Broiler hatchery news release 2023 October 18 / 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.

October 18, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 4 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 229 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 14, 2023, down 4 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.7 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.3 million eggs during the week ending October 14, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.4 million eggs during the same week, down 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 4 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 183 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 14, 2023, down 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through October 14, 2023 for the United States were 7.66 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 14, 2023, down 7 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.2 million chicks, up 7 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023

State

September 9, 2023

September 16, 2023

September 23, 2023

Week ending
September 30, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

33,307 1,225
35,363 5,880

32,935 1,225
35,479 6,000

32,968 1,225
34,234 6,027

32,901 0
34,431 6,051

October 7, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
32,205 914
34,880 5,919

United States ......

232,021

230,815

231,509

230,306

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 18, 2023

228,676

October 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,260 1,225 34,431 5,926
228,556

Percent of previous year
(percent) 97
100 97
105
96

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023

State

September 9, 2023

September 16, 2023

September 23, 2023

Week ending
September 30, 2023

October 7, 2023

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

23,949 1,152
27,958 4,303

24,290 1,006
27,641 5,889

23,684 1,210
28,255 4,634

23,783 1,315
27,692 4,979

23,357 1,018
28,516 4,865

United States ......

187,130

188,335

184,417

182,594

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 18, 2023

182,207

October 14, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,799 1,281 27,187 4,469
182,806

Percent of previous year
(percent) 93
105 107
86
96

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023

State

September 9, 2023

September 16, 2023

Week ending

September 23, 2023

September 30, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................

33,307 22,170
5,753 1,225 35,363 6,259 3,245 8,064 15,816 8,681

32,935 22,782
5,274 1,225 35,479 6,103 3,517 7,879 16,550 8,613

32,968 23,061
5,581 1,225 34,234 6,496 3,578 8,066 16,917 8,803

32,901 22,863
5,347 0
34,431 6,464 3,578 8,067
16,336 8,793

North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............

22,557 6,666 7,264 5,880
17,982 5,865
13,521

22,785 6,701 7,269 6,000
17,907 5,847
12,404

23,745 6,634 6,622 6,027
17,857 5,842
12,442

23,157 6,661 6,961 6,051
18,119 5,782
12,502

Other States............................

12,403

11,545

11,411

12,293

United States ..........................

232,021

230,815

231,509

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 18, 2023

230,306

October 7, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,205 22,781 5,300 914 34,880 6,772 3,578 7,879 15,219 8,740
21,922 6,344 7,309 5,919
17,900 5,655
13,401
11,958
228,676

October 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,260 22,877 5,434 1,225 34,431 6,745 3,577 7,698 15,089 8,835
22,335 6,342 7,083 5,926
18,000 5,564
13,130
12,005
228,556

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023

State

September 9, 2023

September 16, 2023

Week ending

September 23, 2023

September 30, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................

23,949 19,634
5,834 1,152 27,958 5,300 2,892 5,950 13,547 5,497

24,290 20,598
4,683 1,006 27,641 5,201 2,830 6,596 13,636 5,163

23,684 20,655
4,782 1,210 28,255 4,963 2,839 6,706 13,004 6,031

23,783 19,052
5,537 1,315 27,692 5,062 2,785 6,032 12,793 6,007

North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............

19,150 5,736 4,713 4,303
14,729 4,853
12,255

19,062 5,324 4,866 5,889
14,852 5,068
11,814

18,460 3,890 4,832 4,634
14,082 4,728
11,786

18,636 4,145 4,781 4,979
14,422 4,461
11,556

Other States............................

9,678

9,816

9,876

9,556

United States ..........................

187,130

188,335

184,417

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 18, 2023

182,594

October 7, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,357 20,807 5,120 1,018 28,516 4,411 3,031 6,118 13,387 5,111
18,317 3,945 4,904 4,865
14,339 4,392
11,237
9,332
182,207

October 14, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,799 20,353 5,083 1,281 27,187 4,746 2,993 6,185 13,453 5,011
19,363 4,629 4,393 4,469
14,616 5,136
11,054
9,055
182,806

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.