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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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.