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
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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.