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.