Broilers Placed in Georgia Down 2%, Broiler Eggs set up 4%

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending March 26, 2011 was 26.7 million, down 6 percent from the previous week, and down 2 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 4 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched during the week totaled 27.9 million, up 1 percent from the previous week, and up 6 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.

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