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. March 6, 2024 Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 243 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 2, 2024, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.1 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier. Hatcheries in Alabama set 35.1 million eggs during the week ending March 2, 2024, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 36.1 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 2, 2024, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 6, 2024 through March 2, 2024 for the United States were 1.67 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier. Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 2, 2024, up 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.2 million chicks, down 5 percent from a year ago. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2024 State January 27, 2024 February 3, 2024 February 10, 2024 Week ending February 17, 2024 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 34,787 1,225 35,892 6,121 34,979 1,225 36,225 6,016 34,899 1,225 36,050 6,290 35,091 1,225 36,228 6,252 February 24, 2024 (1,000 eggs) 35,128 1,225 36,183 6,088 United States ...... 239,609 241,915 242,114 243,213 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 6, 2024 243,045 March 2, 2024 (1,000 eggs) 35,092 1,225 36,108 6,089 242,910 Percent of previous year (percent) 101 100 102 101 100 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2024 State January 27, 2024 February 3, 2024 February 10, 2024 Week ending February 17, 2024 February 24, 2024 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ............. Florida ................ Georgia .............. South Carolina.... 24,358 1,239 26,983 5,045 24,605 1,229 27,785 4,707 24,273 962 28,488 4,835 24,080 1,105 27,940 4,475 24,471 1,317 28,018 4,586 United States ...... 185,412 185,996 185,459 185,071 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 6, 2024 185,709 March 2, 2024 (1,000 chicks) 24,677 1,238 27,235 4,256 186,593 Percent of previous year (percent) 103 106 95 94 100 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2024 State January 27, 2024 February 3, 2024 Week ending February 10, 2024 February 17, 2024 (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) (1,000 eggs) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 34,787 24,808 5,495 1,225 35,892 6,795 3,594 8,066 17,231 8,456 34,979 24,507 5,483 1,225 36,225 6,853 3,562 8,065 17,200 8,656 34,899 24,606 5,566 1,225 36,050 6,788 3,557 8,066 17,262 8,692 35,091 24,969 5,618 1,225 36,228 7,053 3,503 8,066 17,412 8,607 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 24,583 5,490 8,016 6,121 19,041 5,701 12,783 25,283 5,396 7,421 6,016 19,764 5,578 13,862 25,195 5,467 7,702 6,290 19,268 5,594 13,994 24,893 5,668 7,796 6,252 19,397 5,667 13,732 Other States............................ 11,525 11,840 11,893 12,036 United States .......................... 239,609 241,915 242,114 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 6, 2024 243,213 February 24, 2024 (1,000 eggs) 35,128 25,325 5,538 1,225 36,183 7,134 3,471 8,061 17,469 8,797 24,948 5,366 7,594 6,088 19,282 5,667 13,910 11,859 243,045 March 2, 2024 (1,000 eggs) 35,092 25,193 5,620 1,225 36,108 7,132 3,533 8,050 17,458 8,833 24,723 5,366 7,762 6,089 19,419 5,664 13,736 11,907 242,910 Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2024 State January 27, 2024 February 3, 2024 Week ending February 10, 2024 February 17, 2024 (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) (1,000 chicks) Alabama ................................. Arkansas ................................. Delaware ................................ Florida..................................... Georgia ................................... Kentucky ................................. Louisiana ................................ Maryland ................................. Mississippi .............................. Missouri .................................. 24,358 21,218 5,304 1,239 26,983 5,417 2,889 5,562 13,588 5,285 24,605 20,162 6,003 1,229 27,785 5,400 2,898 4,603 13,588 5,202 24,273 20,989 4,520 962 28,488 5,328 2,751 6,219 13,385 4,928 24,080 20,455 5,226 1,105 27,940 5,342 2,979 6,152 13,431 5,236 North Carolina......................... Oklahoma ............................... Pennsylvania .......................... South Carolina ........................ Texas ...................................... Virginia.................................... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia .............. 19,278 3,281 5,567 5,045 13,751 4,803 12,449 19,551 3,834 4,963 4,707 14,548 5,681 11,937 19,515 3,885 4,939 4,835 14,377 5,550 11,425 19,516 3,773 5,062 4,475 14,928 4,939 11,355 Other States............................ 9,395 9,300 9,090 9,077 United States .......................... 185,412 185,996 185,459 Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 6, 2024 185,071 February 24, 2024 (1,000 chicks) 24,471 19,927 4,632 1,317 28,018 5,376 2,930 5,874 13,293 5,491 19,794 4,329 4,569 4,586 14,660 5,288 12,280 8,874 185,709 March 2, 2024 (1,000 chicks) 24,677 20,630 5,539 1,238 27,235 5,092 2,888 6,329 13,385 5,476 20,206 3,883 4,880 4,256 14,557 4,632 12,743 8,947 186,593 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.