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 24, 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 20, 2023, down 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 34.2 million eggs during the week ending May 20, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 34.9 million eggs during the same week, down slightly 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 20, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through May 20, 2023 for the United States were 3.73 billion. Cumulative placements were up slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.8 million chicks for meat production during the week ending May 20, 2023, down 5 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.3 million chicks, up 1 percent from a year ago.

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

State

April 15, 2023

April 22, 2023

April 29, 2023

Week ending
May 6, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

34,228 1,225
35,506 5,533

34,295 1,225
35,938 5,555

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

United States ......

240,265

240,715

242,231

241,666

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 24, 2023

240,601

May 20, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,212 1,225
34,896 5,548
241,133

Percent of previous year
(percent)
99 103 100
98
99

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

State

April 15, 2023

April 22, 2023

April 29, 2023

Week ending
May 6, 2023

May 13, 2023

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

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

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

24,000 1,189
26,686 4,446

United States ......

186,920

186,975

186,195

185,349

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 24, 2023

186,951

May 20, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,842 1,273 27,291 4,467
187,236

Percent of previous year
(percent) 95
105 101
83
99

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

April 15, 2023

April 22, 2023

Week ending

April 29, 2023

May 6, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 35,506 6,787 3,531 8,081 16,301 10,129

34,295 25,001
5,430 1,225 35,938 6,142 3,548 8,092 16,679 10,100

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

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

25,231 7,585 6,625 5,555
19,019 5,879
12,992

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

12,484

12,881

12,965

12,330

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

240,265

240,715

242,231

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 24, 2023

241,666

May 13, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
33,695 24,878
5,433 1,225 35,864 6,027 3,500 8,089 15,978 10,100
24,615 7,498 6,966 5,593
19,014 5,895
13,315
12,916
240,601

May 20, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,212 24,865
5,445 1,225 34,896 6,222 3,502 8,090 16,559 10,100
25,292 7,644 6,849 5,548
18,733 5,910
13,256
12,785
241,133

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

State

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)

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

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

24,254 20,971
5,149 1,283 26,894 5,585 2,990 6,033 12,832 6,557

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

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

19,071 4,716 4,318 4,775
14,461 4,947
11,487

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

9,255

9,547

9,029

9,026

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

186,920

186,975

186,195

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, May 24, 2023

185,349

May 13, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,000 21,137 5,126 1,189 26,686 5,853 3,020 5,320 12,927 6,619
19,291 4,752 4,376 4,446
14,365 5,676
12,700
9,468
186,951

May 20, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,842 21,093 5,210 1,273 27,291 5,676 3,006 4,928 12,699 6,234
19,558 5,216 4,429 4,467
14,792 5,735
12,208
9,579
187,236

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.