\t I I A4M.C7 PI H~ t~ct~/1-<6 GEORGIA WEEKLY HATCHERY 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 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 your E-mail or Fax number and we will begin faster delivery ofthe releases you have requested. 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