ATHENS, Ga. — Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending April 9, 2022, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.8 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.4 million eggs during the week ending April 9, 2022, up 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.0 million eggs during the same week, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 9, 2022, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 8, 2022 through April 9, 2022 for the United States were 2.60 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 9, 2022, up 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.3 million chicks, up 4 percent from a year ago.
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–USDA, NASS
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