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 29, 2023
Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman
Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 238 million eggs in incubators during the week ending November 25, 2023, down 1 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 32.9 million eggs during the week ending November 25, 2023, down 5 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.6 million eggs during the same week, up slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 179 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 25, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through November 25, 2023 for the United States were 8.74 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 21.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending November 25, 2023, down 11 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.5 million chicks, up 8 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
October 21, 2023
October 28, 2023
November 4, 2023
Week ending
November 11, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
32,177 1,225
34,961 6,093
31,846 1,225
34,656 6,213
31,284 1,225
33,874 5,982
31,930 1,349
35,320 6,264
November 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
32,104 1,225
35,394 6,186
United States ......
225,777
232,736
227,004
232,440
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 29, 2023
237,343
November 25, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,933 1,225 35,558 5,894
237,683
Percent of previous year
(percent) 95
100 100 100
99
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
October 21, 2023
October 28, 2023
November 4, 2023
Week ending
November 11, 2023
November 18, 2023
(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)
Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....
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
22,806 1,317
27,323 4,567
United States ......
178,912
177,500
176,771
177,646
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 29, 2023
181,965
November 25, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 21,549 1,074 27,500 5,231
179,473
Percent of previous year
(percent) 89 81
108 126
98
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023
State
October 21, 2023
October 28, 2023
Week ending
November 4, 2023
November 11, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
(1,000 eggs)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
32,177 21,106
5,247 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
31,284 23,436
5,355 1,225 33,874 6,609 2,928 8,065 16,612 8,208
31,930 22,726
4,873 1,349 35,320 6,059 3,593 8,066 16,397 8,740
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
24,052 6,430 6,933 5,982
16,851 5,360
12,320
23,715 7,721 7,173 6,264
18,035 5,579
12,933
Other States............................
12,181
11,975
11,480
11,967
United States ..........................
225,777
232,736
227,004
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 29, 2023
232,440
November 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,104 23,645 4,897 1,225 35,394 6,504 3,578 8,065 16,934 8,812
24,954 7,444 7,211 6,186
18,801 5,783
13,745
12,061
237,343
November 25, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 32,933 23,912 5,118 1,225 35,558 6,979 3,594 8,062 16,960 8,448
24,838 6,992 7,246 5,894
18,519 5,768
13,626
12,011
237,683
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023
State
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)
Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................
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
23,574 18,483
5,838 1,337 26,631 5,001 2,652 4,107 13,220 4,847
North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............
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
17,944 4,262 4,738 4,906
13,801 5,769
11,253
Other States............................
9,779
9,176
9,409
9,283
United States ..........................
178,912
177,500
176,771
Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, November 29, 2023
177,646
November 18, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 22,806 20,877 5,346 1,317 27,323 5,581 3,051 4,357 12,519 5,978
20,009 3,367 4,125 4,567
14,665 5,762
10,951
9,364
181,965
November 25, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 21,549 21,210 5,625 1,074 27,500 5,468 2,428 5,002 13,465 5,059
18,804 3,692 4,411 5,231
13,480 5,338
11,419
8,718
179,473
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.