Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 September 21

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 21, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 17, 2022, up 4 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 33.4 million eggs during the week ending September 17, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.6 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 6 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 194 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 17, 2022, up 6 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through September 17, 2022 for the United States were 6.98 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 17, 2022, up 8 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.1 million chicks, up 7 percent from a year ago.

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

State

August 13, 2022

August 20, 2022

August 27, 2022

Week ending
September 3, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,831 1,194
35,012 5,878

34,664 1,194
35,350 5,837

34,845 1,209
35,604 5,765

34,501 1,225
35,283 5,669

September 10, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,915 1,225
35,377 5,800

September 17, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,441 1,225
34,595 5,814

United States ......

245,506

245,452

246,399

241,001

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 21, 2022

241,375

238,582

Percent of previous year
(percent) 102 103 102 99
104

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

State

August 13, 2022

August 20, 2022

August 27, 2022

Week ending
September 3, 2022

September 10, 2022

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

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

25,432 1,156
27,382 4,789

25,616 1,255
26,494 4,767

23,888 1,262
27,754 5,495

25,599 1,282
27,101 5,308

24,718 1,214
28,411 4,386

September 17, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
25,509 1,270
28,144 4,488

United States ......

190,648

191,567

193,048

193,757

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 21, 2022

193,929

194,329

Percent of previous year
(percent) 108 102 107 91
106

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

August 13, 2022

August 20, 2022

Week ending

August 27, 2022

September 3, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,501 25,185
4,777 1,225 35,283 6,890 3,562 8,062 15,300 9,621

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

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

25,999 7,591 6,819 5,669
18,422 6,247
13,746

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

12,702

12,673

12,287

12,102

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

245,506

245,452

246,399

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 21, 2022

241,001

September 10, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,915 24,527 4,773 1,225 35,377 6,928 3,472 8,067 16,396 9,730
25,020 7,691 7,155 5,800
18,897 6,616
12,346
12,440
241,375

September 17, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,441 24,907 4,699 1,225 34,595 6,922 3,330 8,065 16,638 9,604
24,259 7,794 6,996 5,814
18,908 6,861
12,650
11,874
238,582

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

State

August 13, 2022

August 20, 2022

Week ending

August 27, 2022

September 3, 2022

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

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

25,616 21,645
5,659 1,255 26,494 5,405 2,937 4,337 13,625 6,651

23,888 22,420
5,412 1,262 27,754 5,012 2,971 5,715 13,797 6,229

25,599 22,323
4,212 1,282 27,101 5,819 3,022 5,867 13,908 6,565

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

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

19,865 4,644 4,681 5,308
15,140 7,085
11,574

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

9,406

9,569

9,401

9,762

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

190,648

191,567

193,048

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 21, 2022

193,757

September 10, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 24,718 21,914 4,248 1,214 28,411 5,468 3,053 6,765 13,976 6,462
20,257 5,272 4,519 4,386
15,075 5,921
12,591
9,679
193,929

September 17, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,509 22,899 5,840 1,270 28,144 5,904 3,026 5,522 13,919 6,703
20,152 4,304 4,838 4,488
15,280 5,781
11,452
9,298
194,329

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.