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.
August 3, 2022
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 243 million eggs in incubators during the week ending July 30, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.2 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 30, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 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 191 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 30, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through July 30, 2022 for the United States were 5.63 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.3 million chicks for meat production during the week ending July 30, 2022, up 16 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.6 million chicks, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
June 25, 2022
July 2, 2022
July 9, 2022
Week ending
July 16, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
34,602 1,194
34,739 5,809
34,404 1,194
35,105 5,624
35,008 1,220
35,085 5,701
34,218 1,163
34,682 5,876
July 23, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,580 1,194
35,162 5,852
United States ......
241,278
241,159
243,158
240,334
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 3, 2022
241,847
July 30, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,649 1,194 34,737 5,911
243,202
Percent of previous year
(percent) 102 136 100 103
102
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
June 25, 2022
July 2, 2022
July 9, 2022
Week ending
July 16, 2022
July 23, 2022
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
24,667 1,248
27,355 5,482
United States ......
190,514
190,805
189,911
189,566
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 3, 2022
189,206
July 30, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,307 1,172 27,619 4,547
190,813
Percent of previous year
(percent) 116 91 103 76
102
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
June 25, 2022
July 2, 2022
Week ending
July 9, 2022
July 16, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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 24,950
4,816 1,220 35,085 6,566 3,351 8,055 16,960 9,552
34,218 24,877
4,911 1,163 34,682 6,566 3,381 8,067 16,449 9,567
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
25,093 7,828 6,732 5,876
18,062 6,800
13,487
Other States............................
12,463
12,241
12,639
12,575
United States ..........................
241,278
241,159
243,158
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 3, 2022
240,334
July 23, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,580 24,810 5,007 1,194 35,162 6,698 3,441 8,067 16,105 9,590
26,232 7,205 6,720 5,852
18,295 6,861
13,771
12,257
241,847
July 30, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,649 25,091 5,071 1,194 34,737 6,708 3,455 8,067 16,480 9,602
26,367 7,055 6,702 5,911
18,653 6,861
13,609
12,990
243,202
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
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)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
24,545 21,519
5,041 1,255 26,811 5,572 2,684 5,445 13,582 6,857
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
20,107 3,805 4,497 5,526
14,998 6,574
11,318
Other States............................
9,425
9,021
9,550
9,430
United States ..........................
190,514
190,805
189,911
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 3, 2022
189,566
July 23, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,667 21,318 5,708 1,248 27,355 5,418 2,702 4,437 13,715 6,730
20,087 4,604 4,441 5,482
14,865 6,073
11,056
9,300
189,206
July 30, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,307 21,782 5,492 1,172 27,619 5,711 2,811 5,638 13,843 6,595
20,187 4,646 4,432 4,547
15,098 5,759
10,631
9,543
190,813
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.