Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 14, 2010 was 27.7 million, up slightly from the previous week and up 6 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 31.9 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down 2 percent from the previous week, but up slightly from the comparable week a year earlier.  Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, down slightly from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.  Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 percent.

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