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.

May 17, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Down 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 241 million eggs in incubators during the week ending May 13, 2023, down 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 33.7 million eggs during the week ending May 13, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.9 million eggs during the same week, up 2 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 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 13, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through May 13, 2023 for the United States were 3.55 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.0 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 13, 2023, down 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 26.7 million chicks, up 3 percent from a year ago.

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

State

April 8, 2023

April 15, 2023

April 22, 2023

Week ending
April 29, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,697 1,225
35,834 5,612

34,628 1,225
35,480 5,671

34,059 1,225
34,437 5,648

34,228 1,225
35,302 5,533

May 6, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,295 1,225
35,938 5,555

United States ......

240,676

240,265

240,715

241,464

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 17, 2023

241,666

May 13, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
33,695 1,225
35,864 5,593
240,635

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 103 102 100
99

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

State

April 8, 2023

April 15, 2023

April 22, 2023

Week ending
April 29, 2023

May 6, 2023

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

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

23,778 1,295
27,839 5,297

23,594 1,289
28,050 5,062

24,499 1,303
28,195 4,445

24,539 1,283
27,582 4,598

24,254 1,283
26,894 4,775

United States ......

186,320

186,920

186,975

186,195

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 17, 2023

185,349

May 13, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,000 1,189 26,686 4,446
186,952

Percent of previous year
(percent) 94 89
103 95
99

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

April 8, 2023

April 15, 2023

Week ending

April 22, 2023

April 29, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,697 25,137
5,428 1,225 35,834 6,522 3,532 8,092 16,509 10,067

34,628 24,681
5,438 1,225 35,480 6,140 3,532 8,091 16,373 10,128

34,059 24,800
5,428 1,225 34,437 6,550 3,532 8,026 16,466 10,130

34,228 25,139
5,440 1,225 35,302 6,268 3,531 8,081 16,301 10,129

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

23,777 7,259 6,857 5,612
18,530 5,877
13,310

24,666 7,576 6,683 5,671
18,236 5,866
13,367

25,140 7,411 6,762 5,648
18,417 5,866
13,937

24,809 7,668 6,763 5,533
18,773 5,879
13,474

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

12,411

12,484

12,881

12,921

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

240,676

240,265

240,715

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 17, 2023

241,464

May 6, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,295 25,001
5,430 1,225 35,938 6,142 3,548 8,092 16,679 10,100
25,231 7,585 6,625 5,555
19,019 5,879
12,992
12,330
241,666

May 13, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
33,695 24,819
5,433 1,225 35,864 6,213 3,500 8,089 15,978 10,100
24,672 7,498 6,966 5,593
19,009 5,895
13,170
12,916
240,635

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

State

April 8, 2023

April 15, 2023

Week ending

April 22, 2023

April 29, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

23,778 21,209
5,648 1,295 27,839 5,197 2,664 4,491 13,565 5,997

23,594 21,906
4,112 1,289 28,050 5,658 2,888 7,110 13,527 6,703

24,499 22,170
5,317 1,303 28,195 5,594 2,868 5,766 12,999 6,239

24,539 22,188
4,614 1,283 27,582 5,147 3,035 6,365 13,003 5,750

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

18,807 4,164 4,633 5,297
14,955 5,836
11,777

18,992 3,698 4,485 5,062
14,570 4,358
11,663

18,977 4,041 4,468 4,445
14,480 4,818
11,249

18,645 4,618 4,547 4,598
14,382 5,040
11,830

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

9,168

9,255

9,547

9,029

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

186,320

186,920

186,975

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 17, 2023

186,195

May 6, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,254 20,971 5,149 1,283 26,894 5,585 2,990 6,033 12,832 6,557
19,071 4,716 4,318 4,775
14,461 4,947
11,487
9,026
185,349

May 13, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,000 21,137 5,126 1,189 26,686 6,042 3,020 5,320 12,927 6,619
19,291 4,752 4,376 4,446
14,365 5,676
12,538
9,442
186,952

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.