Georgia weekly hatchery, 1998 November 12

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Released: November 12, 1998
948-45

Publication No. USPS 383-930

AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
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BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 8 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 11 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending November 7 was 23,371,000, down 4 percent from the previous week but up 8 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.
An estimated 31,008,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 11 percent from the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 132,428,000, down 2 percent from the previous week but up 5 percent from the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 173,145,000, up 1 percent from the previous week and up 2 percent from the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 81 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

GEORGIA BROILER TYPE EGGS SET AND CHICK PLACEMENTS

Eggs Set11

Net Cross State Movement of Chicks

Chicks Placed for Broiler in Georgia

Week

%of

Ended

1997

1998 year ago 1997

1998

Thousands

Thousands

July 25

29,649

31,059

105

+355

Aug. 1

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

31,368

104

-29

Oct. 10

28,914

31,151

108

-142

Oct. 17

26,729

30,865*

115*

-73

Oct. 24

27,470 28,924

105

-312

Oct. 31

27,773

30,675*

110

+40

Nov. 7

27,852

31,008

111

+277

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

+313 +115 +607 +304 -461
+82 -334 +307 +404 +736 +428 +137 +477 +68 -56 -512

1997
24,024 24,198 24,555 23,454 23,208 24,060 23,574 24,196 24,262 24,496 22,561 22,520 -22,017 23,740 23,219 21,541

1998
Thousands
24,376 24,033 25,010 24,657 23,577 23,073 23,898 24,926 24,797 24,685 23,971 23,612 23,464 24,569 24,405* 23,371

%of year ago
101 99 102 105 102 100 101 103 102 101 106 105 107 103 105 108

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.

Oct3 1998
Thousand
25,471 29,312 4,378
2,736 31,368
8,587 16,831 16,081 3,556 4,585 13,278 6,588 10,455
173,226
170,663
102

Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States

Week Ending

Oct 10 1998

Oct 17 1998

Oct24 1998

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

23,968 *28,466
4,095 2,510 31,151 8,725 17,624 15,992 3,607 4,498 12,850 6,104 10,288

*24,568 *28,087
4,098 2,461 *30,865 7,697 16,423 15,659 3,274 4,548 *12,314 6,172 *11,131

*25,182 *27,567
4,068 2,826 28,924 7,806 *16,654 15,663 3,200 4,276 11,932 6,039 10,517

*169,878

*167,297

*164,654

165,123

158,883

157,305

103

105

105

Oct31 1998
Thousand
*25,939 28,319 4,610 2,749
*30,675 8,442
*17,714 17,084 *3,502 4,553 11,744 *6,053 10,618
*172,002
162,661
106

Nov? 1998
Thousand
25,521 28,507 4,167
2,696 31,008
8,893 16,984 17,617 3,361 4,653 12,390 6,233 11,115
173,145
169,341
102

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.

Oct3 1998
Thousand
18,058 21,391
5,756 1,918 23,971 4,834 14,114 *12,466 2,438 3,670 9,681 4,883 8,496

Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States

Week Ending

Oct 10 1998

Oct 17 1998

Oct24 1998

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

18,729 *22,862
4,535 2,307 23,612 5,361 13,191 *11,825 2,346 3,798 9,332 4,914 7,997

18,247 *21,941
4,517 2,629 23,464 6,334 13,530 *12,074 2,576 3,051 9,344 4,608 8,872

*18,310 *23,443
4,980 2,574 24,569 6,110 *13,871 *12,635 2,629 3,871 10,217 5,042 9,567

131,676

*130,809

*131,187

*137,818

129,607

131,158

130,236

139,492

102

100

101

99

Oct 31 1998
Thousand
*17,637 23,193 4,633 *2,273
*24,405 6,070
*14,372 12,433 *2,570 3,773 9,841 *5,070 *9,234
*135,504
132,375
102

Nov? 1998
Thousand
17,627 22,279 4,268
2,085 23,371
5,645 '13,215 12,496
2,266 5,304 9,457 4,570 9,845
132,428
126,248
105