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 27, 2023
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 233 million eggs in incubators during the week ending September 23, 2023, down 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 33.6 million eggs during the week ending September 23, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.7 million eggs during the same week, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 23, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through September 23, 2023 for the United States were 7.12 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending September 23, 2023, down 8 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.3 million chicks, up 7 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
August 19, 2023
August 26, 2023
September 2, 2023
Week ending
September 9, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
34,051 1,225
35,503 5,968
34,127 1,225
35,643 5,910
33,626 1,225
35,659 5,673
33,549 1,225
35,359 5,880
September 16, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
33,500 1,225
35,597 5,876
September 23, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
33,574 1,225
34,671 6,027
United States ......
238,431
239,741
235,243
232,219
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 27, 2023
233,912
233,455
Percent of previous year
(percent)
98 100
99 102
96
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
August 19, 2023
August 26, 2023
September 2, 2023
Week ending
September 9, 2023
September 16, 2023
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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 4,303
24,296 1,006
27,641 5,889
September 23, 2023
(1,000 chicks)
23,697 1,210
28,258 4,641
United States ......
187,512
188,438
187,769
187,126
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 27, 2023
188,343
184,365
Percent of previous year
(percent) 92 87
107 84
98
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
August 19, 2023
August 26, 2023
Week ending
September 2, 2023
September 9, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
33,626 24,358
5,722 1,225 35,659 6,812 3,408 7,877 16,260 9,114
33,549 23,216
5,753 1,225 35,359 6,589 3,059 8,064 15,847 8,678
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
22,827 6,453 7,345 5,673
17,491 5,871
13,014
22,175 6,236 7,177 5,880
17,846 5,835
13,351
Other States............................
12,500
12,383
12,508
12,380
United States ..........................
238,431
239,741
235,243
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 27, 2023
232,219
September 16, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 33,500 23,967 5,274 1,225 35,597 6,769 3,331 7,879 16,550 8,741
22,652 6,257 7,295 5,876
17,953 5,831
13,220
11,995
233,912
September 23, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 33,574 23,895 5,581 1,225 34,671 6,688 3,578 8,066 16,917 8,798
23,262 6,125 6,803 6,027
17,736 5,867
13,310
11,332
233,455
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
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)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
23,945 19,634
5,834 1,152 27,958 5,300 2,892 5,950 13,547 5,497
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
19,150 5,736 4,713 4,303
14,729 4,853
12,255
Other States............................
9,630
9,440
9,700
9,678
United States ..........................
187,512
188,438
187,769
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, September 27, 2023
187,126
September 16, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,296 20,598 4,683 1,006 27,641 5,201 2,830 6,596 13,636 5,163
19,062 5,324 4,866 5,889
14,852 5,068
11,814
9,818
188,343
September 23, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,697 20,635 4,782 1,210 28,258 4,927 2,839 6,721 13,078 6,031
18,434 3,890 4,832 4,641
14,071 4,728
11,713
9,878
184,365
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.