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 23, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 19, 2022, down slightly 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 34.1 million eggs during the week ending November 19, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.9 million eggs during the same week, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 19, 2022, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through November 19, 2022 for the United States were 8.66 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.3 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 19, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.2 million chicks, up 2 percent from a year ago.

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

State

October 15, 2022

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

Week ending
November 5, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,417 1,225
35,321 5,650

33,762 1,225
35,205 5,915

33,982 1,225
33,962 5,427

33,396 1,225
34,167 5,641

November 12, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,242 1,225
35,515 5,770

United States ......

237,419

237,281

235,274

232,956

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 23, 2022

238,204

November 19, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,126 1,225
35,923 5,980
240,302

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 103 114
100

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

State

October 15, 2022

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

Week ending
November 5, 2022

November 12, 2022

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

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

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

24,221 1,328
26,744 4,935

United States ......

190,687

187,655

184,353

186,866

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 23, 2022

185,735

November 19, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,250 1,329 26,160 4,162
183,596

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 99 102 84
100

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

State

October 15, 2022

October 22, 2022

Week ending

October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,417 23,924
4,593 1,225 35,321 6,316 3,441 8,005 16,029 9,632

33,762 23,960
4,566 1,225 35,205 6,877 3,532 8,014 16,303 9,351

33,982 23,885
4,939 1,225 33,962 6,917 3,396 7,869 15,705 8,573

33,396 24,152
5,180 1,225 34,167 5,934 3,516 8,004 15,860 9,033

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

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
12,675

23,690 7,088 6,374 5,427
19,433 6,538
13,140

23,717 7,375 6,893 5,641
16,701 6,444
12,997

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

12,589

12,343

13,131

12,721

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

237,419

237,281

235,274

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 23, 2022

232,956

November 12, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,242 24,698
5,148 1,225 35,515 6,131 3,214 8,005 15,660 9,926
23,831 7,336 6,937 5,770
18,231 6,451
13,041
12,843
238,204

November 19, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,126 24,764
5,123 1,225 35,923 6,285 3,516 8,002 16,659 9,905
25,359 7,732 6,879 5,980
18,217 4,691
13,092
12,824
240,302

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

Week ending

State

October 15, 2022

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

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

23,349 20,962
5,308 1,342 26,946 5,102 2,786 4,792 13,159 6,981

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

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
11,401

19,311 4,639 4,724 5,312
14,911 6,336
11,482

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

8,856

9,589

9,328

9,424

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

190,687

187,655

184,353

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 23, 2022

186,866

November 12, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,221 20,581 5,185 1,328 26,744 5,176 3,002 4,892 13,493 6,217
19,577 4,739 4,701 4,935
14,148 6,142
11,378
9,276
185,735

November 19, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,250 20,596 4,684 1,329 26,160 5,429 2,953 5,452 13,202 5,602
19,267 4,403 4,383 4,162
15,308 5,925
10,785
9,706
183,596

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.