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
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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.