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 USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. 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.