Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending August 7, 2010 was 27.5 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 4 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 32.4 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, down slightly from the previous week, but up 3 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 26.9 million, up 2 percent from the previous week and up 1 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.  Average hatchability for chicks hatched in Georgia was 83 percent.

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