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.

June 14, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up 1 Percent
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 244 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 10, 2023, up 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 34.6 million eggs during the week ending June 10, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.9 million eggs during the same week, up 3 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 189 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 10, 2023, down 1 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through June 10, 2023 for the United States were 4.30 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 23.5 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 10, 2023, down 6 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.3 million chicks, up 5 percent from a year ago.

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

State

May 6, 2023

May 13, 2023

May 20, 2023

Week ending
May 27, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,295 1,225
36,143 5,555

33,775 1,225
36,070 5,653

34,186 1,225
36,329 5,635

33,814 1,225
35,679 5,567

June 3, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,924 1,225
36,124 5,742

United States ......

242,592

241,603

243,419

241,656

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 14, 2023

244,078

June 10, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,648 1,225
35,895 6,056
244,443

Percent of previous year
(percent)
100 103 103 107
101

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

State

May 6, 2023

May 13, 2023

May 20, 2023

Week ending
May 27, 2023

June 3, 2023

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

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

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

23,962 1,189
26,642 4,426

23,788 1,273
27,192 4,466

23,984 1,155
27,652 4,417

23,373 1,260
27,952 4,471

United States ......

185,355

186,833

187,271

187,692

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 14, 2023

187,213

June 10, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,537 1,261 28,332 5,531
189,035

Percent of previous year
(percent) 94 98
105 112
99

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

May 6, 2023

May 13, 2023

Week ending

May 20, 2023

May 27, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

34,295 25,001
5,430 1,225 36,143 6,727 3,548 8,092 16,815 10,100

33,775 24,878
5,433 1,225 36,070 6,610 3,500 8,089 15,978 10,100

34,186 24,865
5,445 1,225 36,329 6,743 3,502 8,090 16,559 10,100

33,814 24,791
5,435 1,225 35,679 6,637 3,500 8,090 16,917 10,100

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

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

24,615 7,591 6,966 5,653
19,014 5,895
13,289

25,292 7,633 6,849 5,635
18,733 5,910
13,536

25,301 7,437 6,800 5,567
18,498 5,910
13,669

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

12,330

12,922

12,787

12,286

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

242,592

241,603

243,419

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 14, 2023

241,656

June 3, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,924 25,030
5,437 1,225 36,124 6,506 3,439 8,088 16,707 10,000
25,368 7,745 7,115 5,742
18,656 5,909
13,349
12,714
244,078

June 10, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,648 25,309
5,436 1,225 35,895 6,349 3,500 8,090 16,700 10,100
25,316 7,784 7,166 6,056
18,591 5,910
13,559
12,809
244,443

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

State

May 6, 2023

May 13, 2023

Week ending

May 20, 2023

May 27, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,254 21,213
5,149 1,283 26,894 5,539 2,990 5,998 12,832 6,657

23,962 21,877
5,126 1,189 26,642 5,746 3,020 5,384 13,070 6,619

23,788 20,994
5,210 1,273 27,192 5,662 3,006 5,084 12,830 6,433

23,984 22,449
4,595 1,155 27,652 5,728 2,971 5,345 13,412 6,697

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

19,071 4,364 4,318 4,775
14,461 4,982
11,269

19,259 3,952 4,376 4,426
14,418 5,624
12,566

19,481 5,211 4,429 4,466
14,850 5,668
11,967

19,303 3,582 4,291 4,417
14,865 5,871
12,142

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

9,306

9,577

9,727

9,233

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

185,355

186,833

187,271

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 14, 2023

187,692

June 3, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,373 21,320 4,895 1,260 27,952 5,730 2,749 5,708 12,795 6,980
19,205 4,339 4,583 4,471
15,058 5,702
11,360
9,733
187,213

June 10, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,537 20,831 5,008 1,261 28,332 5,817 2,926 5,612 13,219 6,162
19,011 5,363 4,502 5,531
14,764 5,720
12,056
9,383
189,035

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.