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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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.