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 23, 2011 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 7 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 19, 2011 was 28.3 million, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.2 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.6 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set1/ Chicks Hatched Week % of % of Ended 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Feb 12 31,630 33,436 106 25,826 27,133 105 Feb 19 31,902 33,653 105 25,774 27,470 107 Feb 26 31,520 33,090 105 26,328 27,785 106 Mar 5 31,745 33,447 105 26,172 27,672 106 Mar 12 31,691 33,291 105 26,303 27,911 106 Mar 19 31,701 33,153 105 25,990 27,584 106 1/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised. Chicks Placed % of 2010 2011 prev. yr. Thousands 26,330 27,205 103 25,852 28,083 109 26,205 27,285 104 25,847 28,329 110 25,946 28,770 * 111 26,433 28,305 107 BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2010-2011 29 28 27 26 25 24 2010 2011 23 22 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Million Chicks 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 .................................... February 12, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 30,140 22,979 3,768 1,360 33,436 7,985 3,395 7,703 18,376 19,637 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 7,181 4,001 5,579 14,241 6,081 18,475 19 State total ...................................... 204,337 Previous year total .............................. 205,734 Percent of previous year ..................... 99 February 19, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 30,978 23,419 4,002 1,360 33,653 8,032 3,379 7,707 18,873 19,828 7,019 3,675 5,610 15,097 5,834 18,684 207,150 206,981 100 Week ending February 26, 2011 March 5, 2011 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) 29,551 23,339 3,899 1,359 33,090 7,822 3,409 7,688 19,064 19,794 29,840 23,546 3,853 1,360 33,447 7,647 3,440 7,716 18,623 19,596 7,148 3,732 5,566 15,351 6,465 7,061 3,861 5,566 15,728 6,571 19,356 19,949 206,633 207,804 207,365 206,494 100 101 March 12, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 29,936 23,810 3,810 1,360 33,291 7,707 3,409 7,677 18,991 19,632 7,432 3,984 5,660 15,347 6,513 19,312 207,871 205,506 101 March 19, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 30,414 23,418 3,888 1,360 33,153 7,878 3,440 7,654 19,428 20,293 7,470 3,815 5,439 15,202 6,318 19,274 208,444 207,381 101 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... February 12, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 20,903 21,034 4,579 1,202 27,205 6,074 3,014 5,439 16,123 15,715 February 19, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 21,762 21,319 5,336 1,201 28,083 6,402 2,991 5,874 15,576 15,731 Week ending February 26, 2011 March 5, 2011 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) 21,044 22,150 4,498 1,349 27,285 6,780 3,021 6,758 16,401 15,202 21,177 21,633 5,112 1,225 28,329 5,854 3,081 5,621 15,919 15,799 March 12, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 21,441 23,233 4,624 1,290 28,770 6,635 2,997 6,226 16,276 16,277 March 19, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 20,592 20,908 4,626 1,249 28,305 6,286 3,036 6,533 16,477 15,819 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 5,162 3,347 4,805 12,682 5,459 15,210 3,814 3,251 3,885 12,033 4,520 15,695 2,973 3,203 4,852 11,915 4,352 17,022 3,638 3,257 4,050 11,778 4,759 16,527 2,559 3,020 4,010 12,343 4,705 15,978 4,131 3,060 4,010 12,989 4,966 17,406 19 State total ...................................... 167,953 167,473 168,805 167,759 170,384 170,393 Previous year total .............................. 164,631 165,886 168,299 169,058 170,165 169,930 Percent of previous year ..................... 102 101 100 99 100 100 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.