Broiler hatchery news release, 2023 June 7

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 7, 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 3, 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 34.9 million eggs during the week ending June 3, 2023, up 1 percent from a year ago. Hatcheries in Georgia set 36.0 million eggs during the same week, up 3 percent from a year ago.
Broiler-Type Chicks Placed in the United States Down 2 Percent
Broiler growers in the United States weekly program placed 187 million chicks for meat production during the week ending June 3, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Cumulative placements from the week ending January 7, 2023 through June 3, 2023 for the United States were 4.11 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 3, 2023, down 3 percent from a year ago. Placements in Georgia totaled 27.9 million chicks, down slightly from a year ago.

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

State

April 29, 2023

May 6, 2023

May 13, 2023

Week ending
May 20, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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

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

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

34,186 1,225
36,023 5,635

May 27, 2023
(1,000 eggs)
33,814 1,225
35,579 5,567

United States ......

242,231

242,592

241,593

242,592

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 7, 2023

241,256

June 3, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 34,900 1,225 36,035 5,760
244,010

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

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

State

April 29, 2023

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) (1,000 chicks)

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

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

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

24,000 1,189
26,642 4,426

23,842 1,273
27,192 4,466

24,029 1,155
27,652 4,173

United States ......

185,984

185,349

186,834

187,272

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 7, 2023

187,683

June 3, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,475 1,260 27,906 4,471
187,227

Percent of previous year
(percent) 97 99
100 96
98

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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

State

April 29, 2023

May 6, 2023

Week ending

May 13, 2023

May 20, 2023

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

(1,000 eggs)

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

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 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 36,023 6,222 3,502 8,090 16,559 10,100

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

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

24,615 7,591 6,966 5,653
19,014 5,895
13,279

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

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

12,965

12,330

12,922

12,787

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

242,231

242,592

241,593

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 7, 2023

242,592

May 27, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 33,814 24,791 5,435 1,225 35,579 6,337 3,500 8,090 16,917 10,100
25,301 7,437 6,800 5,567
18,498 5,910
13,669
12,286
241,256

June 3, 2023
(1,000 eggs) 34,900 25,030 5,437 1,225 36,035 6,306 3,439 8,088 16,707 10,000
25,368 7,514 7,096 5,760
18,656 5,909
13,858
12,682
244,010

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

State

April 29, 2023

May 6, 2023

Week ending

May 13, 2023

May 20, 2023

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

(1,000 chicks)

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

24,539 22,188
4,614 1,283 27,582 5,147 3,035 6,365 12,792 5,750

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

24,000 21,078
5,126 1,189 26,642 5,683 3,020 5,332 13,070 6,619

23,842 21,188
5,210 1,273 27,192 5,552 3,006 5,017 12,830 6,234

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

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

19,259 4,752 4,376 4,426
14,418 5,676
12,700

19,481 5,216 4,429 4,466
14,850 5,735
12,185

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

9,029

9,026

9,468

9,566

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

185,984

185,349

186,834

Source: USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, Broiler Hatchery, June 7, 2023

187,272

May 27, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 24,029 22,313 4,595 1,155 27,652 5,992 2,971 5,379 13,412 6,324
19,531 4,091 4,295 4,173
14,865 5,837
12,083
8,986
187,683

June 3, 2023
(1,000 chicks) 23,475 21,036 4,895 1,260 27,906 5,866 2,749 5,702 12,768 6,980
19,123 4,589 4,568 4,471
15,105 5,701
11,476
9,557
187,227

USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer.