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. 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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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.