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 30, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 26, 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 33.6 million eggs during the week ending November 26, 2022, down 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.6 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 182 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 26, 2022, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through November 26, 2022 for the United States were 8.84 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.9 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 26, 2022, up 7 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.4 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.

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

State

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

Week ending
November 12, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,710 1,225
33,962 5,427

33,396 1,225
34,157 5,641

34,242 1,225
35,515 5,770

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

United States ......

237,281

235,002

233,365

238,204

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 30, 2022

239,915

November 26, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,552 1,225
35,628 5,907
237,440

Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 100 101 107
98

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

State

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

Week ending
November 12, 2022

November 19, 2022

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

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

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

24,250 1,329
26,160 4,162

United States ......

187,655

184,353

186,866

185,735

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 30, 2022

183,590

November 26, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,949 1,332 25,439 4,109
181,718

Percent of previous year
(percent) 107 100 99 86
99

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

State

October 22, 2022

October 29, 2022

Week ending

November 5, 2022

November 12, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

33,710 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 34,157 6,407 3,516 8,004 15,860 9,033

34,242 24,698
5,148 1,225 35,515 6,131 3,214 8,005 15,660 9,926

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

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
16,927 6,050
12,997

23,831 7,336 6,937 5,770
18,231 6,451
13,041

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

12,343

13,131

12,835

12,843

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

237,281

235,002

233,365

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 30, 2022

238,204

November 19, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,126 24,401
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 4,667
13,092
12,824
239,915

November 26, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,552 24,346
5,215 1,225 35,628 6,043 3,516 8,005 16,344 9,954
24,926 7,279 6,870 5,907
17,586 5,128
13,050
12,866
237,440

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

State

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)

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

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

24,221 20,581
5,185 1,328 26,744 5,176 3,002 4,892 13,493 6,217

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

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

19,577 4,739 4,701 4,935
14,148 6,142
11,378

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

9,589

9,328

9,424

9,276

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

187,655

184,353

186,866

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 30, 2022

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 5,919
10,785
9,706
183,590

November 26, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,949 20,954 4,793 1,332 25,439 5,373 2,862 6,519 13,444 5,295
19,093 4,757 4,760 4,109
13,483 5,013
10,864
9,679
181,718

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.