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 1, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending February 25, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.4 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.8 million eggs during the week ending February 25, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.2 million eggs during the same week, down 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Up Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 25, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through February 25, 2023 for the United States were 1.49 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending February 25, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.6 million chicks, up 9 percent from a year ago.

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

State

January 21, 2023

January 28, 2023

February 4, 2023

Week ending
February 11, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,511 1,194
35,167 5,854

34,547 1,194
35,229 5,778

34,610 1,194
35,290 5,733

34,620 1,225
35,327 5,702

February 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,650 1,225
35,333 5,727

United States ......

238,996

240,543

239,944

241,210

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 1, 2023

240,038

February 25, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,767 1,225
35,171 6,080
240,504

Percent of previous year
(percent)
101 103
99 109
101

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

State

January 21, 2023

January 28, 2023

February 4, 2023

Week ending
February 11, 2023

February 18, 2023

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

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

25,212 1,283
25,518 4,230

23,604 1,282
27,825 4,189

23,383 1,248
26,612 5,316

23,958 1,262
28,667 4,960

23,696 1,266
27,990 4,962

United States ......

184,465

186,217

185,554

186,994

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 1, 2023

187,593

February 25, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,954 1,225 27,631 4,701
186,075

Percent of previous year
(percent) 99
101 109
88
100

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

State

January 21, 2023

January 28, 2023

Week ending

February 4, 2023

February 11, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,511 23,954
5,088 1,194 35,167 6,659 3,243 8,066 16,468 9,779

34,547 24,648
5,183 1,194 35,229 6,719 3,244 8,056 16,591 9,916

34,610 24,576
5,299 1,194 35,290 6,291 3,290 8,058 16,710 9,954

34,620 24,821
5,488 1,225 35,327 6,268 3,411 8,081 16,665 9,954

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

25,114 7,339 6,843 5,854
16,864 6,616
13,220

25,448 7,291 6,658 5,778
17,583 6,637
13,235

24,474 7,335 6,726 5,733
18,149 6,632
12,992

24,892 7,466 6,344 5,702
18,353 6,756
13,310

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

13,017

12,586

12,631

12,527

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

238,996

240,543

239,944

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 1, 2023

241,210

February 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,650 24,630
5,379 1,225 35,333 5,770 3,411 8,095 16,777 9,562
24,362 7,416 6,720 5,727
18,484 6,749
13,210
12,538
240,038

February 25, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,767 24,908
5,372 1,225 35,171 6,295 3,411 8,094 16,845 9,776
24,082 7,344 6,743 6,080
18,058 6,760
12,916
12,657
240,504

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

State

January 21, 2023

January 28, 2023

Week ending

February 4, 2023

February 11, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

25,212 20,043
5,252 1,283 25,518 5,109 2,972 5,063 13,061 5,821

23,604 21,174
5,299 1,282 27,825 6,014 2,639 5,215 13,671 6,292

23,383 21,658
5,174 1,248 26,612 5,149 2,633 6,422 14,015 6,056

23,958 20,938
4,662 1,262 28,667 4,877 2,756 6,192 13,883 6,255

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

19,429 5,619 4,393 4,230
14,075 6,421
11,602

19,469 3,854 4,433 4,189
14,318 5,996
11,680

19,016 4,033 4,439 5,316
13,569 4,601
12,477

19,226 4,087 4,505 4,960
13,448 5,333
12,030

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

9,362

9,263

9,753

9,955

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

184,465

186,217

185,554

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 1, 2023

186,994

February 18, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,696 21,716 5,075 1,266 27,990 5,371 2,784 6,394 14,136 6,756
19,204 3,527 4,494 4,962
13,969 5,569
10,991
9,693
187,593

February 25, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,954 22,208 4,627 1,225 27,631 4,872 2,749 6,622 14,084 6,351
18,699 3,231 4,493 4,701
14,374 5,226
11,450
9,578
186,075

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.