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 August 31, 2011 Media Contact: Douglas G. Kleweno nass-ga@nass.usda.gov BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 1 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 2 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 27, 2011 was 27.4 million, up 4 percent from the previous week, but down 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, down slightly from the previous week, and down 2 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.5 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, but down 1 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 Jul 23 32,349 32,256 100 26,049 27,509 106 26,583 28,065 106 Jul 30 32,430 31,388 97 26,362 27,155 103 27,078 27,696 102 Aug 6 32,358 31,538 97 26,896 27,025 100 27,599 27,749 101 Aug 13 31,922 31,666 99 26,867 27,060 101 27,694 27,114 98 Aug 20 32,694 31,793 97 26,972 26,299 98 26,333 26,255 100 Aug 27 32,134 31,649 98 26,759 26,531 99 27,530 27,358 99 Million Chicks BROILER CHICKS PLACED IN GEORGIA BY WEEK, 2010 -2011 30 29 28 27 26 25 2010 2011 24 23 Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Oct Nov Dec Broiler-Type Eggs Set 19 Selected States: 2011 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... July 23, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 27,358 20,058 2,920 1,352 32,256 7,733 3,258 7,644 18,417 19,737 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 6,628 4,031 5,476 14,550 5,808 18,345 19 State total ...................................... 195,571 Previous year total .............................. 208,724 Percent of previous year ..................... 94 July 30, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 27,347 20,818 3,022 1,382 31,388 7,627 3,258 7,510 18,418 19,845 6,610 3,768 5,405 14,716 5,787 18,104 195,005 208,549 94 Week ending August 6, 2011 August 13, 2011 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) 27,308 20,795 3,167 1,370 31,538 7,773 3,288 7,511 18,563 19,570 27,157 20,920 3,161 1,347 31,666 7,789 3,273 7,460 18,440 19,303 6,489 3,933 5,140 14,571 5,764 6,651 3,764 5,404 13,738 5,543 19,044 19,090 195,824 194,706 207,588 206,602 94 94 August 20, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 26,581 20,651 3,015 1,352 31,793 7,864 3,243 7,451 18,312 19,518 6,713 3,510 5,353 13,462 5,826 18,598 193,242 207,381 93 August 27, 2011 (1,000 eggs) 26,936 20,994 2,886 1,364 31,649 7,878 3,167 7,645 17,602 19,364 6,702 3,809 5,413 13,466 5,291 18,273 192,439 206,575 93 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed 19 Selected States: 2011 State Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................ Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................ Georgia .............................................. Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... North Carolina .................................... July 23, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 19,810 18,983 4,770 1,209 28,065 5,881 2,969 5,721 15,901 15,747 July 30, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 19,449 20,542 4,403 1,184 27,696 6,479 2,983 4,661 15,845 16,115 Week ending August 6, 2011 August 13, 2011 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) 19,200 18,433 4,023 1,225 27,749 6,138 2,960 6,940 15,919 16,069 19,637 19,788 4,853 1,145 27,114 6,077 2,959 5,253 16,013 16,206 August 20, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 19,619 19,180 4,741 1,150 26,255 6,081 2,967 4,876 16,160 15,596 August 27, 2011 (1,000 chicks) 18,571 18,514 4,890 1,147 27,358 6,816 2,993 5,294 16,186 15,708 Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas ................................................. Virginia ............................................... California, Missouri, Tennessee, and West Virginia .......... 4,057 3,122 3,758 12,510 4,375 16,476 3,457 3,030 4,051 12,685 5,518 15,379 4,859 3,308 4,219 12,421 4,221 16,798 3,820 3,264 4,051 12,372 5,130 15,278 4,160 3,078 4,008 12,571 5,564 15,661 4,711 3,228 4,595 12,522 4,911 16,174 19 State total ...................................... 163,354 163,477 164,482 162,960 161,667 163,618 Previous year total .............................. 169,782 170,569 173,173 171,985 171,749 170,866 Percent of previous year ..................... 96 96 95 95 94 96 Average hatchability for chicks hatched in the 19 selected States during the week was 85 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.