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

November 16, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 238 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 12, 2022, down 2 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 34.2 million eggs during the week ending November 12, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.3 million eggs during the same week, up slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 12, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through November 12, 2022 for the United States were 8.48 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.2 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 12, 2022, up 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.7 million chicks, up 5 percent from a year ago.

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

State

October 8, 2022

October 15, 2022

October 22, 2022

Week ending
October 29, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,775 1,225
35,117 5,520

33,417 1,225
35,733 5,650

33,762 1,225
35,269 5,915

33,982 1,225
33,671 5,427

November 5, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,396 1,225
33,818 5,641

United States ......

237,424

237,831

237,319

234,417

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 16, 2022

232,256

November 12, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,243 1,225
35,333 5,969
237,672

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 100 106
98

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

State

October 8, 2022

October 15, 2022

October 22, 2022

Week ending
October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

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

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

24,315 1,294
26,371 3,861

25,558 1,217
25,322 5,190

23,762 1,212
25,996 4,931

25,103 1,329
26,858 4,485

23,349 1,342
26,946 5,312

United States ......

187,052

190,687

187,655

184,352

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 16, 2022

186,933

November 12, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,224 1,328 26,699 4,993
185,749

Percent of previous year
(percent) 106 104 105 113
102

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

State

October 8, 2022

October 15, 2022

Week ending

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,775 23,719
4,711 1,225 35,117 6,412 3,340 8,043 15,813 9,699

33,417 23,924
4,593 1,225 35,733 6,316 3,441 8,005 16,029 9,632

33,762 23,960
4,566 1,225 35,269 6,877 3,532 8,014 16,303 9,351

33,982 23,885
4,939 1,225 33,671 6,396 3,396 7,869 15,705 8,573

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

24,128 7,541 6,959 5,520
17,814 6,599
13,793

24,956 6,862 6,870 5,650
18,746 6,785
13,058

24,590 7,129 6,846 5,915
18,231 6,757
12,649

23,990 7,088 6,374 5,427
18,433 6,932
13,401

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

12,216

12,589

12,343

13,131

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

237,424

237,831

237,319

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 16, 2022

234,417

November 5, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,396 24,152 5,180 1,225 33,818 5,934 3,516 8,004 15,860 9,033
23,717 7,375 6,893 5,641
16,701 6,050
13,040
12,721
232,256

November 12, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,243 24,698 5,148 1,225 35,333 6,131 3,214 8,005 15,660 9,326
23,716 7,201 6,937 5,969
18,231 6,451
13,374
12,810
237,672

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

State

October 8, 2022

October 15, 2022

Week ending

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,315 21,427
5,943 1,294 26,371 5,723 3,009 4,388 13,469 6,569

25,558 22,725
5,824 1,217 25,322 5,480 3,135 4,811 14,066 6,758

23,762 23,021
4,012 1,212 25,996 5,442 2,617 6,052 13,840 6,538

25,103 20,698
4,702 1,329 26,858 5,600 2,676 4,998 12,864 7,329

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

19,759 5,020 4,855 3,861
14,498 6,061
11,252

20,371 3,965 4,641 5,190
14,885 5,997
11,886

19,469 3,396 4,989 4,931
15,155 6,534
11,100

18,077 3,871 4,694 4,485
14,207 6,133
11,400

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

9,238

8,856

9,589

9,328

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

187,052

190,687

187,655

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 16, 2022

184,352

November 5, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,349 20,962 5,308 1,342 26,946 5,102 2,786 4,792 13,159 6,981
19,311 4,639 4,724 5,312
14,911 6,336
11,549
9,424
186,933

November 12, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,224 20,469 5,185 1,328 26,699 5,108 3,002 4,853 13,528 6,217
19,637 4,767 4,701 4,993
14,194 6,142
11,426
9,276
185,749

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.