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 May 4, 2011 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending April 30, 2011 was 28.6 million, up 2 percent from the previous week, and up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office. An estimated 33.3 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.9 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET, CHICKS HATCHED, AND CHICKS PLACED Eggs Set Chicks Hatched Chicks Placed Week % of % of % of Ended 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. 2010 2011 prev. yr. Thousands Thousands Thousands Mar 26 31,500 32,819 104 26,248 27,938 106 27,322 27,603 101 Apr 2 31,094 33,876 109 26,221 27,833 106 26,235 28,221 108 Apr 9 32,011 33,408 104 26,318 27,866 106 26,907 27,898 104 Apr 16 31,808 33,304 105 26,184 27,308 104 26,376 27,852 106 Apr 23 31,695 33,768 107 25,910 28,244 109 25,736 28,182 110 Apr 30 31,665 33,304 105 26,683 27,865 104 27,144 28,614 105 Million Chicks 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 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 .................................... March 26, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 31,067 23,252 3,882 1,360 32,819 7,965 3,471 7,741 19,549 20,276 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 7,268 3,697 5,746 14,977 6,590 19,722 19 State total ...................................... 209,382 Previous year total .............................. 205,735 Percent of previous year ..................... 102 April 2, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 30,239 23,580 3,892 1,360 33,876 7,997 3,288 7,730 19,380 19,995 7,006 3,546 5,268 15,633 6,593 18,625 208,008 204,921 102 Week ending April 9, 2011 April 16, 2011 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) 29,704 23,776 3,858 1,360 33,408 7,745 3,440 7,747 19,413 20,495 31,264 23,464 3,902 1,344 33,304 7,651 3,440 7,749 19,520 20,584 7,310 3,691 5,353 15,528 6,315 7,219 3,461 5,496 15,446 6,040 19,147 19,239 208,290 209,123 209,257 206,893 100 101 April 23, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 29,960 23,681 3,850 1,221 33,768 7,918 3,334 7,733 19,382 20,214 7,182 3,839 5,478 15,640 6,232 19,292 208,724 207,422 101 April 30, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 29,611 23,333 3,811 1,360 33,304 7,687 3,288 7,738 19,399 20,441 7,033 3,753 5,271 15,489 6,685 19,654 207,857 207,319 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... March 26, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 21,440 21,478 4,824 1,270 27,603 6,766 3,227 6,041 16,528 15,782 April 2, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 20,827 21,296 5,245 1,296 28,221 5,746 3,028 5,547 16,560 15,475 Week ending April 9, 2011 April 16, 2011 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) 21,456 20,131 4,325 1,243 27,898 6,255 3,005 6,226 16,967 16,753 21,978 21,847 4,634 1,243 27,852 6,937 3,064 6,221 17,133 15,874 April 23, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 21,592 21,231 4,614 1,252 28,182 6,771 2,921 6,355 16,695 16,215 April 30, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 20,955 22,009 4,633 1,317 28,614 6,847 3,029 6,403 16,666 16,769 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 4,837 3,206 4,916 13,170 5,402 17,362 5,206 3,229 4,991 12,976 5,439 17,701 5,531 3,117 4,375 12,894 5,316 17,199 4,199 2,982 5,069 12,608 5,532 16,704 3,740 2,809 4,480 13,294 5,112 17,291 5,022 3,013 3,957 13,205 4,906 15,981 19 State total ...................................... 173,852 172,783 172,691 173,877 172,554 173,326 Previous year total .............................. 169,700 168,989 171,651 169,539 169,643 172,617 Percent of previous year ..................... 102 102 101 103 102 100 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.