\)11 A4oD ,Cl Pl nf-r{t2~.(io-14 GEORGIA WEEKLY HATCHERY Released: October 14, 1998 948-41 Publication No. USPS 383-930 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 We want to get our releases to you more quickly! To do this, we will begin E-mail or Fax delivery to as many subscribers as ossible. Please let us know our E-mail or Fax number and we will be in aster delive o the releases 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