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 22, 2023
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 2 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 18, 2023, down 2 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 32.0 million eggs during the week ending November 18, 2023, down 8 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 36.1 million eggs during the same week, up slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 182 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 18, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through November 18, 2023 for the United States were 8.56 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 22.9 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 18, 2023, down 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.5 million chicks, up 5 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
October 14, 2023
October 21, 2023
October 28, 2023
Week ending
November 4, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,487 1,225
34,371 5,926
32,177 1,225
34,961 6,093
31,846 1,225
34,656 6,213
31,545 1,225
33,997 5,982
November 11, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
31,930 1,349
35,320 6,264
United States ......
225,285
225,827
232,736
224,395
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 22, 2023
232,040
November 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,017 1,225 36,077 6,168
236,991
Percent of previous year
(percent) 92
100 100 103
98
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
October 14, 2023
October 21, 2023
October 28, 2023
Week ending
November 4, 2023
November 11, 2023
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
23,936 1,281
26,968 4,452
23,217 0
26,780 4,398
23,311 1,085
26,152 4,916
23,486 1,207
26,543 4,698
23,574 1,337
26,631 4,906
United States ......
182,566
178,912
177,500
176,771
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 22, 2023
177,646
November 18, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 22,865 1,317 27,474 4,579
182,315
Percent of previous year
(percent) 94 99
105 104
99
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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
October 14, 2023
October 21, 2023
Week ending
October 28, 2023
November 4, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
31,846 23,613
5,154 1,225 34,656 6,667 3,563 8,065 15,470 8,630
31,545 21,746
5,355 1,225 33,997 5,959 2,928 8,065 16,612 8,398
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
24,424 6,719 6,705 6,213
18,463 5,765
13,583
23,604 5,991 6,998 5,982
16,972 5,360
12,274
Other States............................
12,005
12,181
11,975
11,384
United States ..........................
225,285
225,827
232,736
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 22, 2023
224,395
November 11, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 31,930 22,326 4,873 1,349 35,320 6,059 3,593 8,066 16,397 8,740
23,715 7,721 7,173 6,264
18,035 5,579
12,933
11,967
232,040
November 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,017 23,645 5,060 1,225 36,077 6,504 3,578 8,065 16,934 8,812
24,454 7,707 7,227 6,168
18,301 5,783
13,356
12,078
236,991
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
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)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
23,311 19,015
5,697 1,085 26,152 5,077 2,874 4,840 12,052 5,273
23,486 18,934
4,505 1,207 26,543 5,022 2,677 5,708 12,096 5,315
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
18,139 3,584 4,621 4,698
13,430 5,392
12,005
Other States............................
8,746
9,779
9,176
9,409
United States ..........................
182,566
178,912
177,500
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 22, 2023
176,771
November 11, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,574 18,483 5,838 1,337 26,631 5,001 2,652 4,107 13,220 4,847
17,944 4,262 4,738 4,906
13,801 5,769
11,253
9,283
177,646
November 18, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 22,865 20,870 5,264 1,317 27,474 5,679 3,051 4,400 12,481 5,978
19,887 3,367 4,192 4,579
14,725 5,696
11,130
9,360
182,315
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.