Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 January 19

United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service
Southern Region News Release Broiler Hatchery

Cooperating with the Alabama Department of Agriculture and Industries, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Georgia Department of Agriculture, and South Carolina Department of Agriculture
Southern Regional Field Office 355 East Hancock Avenue, Suite 100 Athens, GA 30601 (706) 713-5400 www.nass.usda.gov

This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded.

January 19, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent

Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 15, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.7 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.3 million eggs during the week ending January 15, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.1 million eggs during the same week, up 7 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent

Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 185 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 15, 2022, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through January 15, 2022 for the United States were 370 million. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 15, 2022, down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.2 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 11, 2021

December 18, 2021

December 25, 2021

Week ending
January 1, 2022

January 8, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

34,098 1,225
34,447 4,808

34,010 1,225
35,032 5,126

34,016 1,194
35,214 5,611

33,970 1,194
35,057 5,011

33,843 1,194
34,678 5,576

United States ......

238,979

237,594

238,160

236,385

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 19, 2022

237,145

January 15, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,254 1,194 35,064 5,057
237,224

Percent of previous year
(percent) 102 99 107 86
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 11, 2021

December 18, 2021

December 25, 2021

Week ending
January 1, 2021

January 8, 2021

January 15, 2022

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

23,417 1,327
27,373 4,152

24,414 1,243
27,056 4,568

23,986 1,017
26,611 5,271

23,896 1,138
26,626 3,439

23,868 1,142
25,680 4,601

23,522 1,241
26,185 4,536

United States ......

188,550

187,352

186,378

185,219

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 19, 2022

184,652

184,882

Percent of previous year
(percent) 97 95 99 93
98

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 11, 2021

December 18, 2021

Week ending

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

34,098 24,451
4,724 1,225 34,447 7,410 3,320 7,974 16,960 9,395

34,010 24,800
4,844 1,225 35,032 5,199 2,791 7,974 16,909 9,387

34,016 24,707
4,845 1,194 35,214 5,173 3,289 7,973 16,765 9,206

33,970 24,665
4,657 1,194 35,057 5,021 3,288 7,968 16,315 9,206

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

25,498 7,448 6,972 4,808
18,502 6,691
12,723

25,362 7,687 6,821 5,126
18,661 6,526
12,940

25,074 7,882 6,695 5,611
18,589 6,489
13,224

24,932 7,681 6,621 5,011
18,467 6,467
13,621

Other States ........................................

12,333

12,300

12,214

12,244

United States ......................................

238,979

237,594

238,160

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 19, 2022

236,385

January 8, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,843 24,886 4,743 1,194 34,678 5,244 3,198 7,894 16,160 9,425
25,292 7,793 6,554 5,576
18,351 6,615
13,470
12,229
237,145

January 15, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,254 24,888 4,938 1,194 35,064 5,296 3,199 7,794 16,144 9,233
25,557 7,697 6,624 5,057
18,002 6,724
13,243
12,316
237,224

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 11, 2021

December 18, 2021

Week ending

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2022

January 8, 2022

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............................................. Arkansas ............................................. Delaware ............................................ Florida ................................................. Georgia ............................................... Kentucky ............................................. Louisiana ............................................ Maryland ............................................. Mississippi .......................................... Missouri ..............................................

23,417 22,061
4,886 1,327 27,373 6,536 2,685 5,989 14,004 7,087

24,414 22,421
4,230 1,243 27,056 3,645 2,780 5,917 13,927 7,469

23,986 21,149
4,508 1,017 26,611 4,546 2,736 5,591 13,977 6,334

23,896 21,499
4,581 1,138 26,626 5,005 2,817 5,672 14,064 6,218

23,868 21,702
4,858 1,142 25,680 4,429 2,309 4,798 13,825 7,304

January 15, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
23,522 21,412
5,142 1,241 26,185 4,493 2,652 5,118 13,596 7,051

North Carolina ..................................... Oklahoma ........................................... Pennsylvania ...................................... South Carolina .................................... Texas .................................................. Virginia ................................................ California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............................

20,259 3,681 5,064 4,152
14,802 5,228
10,541

20,377 2,989 4,971 4,568
14,580 5,654
11,527

19,401 5,178 5,085 5,271
14,477 5,953
11,540

20,105 4,597 5,068 3,439
14,582 5,997
10,824

19,708 3,827 5,045 4,601
14,544 5,983
12,075

20,135 4,145 4,856 4,536
14,557 5,254
11,930

Other States ........................................

9,458

9,584

9,018

9,091

8,954

9,057

United States ......................................

188,550

187,352

186,378

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 19, 2022

185,219

184,652

184,882