Broiler hatchery news release, 2024 January 3

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.

January 3, 2024

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 240 million eggs in incubators during the week ending December 30, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.4 million eggs during the week ending December 30, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.8 million eggs during the same week, up 4 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 184 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 30, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through December 30, 2023 for the United States were 9.67 billion. Cumulative placements were down 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending December 30, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.7 million chicks, down 6 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023

State

November 25, 2023

December 2, 2023

December 9, 2023

Week ending
December 16, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

33,677 1,225
36,254 5,894

34,033 1,225
36,033 5,978

34,140 1,225
35,578 5,967

34,154 1,225
35,958 6,253

December 23, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,207 1,225
36,022 6,242

United States ......

239,455

242,667

236,637

240,553

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 3, 2024

240,429

December 30, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 34,369 1,225 35,837 6,225
240,001

Percent of previous year
(percent) 99
101 104 103
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023

State

November 25, 2023

December 2, 2023

December 9, 2023

Week ending
December 16, 2023

December 23, 2023

(1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks)

Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina....

21,557 1,074
27,500 5,172

22,502 1,076
28,850 5,076

23,979 1,149
27,683 5,099

24,470 1,153
28,860 4,611

24,562 1,158
28,931 4,212

United States ......

179,271

184,610

187,562

188,721

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 3, 2024

191,104

December 30, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,775 1,275 26,682 5,409
183,731

Percent of previous year
(percent) 99 98 94
114
98

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Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023

State

November 25, 2023

December 2, 2023

Week ending

December 9, 2023

December 16, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................

33,677 24,415
5,118 1,225 36,254 6,826 3,344 8,062 16,960 8,734

34,033 24,531
5,107 1,225 36,033 6,974 3,594 8,065 16,733 8,844

34,140 24,267
4,900 1,225 35,578 6,504 3,594 8,064 16,581 8,827

34,154 24,531
4,917 1,225 35,958 6,799 3,563 8,065 17,186 8,746

North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............

24,959 6,992 7,120 5,894
18,064 5,799
14,056

25,110 7,167 7,664 5,978
18,874 5,951
14,745

24,348 6,551 7,109 5,967
18,092 5,919
13,035

25,316 6,403 7,479 6,253
18,472 5,835
13,587

Other States............................

11,956

12,039

11,936

12,064

United States ..........................

239,455

242,667

236,637

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 3, 2024

240,553

December 23, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 34,207 24,456 5,062 1,225 36,022 6,941 3,502 8,001 17,036 8,585
25,139 6,402 7,750 6,242
18,321 5,838
13,602
12,098
240,429

December 30, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 34,369 24,267 4,815 1,225 35,837 6,777 3,532 7,954 17,322 8,547
25,126 6,490 7,391 6,225
18,835 5,836
13,443
12,010
240,001

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023

State

November 25, 2023

December 2, 2023

Week ending

December 9, 2023

December 16, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri ..................................

21,557 21,210
5,625 1,074 27,500 5,398 2,428 5,002 13,465 5,059

22,502 21,190
3,322 1,076 28,850 5,217 2,951 5,081 13,429 5,403

23,979 21,645
4,528 1,149 27,683 5,920 2,974 5,864 13,493 4,568

24,470 21,106
4,519 1,153 28,860 5,639 2,696 5,910 13,494 5,382

North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee,
and West Virginia ..............

18,804 3,692 4,356 5,172
13,480 5,408
11,302

20,771 4,843 4,900 5,076
14,202 5,351
11,193

20,347 4,641 4,571 5,099
14,324 5,432
12,105

19,955 4,539 4,922 4,611
14,571 5,271
12,398

Other States............................

8,739

9,253

9,240

9,225

United States ..........................

179,271

184,610

187,562

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 3, 2024

188,721

December 23, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,562 21,383 4,845 1,158 28,931 5,630 2,865 5,854 13,384 5,841
20,623 3,874 5,183 4,212
15,112 5,819
12,692
9,136
191,104

December 30, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,775 20,613 4,494 1,275 26,682 5,416 2,679 5,560 13,220 5,344
19,620 4,311 4,643 5,409
14,082 4,933
11,573
9,102
183,731

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.