Broilers PLaced in Georgia Up, Eggs Set up 5%

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 1, 2011 was 27.6 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 32.8 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 27.4 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

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