Broiler hatchery news release, 2023 March 29

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 29, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 242 million eggs in incubators during the week ending March 25, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.3 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 25, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.7 million eggs during the same week, up 3 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 25, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through March 25, 2023 for the United States were 2.24 billion. Cumulative placements were up 1 percent from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.1 million chicks for meat production during the week ending March 25, 2023, down 4 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.3 million chicks, up 5 percent from a year ago.

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

State

February 18, 2023

February 25, 2023

March 4, 2023

Week ending
March 11, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

34,767 1,225
35,074 5,950

34,577 1,225
35,256 6,046

34,884 1,225
35,240 6,040

March 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,326 1,225
35,500 5,974

United States ......

240,534

240,759

241,828

240,735

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 29, 2023

240,726

March 25, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,855 1,225
35,747 6,061
242,456

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 103 103 111
101

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

State

February 18, 2023

February 25, 2023

March 4, 2023

Week ending
March 11, 2023

March 18, 2023

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

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

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

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

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

24,799 1,287
27,551 4,619

24,747 1,207
27,479 4,626

United States ......

187,593

186,167

186,599

186,375

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 29, 2023

186,489

March 25, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,107 1,290 27,254 4,380
187,135

Percent of previous year
(percent) 96
114 105
95
100

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

State

February 18, 2023

February 25, 2023

Week ending

March 4, 2023

March 11, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,650 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 35,074 6,626 3,411 8,094 16,924 9,776

34,577 24,461
5,369 1,225 35,256 6,580 3,289 8,095 17,000 9,714

34,884 24,268
5,491 1,225 35,240 5,659 3,290 8,095 16,680 9,660

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

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

24,082 7,344 6,772 5,950
18,058 6,760
13,049

25,057 7,510 6,801 6,046
18,202 6,756
13,265

24,834 7,401 6,738 6,040
18,127 6,724
13,450

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

12,538

12,657

12,625

12,929

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

240,534

240,759

241,828

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 29, 2023

240,735

March 18, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,326 24,650
5,369 1,225 35,500 6,097 3,290 8,091 17,108 9,489
24,988 7,213 6,752 5,974
18,416 6,634
13,310
12,294
240,726

March 25, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,855 24,885
5,396 1,225 35,747 6,224 3,305 8,013 16,869 9,998
24,556 7,723 6,842 6,061
18,332 6,663
13,303
12,459
242,456

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

State

February 18, 2023

February 25, 2023

Week ending

March 4, 2023

March 11, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

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

23,945 22,016
5,556 1,165 27,950 6,153 2,859 4,982 13,977 5,804

24,799 20,548
5,030 1,287 27,551 5,445 2,898 5,568 13,686 6,401

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

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

19,063 3,996 4,081 4,520
14,512 6,092
10,691

19,102 4,663 4,450 4,619
14,265 5,975
11,049

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

9,688

9,265

9,237

9,039

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

187,593

186,167

186,599

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, March 29, 2023

186,375

March 18, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,747 20,590 4,437 1,207 27,479 5,697 2,892 5,268 13,518 6,105
18,766 5,132 4,543 4,626
14,364 6,668
11,286
9,164
186,489

March 25, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,107 20,971 4,742 1,290 27,254 5,722 2,862 5,728 13,580 6,258
19,841 4,349 4,541 4,380
14,437 5,889
11,869
9,315
187,135

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.