Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 March 30

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.

March 30, 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 March 26, 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 34.8 million eggs during the week ending March 26, 2022, up 6 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 million eggs during the same week, up slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 26, 2022, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through March 26, 2022 for the United States were 2.23 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.9 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 26, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.3 million chicks, down 4 percent from a year ago.

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

State

February 19, 2022

February 26, 2022

March 5, 2022

Week ending
March 12, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,752 1,194
35,124 5,457

34,544 1,194
35,353 5,599

34,763 1,194
35,162 5,557

34,716 1,194
35,400 5,177

March 19, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,703 1,194
35,497 5,259

United States ......

239,621

239,173

240,897

240,275

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 30, 2022

240,886

March 26, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,837 1,194 34,718 5,475
240,273

Percent of previous year
(percent) 106 99 100 96
101

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

State

February 19, 2022

February 26, 2022

March 5, 2022

Week ending
March 12, 2022

March 19, 2022

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

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

23,821 1,142
27,071 3,829

24,240 1,212
25,373 5,322

25,482 1,216
24,520 5,204

25,476 1,121
24,997 4,231

23,959 1,194
27,468 4,372

United States ......

185,895

185,562

186,025

186,614

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 30, 2022

185,787

March 26, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,876 1,128 26,253 4,634
187,375

Percent of previous year
(percent) 102 85 96 113
100

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

February 19, 2022

February 26, 2022

Week ending

March 5, 2022

March 12, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,752 24,662
4,973 1,194 35,124 5,670 3,290 7,333 16,735 9,600

34,544 24,368
5,175 1,194 35,353 5,320 3,199 7,837 16,578 9,598

34,763 24,849
4,890 1,194 35,162 5,529 3,078 7,976 16,686 9,605

34,716 23,933
4,880 1,194 35,400 5,447 3,078 8,038 16,569 9,605

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

25,194 7,494 6,497 5,457
19,122 6,831
13,254

24,700 7,761 6,619 5,599
19,283 6,801
12,929

26,155 7,658 6,536 5,557
19,330 6,827
12,940

26,262 7,481 6,517 5,177
19,039 6,831
13,336

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

12,439

12,315

12,162

12,772

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

239,621

239,173

240,897

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 30, 2022

240,275

March 19, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,703 24,185 4,904 1,194 35,497 5,507 3,199 8,038 16,732 9,634
26,420 7,710 6,623 5,259
18,667 6,827
13,255
12,532
240,886

March 26, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,837 24,658 4,946 1,194 34,718 5,418 3,260 7,965 16,641 9,634
25,969 7,813 6,512 5,475
19,086 6,831
13,166
12,150
240,273

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

State

February 19, 2022

February 26, 2022

Week ending

March 5, 2022

March 12, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

23,821 21,252
5,854 1,142 27,071 4,328 2,699 5,154 13,747 6,104

24,240 21,501
4,348 1,212 25,373 5,020 2,677 5,429 13,799 6,422

25,482 21,363
4,516 1,216 24,520 5,107 2,653 6,282 13,804 6,846

25,476 21,746
4,722 1,121 24,997 4,514 2,696 4,647 13,845 6,162

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

20,237 4,708 4,055 3,829
14,866 5,487
12,096

19,480 4,606 4,472 5,322
14,754 6,202
11,596

19,563 4,285 4,192 5,204
14,819 5,319
11,864

20,471 4,717 4,264 4,231
14,873 6,316
12,467

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

9,445

9,109

8,990

9,349

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

185,895

185,562

186,025

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 30, 2022

186,614

March 19, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,959 22,173 4,863 1,194 27,468 4,470 2,659 5,481 13,569 6,426
19,645 3,399 4,255 4,372
15,098 5,673
11,790
9,293
185,787

March 26, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,876 22,248 4,255 1,128 26,253 4,687 2,563 5,299 13,671 6,608
20,735 3,573 4,368 4,634
15,097 6,882
11,455
9,043
187,375

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.