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.
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.