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 July 14, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN SLIGHTLY Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 10, 2010 was 26.7 million, down 4 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 31.6 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down slightly from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.8 million, down 1 percent from the previous week and 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 Jun 5 32,399 32,128 99 26,810 27,059 101 +896 +1337 27,033 27,880 103 Jun 12 32,177 32,354 101 26,587 27,158 102 +939 +1012 26,871 27,628 103 Jun 19 32,085 32,103 100 26,794 27,241 102 +1394 +737 27,645 27,457 99 Jun 26 31,811 32,435 102 27,100 27,048 100 +786 -36 27,100 26,601 98 Jul 3 31,582 31,394 * 99 * 26,704 27,122 * 102 +957 +1174 * 26,984 27,776 * 103 Jul 10 31,731 31,599 100 26,846 26,752 100 +332 +522 26,524 26,744 101 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 Jun 5 2010 Jun 12 2010 Jun 19 2010 Jun 26 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 31,011 24,406 3,817 1,388 32,128 7,944 3,500 8,209 19,610 20,070 6,830 3,682 5,771 *16,223 6,539 *20,348 31,091 24,656 3,816 1,389 32,354 *7,732 3,455 8,071 19,335 19,940 6,866 3,873 5,836 *16,100 6,480 *19,836 *30,862 *23,927 3,814 1,388 32,103 *7,793 3,455 7,916 19,354 *20,095 6,924 3,754 6,137 *16,169 6,465 *19,984 31,422 24,254 3,814 1,385 32,435 8,059 3,455 8,316 19,550 19,673 6,295 3,842 5,967 *16,093 6,475 *20,165 *211,476 *210,830 *210,140 *211,200 206,916 205,567 204,273 202,562 102 103 103 104 Jul 3 2010 Thousand 31,355 *24,298 3,866 1,388 *31,394 7,547 3,470 *7,979 19,293 19,308 6,321 *3,765 6,034 *14,930 6,533 *19,300 *206,781 201,322 103 Jul 10 2010 Thousand 30,782 23,438 3,879 1,390 31,599 7,669 3,470 7,723 19,083 20,044 6,211 3,515 5,937 15,975 6,755 19,183 206,653 202,101 102 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 Jun 5 2010 Jun 12 2010 Jun 19 2010 Jun 26 2010 Thousand Thousand Thousand Thousand 21,077 21,670 4,737 1,025 27,880 *6,780 3,059 6,146 17,234 15,750 4,393 2,956 4,873 *13,284 5,372 *17,412 21,750 22,042 4,858 1,029 27,628 *6,430 3,118 6,129 17,086 16,445 5,319 3,114 4,462 *13,429 5,229 *16,832 21,742 21,984 5,206 1,039 27,457 *6,657 3,199 5,901 16,883 15,826 4,847 2,828 5,270 *13,509 5,450 *17,597 22,338 21,797 4,387 1,020 26,601 *6,506 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716 3,847 3,008 5,486 *13,607 5,697 *18,690 *173,648 *174,900 *175,395 *175,273 171,580 171,600 171,801 171,828 101 102 102 102 Jul 3 2010 Thousand *21,723 *22,691 *4,775 1,127 *27,776 6,135 3,132 *7,024 16,902 15,461 4,131 *3,171 4,975 *13,511 *4,707 *17,751 *174,992 170,752 102 Jul 10 2010 Thousand 22,254 21,450 4,762 980 26,744 5,905 3,140 6,539 16,681 15,596 4,663 3,022 4,799 13,571 5,361 17,565 173,032 169,460 102 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.