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API4oo.C=1=========================== ~~~{cl<30GEORGIA WEEKLY HATCHERY
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
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