United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service 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 March 2, 2011 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 4 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 26, 2011 was 27.3 million, down 3 percent from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.1 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.8 million, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set1/ Chicks Hatched Chicks Placed Week % of % of % of Ended 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Jan 22 31,567 32,685 104 25,792 27,182 105 25,827 27,123 105 Jan 29 31,126 33,059 106 26,030 27,279 105 26,391 27,323 104 Feb 5 31,757 33,628 106 25,843 27,094 105 26,042 27,749 107 Feb 12 31,630 33,723 107 25,826 27,137 105 26,330 27,209 103 Feb 19 31,902 33,653 * 105 25,774 27,470 * 107 25,852 28,083 * 109 Feb 26 31,520 33,090 105 26,328 27,840 106 26,205 27,339 104 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2010-2011 29 28 27 Million Chicks 26 25 24 2010 2011 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: 2011 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... January 22, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 29,923 23,503 4,040 1,343 32,685 6,879 3,395 7,593 18,733 19,851 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 7,049 4,073 5,544 15,082 5,641 18,782 19 State total ...................................... 204,116 Previous year total .............................. 202,034 Percent of previous year ..................... 101 January 29, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 30,439 22,819 4,039 1,341 33,059 7,864 3,287 7,635 18,404 19,673 7,016 4,116 5,673 14,404 5,905 18,240 203,914 202,304 101 Week ending February 5, 2011 February 12, 2011 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) 29,941 23,426 3,980 1,360 33,628 8,135 3,395 7,695 18,965 19,462 30,143 22,979 3,768 1,360 33,723 8,025 3,395 7,703 18,376 19,636 6,974 3,914 5,452 14,320 5,971 7,181 4,001 5,579 14,234 6,081 19,102 18,416 205,720 204,600 204,076 205,734 101 99 February 19, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 31,010 23,340 4,002 1,360 33,653 7,944 3,379 7,707 18,736 19,636 7,019 3,675 5,610 14,931 5,834 18,636 206,472 206,981 100 February 26, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 29,955 23,263 3,899 1,359 33,090 7,850 3,409 7,688 19,064 19,842 7,148 3,956 5,566 15,353 6,465 19,492 207,399 207,365 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... January 22, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 20,692 22,119 5,689 1,230 27,123 5,758 2,977 4,866 16,247 14,841 January 29, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 21,000 20,707 4,420 1,224 27,323 5,600 2,915 5,928 16,190 15,534 Week ending February 5, 2011 February 12, 2011 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) 20,856 20,823 5,002 1,229 27,749 5,742 3,002 5,885 16,293 15,446 20,903 21,034 4,579 1,202 27,209 6,028 3,014 5,439 16,123 15,715 February 19, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 21,762 21,319 5,336 1,201 28,083 6,357 2,991 5,874 15,576 15,731 February 26, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 21,044 22,150 4,498 1,349 27,339 6,734 3,021 6,758 16,401 15,200 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 3,515 3,236 5,123 12,879 4,886 16,326 4,244 3,207 4,728 13,006 5,202 17,242 5,586 3,302 4,455 13,054 4,971 14,669 5,162 3,347 4,805 12,668 5,459 15,172 3,814 3,251 3,885 12,033 4,520 15,686 2,973 3,202 4,852 11,784 3,929 16,987 19 State total ...................................... 167,507 168,470 168,064 167,859 167,419 168,221 Previous year total .............................. 166,113 165,437 163,279 164,631 165,886 168,299 Percent of previous year ..................... 101 102 103 102 101 100 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.