Georgia weekly hatchery, 1998 July 8

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Released: July 8, 1998

Publication No. USPS 383-930

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

948-27

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BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA UP SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET UP 4 PERCENT

Placement of broiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending July 4 was 24,442,000--slightly less than the previous week but slightly more than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.

An estimated 30,790,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--2 percent less than the previous week but 4 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.
Placement of broiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 143, 129,000---slightly more than the previous week and 2 percent more than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 171,356,000--3 percent less than the previous week and slightly less 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 Georgia

%of

1997

1998

year

1997

1998

1997

1998

ago

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

%of year ago

Mar. 21

29,040

29,918

103

+97

+105

Mar. 28

28,176

30,356

108

+363

+329

Apr. 4

30,402

30,359

100

-546

+429

Apr. 11

29,944

30,643

102

-73

+609

Apr. 18

30,196

30,425

101

-244

+353

Apr. 25

30,460

30,919

102

-380

+274

May 2

28,817

30,994

108

+156

+170

May 9

29,551

30,979

105

-89

-999

May 16

30,636

31,345

102

+157

+118

May 23

30,638

30,970

101

-105

+49

May 30

30,867

31,268

101

+344

+803

June 6

30,834

31,260

101

+96

+214

June 13

30,731

31,519*

103

+127

+510

June 20

30,462

31,192

102

-152

+208

June 27

30,268

31,307*

103

-207

-149*

July 4

29:743

30,790

104

-457

-856

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

24,216 24,303 23,307 23,148 22,417 24,052 24,197 23,929 24,530 23,066 24,191 24,690 24,746 24,564 24,564 24:347

24,016

99

24,273

100

24,702

106

24,451

106

24,472

109

24,585

102

24,716

102

23,355

98

24,784

101

24,861

108

25,556

106

25,191

102

25,173

102

24,988

102

24,472*

100

242442

100

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

State

AL

I

AR

DE

FL

GA

MD

MS

NC

PA
sc

TX

VA

CA,TN,&WV

15 State Total

Previous Year Total

Pet. ofPrev. Year * Revised.

May30 1998
Thousand
26,571 29,731 4,722 2,573 31,268 8,784 18,031 17,462 3,674 4,310 12,935 6,654 11,127
177,842
176,303
101

Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States

Week Ending

Jun 6 1998

Jun 13 1998

Jun 20 1998

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

26,328 29,699
4,725 2,567 31,260 8,805 17,990 17,591 3,709 4,329 13,008 6,678 11,208

26,328 *29,576
4,744 2,546 *31,519 8,915 17,999 18,045 3,616 4,316 12,947 6,842 11,241

26,329 29,505 4,560
2,509
31' 192 8,705 17,794 17,443 3,734 4,370 13,354 6,637
11,070

177,897

*178,634

177,202

176,249

175,071

175,236

101

102

101

Jun 27 1998

I

Thousand

25,426 29,222
4,783 2,434 *31,307 8,757 17,911 *17,868 *3,660 4,356 13,271 *6,649 *10,876

Jul4 1998
Thousand
25,205 28,955 4,439
2,477 30,790
8,056 17,807 16,329 3,602 4,220 12,380 6,615 10,481

*176,520

171,356

170,037

171,374

104

100

State
AL AR DE FL GA MD MS NC PA
sc
TX VA CA,TN,&WV
15 State Total
Previous Year Total
Pet. ofPrev. Year
* Rev1sed.

May30 1998
Thousand
18,940 24,181
5,320 2,795 25,556 5,806 14,816 13,357 2,901 3,291 9,570 5,500 9,903

Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States

WeekEnding

Jun 6 1998

Jun 13 1998

Jun20 1998

Thousand
19,272 23,635
5,634 2,715 25,191 5,505 14,703 13,736 2,877 3,350 *9,871 5,419 10,146

Thousand
19,103 23,647 4,933
2,631 25,173 6,438 15,100 13,688 2,725 3,479 *9,945 5,388 9,687

Thousand
19,341 24,184 4,521 2,319 24,988 6,770 15,146 13,638 2,703 3,476 *9,952 5,471 10,080

141,936

*142,054

*141,937

*142,589

141,209

142,511

142,374

141,506

101

100

100

101

Jun 27 1998
Thousand
*19,189 24,367 *6,076
2,434 *24,472
*5,447 14,910 *13,731 *2,728 3,994 *9,880 *5,201 * 10,538
*142,967
142,448
100

Jul4 1998
Thousand
19,294 23,714
5,532 2,408 24,442 6,240 14,871 13,657 2,749 4,603 9,774 5,585 10,260
143,129
140,860
102