Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 February 16

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.

February 16, 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 February 12, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.5 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.7 million eggs during the week ending February 12, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.0 million eggs during the same week, down slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 185 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 12, 2022, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through February 12, 2022 for the United States were 1.11 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 12, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.1 million chicks, up 12 percent from a year ago.

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

State

January 8, 2022

January 15, 2022

January 22, 2022

Week ending
January 29, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,207 1,194
34,678 5,576

34,296 1,194
35,025 4,709

34,311 1,193
35,335 5,651

34,692 1,194
35,520 5,026

February 5, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,351 1,194
35,055 5,590

United States ......

237,433

237,274

238,226

239,718

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 16, 2022

239,409

February 12, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,660 1,194 34,972 5,531
239,623

Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 99 100 97
101

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

State

January 8, 2022

January 15, 2022

January 22, 2022

Week ending
January 29, 2022

February 5, 2022

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

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

23,868 1,142
25,680 4,620

23,658 1,241
26,321 4,575

24,195 1,249
26,360 3,622

23,388 1,218
26,994 4,095

23,732 1,211
27,062 4,214

United States ......

184,672

185,218

184,248

186,221

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 16, 2022

185,676

February 12, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,767 1,122 28,077 4,530
184,929

Percent of previous year
(percent) 101 86 112 78
100

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

State

January 8, 2022

January 15, 2022

Week ending

January 22, 2022

January 29, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,207 24,886
4,743 1,194 34,678 5,244 3,198 7,894 16,160 9,425

34,296 24,917
4,938 1,194 35,025 5,296 3,199 7,794 16,176 9,233

34,311 24,928
4,788 1,193 35,335 5,285 3,229 7,857 15,947 9,383

34,692 24,291
4,752 1,194 35,520 5,427 3,275 7,929 16,546 9,546

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

25,292 7,793 6,478 5,576
18,351 6,615
13,470

25,557 7,691 6,605 4,709
18,002 6,724
13,543

25,399 7,550 6,551 5,651
18,129 6,702
13,525

25,891 7,586 6,500 5,026
18,910 6,792
13,448

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

12,229

12,375

12,463

12,393

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

237,433

237,274

238,226

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 16, 2022

239,718

February 5, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,351 24,915 4,880 1,194 35,055 5,312 3,275 7,792 16,807 9,256
24,878 7,559 6,797 5,590
18,913 6,702
13,436
12,697
239,409

February 12, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,660 24,662 4,966 1,194 34,972 5,087 3,175 7,864 16,792 9,605
25,106 7,622 6,671 5,531
19,089 6,807
13,307
12,513
239,623

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

State

January 8, 2022

January 15, 2022

Week ending

January 22, 2022

January 29, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

23,868 21,702
4,858 1,142 25,680 4,429 2,309 4,798 13,825 7,304

23,658 21,884
5,142 1,241 26,321 4,859 2,652 5,235 13,642 6,418

24,195 21,319
4,972 1,249 26,360 4,406 2,724 5,390 13,228 6,567

23,388 22,904
4,400 1,218 26,994 3,714 2,770 5,722 13,344 6,276

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

19,708 3,827 5,047 4,620
14,544 5,983
12,075

20,228 4,361 4,871 4,575
14,464 5,140
11,182

20,002 4,557 4,978 3,622
14,571 5,371
11,582

20,797 3,886 4,813 4,095
14,495 5,991
12,058

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

8,953

9,345

9,155

9,356

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

184,672

185,218

184,248

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 16, 2022

186,221

February 5, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,732 21,841 4,906 1,211 27,062 4,032 2,681 6,279 13,401 7,156
20,437 3,623 4,809 4,214
14,440 5,371
11,178
9,303
185,676

February 12, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,767 21,869 5,154 1,122 28,077 4,163 2,672 5,284 13,185 6,371
19,448 4,348 4,777 4,530
14,253 5,390
11,163
9,356
184,929

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.