\;'i"f\ 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 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 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