Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 September 14

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.

September 14, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 5 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 243 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 10, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.6 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.8 million eggs during the week ending September 10, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.5 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 5 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 194 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 10, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through September 10, 2022 for the United States were 6.78 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 10, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.3 million chicks, up 10 percent from a year ago.

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

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

August 6, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,968 1,194
34,895 5,868

August 13, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,831 1,194
35,012 5,878

August 20, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,664 1,194
35,350 5,837

Week ending
August 27, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,845 1,209
35,604 5,765

September 3, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,501 1,225
35,283 5,669

September 10, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,763 1,225
35,536 5,946

United States ......

244,497

245,506

245,452

246,399

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 14, 2022

241,358

243,294

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

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

State

August 6, 2022

August 13, 2022

August 20, 2022

Week ending
August 27, 2022

September 3, 2022

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

(1,000 chicks)
25,231 1,268
25,297 5,416

(1,000 chicks)
25,432 1,156
27,382 4,789

(1,000 chicks)
25,608 1,255
26,494 4,767

(1,000 chicks)
23,879 1,262
27,754 5,495

(1,000 chicks)
25,595 1,282
27,101 5,340

September 10, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
24,745 1,214
28,275 4,368

United States ......

188,365

190,648

191,563

193,015

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 14, 2022

193,725

193,865

Percent of previous year
(percent) 105 103 110 85
105

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

August 6, 2022

August 13, 2022

Week ending

August 20, 2022

August 27, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

33,968 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 35,012 6,842 3,561 8,065 16,937 9,588

34,664 25,236
5,013 1,194 35,350 6,714 3,577 8,066 16,836 9,492

34,845 25,300
5,053 1,209 35,604 6,714 3,577 8,066 16,910 9,605

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

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

26,282 8,089 6,801 5,837
19,045 6,680
13,903

26,186 8,073 7,318 5,765
19,156 6,861
13,870

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

12,498

12,702

12,673

12,287

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

244,497

245,506

245,452

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 14, 2022

246,399

September 3, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,501 25,310 4,777 1,225 35,283 6,890 3,562 8,062 15,532 9,621
25,999 7,591 6,819 5,669
18,422 6,247
13,746
12,102
241,358

September 10, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,763 25,396 4,773 1,225 35,536 6,928 3,472 8,067 16,808 9,730
25,020 7,418 7,155 5,946
18,868 6,616
12,985
12,588
243,294

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

State

August 6, 2022

August 13, 2022

Week ending

August 20, 2022

August 27, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

25,231 21,909
4,647 1,268 25,297 6,051 2,815 5,629 13,266 7,230

25,432 21,328
5,484 1,156 27,382 5,980 2,868 4,728 13,131 6,531

25,608 21,686
5,659 1,255 26,494 5,405 2,937 4,337 13,588 6,651

23,879 22,426
5,412 1,262 27,754 5,012 2,971 5,715 13,767 6,229

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

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

20,017 4,595 4,593 4,789
14,544 6,827
11,857

20,522 4,480 4,578 4,767
14,645 7,427
11,955

20,122 4,702 4,590 5,495
15,382 6,254
12,642

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

9,372

9,406

9,569

9,401

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

188,365

190,648

191,563

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 14, 2022

193,015

September 3, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,595 22,318 4,212 1,282 27,101 5,819 3,022 5,867 13,853 6,565
19,865 4,644 4,681 5,340
15,140 7,085
11,574
9,762
193,725

September 10, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,745 21,904 4,248 1,214 28,275 5,659 3,053 6,792 13,917 6,462
20,184 5,272 4,519 4,368
15,104 5,921
12,458
9,770
193,865

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.