bi/\ HA1P9t2l~+.iO/ou.=c-.41=- G==E=O=R=G==IA==W==E=E=K=L==Y=H=A==T=C=H=E=R=Y=== Released: November 4, 1998 948-44 Publication No. USPS 383-930 AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE Stephens Federal Building, Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236 E-mail: nass-ga@nass.usda.gov Website: www.nass.usda.govJga 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 possible. Please let us know our E-mail or Fax number and we will be n aster delive o the releases ou have re uested. BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP 5 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET UP 10 PERCENT Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending October 31 was 24,388,000, down 1 percent from the previous week but up 5 percent from the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service. An estimated 30,633,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries, up 6 percent from the previous week and up 10 percent from the comparable week a year earlier. Placement of broiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 134,666,000, down 2 percent from the previous week but up 2 percent from the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 172,348,000, up 5 percent from the previous week and up 6 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 PLACE:MENTS Eggs Set" Net Cross State Movement of Chicks Chicks Placed for Broiler in Georgia Week %of Ended 1997 1998 year ago 1997 1998 Thousands Thousands July 18 30,585 31,283 102 +7 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 30,243 113 -73 Oct. 24 27,470 28,924* 105 -312 Oct. 31 27773 30633 110 +40 l/ Includes eggs set by hatcheries producing chicks for hatchery supply flocks. * Revised +154 +313 +115 +607 +304 -461 +82 -334 +307 +404 +736 +428 +137 +477* +68* -56 1997 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 -22,017 23,740 23 219 1998 Thousands 24,893 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* 24 388 %of year ago 103 101 99 102 105 102 100 101 103 102 101 106 105 107* 103* 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. Sep26 1998 Thousand 25,561 27,963 4,344 2,792 29,566 8,714 16,360 15,702 3,788 4,444 11,988 6,012 10,196 167,430 162,951 103 Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States Week Ending Oct3 1998 Oct 10 1998 Oct 17 1998 Thousand Thousand 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 23,968 28,662 4,095 2,510 31,151 8,725 17,624 *15,992 3,607 4,498 *12,850 6,104 *10,288 24,355 28,113 4,098 2,461 30,243 7,697 16,423 15,659 3,274 4,548 12,737 6,172 11,389 173,226 *170,074 167,169 170,663 165,123 158,883 102 103 105 ------- 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. Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States W eekEnding Sep26 1998 Oct3 1998 Oct 10 1998 Oct 17 1998 Thousand 19,480 22,558 5,546 2,036 24,685 5,227 14,728 12,557 2,692 3,033 9,652 5,009 8,726 Thousand 18,058 21,391 5,756 1,918 23,971 4,834 14,114 12,557 2,438 3,670 *9,681 4,883 8,496 Thousand 18,729 22,704 4,535 2,307 23,612 5,361 13,191 11,901 2,346 3,798 *9,332 4,914 7,997 Thousand 18,247 21,943 4,517 2,629 *23,464 6,334 13,530 12,162 2,576 3,051 9,344 4,608 8,872 135,929 *131,767 *130,727 *131,277 136,917 129,607 131,158 130,236 99 102 100 101 Oct24 1998 Thousand *24,560 27,796 4,068 2,826 *28,924 7,806 15,907 15,663 *3,200 4,276 11,932 6,039 10,517 *163,514 157,305 104 Oct24 1998 Thousand *17,828 23,382 4,980 2,574 *24,569 *6,110 13,898 12,733 *2,629 *3,871 10,217 5,042 9,567 *137,400 139,492 99 Oct 31 1998 Thousand 25,383 28,319 4,610 2,749 30,633 8,442 18,035 17,084 3,660 4,553 11,744 6,518 10,618 172,348 162,661 106 Oct 31 1998 Thousand 17,125 23,193 4,633 2,173 24,388 6,070 14,421 12,433 2,539 3,773 9,841 4,781 9,296 134,666 132,375 102