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 31, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 5 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 246 million eggs in incubators during the week ending August 27, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.4 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 August 27, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.6 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 193 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 27, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through August 27, 2022 for the United States were 6.40 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending August 27, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.8 million chicks, up 1 percent from a year ago.

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

State

July 23, 2022

July 30, 2022

August 6, 2022

Week ending
August 13, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,580 1,194
35,162 5,852

34,813 1,194
34,558 5,825

34,247 1,194
34,895 5,868

34,831 1,194
35,054 5,878

August 20, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,664 1,194
35,470 5,837

United States ......

242,263

243,579

244,776

245,548

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 31, 2022

245,542

August 27, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,663 1,209 35,604 5,765
246,179

Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 102 102 103
105

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

State

July 23, 2022

July 30, 2022

August 6, 2022

Week ending
August 13, 2022

August 20, 2022

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

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

24,712 1,248
27,355 5,464

25,438 1,172
27,604 4,538

25,466 1,268
25,297 5,416

25,463 1,156
27,382 4,889

25,529 1,255
26,494 4,930

United States ......

189,163

191,064

188,600

190,648

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 31, 2022

191,583

August 27, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,684 1,262 27,754 5,604
192,638

Percent of previous year
(percent) 101 147 101 112
104

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

July 23, 2022

July 30, 2022

Week ending

August 6, 2022

August 13, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,580 24,810
5,031 1,194 35,162 6,698 3,441 8,067 16,105 9,590

34,813 25,091
5,241 1,194 34,558 6,708 3,455 8,067 16,799 9,602

34,247 25,076
5,075 1,194 34,895 6,790 3,497 8,061 16,889 9,619

34,831 24,933
5,089 1,194 35,054 6,842 3,561 8,065 16,937 9,588

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

26,232 7,205 6,713 5,852
18,295 6,861
13,971

26,367 7,066 6,695 5,825
18,653 6,861
14,061

26,459 8,052 6,868 5,868
18,878 6,861
13,949

26,033 8,055 6,889 5,878
19,087 6,861
13,949

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

12,456

12,523

12,498

12,702

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

242,263

243,579

244,776

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 31, 2022

245,548

August 20, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,664 25,236 5,013 1,194 35,470 6,714 3,577 8,066 16,836 9,492
26,282 8,089 6,771 5,837
19,045 6,680
13,903
12,673
245,542

August 27, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,663 25,300 4,941 1,209 35,604 6,714 3,577 8,066 16,910 9,605
26,284 8,073 6,794 5,765
19,156 6,861
13,870
12,787
246,179

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

State

July 23, 2022

July 30, 2022

Week ending

August 6, 2022

August 13, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,712 20,523
6,114 1,248 27,355 5,297 2,702 3,879 13,715 6,645

25,438 21,375
5,619 1,172 27,604 5,915 2,811 5,354 13,834 6,680

25,466 21,909
4,647 1,268 25,297 6,051 2,815 5,629 13,266 7,230

25,463 21,225
5,484 1,156 27,382 5,575 2,868 4,988 13,131 6,552

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

20,087 5,484 4,409 5,464
14,865 6,170
11,233

19,873 5,235 4,376 4,538
15,098 5,972
10,879

19,513 3,995 4,632 5,416
14,507 6,127
11,460

19,917 4,757 4,593 4,889
14,464 6,566
12,052

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

9,261

9,291

9,372

9,586

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

189,163

191,064

188,600

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, August 31, 2022

190,648

August 20, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,529 21,283 5,709 1,255 26,494 5,373 2,937 4,468 13,588 6,856
20,422 4,678 4,552 4,930
14,645 7,207
12,131
9,526
191,583

August 27, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,684 23,131 5,309 1,262 27,754 5,075 2,971 5,658 13,767 6,434
20,014 3,791 4,591 5,604
15,382 6,158
12,529
9,524
192,638

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.