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 27, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 242 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 23, 2022, up 1 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 34.6 million eggs during the week ending July 23, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.2 million eggs during the same week, up 3 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 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 23, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through July 23, 2022 for the United States were 5.44 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 23, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.4 million chicks, up 4 percent from a year ago.

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

State

June 18, 2022

June 25, 2022

July 2, 2022

Week ending
July 9, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

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

35,008 1,147
35,085 5,701

July 16, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,218 1,163
34,682 5,876

United States ......

241,924

241,278

241,159

242,939

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 27, 2022

240,334

July 23, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,580 1,194 35,162 5,852
241,602

Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 101 103 97
101

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

State

June 18, 2022

June 25, 2022

July 2, 2022

Week ending
July 9, 2022

July 16, 2022

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

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

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

24,545 1,255
26,811 5,526

United States ......

190,654

190,514

190,805

189,911

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 27, 2022

189,566

July 23, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,667 1,248 27,355 5,482
189,176

Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 94 104 122
102

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

State

June 18, 2022

June 25, 2022

Week ending

July 2, 2022

July 9, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 24,572
4,723 1,194 35,105 6,587 3,290 8,065 16,963 9,552

35,008 24,793
4,816 1,147 35,085 6,566 3,351 8,055 16,960 9,552

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

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

26,317 7,719 6,554 5,701
18,829 6,815
13,021

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

12,659

12,463

12,241

12,650

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

241,924

241,278

241,159

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 27, 2022

242,939

July 16, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,218 24,877 4,911 1,163 34,682 6,566 3,381 8,067 16,449 9,567
25,093 7,828 6,732 5,876
18,062 6,800
13,487
12,575
240,334

July 23, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,580 24,810 5,007 1,194 35,162 6,698 3,441 8,058 16,105 9,590
26,232 7,205 6,720 5,852
18,295 6,861
13,535
12,257
241,602

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

State

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)

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

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

25,139 21,056
4,225 1,284 27,792 5,754 2,761 7,058 13,424 6,769

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

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

19,776 4,730 4,359 4,720
14,826 5,873
10,815

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

9,382

9,425

9,021

9,550

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

190,654

190,514

190,805

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, July 27, 2022

189,911

July 16, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,545 21,519 5,041 1,255 26,811 5,572 2,684 5,445 13,582 6,857
20,107 3,805 4,497 5,526
14,998 6,574
11,318
9,430
189,566

July 23, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,667 21,318 5,312 1,248 27,355 5,418 2,702 4,762 13,715 6,730
20,087 4,604 4,441 5,482
14,865 6,154
11,016
9,300
189,176

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.