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.