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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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