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.