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 9, 2022
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 232 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 5, 2022, down 1 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 33.3 million eggs during the week ending November 5, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.1 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 5 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 5, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through November 5, 2022 for the United States were 8.29 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.2 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 5, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.9 million chicks, up 13 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
October 1, 2022
October 8, 2022
October 15, 2022
Week ending
October 22, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
33,143 1,225
35,117 5,837
34,775 1,225
35,117 5,520
33,417 1,225
35,733 5,650
32,697 1,225
35,029 5,915
October 29, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,950 1,225
33,575 5,568
United States ......
239,712
237,424
237,831
235,454
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 9, 2022
234,534
November 5, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,269 1,225 34,085 5,581
232,218
Percent of previous year
(percent) 102 103 101 108
99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
October 1, 2022
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) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
25,689 1,321
26,743 5,101
24,315 1,294
26,371 3,861
25,558 1,217
25,322 5,190
23,762 1,212
25,996 4,931
25,037 1,329
26,806 4,488
United States ......
188,882
187,052
190,687
187,630
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 9, 2022
184,667
November 5, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,249 1,342 26,923 5,334
186,968
Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 100 113 101
105
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
October 1, 2022
October 8, 2022
Week ending
October 15, 2022
October 22, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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 6,412 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
32,697 23,960
4,566 1,225 35,029 6,356 3,532 8,014 16,303 9,351
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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 6,870 5,650
18,746 6,785
13,058
24,590 7,129 6,807 5,915
18,231 6,757
12,649
Other States............................
12,664
12,216
12,589
12,343
United States ..........................
239,712
237,424
237,831
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 9, 2022
235,454
October 29, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,950 23,885 4,939 1,225 33,575 6,396 3,396 7,869 15,705 8,573
23,990 7,218 6,412 5,568
18,433 6,932
13,417
13,051
234,534
November 5, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,269 24,152 5,180 1,225 34,085 5,608 3,516 8,004 15,860 9,033
23,717 7,718 6,823 5,581
16,701 6,050
13,022
12,674
232,218
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
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)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
25,689 21,257
4,604 1,321 26,743 5,479 3,133 6,055 13,539 6,260
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
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
18,901 4,775 4,784 5,101
15,187 5,787
10,909
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 4,939 4,931
15,155 6,472
11,191
Other States............................
9,358
9,238
8,856
9,585
United States ..........................
188,882
187,052
190,687
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 9, 2022
187,630
October 29, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,037 20,711 4,702 1,329 26,806 5,648 2,776 4,925 12,864 7,329
18,384 3,871 4,720 4,488
14,189 5,997
11,562
9,329
184,667
November 5, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,249 20,962 5,308 1,342 26,923 5,220 2,786 4,741 13,124 6,981
19,579 4,639 4,732 5,334
14,830 6,339
11,458
9,421
186,968
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.