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 15, 2023

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 March 11, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.2 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.9 million eggs during the week ending March 11, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.5 million eggs during the same week, up slightly 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 March 11, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through March 11, 2023 for the United States were 1.87 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 11, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.5 million chicks, up 10 percent from a year ago.

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

State

February 4, 2023

February 11, 2023

February 18, 2023

Week ending
February 25, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,610 1,194
35,305 5,733

34,620 1,225
35,369 5,702

34,650 1,225
35,377 5,727

34,767 1,225
35,260 6,080

March 4, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,577 1,225
35,560 6,046

United States ......

239,973

241,622

240,534

240,754

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 15, 2023

241,825

March 11, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,854 1,225
35,517 5,948
240,707

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 103 100 115
100

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

State

February 4, 2023

February 11, 2023

February 18, 2023

Week ending
February 25, 2023

March 4, 2023

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

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

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

23,822 1,262
28,667 4,876

23,677 1,266
27,990 4,916

23,925 1,225
27,631 4,658

23,945 1,165
27,950 4,520

United States ......

185,555

187,018

187,593

186,167

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 15, 2023

186,599

March 11, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,751 1,287 27,514 4,619
186,134

Percent of previous year
(percent) 97
114 110 110
100

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

February 4, 2023

February 11, 2023

Week ending

February 18, 2023

February 25, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,610 24,576
5,299 1,194 35,305 6,291 3,290 8,058 16,710 9,954

34,620 24,821
5,488 1,225 35,369 6,411 3,411 8,081 16,665 9,954

34,650 24,630
5,379 1,225 35,377 6,133 3,411 8,095 16,777 9,562

34,767 24,818
5,372 1,225 35,260 6,295 3,411 8,094 16,924 9,776

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

24,474 7,335 6,740 5,733
18,149 6,632
12,992

24,891 7,466 6,394 5,702
18,353 6,756
13,310

24,362 7,416 6,809 5,727
18,484 6,749
13,210

24,082 7,344 6,772 6,080
18,058 6,760
13,059

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

12,631

12,705

12,538

12,657

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

239,973

241,622

240,534

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 15, 2023

240,754

March 4, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,577 24,461
5,369 1,225 35,560 6,249 3,289 8,095 17,000 9,714
25,057 7,510 6,801 6,046
18,202 6,756
13,289
12,625
241,825

March 11, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,854 24,269
5,381 1,225 35,517 5,659 3,290 8,095 16,680 9,660
24,834 7,570 6,738 5,948
18,127 6,724
13,264
12,872
240,707

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

State

February 4, 2023

February 11, 2023

Week ending

February 18, 2023

February 25, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

23,383 21,658
5,174 1,248 26,612 5,149 2,633 6,423 14,015 6,056

23,822 20,649
4,662 1,262 28,667 5,381 2,756 5,881 13,883 6,255

23,677 20,768
5,075 1,266 27,990 5,560 2,784 5,719 14,136 6,954

23,925 21,864
4,627 1,225 27,631 5,234 2,749 5,958 14,107 6,351

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

19,016 4,033 4,416 5,316
13,569 4,728
12,373

19,226 4,377 4,523 4,876
13,448 5,536
12,175

19,154 4,277 4,496 4,916
13,969 6,344
10,820

18,652 3,604 4,491 4,658
14,374 5,990
11,462

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

9,753

9,639

9,688

9,265

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

185,555

187,018

187,593

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 15, 2023

186,167

March 4, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,945 22,016 5,556 1,165 27,950 6,153 2,859 4,982 13,977 5,804
19,063 3,996 4,081 4,520
14,512 6,092
10,691
9,237
186,599

March 11, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,751 20,519 4,999 1,287 27,514 5,505 2,898 5,514 13,524 6,401
19,121 4,663 4,450 4,619
14,345 5,975
11,010
9,039
186,134

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.