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.
November 1, 2023
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 231 million eggs in incubators during the week ending October 28, 2023, down 2 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 32.2 million eggs during the week ending October 28, 2023, down 4 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.5 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 3 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 178 million chicks for meat production during the week ending October 28, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through October 28, 2023 for the United States were 8.02 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 28, 2023, down 7 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 23, September 30,
2023
2023
October 7, 2023
Week ending
October 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,968 1,225
34,234 6,027
31,958 0
34,431 6,051
32,516 914
35,070 5,919
32,260 1,225
34,794 5,926
October 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
32,230 1,225
35,117 6,232
United States ......
231,509
228,314
226,651
227,958
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 1, 2023
229,119
October 28, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,246 1,225 34,454 6,232
230,773
Percent of previous year
(percent) 96
100 101 115
98
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 23, September 30,
2023
2023
October 7, 2023
Week ending
October 14, 2023
October 21, 2023
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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 4,452
23,241 0
26,726 4,401
United States ......
184,417
182,594
182,347
182,417
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 1, 2023
178,719
October 28, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,272 1,085 26,455 4,955
177,737
Percent of previous year
(percent) 93 82 98
110
97
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 23, 2023
September 30, 2023
Week ending
October 7, 2023
October 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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 22,730
5,300 914
35,070 6,455 3,578 7,879
15,219 8,455
32,260 23,072
5,279 1,225 34,794 6,745 3,563 7,698 15,089 8,735
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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 5,876 7,309 5,919
16,861 5,655
13,256
22,335 6,342 7,260 5,926
16,388 5,564
13,678
Other States............................
11,411
12,294
11,737
12,005
United States ..........................
231,509
228,314
226,651
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 1, 2023
227,958
October 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,230 22,789 5,247 1,225 35,117 6,696 3,517 8,071 16,354 8,081
22,041 6,326 7,260 6,232
16,671 5,735
13,317
12,210
229,119
October 28, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,246 23,470 5,154 1,225 34,454 6,291 3,563 8,065 15,982 8,328
23,590 6,221 6,759 6,232
18,177 5,765
13,349
11,902
230,773
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 23, 2023
September 30, 2023
Week ending
October 7, 2023
October 14, 2023
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
23,786 20,353
4,457 1,281 26,968 4,746 3,028 6,621 13,453 5,011
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
19,363 4,629 4,402 4,452
14,616 5,136
11,079
Other States............................
9,876
9,556
9,332
9,036
United States ..........................
184,417
182,594
182,347
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 1, 2023
182,417
October 21, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,241 20,067 4,080 0 26,726 4,740 2,814 6,102 13,152 5,331
19,020 4,797 4,408 4,401
14,459 5,152
10,433
9,796
178,719
October 28, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,272 18,852 5,697 1,085 26,455 4,687 2,709 5,448 12,153 5,273
18,354 4,710 4,686 4,955
13,732 4,292
12,107
9,270
177,737
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.