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.