Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 January 26

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 26, 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 22, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.5 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.

Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.4 million eggs during the week ending January 22, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.2 million eggs during the same week, up 3 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 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 22, 2022, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through January 22, 2022 for the United States were 553 million. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.

Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 22, 2022, down 8 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.2 million chicks, up 5 percent from a year ago.

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

State

December 18, 2021

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2022

Week ending
January 8, 2022

January 15, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

34,227 1,194
35,124 5,011

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

34,268 1,194
35,073 5,057

United States ......

237,594

238,160

236,948

237,145

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 26, 2022

237,563

January 22, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,356 1,193 34,154 5,623
237,254

Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 99 103 96
101

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

State

December 18, 2021

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2021

Week ending
January 8, 2021

January 15, 2021

January 22, 2022

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

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

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

23,511 1,241
26,185 4,536

22,997 1,252
27,192 3,550

United States ......

187,352

186,378

185,219

184,651

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 26, 2022

184,772

183,854

Percent of previous year
(percent) 92 95
105 72
98

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

State

December 18, December 25,

2021

2021

Week ending

January 1, 2022

January 8, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,227 24,665
4,657 1,194 35,124 5,021 3,288 7,968 16,315 9,206

33,843 24,886
4,743 1,194 34,678 5,244 3,198 7,894 16,160 9,425

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

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 6,815 5,011
18,467 6,467
13,642

25,292 7,793 6,554 5,576
18,351 6,615
13,470

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

12,300

12,214

12,268

12,229

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

237,594

238,160

236,948

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 26, 2022

237,145

January 15, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,268 24,917 4,938 1,194 35,073 5,296 3,199 7,794 16,144 9,233
25,557 7,697 6,621 5,057
18,002 6,724
13,533
12,316
237,563

January 22, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,356 24,928 4,788 1,193 34,154 5,285 3,229 7,944 15,973 9,383
25,399 7,667 6,551 5,623
18,129 6,702
13,508
12,442
237,254

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

State

December 18, December 25,

2021

2021

Week ending

January 1, 2022

January 8, 2022

January 15, 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 ..............................................

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

23,511 21,391
5,142 1,241 26,185 4,493 2,652 5,118 13,596 6,795

January 22, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
22,997 21,432
4,946 1,252 27,192 4,388 2,749 5,375 13,261 6,797

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

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

20,149 4,380 4,859 4,536
14,557 5,254
11,856

19,983 4,185 4,814 3,550
14,513 5,483
11,895

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

9,584

9,018

9,091

8,953

9,057

9,042

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

187,352

186,378

185,219

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 26, 2022

184,651

184,772

183,854