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Released: July 8, 1998
Publication No. USPS 383-930
AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE
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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