Broiler hatchery news release 2023 November 8 / United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service.

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

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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.

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