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
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This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded.

December 21, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 17, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.3 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.4 million eggs during the week ending December 17, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.7 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 17, 2022, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through December 17, 2022 for the United States were 9.41 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 17, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.4 million chicks, up 1 percent from a year ago.

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

State

November 12, 2022

November 19, 2022

November 26, 2022

Week ending
December 3, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,091 1,225
35,515 5,770

34,721 1,225
35,923 5,980

34,584 1,225
35,468 5,907

34,863 1,225
35,860 6,043

December 10, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,663 1,225
35,862 5,786

United States ......

238,080

241,659

239,439

240,945

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 21, 2022

240,187

December 17, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,355 1,225
35,705 5,784
240,141

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 102 113
101

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

State

November 12, 2022

November 19, 2022

November 26, 2022

Week ending
December 3, 2022

December 10, 2022

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

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

24,248 1,328
26,744 5,125

24,304 1,329
26,160 4,394

24,262 1,332
25,439 4,159

25,809 1,331
24,884 5,037

24,822 1,292
27,473 4,473

United States ......

185,683

183,550

183,023

187,053

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 21, 2022

190,187

December 17, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
24,791 1,315
27,416 5,241
187,994

Percent of previous year
(percent)
102 106 101 115
100

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

State

November 12, 2022

November 19, 2022

Week ending

November 26, 2022

December 3, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,091 24,698
5,148 1,225 35,515 6,131 3,214 8,005 15,660 9,926

34,721 24,401
5,123 1,225 35,923 6,802 3,516 8,002 16,659 9,905

34,584 24,346
5,215 1,225 35,468 6,564 3,516 8,005 16,344 9,954

34,863 24,328
5,354 1,225 35,860 6,115 3,516 8,003 16,172 9,813

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

23,831 7,336 6,966 5,770
18,231 6,449
13,041

25,359 7,732 6,909 5,980
18,217 4,667
13,694

24,811 7,279 6,934 5,907
17,902 5,128
13,491

25,003 7,326 6,848 6,043
18,395 6,388
12,950

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

12,843

12,824

12,766

12,743

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

238,080

241,659

239,439

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 21, 2022

240,945

December 10, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,663 24,195
5,271 1,225 35,862 5,943 3,350 8,005 16,432 9,813
24,389 7,697 6,646 5,786
18,506 6,286
13,412
12,706
240,187

December 17, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,355 24,383
5,166 1,225 35,705 6,053 3,380 8,001 16,341 9,812
24,767 7,532 6,724 5,784
18,415 6,394
13,357
12,747
240,141

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

State

November 12, 2022

November 19, 2022

Week ending

November 26, 2022

December 3, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,248 20,843
5,185 1,328 26,744 5,520 3,002 4,806 13,493 6,198

24,304 21,152
4,684 1,329 26,160 5,817 2,953 5,307 13,202 5,494

24,262 21,235
4,793 1,332 25,439 5,016 2,862 7,054 13,444 5,002

25,809 20,966
4,511 1,331 24,884 5,545 2,705 5,866 13,223 6,913

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

19,387 4,480 4,663 5,125
14,148 6,384
10,855

19,177 3,954 4,412 4,394
15,308 5,979
10,639

19,093 5,711 4,740 4,159
13,483 4,301
11,445

19,548 4,767 4,763 5,037
14,268 6,081
11,367

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

9,274

9,285

9,652

9,469

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

185,683

183,550

183,023

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 21, 2022

187,053

December 10, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
24,822 22,391
4,469 1,292 27,473 6,371 2,966 7,164 13,881 6,377
19,638 4,097 4,773 4,473
14,499 3,761
12,275
9,465
190,187

December 17, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
24,791 21,648
5,388 1,315 27,416 6,503 2,928 5,510 13,743 6,711
18,606 3,956 4,769 5,241
14,043 4,387
11,641
9,398
187,994

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.