Georgia weekly hatchery, 1998 January 7

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l~~(l-'l GEORGIA WEEKLY HATCHERY

Released: January 7, 1998

Publication No. USPS 383-930

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

948-01
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 3 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending January 3 was 23,886,000--4 percent more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.

An estimated 30,363,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--slightly more than the previous week and 3 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.

Placement of broiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 138,120,000--slightly more than the previous week and 1 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set wer.e 171,935,000--1 percent more than the previous week and 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 Geore:ia

cYo of

%of

1996

1997

year 1996

1997

1996

1997

year

ago

ago

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands.

Sept. 27 26,762 28,068

105

+350 +207

Oct. 4 28,645 30,269

106.

+214

-29

Oct. 11 28,102 28,914

103

+444

-142

Oct. . 18 25,702 26,729

104

+22

-73

Oct. 25 25,918 27,470

106

+3

-312

Nov. 1 27,289. 27,773

102

-287

+40

Nov. 8 28,536 27,852

98

+318

+277

Nov. 15 .29,415 28, 770

98

+118

-195

Nov. 22 29,294 29,45 I

101

+511

,+736

Nov. 29 29,735 29,936

101

+363

+485

Dec. 6 29,098 29,527

101

+427 +357

Dec. 13 29,213 30,247* 104*

-152 +447

Dec. 20 29,097 29,797* 102

+450

+89

Dec. 27 29,689 30,314* 102

+334

-301 *

Jan. 3

29 541 30 363

103

+43

-200

I/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply tlocks. * Revised

23,165 21,333 21,557 21,427 22,840 23,033 21, 112 20,948 22,460 23.394 24,067 23,578 24,430 23,874 23 419

24,496 22,561 22,520 22,017 23,839 23,219 21,541 21,567 22,986 22;577 23,232 23,880* 24,046* 23,057* 23 886

106 106 104 103 104 101. 102 103 102
97 97 101 98 97* 102

Published: Weekly USDA/NASS COOPERATING WITH THE GEORGL\ DEPARTME'.'IT OF AGRICULTURE

IJRQl~E:R !YPE EGGS SET & CHICKS PLACED IN MAJO~ COMMER<JAL STATE:; BY WEE~ - _1_9_?J-19_9JL_

15 STATES
Ala. Ark. Calif.,Tenn.,W.Va. Del. Fla.
GA.

Dec J:"l
25,301 *
2').256 l(J,071 4,141 2,404
30,247 *

E(;G~~T

Week Ended

Dec.

Dec.

20

27

Thousands

25,260

25,552

29,561

29,605

9,876

9,912

4,623

4,339

2,558

2,743

29,797 *

30,314 *

Jan. 3
25,018 29,061 10,848
4,461 2.761'
30.363

%of year ~_I_! __
98 99 112 IOI 102
103

Md. Miss. N.C. Penn. S.C. Tex. Va.
TOTAL 15 STATES 1997-1998 1996-1997* % of Last Year
15 STATES
Ala. Ark. Calif.,Tenn.,W.Va. Del. Fla.
GA.

8,(i61 17,145 16,796 3,621 4,356
12,323 *
6,383
17(),705 *
169,406 IOI
flee. 13
18,424 23,251 9,(>07 4,510
2,249
23,880 *

8,688 17,385 17,078 3,481 4,353 12,247 _6,405 -

8,014 17.358 16,182
3,697 *
4,244 12,412
_M03

171,312 *
170,115
IOI

170,775 *
171,220 100

Cf:IJCKS PLJ\.{:E()

Week Ended

Dec.

Dec.

20

27

Thousands

18,386 25,501

18,047 * 24,700 *

10,207

9,648 *

5,572

5,938 *

2,746

2,863

24,046

23,057 *

:S.532 !7.315 16,940 3,604 4,215 12,411 6.401
17!,935 170,719
IOI
Jan.
-'
18,109 23,866
'l.711 4.960 2,297
23,886

98 IOI 98 102 96 103 98
101
%of year
--- --- ag_g_j/_ -
99 103 105 104 92
102

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

(i,534

5,557

5,310

6,184

96

13,936

14,793

14,195 *

l-Ul\

96

13, I (>7

13,800

12,200

l2.856

97

2.770

2,708

2,677 *

2.638

100

3,210

3,489

4,156

4.7 b0

125

9.62')

9,610

9,670

9.oOO

109

5,436

5,508

4,997 *

5.142

107

TOTAL 15 STATES

1997-1998

I.lli,603 *

141,923 *

137,458 *

l~S.120

IOI

1996-1997*

114,570

136,536

135,177

Ll6.i05

% of Last Year

102

104

102

lll I

*Revised. I/Current week as pen;~nl of same week last year.

ROBERT T. BASS State Statistician

CHRlS Ml SSER & FRIEDA DEKAZOS Agricultural Statistici1ms

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