Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 June 15

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

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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.