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 August 4, 2010 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 31, 2010 was 27.1 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up slightly from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 31.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 4 percent from the previous week and down 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.4 million, up 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 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 26,758 101 Jul 17 31,726 32,298 102 26,317 27,017 103 +911 +650 26,668 27,050 101 Jul 24 30,329 32,349 107 26,362 26,049 99 +747 +1088 26,528 26,493 100 Jul 31 31,471 31,062 99 26,371 26,357 100 +1146 +1306 26,953 27,082 100 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. Broiler-Type Eggs Set - 19 Selected States: 2010 State Alabama ................................................ Arkansas ............................................... Delaware ............................................... Florida ................................................... Georgia ................................................. Kentucky ................................................ Louisiana ............................................... Maryland ................................................ Mississippi ............................................. North Carolina ....................................... Oklahoma .............................................. Pennsylvania ......................................... South Carolina ....................................... Texas .................................................... Virginia .................................................. California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia ............. 19 State total ......................................... Previous year total ................................. Percent of previous year ........................ June 26, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 31,165 24,266 3,814 1,385 32,435 7,838 3,455 8,316 19,550 19,859 6,295 4,006 5,967 16,093 6,475 20,139 211,058 202,562 104 July 3, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 31,328 24,158 3,866 1,388 31,394 7,474 3,470 7,979 19,293 19,453 6,321 3,966 6,034 14,930 6,533 19,476 207,063 201,322 103 Week ending July 10, 2010 July 17, 2010 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) 30,772 23,205 3,879 1,390 31,599 7,601 3,470 7,723 18,838 20,031 30,509 24,193 3,913 1,389 32,298 7,747 3,122 8,149 19,374 20,387 6,211 3,367 5,937 15,975 6,637 6,539 3,642 5,750 16,064 6,532 19,214 19,583 205,849 209,191 202,101 204,579 102 102 July 24, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 30,595 24,010 3,915 1,391 32,349 7,428 3,409 7,855 19,146 19,974 6,246 3,913 6,065 15,962 6,721 19,262 208,241 201,353 103 July 31, 2010 (1,000 eggs) 30,373 24,297 3,915 1,358 31,062 7,989 3,372 7,767 19,429 20,097 6,554 3,664 5,779 15,721 6,263 19,449 207,089 201,806 103 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed - 19 Selected States: 2010 State Alabama ................................................ Arkansas ............................................... Delaware ............................................... Florida ................................................... Georgia ................................................. Kentucky ................................................ Louisiana ............................................... Maryland ................................................ Mississippi ............................................. North Carolina ....................................... June 26, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 22,338 21,797 4,387 1,020 26,601 6,506 3,164 6,529 16,880 15,716 July 3, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 21,723 22,691 4,775 1,127 27,776 6,135 3,132 7,024 16,902 15,461 Week ending July 10, 2010 July 17, 2010 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) 22,254 21,451 4,762 980 26,758 5,994 3,140 6,539 16,681 15,596 21,382 20,958 4,685 1,007 27,050 6,069 3,108 6,136 16,996 15,625 July 24, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 22,328 21,622 4,960 1,028 26,493 5,777 3,246 5,974 16,312 15,008 July 31, 2010 (1,000 chicks) 21,265 21,250 5,184 1,038 27,082 6,487 3,137 5,748 16,310 15,706 Oklahoma .............................................. Pennsylvania ......................................... South Carolina ....................................... Texas .................................................... Virginia .................................................. California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia ............. 3,847 3,020 5,486 13,607 5,697 18,673 4,131 3,090 4,975 13,511 4,707 17,703 4,663 3,071 4,799 13,571 5,361 17,691 4,802 3,148 5,371 13,684 5,413 18,388 3,329 3,014 5,147 12,336 5,355 17,309 4,328 2,762 4,881 13,436 5,524 16,219 19 State total ......................................... 175,268 174,863 173,311 173,822 169,238 170,357 Previous year total ................................. 171,828 170,752 169,460 168,472 166,973 167,724 Percent of previous year ........................ 102 102 102 103 101 102 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.