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 20, 2023 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 235 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 16, 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 16, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.6 million eggs during the same week, up 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 3 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 16, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through September 16, 2023 for the United States were 6.93 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.3 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 16, 2023, down 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.6 million chicks, down 2 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 State August 12, 2023 August 19, 2023 August 26, 2023 Week ending September 2, 2023 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 33,939 1,225 35,400 5,765 34,051 1,225 35,503 5,968 34,127 1,225 35,643 5,910 33,479 1,225 35,730 5,673 September 9, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,549 1,225 35,359 5,880 September 16, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,848 1,225 35,597 5,876 United States ...... 239,602 238,431 239,741 237,546 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 20, 2023 232,437 234,728 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 100 103 100 99 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 State August 12, 2023 August 19, 2023 August 26, 2023 Week ending September 2, 2023 September 9, 2023 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 23,945 1,152 27,958 4,279 September 16, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 24,291 1,006 27,641 5,861 United States ...... 188,689 187,512 188,438 187,769 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 20, 2023 187,101 188,247 Percent of previous year (percent) 95 79 98 131 97 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 State August 12, 2023 August 19, 2023 Week ending August 26, 2023 September 2, 2023 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 33,939 24,530 5,578 1,225 35,400 6,612 3,517 8,066 16,806 9,565 34,051 24,122 5,721 1,225 35,503 6,625 3,517 8,065 16,988 8,813 34,127 24,073 5,627 1,225 35,643 6,866 3,517 8,066 16,957 8,863 33,479 24,803 5,722 1,225 35,730 6,701 3,548 7,877 16,260 9,714 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 24,161 7,291 7,458 5,765 18,080 5,803 13,334 23,739 7,049 7,185 5,968 18,435 5,849 13,076 23,970 7,169 7,303 5,910 18,430 5,864 13,748 23,190 7,412 7,345 5,673 17,733 5,785 12,841 Other States............................ 12,472 12,500 12,383 12,508 United States .......................... 239,602 238,431 239,741 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 20, 2023 237,546 September 9, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,549 23,016 5,753 1,225 35,359 6,589 3,059 8,064 15,847 8,678 22,175 6,736 7,195 5,880 17,746 5,835 13,351 12,380 232,437 September 16, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 33,848 23,767 5,607 1,225 35,597 6,769 3,331 7,879 16,344 8,740 22,652 6,757 7,329 5,876 17,853 5,831 13,328 11,995 234,728 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 State 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) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 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 23,931 20,258 6,630 1,292 27,889 5,144 2,947 4,442 13,402 5,921 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 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 19,694 5,489 4,849 4,102 14,562 5,551 11,966 Other States............................ 9,646 9,630 9,440 9,700 United States .......................... 188,689 187,512 188,438 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 20, 2023 187,769 September 9, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 23,945 19,634 5,834 1,152 27,958 5,300 2,892 5,950 13,547 5,497 19,150 5,736 4,716 4,279 14,729 4,847 12,255 9,680 187,101 September 16, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 24,291 20,634 4,250 1,006 27,641 5,201 2,830 6,871 13,627 5,163 19,062 5,324 4,863 5,861 14,852 5,069 11,862 9,840 188,247 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.