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 2, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 234 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 29, 2022, down 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.0 million eggs during the week ending October 29, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.3 million eggs during the same week, down 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 29, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through October 29, 2022 for the United States were 8.10 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 29, 2022, up 7 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, up 8 percent from a year ago.

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

State

September 24, 2022

October 1, 2022

October 8, 2022

Week ending
October 15, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,143 1,225
35,117 5,837

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

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

October 22, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
32,697 1,225
35,029 5,915

United States ......

242,498

239,712

237,803

237,952

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 2, 2022

235,602

October 29, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,950 1,225
33,279 5,568
233,655

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 103
96 102
98

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

State

September 24, 2022

October 1, 2022

October 8, 2022

Week ending
October 15, 2022

October 22, 2022

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

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

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

25,689 1,321
26,743 5,101

24,415 1,294
26,371 3,861

25,548 1,217
25,322 5,013

23,762 1,212
25,996 4,980

United States ......

188,459

188,882

187,053

190,719

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 2, 2022

187,531

October 29, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,001 1,329 26,549 4,532
184,097

Percent of previous year
(percent) 107 100 108 95
103

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

State

September 24, 2022

October 1, 2022

Week ending

October 8, 2022

October 15, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,279 25,280
4,792 1,225 35,143 6,971 3,407 8,067 17,013 9,710

33,143 25,297
4,729 1,225 35,117 6,545 3,138 8,003 16,499 9,313

34,775 23,719
4,711 1,225 35,117 6,791 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

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

25,945 7,762 6,651 5,883
18,716 6,624
12,944

24,295 7,607 7,215 5,837
18,945 6,623
13,517

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

24,956 6,862 6,991 5,650
18,746 6,785
13,058

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

12,086

12,664

12,216

12,589

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

242,498

239,712

237,803

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 2, 2022

237,952

October 22, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 32,697 23,960 4,566 1,225 35,029 6,356 3,532 8,014 16,303 9,351
24,590 7,129 6,955 5,915
18,231 6,757
12,649
12,343
235,602

October 29, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,950 23,885 4,939 1,225 33,279 6,396 3,396 7,869 15,705 8,573
22,990 7,087 6,557 5,568
18,881 6,932
13,417
13,006
233,655

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

State

September 24, 2022

October 1, 2022

Week ending

October 8, 2022

October 15, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

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

25,689 21,257
4,604 1,321 26,743 5,479 3,133 6,055 13,539 6,260

24,415 21,704
5,943 1,294 26,371 5,925 3,009 4,513 13,469 6,557

25,548 23,038
5,824 1,217 25,322 5,645 3,135 4,842 14,066 6,828

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

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

18,901 4,775 4,784 5,101
15,187 5,787
10,909

19,759 4,755 4,855 3,861
14,498 5,936
11,395

20,562 3,583 4,643 5,013
14,885 5,966
11,758

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

9,056

9,358

8,794

8,844

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

188,459

188,882

187,053

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 2, 2022

190,719

October 22, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,762 23,053 4,012 1,212 25,996 5,758 2,617 6,015 13,840 6,164
19,469 3,738 4,900 4,980
15,155 6,509
11,187
9,164
187,531

October 29, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,001 20,916 4,702 1,329 26,549 5,997 2,676 5,050 12,864 6,890
18,384 4,100 4,727 4,532
14,189 5,866
11,618
8,707
184,097

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.