- Collection:
- Georgia Government Publications
- Serial:
- Broiler hatchery news release / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Title:
- Broiler hatchery news release 2023 October 26 / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.
- Contributor to Resource:
- United States. National Agricultural Statistics Service. Southern Regional Field Office, issuing body.
Alabama. Department of Agriculture and Industries, issuing body.
Florida. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, issuing body.
Georgia. Department of Agriculture, issuing body.
South Carolina. Department of Agriculture, issuing body. - Publisher:
- Athens, GA : United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Southern Region 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
- Date of Original:
- 2023-10-26
- Subject:
- Chickens--Hatcheries--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals.
Broilers (Chickens)--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals.
Poultry industry--Southern States--Statistics--Periodicals.
Broilers (Chickens)--fast
Chickens--Hatcheries--fast
Poultry industry--fast
Southern States--fast
Georgia Government Documents--Serial - Location:
- Southern States, 47.23129, 39.69204
- Medium:
- state government records
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Began with: August 28, 2013.
Effective March 12, 2014, name of issuing body appears as Southern Regional Field Office.
August 28, 2013; title from caption (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed January 19, 2018).
January 17, 2018 (received via e-mail on January 18, 2018 from Georgia Department of Agriculture); (Georgia Government Publications database, viewed November 22, 2017). - External Identifiers:
- Metadata URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/id:dlg_ggpd_1020285595-2023-10-26
- Digital Object URL:
- https://dlg.galileo.usg.edu/do:dlg_ggpd_1020285595-2023-10-26
- Language:
- eng
- Holding Institution:
- University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library
- Rights:
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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 26, 2023
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 3 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 21, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.4 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 32.2 million eggs during the week ending October 21, 2023, down 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.0 million eggs during the same week, down 1 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 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 21, 2023, down 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through October 21, 2023 for the United States were 7.84 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.3 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 21, 2023, up 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.7 million chicks, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 16, September 23, September 30,
2023
2023
2023
Week ending
October 7, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,935 1,225
35,479 6,000
32,968 1,225
34,234 6,027
31,958 0
34,431 6,051
32,516 914
34,880 5,919
October 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
32,260 1,225
34,694 5,926
United States ......
230,815
231,509
228,314
227,752
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 26, 2023
227,937
October 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,230 1,225 35,017 6,118
229,501
Percent of previous year
(percent) 95
100 99
103
97
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 16, September 23, September 30,
2023
2023
2023
Week ending
October 7, 2023
October 14, 2023
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
24,290 1,006
27,641 5,889
23,684 1,210
28,255 4,634
23,783 1,315
27,692 4,979
23,497 1,018
28,516 4,865
23,786 1,281
26,968 4,469
United States ......
188,335
184,417
182,594
182,347
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 26, 2023
182,444
October 21, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,259 0 26,726 4,363
178,882
Percent of previous year
(percent) 103 0 103 88
96
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 16, 2023
September 23, 2023
Week ending
September 30, 2023
October 7, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
31,958 23,430
5,347 0
34,431 6,734 3,578 8,067
16,336 8,517
32,516 22,781
5,300 914
34,880 6,772 3,578 7,879
15,219 8,740
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
23,008 6,676 6,961 6,051
17,862 5,352
11,712
21,922 6,344 7,309 5,919
16,665 5,655
13,401
Other States............................
11,545
11,411
12,294
11,958
United States ..........................
230,815
231,509
228,314
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 26, 2023
227,752
October 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,260 23,072 5,279 1,225 34,694 6,745 3,563 7,698 15,089 8,835
22,335 6,342 7,239 5,926
16,388 5,564
13,678
12,005
227,937
October 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,230 23,393 5,247 1,225 35,017 6,696 3,517 8,071 16,354 8,081
22,041 6,326 7,323 6,118
16,671 5,735
13,246
12,210
229,501
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
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)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
23,497 20,807
5,120 1,018 28,516 4,411 3,031 6,118 13,387 5,111
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
18,317 3,945 4,904 4,865
14,339 4,392
11,237
Other States............................
9,816
9,876
9,556
9,332
United States ..........................
188,335
184,417
182,594
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, October 26, 2023
182,347
October 14, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,786 20,353 4,457 1,281 26,968 4,746 3,028 6,621 13,453 5,011
19,363 4,629 4,393 4,469
14,616 5,136
11,079
9,055
182,444
October 21, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,259 20,067 4,080 0 26,726 4,740 2,814 6,102 13,152 5,331
19,109 4,797 4,473 4,363
14,459 5,240
10,352
9,818
178,882
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.