Broiler hatchery news release, 2023 January 25

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 25, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 239 million eggs in incubators during the week ending January 21, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.8 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.5 million eggs during the week ending January 21, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.2 million eggs during the same week, down 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 185 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 21, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2022 through January 21, 2023 for the United States were 561 million. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 25.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending January 21, 2023, up 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 25.5 million chicks, down 3 percent from a year ago.

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

State

December 17, 2022

December 24, 2022

December 31, 2022

Week ending
January 7, 2023

January 14, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

34,565 1,209
34,388 6,041

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

34,447 1,194
35,216 5,711

United States ......

240,366

240,691

237,943

239,857

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 25, 2023

237,519

January 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,511 1,194
35,167 5,854
238,632

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 100 100 104
100

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

Week ending

State

December 17, 2022

December 24, 2022

December 31, 2022

January 7, 2023

January 14, 2023

January 21, 2023

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

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

25,251 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

24,642 1,301
27,343 4,899

25,087 1,283
25,518 4,210

United States ......

188,028

188,553

187,837

187,904

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 25, 2023

187,690

185,076

Percent of previous year
(percent) 104 103 97 116
101

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

State

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)

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

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 34,388 6,638 3,426 8,066 15,872 9,825

34,349 24,090
5,302 1,194 35,470 6,283 3,123 8,067 16,271 9,871

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

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

24,858 7,415 6,644 5,836
18,046 6,685
13,517

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

12,811

12,718

12,703

12,836

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

240,366

240,691

237,943

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 25, 2023

239,857

January 14, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,447 24,451
5,183 1,194 35,216 5,987 3,154 8,067 16,572 9,859
24,531 7,541 6,539 5,711
16,858 6,632
12,776
12,801
237,519

January 21, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,511 24,496
5,088 1,194 35,167 6,138 3,243 8,066 16,436 9,779
25,114 7,339 6,667 5,854
16,864 6,616
13,043
13,017
238,632

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

State

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)

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

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 2,461 4,705 13,609 5,810

24,642 20,205
4,803 1,301 27,343 5,293 2,891 5,461 13,272 6,419

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

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

19,319 5,334 4,541 4,899
14,444 5,952
12,021

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

9,716

9,471

9,596

9,573

9,550

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

188,028

188,553

187,837

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, January 25, 2023

187,904

187,690

January 21, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 25,087 19,248 5,252 1,283 25,518 5,146 2,972 4,815 13,073 6,425
19,629 6,041 4,381 4,210
14,075 6,617
11,951
9,353
185,076

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.