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.
June 15, 2022
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 243 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 11, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.3 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.5 million eggs during the week ending June 11, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.0 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 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 11, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through June 11, 2022 for the United States were 4.30 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 11, 2022, up 7 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.9 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
May 7, 2022
May 14, 2022
May 21, 2022
Week ending
May 28, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
34,312 1,194
35,284 5,532
34,187 1,194
35,167 5,592
34,488 1,194
35,034 5,662
33,709 1,194
34,805 5,716
June 4, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,628 1,194
34,823 5,591
United States ......
240,575
242,297
243,013
242,126
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 15, 2022
242,728
June 11, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,477 1,194 35,020 5,678
242,763
Percent of previous year
(percent) 105 101 101 96
101
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
May 7, 2022
May 14, 2022
May 21, 2022
Week ending
May 28, 2022
June 4, 2022
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
24,965 1,332
26,905 4,908
25,572 1,330
25,784 4,567
25,003 1,213
26,972 5,308
24,714 1,212
28,078 4,718
24,274 1,269
28,008 4,668
United States ......
187,465
188,429
189,569
188,878
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 15, 2022
190,201
June 11, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,992 1,284 26,881 4,761
190,713
Percent of previous year
(percent) 107 99 99 100
101
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
May 7, 2022
May 14, 2022
Week ending
May 21, 2022
May 28, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
34,312 24,526
4,723 1,194 35,284 6,509 3,380 8,000 17,254 9,648
34,187 24,724
5,025 1,194 35,167 6,522 3,390 8,007 17,370 9,438
34,488 24,753
4,965 1,194 35,034 6,440 3,389 8,035 17,476 9,648
33,709 24,933
4,962 1,194 34,805 6,472 3,351 8,034 17,487 9,573
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
25,744 7,427 6,439 5,532
18,870 6,665
12,840
25,858 7,571 6,652 5,592
18,912 6,820
13,339
26,376 7,665 6,719 5,662
18,737 6,812
13,501
26,331 7,485 6,668 5,716
18,873 6,483
13,426
Other States............................
12,228
12,529
12,119
12,624
United States ..........................
240,575
242,297
243,013
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 15, 2022
242,126
June 4, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,628 24,867 5,206 1,194 34,823 6,559 3,319 8,276 17,487 9,546
26,048 7,851 6,580 5,591
18,699 6,180
13,302
12,572
242,728
June 11, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,477 24,969 5,014 1,194 35,020 6,482 3,289 8,275 17,238 9,451
26,311 7,698 6,582 5,678
19,083 6,816
13,254
11,932
242,763
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
May 7, 2022
May 14, 2022
Week ending
May 21, 2022
May 28, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
24,965 21,746
5,957 1,332 26,905 5,153 2,757 4,424 12,770 6,483
25,572 21,378
5,018 1,330 25,784 5,180 2,739 4,967 12,316 6,617
25,003 22,460
5,034 1,213 26,972 5,658 2,806 5,552 12,572 6,974
24,714 21,488
4,352 1,212 28,078 5,584 2,856 5,788 13,937 6,290
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
20,156 4,728 4,465 4,908
14,830 6,120
10,421
20,802 4,546 4,454 4,567
15,437 6,453
11,297
20,021 3,159 4,296 5,308
15,782 5,842
11,193
19,849 4,995 4,217 4,718
15,065 6,133
10,187
Other States............................
9,345
9,972
9,724
9,415
United States ..........................
187,465
188,429
189,569
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 15, 2022
188,878
June 4, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,274 21,518 5,466 1,269 28,008 5,610 2,816 4,917 13,777 6,738
20,025 4,467 4,432 4,668
15,065 6,263
11,118
9,770
190,201
June 11, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,992 21,680 4,172 1,284 26,881 5,674 2,828 6,308 14,382 6,316
20,386 4,885 4,492 4,761
14,712 6,349
11,330
9,281
190,713
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.