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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
Phone: (706)546-2236
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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