Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 October 12

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.

October 12, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 3 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 8, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.5 million eggs during the week ending October 8, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.2 million eggs during the same week, up 7 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 5 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 8, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through October 8, 2022 for the United States were 7.54 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.2 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 8, 2022, up 7 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.6 million chicks, up 5 percent from a year ago.

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

State

September 3, 2022

September 10, 2022

September 17, 2022

Week ending
September 24, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,501 1,225
35,283 5,669

34,915 1,225
35,377 5,800

33,495 1,225
34,600 5,894

34,279 1,225
35,143 5,883

October 1, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,088 1,225
34,797 5,716

United States ......

241,001

240,339

238,890

242,374

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 12, 2022

238,683

October 8, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,538 1,225
35,195 5,512
237,182

Percent of previous year
(percent)
104 103 107
97
103

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

State

September 3, 2022

September 10, 2022

September 17, 2022

Week ending
September 24, 2022

October 1, 2022

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

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

25,599 1,282
27,101 5,308

24,608 1,214
28,411 4,414

25,489 1,270
28,192 4,463

25,648 1,395
26,346 5,527

25,638 1,321
26,753 5,083

United States ......

193,757

193,966

194,205

188,459

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 12, 2022

188,899

October 8, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
24,225 1,294
26,552 3,843
187,077

Percent of previous year
(percent)
107 99
105 70
105

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

State

September 3, 2022

September 10, 2022

Week ending

September 17, 2022

September 24, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,501 25,185
4,777 1,225 35,283 6,890 3,562 8,062 15,300 9,621

34,915 24,167
4,773 1,225 35,377 6,279 3,472 8,067 16,396 9,730

33,495 24,635
4,699 1,225 34,600 6,922 3,411 8,065 16,350 9,604

34,279 25,280
4,628 1,225 35,143 6,971 3,407 8,067 17,013 9,710

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

25,999 7,591 6,819 5,669
18,422 6,247
13,746

25,020 7,691 7,078 5,800
18,897 6,616
12,346

25,177 7,609 7,027 5,894
18,500 6,861
12,941

25,945 7,762 6,651 5,883
18,716 6,639
12,944

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

12,102

12,490

11,875

12,111

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

241,001

240,339

238,890

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 12, 2022

242,374

October 1, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,088 25,297
4,729 1,225 34,797 6,545 3,138 8,003 16,499 9,313
23,847 7,581 7,215 5,716
18,945 6,623
13,546
12,576
238,683

October 8, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,538 23,719
4,711 1,225 35,195 6,412 3,340 8,043 15,813 9,699
24,635 7,380 6,925 5,512
17,814 6,599
13,352
12,270
237,182

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

State

September 3, 2022

September 10, 2022

Week ending

September 17, 2022

September 24, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

25,599 22,323
4,212 1,282 27,101 5,819 3,022 5,867 13,908 6,565

24,608 21,814
4,248 1,214 28,411 4,969 3,053 7,190 13,976 6,533

25,489 21,748
5,568 1,270 28,192 6,244 3,153 6,218 13,919 7,312

25,648 21,793
4,694 1,395 26,346 5,717 3,166 5,157 12,715 6,944

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

19,865 4,644 4,681 5,308
15,140 7,085
11,574

20,128 5,300 4,549 4,414
15,075 5,492
13,364

20,079 4,877 4,833 4,463
15,033 5,500
11,454

18,891 4,715 4,505 5,527
14,456 5,997
11,737

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

9,762

9,628

8,853

9,056

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

193,757

193,966

194,205

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 12, 2022

188,459

October 1, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,638 21,286 4,604 1,321 26,753 5,510 3,133 6,083 13,491 6,260
18,937 4,775 4,784 5,083
15,187 5,787
10,909
9,358
188,899

October 8, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,225 21,777 5,995 1,294 26,552 5,854 3,009 4,479 13,469 6,557
19,793 4,755 4,741 3,843
14,396 5,981
11,567
8,790
187,077

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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