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 7, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 3, 2022, up slightly 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 35.0 million eggs during the week ending December 3, 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 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 3, 2022, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through December 3, 2022 for the United States were 9.03 billion. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 3, 2022, up 12 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 24.8 million chicks, down 10 percent from a year ago.

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

State

October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

November 12, 2022

Week ending
November 19, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

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

34,126 1,225
35,923 5,980

November 26, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,726 1,225
35,628 5,907

United States ......

235,002

233,365

238,231

240,558

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 7, 2022

237,885

December 3, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,956 1,225
35,937 5,810
240,865

Percent of previous year
(percent)
103 100 103 110
100

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

State

October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

November 12, 2022

Week ending
November 19, 2022

November 26, 2022

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

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

25,103 1,329
26,858 4,485

23,349 1,342
26,946 5,312

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

24,304 1,329
26,160 4,352

23,952 1,332
25,439 4,109

United States ......

184,353

186,866

185,699

183,528

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 7, 2022

182,695

December 3, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
25,822 1,331
24,779 4,989
186,991

Percent of previous year
(percent)
112 98 90
111
100

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

State

October 29, 2022

November 5, 2022

Week ending

November 12, 2022

November 19, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,126 24,401
5,123 1,225 35,923 6,285 3,516 8,002 16,659 9,905

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

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 6,966 5,770
18,231 6,449
13,041

25,359 7,732 6,920 5,980
18,217 4,667
13,694

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

13,131

12,835

12,843

12,824

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

235,002

233,365

238,231

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 7, 2022

240,558

November 26, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,726 24,346
5,215 1,225 35,628 6,043 3,516 8,005 16,344 9,954
24,811 7,279 6,915 5,907
17,586 5,128
13,491
12,766
237,885

December 3, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,956 24,328
5,233 1,225 35,937 6,115 3,516 8,003 16,162 9,813
25,003 7,307 6,902 5,810
18,395 6,388
12,926
12,846
240,865

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

State

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)

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

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

24,248 20,859
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

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

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

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

19,177 3,954 4,422 4,352
15,308 5,980
10,639

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

9,328

9,424

9,274

9,294

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

184,353

186,866

185,699

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, December 7, 2022

183,528

November 26, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
23,952 21,235
4,793 1,332 25,439 5,016 2,862 7,054 13,444 5,002
19,093 5,700 4,741 4,109
13,483 4,302
11,445
9,693
182,695

December 3, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
25,822 20,982
4,517 1,331 24,779 5,683 2,705 5,640 13,336 6,913
19,652 4,767 4,766 4,989
14,222 6,079
11,313
9,495
186,991

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.