Broiler hatchery news release, 2022 September 28

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 28, 2022

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 243 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 24, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.3 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.3 million eggs during the week ending September 24, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.1 million eggs during the same week, up 3 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 190 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 24, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through September 24, 2022 for the United States were 7.17 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 24, 2022, up 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.4 million chicks, up 1 percent from a year ago.

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

State

August 20, 2022

August 27, 2022

September 3, 2022

Week ending
September 10, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

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

34,915 1,225
35,377 5,800

September 17, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
33,495 1,225
34,899 5,894

September 24, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
34,279 1,225
35,143 5,883

United States ......

245,452

246,399

241,001

241,332

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 28, 2022

240,212

243,219

Percent of previous year
(percent) 105 103 103 101
104

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

State

August 20, 2022

August 27, 2022

September 3, 2022

Week ending
September 10, 2022

September 17, 2022

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

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

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

25,666 1,270
28,192 4,563

September 24, 2022
(1,000 chicks)
25,672 1,395
26,446 5,627

United States ......

191,567

193,048

193,757

193,923

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 28, 2022

194,252

189,866

Percent of previous year
(percent) 106 109 101 148
105

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

August 20, 2022

August 27, 2022

Week ending

September 3, 2022

September 10, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,915 24,527
4,773 1,225 35,377 6,928 3,472 8,067 16,396 9,730

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

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

25,020 7,691 7,112 5,800
18,897 6,616
12,346

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

12,673

12,287

12,102

12,440

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

245,452

246,399

241,001

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 28, 2022

241,332

September 17, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 33,495 24,907 4,699 1,225 34,899 6,922 3,411 8,065 16,638 9,604
25,177 7,609 7,082 5,894
18,908 6,861
12,941
11,875
240,212

September 24, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,279 25,280 4,807 1,225 35,143 6,971 3,407 8,067 17,013 9,710
25,945 7,655 6,713 5,883
18,716 6,639
13,655
12,111
243,219

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

State

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)

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

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

24,718 21,914
4,248 1,214 28,411 5,468 3,053 6,765 13,976 6,462

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

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

20,257 5,272 4,511 4,386
15,075 5,921
12,591

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

9,569

9,401

9,762

9,681

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

191,567

193,048

193,757

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 28, 2022

193,923

September 17, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,666 22,970 5,568 1,270 28,192 5,820 3,153 5,901 13,919 6,703
19,979 4,304 4,822 4,563
15,033 5,718
11,610
9,061
194,252

September 24, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,672 22,230 4,773 1,395 26,446 5,730 3,166 5,353 12,715 6,528
19,751 4,872 4,499 5,627
14,456 5,983
11,377
9,293
189,866

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.