Broiler hatchery news release, 2023 January 18

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 18, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 237 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 14, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 80.0 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 14, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.2 million eggs during the same week, up slightly from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 188 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 14, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2022 through January 14, 2023 for the United States were 376 million. Cumulative placements were up 2 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 14, 2023, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.4 million chicks, up 4 percent from a year ago.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022 and 2023

State

December 10, 2022

December 17, 2022

December 24, 2022

Week ending
December 31, 2022

January 7, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,663 1,225
35,862 5,786

34,519 1,225
35,676 6,042

34,526 1,225
35,932 5,599

34,565 1,209
34,475 6,041

34,349 1,194
35,470 5,836

United States ......

240,671

240,366

240,691

237,587

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 18, 2023

239,857

January 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,337 1,194
35,193 5,711
237,187

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 100 100 121
100

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022 and 2023

State

December 10, 2022

December 17, 2022

December 24, 2022

Week ending
December 31, 2022

January 7, 2023

January 14, 2023

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

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

25,052 1,292
27,473 4,473

25,251 1,317
27,183 5,295

25,079 1,231
27,784 5,062

25,107 1,298
28,274 4,734

23,988 1,183
28,436 4,506

24,621 1,301
27,374 4,899

United States ......

190,186

188,028

188,553

187,810

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 18, 2023

188,104

187,522

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 105 104 107
101

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

Broiler-Type Eggs Set Selected States and United States: 2022 and 2023

State

December 10, 2022

December 17, 2022

Week ending

December 24, 2022

December 31, 2022

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,663 24,195
5,271 1,225 35,862 6,337 3,350 8,005 16,522 9,813

34,519 24,383
5,166 1,225 35,676 6,400 2,938 8,001 16,341 9,812

34,526 24,432
5,206 1,225 35,932 6,652 3,426 8,066 16,054 9,761

34,565 24,177
4,913 1,209 34,475 6,370 3,426 8,066 15,872 9,825

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

24,389 7,697 6,646 5,786
18,506 6,286
13,412

24,767 7,482 6,734 6,042
18,415 6,394
13,260

24,917 7,523 6,637 5,599
18,128 6,532
13,357

24,741 7,473 6,561 6,041
17,733 6,564
13,048

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

12,706

12,811

12,718

12,528

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

240,671

240,366

240,691

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 18, 2023

237,587

January 7, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,349 24,090
5,302 1,194 35,470 6,283 3,123 8,067 16,271 9,871
24,858 7,415 6,644 5,836
18,046 6,685
13,517
12,836
239,857

January 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,337 24,483
5,183 1,194 35,193 5,987 3,154 8,067 16,492 9,859
24,425 7,541 6,539 5,711
16,813 6,632
12,776
12,801
237,187

Broiler-Type Chicks Placed Selected States and United States: 2022 and 2023

State

December 10, 2022

December 17, 2022

Week ending

December 24, 2022

December 31, 2022

January 7, 2023

(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 ..................................

25,052 22,201
4,469 1,292 27,473 5,849 2,966 6,819 13,881 6,561

25,251 21,564
5,435 1,317 27,183 5,498 2,927 5,225 13,627 6,711

25,079 21,662
4,821 1,231 27,784 6,422 2,937 6,086 13,351 7,183

25,107 21,588
4,895 1,298 28,274 5,377 2,869 5,570 13,572 6,308

23,988 22,036
6,134 1,183 28,436 4,946 2,661 4,705 13,609 5,810

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

19,638 4,102 4,773 4,473
14,499 4,106
12,438

18,664 3,921 4,781 5,295
14,159 4,544
12,210

18,498 3,054 4,724 5,062
14,684 5,700
10,804

17,982 4,202 4,500 4,734
14,601 5,746
11,618

19,276 4,296 4,545 4,506
14,598 5,779
12,023

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

9,594

9,716

9,471

9,569

9,573

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

190,186

188,028

188,553

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 18, 2023

187,810

188,104

January 14, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,621 20,151 4,803 1,301 27,374 5,293 2,882 5,479 13,037 6,419
19,392 5,334 4,541 4,899
14,505 5,952
12,021
9,518
187,522

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.