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 21, 2023

Media Contact: Anthony Prillaman

Broiler-Type Eggs Set in the United States Up Slightly
Hatcheries in the United States weekly program set 242 million eggs in incubators during the week ending June 17, 2023, up slightly from a year ago. Average hatchability for chicks hatched during the week in the United States was 79.5 percent. Average hatchability is calculated by dividing chicks hatched during the week by eggs set three weeks earlier.
Hatcheries in Alabama set 34.3 million eggs during the week ending June 17, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 35.8 million eggs during the same week, up 2 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down Slightly
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 190 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 17, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through June 17, 2023 for the United States were 4.49 billion. Cumulative placements were down slightly from the same period a year earlier.
Broiler growers in Alabama placed 24.6 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 17, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 28.3 million chicks, up 13 percent from a year ago.

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

State

May 13, 2023

May 20, 2023

May 27, 2023

Week ending
June 3, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

34,370 1,225
36,127 5,567

34,924 1,225
36,124 5,742

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

United States ......

241,603

243,442

244,191

243,778

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 21, 2023

244,206

June 17, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,264 1,225
35,848 5,820
242,499

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

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

State

May 13, 2023

May 20, 2023

May 27, 2023

Week ending
June 3, 2023

June 10, 2023

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

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

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 4,757

23,645 1,261
28,332 5,531

United States ......

186,833

187,271

187,675

187,499

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 21, 2023

189,006

June 17, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,622 1,306 28,325 5,265
189,890

Percent of previous year
(percent) 97
106 113 104
100

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

State

May 13, 2023

May 20, 2023

Week ending

May 27, 2023

June 3, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 16,812 10,100

34,370 24,791
5,435 1,225 36,127 6,858 3,500 8,090 16,917 10,100

34,924 25,030
5,437 1,225 36,124 6,506 3,139 8,088 16,707 10,000

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

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
13,306

25,301 7,640 6,979 5,567
18,988 6,348
13,669

25,368 7,745 7,115 5,742
18,656 5,909
13,349

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

12,922

12,787

12,286

12,714

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

241,603

243,442

244,191

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 21, 2023

243,778

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
13,322
12,809
244,206

June 17, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
34,264 24,806
5,437 1,225 35,848 6,363 3,502 8,092 16,813 10,052
24,879 7,433 7,071 5,820
18,444 6,121
13,369
12,960
242,499

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

State

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)

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

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 13,395 6,697

23,373 21,320
4,895 1,260 27,952 5,730 2,749 5,708 12,795 6,980

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

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

19,205 4,339 4,583 4,757
15,058 5,702
11,360

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

9,577

9,727

9,233

9,733

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

186,833

187,271

187,675

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 21, 2023

187,499

June 10, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,645 20,831 5,008 1,261 28,332 5,817 2,926 5,612 13,219 6,162
19,036 5,363 4,502 5,531
14,764 5,720
11,894
9,383
189,006

June 17, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,622 22,368 5,362 1,306 28,325 5,515 2,939 4,671 13,275 6,204
19,718 4,121 4,608 5,265
15,119 6,183
11,201
9,088
189,890

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.