Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 November 9

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

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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.