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 8, 2023
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 3 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 224 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 4, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 31.7 million eggs during the week ending November 4, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 33.5 million eggs during the same week, down 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 5 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 4, 2023, down 5 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through November 4, 2023 for the United States were 8.20 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 4, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.5 million chicks, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 30, 2023
October 7, 2023
October 14, 2023
Week ending
October 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
31,901 0
34,431 6,051
32,667 914
35,188 5,919
32,487 1,225
34,471 5,926
32,415 1,225
34,972 6,093
October 28, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
32,250 1,225
34,566 6,213
United States ......
228,609
227,016
225,482
227,544
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 8, 2023
231,185
November 4, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 31,685 1,225 33,497 5,982
224,458
Percent of previous year
(percent) 98
100 98
106
97
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 30, 2023
October 7, 2023
October 14, 2023
Week ending
October 21, 2023
October 28, 2023
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,783 1,315
27,692 4,979
23,607 1,018
28,516 4,865
23,936 1,281
26,968 4,452
23,217 0
26,780 4,398
23,322 1,085
26,455 4,916
United States ......
182,593
182,456
182,566
178,912
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 8, 2023
177,649
November 4, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,547 1,207 26,543 4,695
176,764
Percent of previous year
(percent) 101 90 99 88
95
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 30, 2023
October 7, 2023
Week ending
October 14, 2023
October 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
31,901 23,430
5,347 0
34,431 6,734 3,578 8,067
16,336 8,793
32,667 22,615
5,300 914
35,188 6,344 3,578 7,879
15,219 8,740
32,487 21,386
5,279 1,225 34,471 6,349 3,563 7,698 15,089 8,773
32,415 21,861
5,247 1,225 34,972 6,596 3,517 8,071 16,354 7,763
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
23,054 6,676 6,961 6,051
17,862 5,382
11,712
21,922 5,876 7,270 5,919
16,877 5,655
13,316
22,380 5,873 7,221 5,926
16,388 5,594
13,678
22,041 6,371 7,260 6,093
16,414 5,735
13,339
Other States............................
12,294
11,737
12,102
12,270
United States ..........................
228,609
227,016
225,482
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 8, 2023
227,544
October 28, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,250 23,070 5,154 1,225 34,566 6,291 3,563 8,065 15,470 8,328
24,074 6,279 6,769 6,213
18,463 5,765
13,583
12,057
231,185
November 4, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 31,685 21,746 5,355 1,225 33,497 5,959 2,928 8,065 16,612 8,398
23,604 5,991 7,127 5,982
16,972 5,360
12,568
11,384
224,458
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
September 30, 2023
October 7, 2023
Week ending
October 14, 2023
October 21, 2023
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
(1,000 chicks)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
23,783 19,357
5,537 1,315 27,692 5,257 2,785 5,450 12,793 6,007
23,607 21,257
5,120 1,018 28,516 4,867 3,031 5,456 13,387 5,293
23,936 20,372
4,457 1,281 26,968 5,376 3,028 6,070 13,453 5,395
23,217 20,443
4,080 0
26,780 5,195 2,814 5,524
13,230 5,331
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
18,636 3,840 4,781 4,979
14,422 5,043
11,406
18,317 3,312 4,904 4,865
14,339 5,054
10,877
19,363 3,926 4,402 4,452
14,916 5,686
10,739
18,935 4,441 4,408 4,398
14,409 5,795
10,133
Other States............................
9,510
9,236
8,746
9,779
United States ..........................
182,593
182,456
182,566
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 8, 2023
178,912
October 28, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,322 19,015 5,697 1,085 26,455 5,077 2,709 4,840 12,052 5,273
18,495 4,526 4,736 4,916
13,609 4,931
11,735
9,176
177,649
November 4, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,547 18,934 4,505 1,207 26,543 5,022 2,410 5,708 12,096 5,315
18,139 3,584 4,657 4,695
13,430 5,392
12,078
9,502
176,764
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.