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
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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.