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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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.