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.

July 13, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 244 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 9, 2022, up 2 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 35.0 million eggs during the week ending July 9, 2022, up 6 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.1 million eggs during the same week, down slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 9, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through July 9, 2022 for the United States were 5.06 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 9, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.8 million chicks, up 4 percent from a year ago.

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

State

June 4, 2022

June 11, 2022

June 18, 2022

Week ending
June 25, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

34,287 1,194
35,279 5,816

34,602 1,194
34,739 5,809

July 2, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,404 1,194
35,105 5,624

United States ......

242,728

242,624

241,924

241,278

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 13, 2022

239,484

July 9, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,964 1,147 35,085 5,701
243,756

Percent of previous year
(percent) 106 97 100 97
102

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

State

June 4, 2022

June 11, 2022

June 18, 2022

Week ending
June 25, 2022

July 2, 2022

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

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

24,205 1,269
28,008 4,668

24,997 1,284
27,030 4,931

25,344 1,229
25,133 5,061

25,748 1,263
26,353 4,637

26,492 1,289
25,743 4,506

United States ......

189,793

190,656

190,154

189,763

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 13, 2022

190,218

July 9, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,089 1,284 27,792 4,720
189,211

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 102 104 95
102

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

State

June 4, 2022

June 11, 2022

Week ending

June 18, 2022

June 25, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,287 24,388
5,059 1,194 35,279 6,539 3,320 8,032 16,793 9,546

34,602 23,579
5,059 1,194 34,739 6,426 3,230 8,051 16,921 9,520

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

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

25,913 7,772 6,807 5,816
18,676 6,861
12,983

26,369 7,800 6,625 5,809
18,814 6,860
13,217

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

12,572

11,944

12,659

12,463

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

242,728

242,624

241,924

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 13, 2022

241,278

July 2, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,404 22,840 5,036 1,194 35,105 6,587 3,290 8,065 16,709 9,552
25,778 7,786 6,667 5,624
18,536 6,861
13,209
12,241
239,484

July 9, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,964 25,061 5,144 1,147 35,085 6,523 3,351 8,055 16,881 9,552
26,317 7,719 6,552 5,701
18,829 6,815
13,415
12,645
243,756

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

State

June 4, 2022

June 11, 2022

Week ending

June 18, 2022

June 25, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,205 21,616
5,466 1,269 28,008 5,581 2,816 4,583 13,777 7,043

24,997 21,246
4,639 1,284 27,030 5,306 2,828 5,785 14,202 6,155

25,344 20,654
4,209 1,229 25,133 5,501 2,756 5,975 14,525 6,440

25,748 21,291
5,125 1,263 26,353 5,474 2,771 5,974 14,131 6,839

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

20,025 3,655 4,432 4,668
15,065 6,597
11,410

20,541 4,873 4,460 4,931
14,712 6,444
11,980

20,705 5,466 4,471 5,061
14,759 6,304
12,240

20,338 4,382 4,522 4,637
14,589 5,119
11,782

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

9,577

9,243

9,382

9,425

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

189,793

190,656

190,154

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 13, 2022

189,763

July 2, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 26,492 21,723 5,288 1,289 25,743 5,523 2,726 5,220 13,960 6,368
21,030 4,328 4,474 4,506
15,295 6,218
11,017
9,018
190,218

July 9, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,089 21,000 4,163 1,284 27,792 5,643 2,761 7,042 13,386 6,769
19,776 4,233 4,328 4,720
14,826 5,904
10,947
9,548
189,211

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.