32,011 *8,435 3,500 9,058 *19,287 *18,620 *6,986 3,738 5,770 15,548 6,527 19,549 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 19,366 205,353 *204,597 *208,962 206,835 200,465 204,257 203,712 203,819 102 100 103 101 Apr 24 2010 Thousand 30,292 *23,449 *3,787 1,389 31,695 7,747 3,470 8,184 19,023 19,497 *6,705 3,802 5,667 15,816 6,792 19,465 *206,780 202,068 102 May 1 2010 Thousand 30,944 24,111 3,787 1,380 31,665 7,846 3,490 7,059 18,816 19,708 6,747 3,759 5,839 15,900 6,616 18,923 206,590 201,582 102 Broiler Chicks Placed, 19 Selected States Week Ending Mar 27 2010 Apr 3 2010 Apr 10 2010 Apr 17 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 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 *21,377 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 16,772 169,163 168,526 172,534 *169,166 167,562 168,792 167,137 166,888 101 100 103 101 Apr 24 2010 Thousand *20,340 *21,719 *4,850 1,140 25,735 6,175 3,187 *6,353 16,766 15,578 3,507 *2,907 5,781 12,825 5,035 17,468 *169,366 169,887 100 May 1 2010 Thousand 21,540 22,217 5,150 955 27,203 6,716 3,148 6,588 16,770 15,383 3,563 2,981 4,485 12,931 5,037 17,596 172,263 169,262 102 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.