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 31, 2024 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 27, 2024, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.6 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.3 million eggs during the week ending January 27, 2024, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.6 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 27, 2024, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through January 27, 2024 for the United States were 746 million. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 27, 2024, up slightly from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.9 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024 State December 23, 2023 December 30, 2023 January 6, 2024 Week ending January 13, 2024 January 20, 2024 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 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 35,740 6,218 34,524 1,225 36,143 6,188 United States ...... 239,599 238,614 238,661 240,441 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 31, 2024 240,283 January 27, 2024 (1,000 eggs) 34,274 1,225 35,616 6,121 240,590 Percent of previous year (percent) 99 103 101 106 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024 State December 23, 2023 December 30, 2023 January 6, 2024 Week ending January 13, 2024 January 20, 2024 January 27, 2024 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 24,510 1,158 28,750 4,204 24,688 1,275 26,426 5,365 23,193 1,354 27,151 5,183 24,657 1,320 27,282 4,826 23,764 881 28,451 4,375 23,668 1,239 26,932 4,884 United States ...... 190,915 183,518 187,543 187,091 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 31, 2024 185,857 185,781 Percent of previous year (percent) 100 97 97 117 100 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024 State 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) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 34,307 24,058 5,062 1,225 36,128 6,911 3,502 7,800 17,065 8,709 34,359 24,275 4,815 1,225 35,496 6,903 3,532 7,954 17,327 8,483 34,128 24,810 5,023 1,225 35,184 6,942 3,532 7,979 17,394 8,496 34,262 24,189 5,165 1,225 35,740 6,900 3,516 7,977 17,393 8,590 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 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 24,885 6,272 8,086 6,161 17,561 5,824 13,048 25,228 6,134 7,939 6,218 18,068 5,797 13,841 Other States............................ 12,037 11,891 12,111 12,259 United States .......................... 239,599 238,614 238,661 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 31, 2024 240,441 January 20, 2024 (1,000 eggs) 34,524 24,508 5,222 1,225 36,143 6,768 3,396 7,977 17,367 8,584 24,947 6,003 8,090 6,188 18,302 5,756 13,325 11,958 240,283 January 27, 2024 (1,000 eggs) 34,274 24,781 5,448 1,225 35,616 6,842 3,594 7,977 17,231 8,593 24,990 5,950 8,055 6,121 18,831 5,701 13,434 11,927 240,590 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2023 and 2024 State 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) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 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 1,320 27,282 5,099 2,735 5,460 14,153 5,286 23,764 22,073 4,955 881 28,451 5,316 2,680 4,886 14,116 5,706 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 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 19,734 2,144 4,969 4,375 14,481 6,256 11,870 Other States............................ 9,136 9,065 9,295 9,339 9,200 United States .......................... 190,915 183,518 187,543 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 31, 2024 187,091 185,857 January 27, 2024 (1,000 chicks) 23,668 21,418 4,916 1,239 26,932 5,448 2,889 5,701 14,277 5,285 19,364 3,594 5,522 4,884 13,751 4,990 12,480 9,423 185,781 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.