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.

April 12, 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 April 8, 2023, up slightly 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 34.6 million eggs during the week ending April 8, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.3 million eggs during the same week, up 1 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 1 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 186 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 8, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through April 8, 2023 for the United States were 2.61 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.7 million chicks for meat production during the week ending April 8, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.9 million chicks, up 2 percent from a year ago.

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

State

March 4, 2023

March 11, 2023

March 18, 2023

Week ending
March 25, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

34,326 1,225
35,319 5,974

34,855 1,225
35,686 6,061

April 1, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,794 1,225
35,050 5,764

United States ......

241,943

241,150

239,943

241,886

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 12, 2023

240,099

April 8, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,568 1,225
35,296 5,748
239,293

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 103 101 102
100

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

State

March 4, 2023

March 11, 2023

March 18, 2023

Week ending
March 25, 2023

April 1, 2023

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

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

23,945 1,165
28,584 4,520

24,699 1,287
27,551 4,743

24,647 1,207
27,479 4,730

24,350 1,290
26,977 4,383

24,415 1,291
27,771 4,314

United States ......

187,233

186,403

186,526

187,334

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 12, 2023

186,512

April 8, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,721 1,295 27,860 5,398
186,302

Percent of previous year
(percent) 97 98
102 141
99

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

State

March 4, 2023

March 11, 2023

Week ending

March 18, 2023

March 25, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,577 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 6,052 3,290 8,095 16,680 9,660

34,326 24,650
5,369 1,225 35,319 6,491 3,290 8,091 17,108 9,489

34,855 24,885
5,487 1,225 35,686 6,224 3,305 8,013 16,869 9,998

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

25,057 7,510 6,801 6,046
18,217 6,756
13,265

24,834 7,401 6,760 6,040
18,127 6,724
13,450

24,988 7,213 6,978 5,974
18,416 5,877
12,845

24,556 7,723 6,831 6,061
18,332 5,907
13,470

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

12,725

12,929

12,294

12,459

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

241,943

241,150

239,943

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 12, 2023

241,886

April 1, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,794 25,176
5,417 1,225 35,050 6,072 3,420 8,094 16,167 10,038
25,144 6,595 6,784 5,764
18,378 5,907
13,213
12,861
240,099

April 8, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,568 25,137
5,428 1,225 35,296 6,159 3,632 8,092 16,200 10,067
23,777 7,535 6,857 5,748
18,530 5,877
12,791
12,374
239,293

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

State

March 4, 2023

March 11, 2023

Week ending

March 18, 2023

March 25, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

23,945 22,016
5,556 1,165 28,584 6,153 2,859 4,982 13,977 5,804

24,699 20,279
5,030 1,287 27,551 5,008 2,898 5,641 13,686 6,634

24,647 20,994
4,437 1,207 27,479 5,220 2,892 5,319 13,518 6,452

24,350 21,047
4,823 1,290 26,977 5,383 2,862 5,718 13,580 6,258

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

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

19,006 4,700 4,444 4,743
14,265 5,902
11,569

18,658 4,381 4,558 4,730
14,364 6,617
11,562

19,879 4,274 4,541 4,383
14,507 5,889
12,063

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

9,237

9,061

9,491

9,510

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

187,233

186,403

186,526

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, April 12, 2023

187,334

April 1, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,415 20,184 5,007 1,291 27,771 4,656 2,816 5,350 13,200 6,020
19,327 5,074 4,568 4,314
14,447 5,562
12,821
9,689
186,512

April 8, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,721 20,455 5,648 1,295 27,860 5,043 2,664 4,063 13,469 5,997
18,873 4,892 4,633 5,398
14,916 6,264
11,741
9,370
186,302

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.