Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending May 21, 2011 was 29.6 million,
up 2 percent from the previous week, and up 10 percent from the comparable week last year, according to
the USDA, NASS, Georgia Field Office.

An estimated 34.0 million broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 2 percent from the
previous week, and up 5 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Broiler-type chicks hatched
during the week totaled 28.2 million, down 1 percent from the previous week, but up 7 percent from the
comparable week a year earlier.

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