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 (800) 253-4419 www.nass.usda.gov This report contains the results from the Weekly Broiler Hatchery Survey. Thanks to all who responded. September 13, 2023 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 9, 2023, down 1 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 33.8 million eggs during the week ending September 9, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.3 million eggs during the same week, down slightly from a year ago. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 9, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through September 9, 2023 for the United States were 6.75 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 9, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.0 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 State August 5, 2023 August 12, 2023 August 19, 2023 Week ending August 26, 2023 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 34,161 1,225 35,164 6,019 33,939 1,225 35,400 5,765 34,244 1,225 35,579 5,968 34,112 1,225 35,714 5,910 September 2, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,479 1,225 35,730 5,673 United States ...... 240,753 239,883 241,481 242,449 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 13, 2023 237,546 September 9, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,777 1,225 35,263 5,872 236,829 Percent of previous year (percent) 97 100 100 101 99 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 State August 5, 2023 August 12, 2023 August 19, 2023 Week ending August 26, 2023 September 2, 2023 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 24,684 1,170 27,397 4,915 24,341 1,236 27,933 5,209 25,018 1,304 26,544 4,878 25,035 1,273 26,423 5,305 23,931 1,292 27,889 4,102 United States ...... 187,898 188,689 187,512 188,438 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 13, 2023 187,769 September 9, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 24,112 1,152 28,008 4,262 189,351 Percent of previous year (percent) 98 95 99 97 98 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 State August 5, 2023 August 12, 2023 Week ending August 19, 2023 August 26, 2023 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 34,161 24,775 5,718 1,225 35,164 6,746 2,928 8,097 17,282 9,708 33,939 24,659 5,578 1,225 35,400 6,612 3,517 8,066 16,806 9,565 34,244 24,597 5,721 1,225 35,579 6,564 3,517 8,065 17,237 9,769 34,112 24,702 5,627 1,225 35,714 6,755 3,517 8,066 17,237 9,679 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 24,162 7,527 7,244 6,019 18,703 5,785 13,124 24,161 7,291 7,458 5,765 18,232 5,803 13,334 24,101 7,373 7,271 5,968 18,647 5,789 13,287 24,384 7,493 7,303 5,910 18,898 5,789 13,644 Other States............................ 12,385 12,472 12,527 12,394 United States .......................... 240,753 239,883 241,481 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 13, 2023 242,449 September 2, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,479 24,803 5,722 1,225 35,730 6,701 3,548 7,877 16,260 9,714 23,190 7,412 7,345 5,673 17,733 5,785 12,841 12,508 237,546 September 9, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,777 24,764 5,753 1,225 35,263 6,529 3,059 8,064 15,816 9,573 23,237 7,179 7,308 5,872 18,155 5,774 13,030 12,451 236,829 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 State August 5, 2023 August 12, 2023 Week ending August 19, 2023 August 26, 2023 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 24,684 21,175 4,384 1,170 27,397 5,454 2,887 5,407 13,823 6,339 24,341 22,612 5,310 1,236 27,933 5,427 2,856 5,207 14,109 5,524 25,018 20,640 4,793 1,304 26,544 5,776 2,526 5,993 13,480 5,966 25,035 20,205 5,135 1,273 26,423 5,351 2,525 5,584 13,789 6,132 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 18,611 4,394 4,827 4,915 14,904 6,211 11,534 19,104 3,911 4,895 5,209 14,927 5,386 11,056 19,655 5,417 4,898 4,878 14,385 5,067 11,542 19,417 5,982 4,838 5,305 14,997 5,454 11,553 Other States............................ 9,782 9,646 9,630 9,440 United States .......................... 187,898 188,689 187,512 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 13, 2023 188,438 September 2, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 23,931 20,258 6,630 1,292 27,889 5,144 2,947 4,442 13,402 5,921 19,694 5,489 4,849 4,102 14,562 5,551 11,966 9,700 187,769 September 9, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 24,112 20,068 6,478 1,152 28,008 5,440 2,892 4,807 13,733 6,203 19,524 5,733 4,789 4,262 14,946 5,177 12,347 9,680 189,351 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.