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 7, 2022
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 242 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 3, 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 34.5 million eggs during the week ending September 3, 2022, up 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.3 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 3, 2022, up 5 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through September 3, 2022 for the United States were 6.59 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.9 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 3, 2022, up 10 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.7 million chicks, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
July 30, 2022
August 6, 2022
August 13, 2022
Week ending
August 20, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
34,813 1,194
34,558 5,825
33,968 1,194
34,895 5,868
34,831 1,194
35,054 5,878
34,664 1,194
35,470 5,837
United States ......
243,579
244,497
245,548
245,572
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 7, 2022
August 27, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,845 1,209 35,604 5,765
246,399
September 3, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,548 1,225 35,323 5,669
241,924
Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 103 102 121
104
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
July 30, 2022
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) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
25,438 1,172
27,604 4,538
25,231 1,268
25,297 5,416
25,432 1,156
27,382 4,789
25,608 1,255
26,494 4,767
23,879 1,262
27,754 5,495
United States ......
191,064
188,365
190,648
191,563
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 7, 2022
192,951
September 3, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,851 1,282 26,656 5,340
193,754
Percent of previous year
(percent) 110 100 98 109
105
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022
State
July 30, 2022
August 6, 2022
Week ending
August 13, 2022
August 20, 2022
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
34,813 25,091
5,241 1,194 34,558 6,708 3,455 8,067 16,799 9,602
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 35,054 6,842 3,561 8,065 16,937 9,588
34,664 25,236
5,013 1,194 35,470 6,714 3,577 8,066 16,836 9,492
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
26,282 8,089 6,801 5,837
19,045 6,680
13,903
Other States............................
12,523
12,498
12,702
12,673
United States ..........................
243,579
244,497
245,548
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 7, 2022
245,572
August 27, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,845 25,300 5,053 1,209 35,604 6,714 3,577 8,066 16,910 9,605
26,186 8,073 7,318 5,765
19,156 6,861
13,870
12,287
246,399
September 3, 2022
(1,000 eggs) 34,548 25,050 4,777 1,225 35,323 6,890 3,199 8,062 16,532 9,621
25,999 7,591 6,824 5,669
18,422 6,247
13,843
12,102
241,924
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022
State
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)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
25,438 21,375
5,619 1,172 27,604 5,915 2,811 5,354 13,834 6,680
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
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
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
Other States............................
9,291
9,372
9,406
9,569
United States ..........................
191,064
188,365
190,648
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 7, 2022
191,563
August 27, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 23,879 22,426 5,412 1,262 27,754 5,012 2,971 5,715 13,767 6,229
20,122 4,702 4,590 5,495
15,382 6,254
12,578
9,401
192,951
September 3, 2022
(1,000 chicks) 25,851 22,284 4,212 1,282 26,656 5,960 3,036 5,867 13,853 6,563
19,963 4,590 4,639 5,340
15,274 7,184
11,452
9,748
193,754
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.