Broiler hatchery news release, 2024 January 24

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 24, 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 January 20, 2024, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.9 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 January 20, 2024, down slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 36.3 million eggs during the same week, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 20, 2024, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through January 20, 2024 for the United States were 560 million. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 20, 2024, down 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.5 million chicks, up 12 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024

State

December 16, 2023

December 23, 2023

December 30, 2023

Week ending
January 6, 2024

January 13, 2024

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,023 1,225
35,971 6,253

34,307 1,225
36,128 6,214

34,359 1,225
35,496 5,826

34,128 1,225
35,184 6,161

34,262 1,225
35,780 6,218

United States ......

240,232

239,699

238,614

238,270

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 24, 2024

240,081

January 20, 2024
(1,000 eggs) 34,373 1,225 36,270 6,208
240,437

Percent of previous year
(percent) 100 103 103 106
101

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024

State

December 16, 2023

December 23, 2023

December 30, 2023

Week ending
January 6, 2024

January 13, 2024

January 20, 2024

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

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

24,437 1,153
28,860 4,611

24,510 1,158
28,750 4,204

24,688 1,275
26,426 5,365

23,193 1,354
27,151 5,183

24,657 895
27,282 4,826

23,764 881
28,544 4,367

United States ......

188,731

190,915

183,518

187,543

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 24, 2024

186,666

185,992

Percent of previous year
(percent) 94 69
112 103
101

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024

State

December 16, 2023

December 23, 2023

Week ending

December 30, 2023

January 6, 2024

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,023 24,173
4,917 1,225 35,971 6,936 3,563 8,065 17,097 8,797

34,307 24,058
5,062 1,225 36,128 6,911 3,502 7,800 17,165 8,709

34,359 24,275
4,815 1,225 35,496 6,903 3,532 7,954 17,327 8,483

34,128 23,911
5,023 1,225 35,184 6,942 3,532 7,979 17,394 8,580

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

25,433 6,403 7,479 6,253
18,563 5,835
13,421

25,139 6,077 7,750 6,214
18,276 5,838
13,501

25,130 5,970 7,494 5,826
18,230 5,836
13,868

25,067 6,272 7,828 6,161
18,061 5,824
13,048

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

12,078

12,037

11,891

12,111

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

240,232

239,699

238,614

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 24, 2024

238,270

January 13, 2024
(1,000 eggs) 34,262 23,889 5,165 1,225 35,780 6,900 3,516 7,977 17,393 8,690
25,328 6,134 7,639 6,218
18,068 5,797
13,841
12,259
240,081

January 20, 2024
(1,000 eggs) 34,373 24,308 5,222 1,225 36,270 6,768 3,396 7,977 17,367 8,584
25,047 6,135 7,812 6,208
18,302 5,756
13,541
12,146
240,437

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024

State

December 16, 2023

December 23, 2023

Week ending

December 30, 2023

January 6, 2024

January 13, 2024

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,437 21,139
4,519 1,153 28,860 5,639 2,696 5,910 13,504 5,382

24,510 21,415
4,845 1,158 28,750 5,687 2,865 5,805 13,337 5,841

24,688 20,575
4,494 1,275 26,426 5,368 2,679 5,558 13,424 5,344

23,193 21,321
4,561 1,354 27,151 5,659 2,890 4,901 14,116 5,269

24,657 21,650
4,414 895
27,282 5,099 2,735 5,460
14,153 5,286

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

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

20,576 3,874 5,183 4,204
15,218 5,819
12,692

19,708 4,311 4,643 5,365
14,084 4,933
11,578

20,496 3,814 4,944 5,183
14,642 6,725
12,029

20,226 2,766 4,854 4,826
14,784 6,358
11,882

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

9,225

9,136

9,065

9,295

9,339

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

188,731

190,915

183,518

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 24, 2024

187,543

186,666

January 20, 2024
(1,000 chicks) 23,764 22,073 4,955 881 28,544 5,346 2,680 4,887 14,067 5,706
19,989 2,144 4,946 4,367
14,347 6,480
11,633
9,183
185,992

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.