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 15, 2023 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 3 Percent Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 230 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 11, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.5 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Hatcheries in Alabama set 31.5 million eggs during the week ending November 11, 2023, down 8 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.3 million eggs during the same week, down 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 4 Percent Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 177 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 11, 2023, down 4 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through November 11, 2023 for the United States were 8.37 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.4 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 11, 2023, down 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.6 million chicks, down slightly from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 State October 7, 2023 October 14, 2023 October 21, 2023 Week ending October 28, 2023 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 32,667 914 35,188 5,919 32,487 1,225 34,371 5,926 32,177 1,225 34,961 6,093 32,250 1,225 34,466 6,213 November 4, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 31,545 1,225 33,497 5,982 United States ...... 227,016 225,285 225,827 231,185 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 15, 2023 223,895 November 11, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 31,459 1,225 34,306 6,264 230,167 Percent of previous year (percent) 92 100 97 109 97 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 State October 7, 2023 October 14, 2023 October 21, 2023 Week ending October 28, 2023 November 4, 2023 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 23,505 1,207 26,543 4,698 United States ...... 182,456 182,566 178,912 177,649 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 15, 2023 176,523 November 11, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 23,390 1,337 26,631 4,908 177,491 Percent of previous year (percent) 96 101 100 96 96 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 State October 7, 2023 October 14, 2023 Week ending October 21, 2023 October 28, 2023 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 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 34,371 6,349 3,563 7,698 15,089 8,773 32,177 21,106 5,297 1,225 34,961 6,014 3,517 8,071 16,354 7,993 32,250 23,070 5,154 1,225 34,466 6,391 3,563 8,065 15,470 8,328 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 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 22,230 6,353 7,157 6,093 16,656 5,735 12,707 24,074 6,279 6,769 6,213 18,463 5,765 13,583 Other States............................ 11,737 12,005 12,181 12,057 United States .......................... 227,016 225,285 225,827 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 15, 2023 231,185 November 4, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 31,545 21,746 5,355 1,225 33,497 5,959 2,928 8,065 16,612 8,398 23,604 5,991 6,998 5,982 16,972 5,360 12,274 11,384 223,895 November 11, 2023 (1,000 eggs) 31,459 22,326 5,090 1,225 34,306 6,059 3,593 8,066 16,397 8,740 23,715 7,721 7,238 6,264 18,035 5,579 12,387 11,967 230,167 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 State 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) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 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 23,322 19,015 5,697 1,085 26,455 5,077 2,709 4,840 12,052 5,273 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 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 18,495 4,526 4,736 4,916 13,609 4,931 11,735 Other States............................ 9,236 8,746 9,779 9,176 United States .......................... 182,456 182,566 178,912 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 15, 2023 177,649 November 4, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 23,505 18,934 4,505 1,207 26,543 5,022 2,410 5,708 12,096 5,315 18,139 3,584 4,621 4,698 13,430 5,392 12,005 9,409 176,523 November 11, 2023 (1,000 chicks) 23,390 18,483 5,903 1,337 26,631 4,985 2,385 4,223 13,220 4,847 17,944 4,262 4,786 4,908 13,801 5,699 11,394 9,293 177,491 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.