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.

May 18, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 242 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 14, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.1 million eggs during the week ending May 14, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.9 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 14, 2022, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through May 14, 2022 for the United States were 3.54 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 14, 2022, up 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.9 million chicks, down 2 percent from a year ago.

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

State

April 9, 2022

April 16, 2022

April 23, 2022

Week ending
April 30, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,398 1,194
34,970 5,645

34,750 1,194
35,294 5,550

34,906 1,194
34,973 5,542

35,104 1,194
35,086 5,483

May 7, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,312 1,194
35,284 5,532

United States ......

239,173

239,192

239,815

241,939

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 18, 2022

240,575

May 14, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,093 1,194 34,939 5,564
241,857

Percent of previous year
(percent) 102 99 102 94
101

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

State

April 9, 2022

April 16, 2022

April 23, 2022

Week ending
April 30, 2022

May 7, 2022

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

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

24,538 1,311
27,303 3,752

24,673 1,311
26,721 4,813

25,476 1,426
25,277 4,666

25,378 1,436
25,330 4,337

25,043 1,332
26,905 4,908

United States ......

187,753

187,472

187,887

187,245

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 18, 2022

187,043

May 14, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,601 1,330 25,856 4,557
188,306

Percent of previous year
(percent) 106 98 98 93
100

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

April 9, 2022

April 16, 2022

Week ending

April 23, 2022

April 30, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,398 24,903
4,762 1,194 34,970 5,448 3,320 7,976 16,698 9,248

34,750 24,909
4,724 1,194 35,294 5,617 3,290 8,007 15,562 9,561

34,906 24,569
4,561 1,194 34,973 5,669 3,290 8,006 15,545 9,648

35,104 24,561
4,964 1,194 35,086 7,022 3,351 8,007 16,103 9,648

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

25,127 7,561 6,642 5,645
18,735 6,816
13,006

25,820 7,601 6,603 5,550
18,832 6,820
12,978

25,995 7,673 6,471 5,542
19,115 6,820
13,079

26,202 7,626 6,427 5,483
19,197 6,816
12,733

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

12,724

12,080

12,759

12,415

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

239,173

239,192

239,815

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 18, 2022

241,939

May 7, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,312 24,526 4,723 1,194 35,284 6,509 3,380 8,000 17,254 9,648
25,744 7,427 6,439 5,532
18,870 6,665
12,840
12,228
240,575

May 14, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,093 24,724 5,025 1,194 34,939 6,522 3,344 8,007 17,486 9,438
25,858 7,498 6,595 5,564
18,912 6,820
13,165
12,673
241,857

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

State

April 9, 2022

April 16, 2022

Week ending

April 23, 2022

April 30, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,538 21,015
4,557 1,311 27,303 4,771 2,673 5,866 13,501 5,957

24,673 21,734
4,069 1,311 26,721 4,785 2,713 6,346 13,657 6,161

25,476 21,961
4,640 1,426 25,277 4,724 2,715 6,079 13,732 5,872

25,378 21,349
4,647 1,436 25,330 4,862 2,774 5,310 13,685 6,050

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

21,401 5,323 4,432 3,752
14,814 5,509
11,414

20,076 5,104 4,405 4,813
14,809 5,754
10,963

20,357 5,213 4,202 4,666
14,802 5,861
11,649

20,176 5,456 4,365 4,337
14,598 6,314
11,376

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

9,616

9,378

9,235

9,802

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

187,753

187,472

187,887

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 18, 2022

187,245

May 7, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,043 22,553 5,957 1,332 26,905 5,052 2,757 4,840 12,770 6,080
20,156 4,302 4,465 4,908
14,830 5,703
10,179
9,211
187,043

May 14, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,601 21,514 5,018 1,330 25,856 5,203 2,739 5,407 12,406 6,539
20,735 4,354 4,455 4,557
15,437 6,095
11,342
9,718
188,306

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.