Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 February 2

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 2, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 3 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 29, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.0 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 January 29, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.5 million eggs during the same week, up 5 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 29, 2022, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through January 29, 2022 for the United States were 740 million. Cumulative placements were down 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.4 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 29, 2022, down 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.0 million chicks, up 4 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2022

January 8, 2022

Week ending
January 15, 2022

January 22, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,016 1,194
35,214 5,611

34,227 1,194
35,124 5,011

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

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

34,341 1,193
35,488 5,651

United States ......

238,160

236,948

237,433

237,232

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 2, 2022

238,543

January 29, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,722 1,194 35,520 5,510
240,757

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 99 105 94
103

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2022

January 8, 2022

Week ending
January 15, 2022

January 22, 2022

January 29, 2022

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

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

23,986 1,017
26,611 5,271

23,896 1,138
26,626 3,439

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

23,536 1,241
26,321 4,575

24,013 1,252
26,360 3,643

23,370 1,226
26,996 3,923

United States ......

186,378

185,219

184,672

185,110

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 2, 2022

184,045

185,850

Percent of previous year
(percent) 96 89
104 73
100

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2022

Week ending

January 8, 2022

January 15, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,016 24,707
4,845 1,194 35,214 5,173 3,289 7,973 16,765 9,206

34,227 24,665
4,657 1,194 35,124 5,021 3,288 7,968 16,315 9,206

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 16,144 9,233

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

25,074 7,882 6,695 5,611
18,589 6,489
13,224

24,932 7,681 6,815 5,011
18,467 6,467
13,642

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
13,533

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

12,214

12,268

12,229

12,375

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

238,160

236,948

237,433

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 2, 2022

237,232

January 22, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,341 24,928 4,788 1,193 35,488 5,285 3,229 7,944 15,973 9,383
25,399 7,550 6,551 5,651
18,129 6,702
13,525
12,484
238,543

January 29, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,722 25,039 4,752 1,194 35,520 5,427 3,275 7,937 16,509 9,546
25,822 7,586 6,500 5,510
18,910 6,792
13,416
12,300
240,757

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2021 and 2022

State

December 25, 2021

January 1, 2022

Week ending

January 8, 2022

January 15, 2022

January 22, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

23,986 21,149
4,508 1,017 26,611 4,546 2,736 5,591 13,977 6,334

23,896 21,499
4,581 1,138 26,626 5,005 2,817 5,672 14,064 6,218

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

23,536 21,429
5,142 1,241 26,321 4,541 2,652 5,122 13,642 6,795

24,013 21,709
4,946 1,252 26,360 4,251 2,724 5,357 13,261 6,797

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

19,401 5,178 5,085 5,271
14,477 5,953
11,540

20,105 4,597 5,068 3,439
14,582 5,997
10,824

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

20,228 4,380 4,871 4,575
14,464 5,254
11,856

20,002 3,966 4,821 3,643
14,471 5,483
11,950

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

9,018

9,091

8,953

9,061

9,039

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

186,378

185,219

184,672

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, February 2, 2022

185,110

184,045

January 29, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,370 22,791 4,636 1,226 26,996 3,989 2,770 5,233 13,397 6,828
20,728 3,388 4,813 3,923
14,494 6,190
12,038
9,040
185,850

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.