Broiler hatchery news release 2023 September 27 / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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.