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 29, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 242 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 25, 2022, up 2 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 34.7 million eggs during the week ending June 25, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 million eggs during the same week, up 2 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 25, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through June 25, 2022 for the United States were 4.68 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 25, 2022, up 10 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.4 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago.

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

State

May 21, 2022

May 28, 2022

June 4, 2022

Week ending
June 11, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,488 1,194
35,034 5,662

34,409 1,194
34,805 5,716

34,628 1,194
34,823 5,591

34,581 1,194
34,999 5,678

June 18, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,287 1,194
35,279 5,816

United States ......

243,313

242,927

242,728

242,624

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 29, 2022

242,039

June 25, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,723 1,194 34,739 5,809
242,379

Percent of previous year
(percent) 105 101 102 101
102

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

State

May 21, 2022

May 28, 2022

June 4, 2022

Week ending
June 11, 2022

June 18, 2022

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

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

25,002 1,217
26,971 5,388

24,714 1,212
28,078 4,718

24,274 1,269
28,008 4,668

24,992 1,284
27,030 4,931

25,393 1,229
25,133 5,061

United States ......

189,573

189,053

190,201

191,003

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 29, 2022

190,649

June 25, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,657 1,263 26,353 4,456
190,701

Percent of previous year
(percent) 110 102 97 84
101

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

State

May 21, 2022

May 28, 2022

Week ending

June 4, 2022

June 11, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,488 24,753
4,965 1,194 35,034 6,440 3,389 8,035 17,476 9,648

34,409 24,933
4,962 1,194 34,805 6,472 3,351 8,034 17,487 9,573

34,628 24,867
5,206 1,194 34,823 6,559 3,319 8,276 17,487 9,546

34,581 24,969
5,175 1,194 34,999 6,482 3,289 8,275 17,238 9,451

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

26,476 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

26,048 7,851 6,580 5,591
18,699 6,180
13,302

26,311 7,698 6,477 5,678
19,083 6,816
12,964

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

12,319

12,725

12,572

11,944

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

243,313

242,927

242,728

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 29, 2022

242,624

June 18, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,287 24,388 5,059 1,194 35,279 6,539 3,320 8,032 16,793 9,546
26,028 7,772 6,807 5,816
18,676 6,861
12,983
12,659
242,039

June 25, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,723 24,237 5,129 1,194 34,739 6,426 3,230 8,035 17,095 9,520
26,368 7,800 6,633 5,809
18,814 6,860
13,304
12,463
242,379

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

State

May 21, 2022

May 28, 2022

Week ending

June 4, 2022

June 11, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

25,002 22,460
5,034 1,217 26,971 5,660 2,805 5,552 12,572 6,978

24,714 21,488
4,352 1,212 28,078 5,584 2,856 5,788 13,937 6,290

24,274 21,518
5,466 1,269 28,008 5,610 2,816 4,917 13,777 6,738

24,992 21,680
4,639 1,284 27,030 5,409 2,828 5,973 14,202 6,316

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

20,021 3,158 4,297 5,388
15,781 5,844
11,192

19,849 4,995 4,217 4,718
15,065 6,133
10,187

20,025 4,467 4,432 4,668
15,065 6,263
11,118

20,541 4,885 4,460 4,931
14,712 6,256
11,454

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

9,641

9,590

9,770

9,411

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

189,573

189,053

190,201

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 29, 2022

191,003

June 18, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,393 21,740 4,209 1,229 25,133 5,539 2,756 5,952 14,525 5,981
20,700 5,339 4,471 5,061
14,759 6,327
11,785
9,750
190,649

June 25, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,657 21,781 5,762 1,263 26,353 5,480 2,771 5,248 14,126 6,634
20,356 4,822 4,515 4,456
14,589 5,424
11,776
9,688
190,701

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.