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 20, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 16, 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 34.4 million eggs during the week ending July 16, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 190 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 16, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through July 16, 2022 for the United States were 5.25 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 16, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.8 million chicks, up 3 percent from a year ago.

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

State

June 11, 2022

June 18, 2022

June 25, 2022

Week ending
July 2, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

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

34,404 1,194
35,105 5,624

July 9, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
35,008 1,147
35,085 5,701

United States ......

242,624

241,924

241,278

239,173

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 20, 2022

242,939

July 16, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,358 1,163 34,682 5,876
240,089

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 103 101 98
101

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

State

June 11, 2022

June 18, 2022

June 25, 2022

Week ending
July 2, 2022

July 9, 2022

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

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

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

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

25,748 1,263
26,353 4,679

26,492 1,289
25,743 4,650

25,139 1,284
27,792 4,720

United States ......

191,004

190,654

190,514

190,805

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 20, 2022

189,911

July 16, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,706 1,255 26,811 5,526
189,517

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 104 103 119
102

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

State

June 11, 2022

June 18, 2022

Week ending

June 25, 2022

July 2, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,404 22,840
4,723 1,194 35,105 6,587 3,290 8,065 16,709 9,552

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

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

25,778 7,786 6,669 5,624
18,536 6,861
13,209

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

11,944

12,659

12,463

12,241

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

242,624

241,924

241,278

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 20, 2022

239,173

July 9, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 35,008 24,793 4,816 1,147 35,085 6,566 3,351 8,055 16,960 9,552
26,317 7,719 6,554 5,701
18,829 6,815
13,021
12,650
242,939

July 16, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,358 24,877 4,911 1,163 34,682 6,566 3,235 8,051 16,449 9,567
25,093 7,794 6,732 5,876
18,062 6,800
13,298
12,575
240,089

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

State

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)

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

24,997 21,594
4,639 1,284 27,030 5,306 2,828 5,785 14,202 6,155

25,344 21,154
4,209 1,229 25,133 5,501 2,756 5,975 14,525 6,440

25,748 22,000
5,125 1,263 26,353 5,474 2,771 5,974 14,131 6,839

26,492 22,156
4,937 1,289 25,743 5,523 2,726 5,595 13,960 6,368

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

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 4,679
14,589 5,119
11,782

21,030 4,328 4,503 4,650
15,295 6,165
11,024

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

9,243

9,382

9,425

9,021

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

191,004

190,654

190,514

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 20, 2022

190,805

July 9, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,139 21,056 4,225 1,284 27,792 5,754 2,761 7,058 13,424 6,769
19,776 4,730 4,359 4,720
14,826 5,873
10,815
9,550
189,911

July 16, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,706 21,202 4,801 1,255 26,811 5,572 2,684 5,987 13,582 6,857
20,107 3,950 4,497 5,526
14,998 6,284
11,268
9,430
189,517

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.