Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 May 4

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 4, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 30, 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 34.8 million eggs during the week ending April 30, 2022, up 7 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.1 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 30, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through April 30, 2022 for the United States were 3.16 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.4 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 30, 2022, up 11 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.4 million chicks, down slightly from a year ago.

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

State

March 26, 2022

April 2, 2022

April 9, 2022

Week ending
April 16, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,837 1,194
34,651 5,475

34,908 1,194
35,087 5,861

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

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

April 23, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,906 1,194
34,973 5,542

United States ......

239,910

240,446

239,040

238,447

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 4, 2022

239,841

April 30, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,840 1,194 35,086 5,483
241,456

Percent of previous year
(percent) 107 99 101 94
101

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

State

March 26, 2022

April 2, 2022

April 9, 2022

Week ending
April 16, 2022

April 23, 2022

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

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

25,186 1,128
25,965 4,634

24,025 1,322
27,551 4,829

24,538 1,311
27,303 3,789

24,673 1,311
26,721 4,884

25,463 1,426
25,283 4,509

United States ......

187,487

187,348

187,704

187,512

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 4, 2022

187,406

April 30, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,394 1,436 25,352 4,393
187,195

Percent of previous year
(percent) 111 109 100 95
101

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

March 26, 2022

April 2, 2022

Week ending

April 9, 2022

April 16, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,837 24,658
4,946 1,194 34,651 5,418 3,260 8,038 16,641 9,634

34,908 24,657
4,818 1,194 35,087 5,501 3,290 8,038 16,823 9,576

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

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

25,969 7,813 6,512 5,475
19,086 6,831
12,797

26,152 7,870 6,303 5,861
18,771 6,637
12,775

25,127 7,561 6,509 5,645
18,735 6,816
13,006

25,820 7,601 6,498 5,550
18,832 6,182
12,978

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

12,150

12,185

12,724

12,078

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

239,910

240,446

239,040

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 4, 2022

238,447

April 23, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,906 24,569 4,561 1,194 34,973 5,669 3,290 8,019 15,545 9,648
25,995 7,673 6,484 5,542
19,115 6,820
13,079
12,759
239,841

April 30, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,840 24,561 4,964 1,194 35,086 6,735 3,215 8,015 16,103 9,648
26,202 7,626 6,381 5,483
19,197 6,816
12,975
12,415
241,456

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

State

March 26, 2022

April 2, 2022

Week ending

April 9, 2022

April 16, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

25,186 22,689
4,045 1,128 25,965 5,129 2,563 5,673 13,671 6,658

24,025 21,481
4,408 1,322 27,551 4,676 2,591 5,105 13,632 7,187

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

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

20,735 3,082 4,368 4,634
15,097 6,733
10,823

20,391 3,531 4,314 4,829
14,660 6,570
11,163

21,401 5,323 4,434 3,789
14,814 5,509
11,414

20,076 5,104 4,395 4,884
14,809 5,754
10,963

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

9,308

9,912

9,528

9,357

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

187,487

187,348

187,704

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 4, 2022

187,512

April 23, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,463 21,961 4,399 1,426 25,283 4,724 2,715 5,963 13,732 5,872
20,357 5,213 4,214 4,509
14,802 6,037
11,490
9,246
187,406

April 30, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,394 21,349 4,600 1,436 25,352 4,862 2,774 5,534 13,685 6,050
20,176 5,456 4,341 4,393
14,598 5,940
11,525
9,730
187,195

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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