Georgia weekly hatchery, 1998 September 30

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Released: September 30, 1998

Publication No. USPS 383-930

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

948-39

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BROILERS PLACED IN GEORGIA DOWN SLIGHTLY BROILER EGGS SET UP 5 PERCENT

Placement ofbroiler chicks in Georgia during the week ending September 26 was 24,494,000--1 percent less than the previous week and slightly less than the comparable week last year, according to the Georgia Agricultural Statistics Service.
An estimated 29,570,000 broiler type eggs were set by Georgia hatcheries--3 percent less than the previous week but 5 percent more than the comparable week a year earlier.

Placement ofbroiler chicks in the 15 reporting States totaled 136,019,000---1 percent less than the previous week and 1 percent less than the comparable week last year. Broiler type hatching eggs set were 169,245,000-1 percent more than the previous week and 4 percent more than the corresponding week a year earlier. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week was 81 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

year

1997

1998

ago

1997

1998

1997

1998

Thousands

Thousands

Thousands

%of year
ago

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

30,824

104

-457

-836

July 11

30,673

30,664

100

-358

-72

July 18

30,585

31,283

102

+7

+154

July 25

29,649

31,059

105

+355

+313

Aug. 1

29,781

30,941

104

-206

+115

Aug. 8

30,512

30,879

101

+309

+607

Aug. 15

29,543

31,044

105

-157

+304

Aug. 22

30,478

31,603

104

-335

-461

Aug. 29

30,359

31,242

103

-176

+82

Sept. 5

30,376

30,914*

102

-16

-334

Sept. 12

28,323

30,196

107

+132

+184

Sept. 19

28,506

30,386*

107*

+205

+257

Se:pt, 26

28,068

29,570

105

+207

+535

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

24,746 24,564 24,564 24,347 24,053 24,180 24,024 24,198 24,555 23,454 23,208 24,060 23,574 24,196 24,262 24,496

25,173 24,988 24,472 24,394 24,443 24,893 24,376 24,033 25,010 24,657 23,577 23,073 23,898 24,803 24,650* 24,494

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

102 102 100 100 102 103 101 99 102 105 102 100 101 103 102* 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 *Revised.

Aug22 1998
Thousand
25,375 28,643 4,164
2,565 31,603
8,866 18,132 17,268 3,625 4,453 13,038 6,583 11,104
175,419
173,390
101

Broiler Eggs Set, 15 Selected States

WeekEnding

Aug29 1998

Sep 5 1998

Sep 12 1998

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

25,489 29,126 4,322 2,530 31,242 8,901 18,119 17,108 3,605 4,324 12,923 6,537 11,148

*25,738 28,822 4,203 2,373
*30,914 8,668 18,023
*16,010 3,929 4,452 12,577 6,237
*10,836

23,861 *28,119
4,009 2,502 30,196 8,624 17,634 15,772 3,479 4,409 12,547 6,248 10,208

175,374

*172,782

*167,608

171,838

170,673

162,806

102

101

103

Sep 19 1998
Thousand
25,634 *28,468
3,837 2,546 *30,386 8,515 16,055 15,803 *3,491 4,470 12,609 *5,989 *9,119
*166,922
164,036
102

Sep26 1998
Thousand
25,561 27,763 4,344 2,792 29,570 8,714 16,360 15,702 3,773 4,444 13,988 6,012 10,222
169,245
162,951
104

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 *Revised.

Aug22 1998
Thousand
19,393 22,373
4,724 2,302 23,577 6,532 14,437 13,487 2,613 4,180 9,497 5,280 8,768

Broiler Chicks Placed, 15 Selected States

WeekEnding

Aug29 1998

Sep5 1998

Sep 12 1998

Thousand

Thousand

Thousand

18,452 22,642
5,249 *2,495 24,073 6,218 14,111 *13,186 2,496 3,842 9,415 5,134 10,564

18,613 22,514
5,198 *2,568 23,898
6,209 14,175 *13,428 2,729 4,170 *9,600 5,274 9,388

18,504 *22,848
5,082 2,352 24,803 5,997 14,244 *13,489 2,613 4,169 *9,924 5,395 9,802

137,163

*137,877

*137,764

*139,222

136,937

137,157

137,974

137,890

100

101

100

101

Sep 19 1998
Thousand
18,443 *22,447
*5,194 2,588 *24,650 *6,326 14,537 13,051 *2,724 3,271 *9,882 *5,285 *9,677
*138,075
137,962
100

Sep26 1998
Thousand
19,482 22,558
5,546 2,036 24,494 5,224 14,728 12,557 2,841 3,163 9,652 5,009 8,729
136,019
136,917
99