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Released: October 14, 1998
948-41

Publication No. USPS 383-930

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE

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Athens, Georgia 30601

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BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 8 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 10 was 23,613,000-1 percent less than the previous week but 5 percent more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.

An estimated 31,156,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries-I percent less than the previous week but 8 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement ofbroiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 131,006,000-1 percent less than the previous week and slightly less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 170,213,000-2 percent less than the previous week but 3 percent more than the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 80 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

%of

%of

year

year

1997

1998 ago

1997 1998

1997

1998

ago

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

June 27

30,268

31,307

103

-207

July 4

29,743

30,824

104

-457

July 11

30,673

30,664

100

-358

July 18

30,585

31,283

102

+7

July 25

29,649

31,059

105

+355

Aug. I

29,781

30,941

104

-206

Aug. 8

30,512

30,879

101

+309

Aug. 15

29,543

31,044

105

-157

Aug. 22

30,478

31,603

104

-335

Aug. 29

30,359

31,242

103

-176

Sept. 5

30,376

30,914

102

-16

Sept. 12

28,323

30,196

107

+132

Sept. 19

28,506

30,386

107

+205

Sept. 26

28,068

29,566

105

+207

Oct. 3

30,269

31,373

104

-29

Oct. 10

28,914

31.156

108

-142

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

-149 -836
-72 +154 +313 +115 +607 +304 -461
+82 -334 +184 +257 +535 +281 +39

24,564 24,347 24,053 24,180 24,024 24,198 24,555 23,454 23,208 24,060 23,574 24,196 24,262 24,496 22,561 22.520

24,472

100

24,394

100

24,443

102

24,893

103

24,376

101

24,033

99

25,010

102

24,657

105

23,577

102

23,073

100

23,898

101

24,803

103

24,650

102

24,484

100

23,820*

106

23,613

105

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

State
AL AR DE FL GA MD MS NC PA SC TX VA CA, TN,&WV
15 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year *Revised.

Sep 5 1998
Thousand
25,738 28,822
4,203 2,373 30,914 8,668 18,023 16,010 3,929 4,452 12,577 6,237 *10,833
*172,779
170,673
101

Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States

Week Ending

Sep 12 1998

Sep 19 1998

Sep26 1998

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

23,711 28,119
4,009 2,502 30,196 8,624 17,634 15,817 3,479 4,409 12,547 6,248 *10,205

25,634 28,468
3,837 2,546 30,386 8,515 16,055 *15,215 3,491 4,470 12,609 5,989 *9,116

25,561 27,763
4,344 2,792 29,566 8,714 16,360 15,702 *3,788 4,444 *11,988 6,012 *10,196

*167,500

*166,331

*167,230

162,806

164,036

162,951

103

101

103

Oct3 1998
Thousand
25,471 29,221
4,378 2,736 31,373 8,587 *16,744 15,853 *3,556 *4,585 13,278 6,588 *10,455
*172,825
170,663
101

Oct 10 1998
Thousand
23,968 28,662
4,096 2,510 31,156 8,669 17,624 15,988 3,437 4,498 12,776 6,117 10,712
170,213
165,123
103

State
AL AR DE FL GA MD MS NC PA SC TX VA CA,TN,&WV
15 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pct. of Prev. Year *Revised.

Sep5 1998
Thousand
18,613 22,514
5,198 2,568 23,898 6,209 14,175 13,428 2,729 4,170 9,600 5,274 *9,387

Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States

Week Ending

Sep 12 1998

Sep 19 1998

Sep26 1998

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

18,504 22,848
5,082 2,352 24,803 5,997 14,244 13,489 2,613 4,169 9,924 5,395 *9,803

18,443 22,447
5,194 2,588 24,650 6,326 14,537 13,051 2,724 3,271 9,882 5,285 9,677

19,482 22,558
5,546 2,036 24,484 *5,227 14,728 12,557 *2,692 3,163 9,652 5,009 *8,726

*137,763

*139,223

138,075

*135,860

137,974

137,890

137,962

136,917

100

101

100

99

Oct3 1998
Thousand
18,058 *21,391
5,756 1,918 *23,820 4,834 *14,114 12,557 *2,438 *3,815 9,682 4,883 *8,496
*131,762
129,607
102

Oct 10 1998
Thousand
18,729 22,704
4,777 2,307 23,613 5,938 13,191 11,621 2,439 3,899 9,340 4,428 8,020
HI,006
131,158
100