Georgia weekly hatchery, 1998 February 25

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Released: February 25, 1998

Publication No. USPS 383-930

GEORGIA AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
Stephens Federal Building Suite 320 Athens, Georgia 30601 Phone: (706)546-2236

948-08
BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN 2 PERCENT BROILER EGGS SET DOWN 1 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending February 21 was 23,440,000--2 percent less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.

An estimated 29,718,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--slightly less than the previous week and 1 percent less than the comparable week a year earlier.

Placement of broiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 134,297,000--2 percent less than the previous week and 2 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 174,243,000--slightly less than the previous week but 1 percent more than the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 82 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

Eggs Set 11

Net Cross State Movement

Chicks Placed for

of Chicks

Broilers in Georn:ia

1996

1997 %of

1996

1997

-

-

year

-

-

1997

1998

ago

1997

1998

1996

1997

%of

-

-

year

1997

1998

ago

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

Nov. 15

29,415 28,770

98

+118

Nov. 22

29,294 29,451

101

+511

Nov. 29

29,735 29,936

101

+363

Dec. 6

29,098 29,527

101

+427

Dec. 13

29,213 30,247 104

-152

Dec. 20

29,097 30,037 103

+450

Dec. 27

29,689 30,314 102

+334

Jan. 3

29,541 30,262 102

-22

Jan. 10

28,807 30,254 105

+280

Jan. 17

29,024 29,726

102

+264

Jan. 24

29,172 29,620

102

+400

Jan. 31

29,126 29,169

100

+350

Feb. 7

29,623 29,195

99

+73

Feb. 14

29,942 29,823* 100* +417

Feb. 21

29 994 29 718

99

+495

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

-195 +736 +485 +357 +447
+89 -301 -197
-16 +111 +475 +128 +328 +328* +213

20,948 22,460 23,394 24,067 23,578 24,430 23,874 23,419 23,602 24,146 24,031 23,830 23,454 23,623 23 915

21,567 22,986 22,577 23,232 23,880 24,046 23,057 23,881 23,807 24,501 24,793 24,081 23,971 23,960* 23 440

103 102 97 97 101 98 97 102 101 101 103 101 102 101*
98

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

BROILER TYPE EGGS SET & CHICKS PLACED IN MAJOR COMMERCIAL STATES BY WEEKS - 1997-1998

15 STATES
Ala. Ark. Calif.,Tenn.,W.Va. Del. Fla.

Jan. 31
25,338 29,093 10,195
4,502 2,629

EGGS SET

Week Ended

Feb.

Feb.

7

14

Thousands

25,377

25,351

29,221 *

29,727 *

10,326

11,170

4,502

4,581

2,678

2,844

Feb. 21
25,808 29,608 10,437
4,638 2,800

%of year ago l/
99 99 107 103 92

GA.

29,169

29,195

29,823 *

29,718

99

Md. Miss. N.C. Penn.
s.c.
Tex. Va.
TOTAL15STATES 1998 1997* % of Last Year
15 STATES
Ala. Ark. Calif.,Tenn.,W.Va. Del. Fla.

8,361 16,973 16,648 3,530 4,155 12,068 6,069
168,730 170,898
99
Jan. 31
18,195 23,060
9,581 5,838 2,779

8,000 17,379 16,969 3,575 4,197 12,426
6,542

8,501 17,581 17,861 * 3,727 * 4,260 12,369 6,610

170,387 * 172,851
99

174,405 * 173,704
100

CHICKS PLACED

Week Ended

Feb.

Feb.

7

14

Thousands

17,740

18,399

23,492 *

23,652 *

9,811

9,258

4,718

4,464

2,907

2,551

8,614 17,799 17,734 3,645 4,289 12,523
6,630
174,243 173,366
101
Feb. 21
17,897 22,634
9,659 5,229 2,614

98 103 101 105 97 103 101
101
%of year ago l/
98 99 106 109 105

GA.

24,081

23,971

23,960 *

23,440

98

Md. Miss. N.C. Penn. S.C. Tex. Va.

5,106

6,188

6,394

5,534

84

14,189

14,722

14,331

14,134

100

13,392

13,656

12,605 *

12,790

94

2,677

2,687

2,574 *

2,579

89

3,161

2,974

3,519

3,579

95

9,630

9,561

9,606

9,446

106

5,353

5,166

5,199

4,762

96

TOTAL IS STATES

1998

137,042

137,593 *

136,512 *

134,297

98

1997*

136,782

133,727

136,118

136,402

% of Last Year

100

103

100

98

*Revised. I/Current week as percent of san1e week last year.

ROBERT T. BASS State Statistician

CHRIS MESSER & FRIEDA DEKAZOS Agricultural Statisticians

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