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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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