Georgia weekly hatchery, 1998 January 28

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Released: January 28, 1998

Publication No. USPS 383-930

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236

948-04
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 3 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 2 PERCENT

Placement ofbroiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 24 was 24,717,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.

An estimated 29,655,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--slightly less than the previous week but 2 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.

Placement of broiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 138,035,000--2 percent more than the previous week and 1 percent more the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 170,216,000--1 percent less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 82 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Week Ended

GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICKS PLACEMENTS

Net Cross State

Eggs Set 11

Movement

Chicks Placed for

of Chicks

Broilers in Georgia

1996

1997

%of

1996

1997

-

-

year

-

-

1996

1997

%of

-

-

year

1997

1998

ago

1997

1998

1997

1998

ago

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Oct. 18

25,702 26,729 104

+22

Oct. 25

25,918 27,470 106

+3

Nov. 1

27,289 27,773

102

-287

Nov. 8

28,536 27,852

98

+318

Nov. 15

29,415 28,770

98

+118

Nov. 22

29,294 29,451

101

+511

Nov. 29

29,735 29,936 101

+363

Dec. 6

29,098 29,527 101

+427

Dec. 13

29,213 30,247 104

-152

Dec. 20

29,097 30,037 103

+450

Dec. 27

29,689 30,314 102

+334

Jan. 3

29,541 30,262 102

-22

Jan. 10

28,807 30,254* 105

+280

Jan. 17

29,024 29,726* 102

+264

Jan. 24

29 172 29 655 102

+400

II Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. *Revised

-73 -312 +40 +277 -195 +736 +485 +357 +447 +89 -301 -197
-16 +70 +420

21,427 22,840 23,033 21,112 20,948 22,460 23,394 24,067 23,578 24,430 23,874 23,419 23,602 24,146 24 031

22,017

103

23,839

104

23,219

101

21,541

102

21,567

103

22,986

102

22,577

97

23,232

97

23,880

101

24,046

98

23,057

97

23,881

102

23,807* 101

24,460* 101

24 717

103

Published: Weekly
USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGIA DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

- BROILER TYPE EGGS SET & CHICKS PLACED IN MAJOR COMMERCIAL STATES BY WEEKS- 1997 1998

EGGS SET

15 STATES

WeekEnded

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

3

10

17

24

%of year ago 11

Thousands

Ala.

24,960 *

25,264

24,932

25,041

99

Ark.

29,091

29,535

28,965

29,138

98

Calif.,Tenn.,W.Va.

10,881

10,715

10,695

10,162

103

Del.

4,461

4,278

4,336

4,289

92

Fla.

2,766

2,790

2,841

2,818

100

GA.

30,262

30,254 *

29,726 *

29,655

102

Md. Miss. N.C. Penn. S.C. Tex. Va.

8,522

8,683

8,578 *

8,678

113

17,315

16,844

17,724

17,229

103

16,991 *

17,258

17,460

16,572

99

3,504

3,480 *

3,738 *

3,567

102

4,215

4,185

4,208

4,197

98

12,404 *

12,386

12,384

12,358

102

6,401

6,529

6,397 *

6,512

99

TOTAL 15 STATES

1998

171,773 *

172,201 *

171,984 *

170,216

101

1997*

170,719

168,924

166,957

168,895

%of Last Year

101

102

103

101

CHICKS PLACED

15 STATES

WeekEnded

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

Jan.

3

10

17

24

%of year ago 11

Thousands

Ala.

18,109

17,889

18,282

18,417

100

Ark.

23,804

23,139

23,402 *

24,162

103

Calif., Tenn., W.Va.

9,728

8,686

8,551 *

8,920

97

Del.

4,960

5,499

5,407 *

5,218

107

Fla.

2,297

2,452

2,624

2,424

99

GA.

23,881

23,807 *

24,460 *

24,717

103

Md. Miss. N.C. Penn. S.C. Tex. Va.

6,184

6,021

5,332 *

5,847

88

14,111

14,669

14,670

14,345

98

12,856

13,132

12,368 *

12,971

92

2,699

2,713 *

2,641 *

2,714

102

4,760

3,905

3,840

3,262

105

9,600

9,526

9,495

9,639

109

5,142

4,834

4,879 *

5,399

117

TOTAL15STATES

1998

138,131

136,272 *

135,951 *

138,035

101

1997*

136,105

136,694

137,560

137,072

%of Last Year

101

100

99

101

*Revised. 1/Current week as percent of same week last year.

ROBERT T. BASS State Statistician

CHRIS MESSER & FRIEDA DEKAZOS Agricultural Statisticians

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