Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 9489064 Released January 23, 208, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Special Note Starting in January 208, the regional totals for first of the month eggs in incubators have been discontinued. Please contact the Livestock Branch at (202) 7203570 or email at HQ_SD_LB@nass.usda.gov with any questions or concerns. December Egg Production Down Slightly United States egg production totaled 9.07 billion during December 207, down slightly from last year. Production included 7.94 billion table eggs, and.4 billion hatching eggs, of which.06 billion were broilertype and 80.3 million million were eggtype. The total number of layers during December 207 averaged 382 million, up from last year. December egg production per layers was 2,375 eggs, down 2 from December 206. All layers in the United States on January, 208 totaled 382 million, up from last year. The 382 million layers consisted of 32 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 56.8 million layers producing broilertype hatching eggs, and 3.33 million layers producing eggtype hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January, 208, averaged 75.8 eggs per layers, down 2 from January, 207. EggType Chicks Hatched Up Slightly Eggtype chicks hatched during December 207 totaled 45.8 million, up slightly from December 206. Eggs in incubators totaled 46.7 million on January, 208, up 7 from a year ago. Domestic placements of eggtype pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 253 thousand during December 207, up 59 from December 206. BroilerType Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broilertype chicks hatched during December 207 totaled 825 million, up 2 from December 206. Eggs in incubators totaled 680 million on January, 208, up 3 from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.59 million broilertype pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 207, up from December 206.
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Contents Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month United States: 207208... 4 Egg Production During the Month by Type United States: 207208... 4 Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type United States: 207208... 4 Average Number of Layers During the Month United States... 5 All Egg Production During the Month United States... 5 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt United States: NovemberDecember 206 and 207... 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt United States: DecemberJanuary 207 and 208... 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced States and United States: During November 206 and 207... 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced States and United States: During December 206 and 207... 9 Egg Production by Type States and United States: November 206 and 207... 0 Egg Production by Type States and United States: December 206 and 207... Egg Production in Dozens by Type States and United States: November 206 and 207... 2 Egg Production in Dozens by Type States and United States: December 206 and 207... 3 Molted as Percent of All Layers by Month United States: 207208... 4 Molted as Percent of All Layers States and United States: December and January, 206208... 4 Hatchery Production United States: 207 and 208... 5 EggType Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month United States: 207 and 208... 6 EggType Chicks Hatched by Month United States: 206207... 6 Intended Placements of EggType Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month United States: 206208... 7 BroilerType Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month United States: 207 and 208... 7 BroilerType Chicks Hatched States and United States: December 206 and 207... 8 BroilerType Chicks Hatched by Month United States: 206207... 8 Intended Placements of BroilerType Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 206208... 9 Statistical Methodology... 20 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates... 2 Information Contacts... 22 Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 3
Average Number of All Layers on Hand During the Month United States: 207208 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Month 207 208 December... January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December previous year. (,000 layers) (,000 layers) 376,570 376, 375,093 374,882 373,0 37,732 370,750 370,772 37,36 372,566 374,856 379,433 382,06 Egg Production During the Month by Type United States: 207208 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Month December... January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December previous year. Total eggs Table eggs Hatching eggs 207 208 207 208 207 208 (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) 9,083.3 9,026.9 8,094.3 8,97 8,643. 8,869.4 8,59.6 8,900.9 8,853.3 8,497.4 8,838.7 8,748. 9,074.3 7,950.4 7,903.5 7,079.8 7,84 7,545.9 7,730.9 7,475.7 7,730. 7,686.2 7,376.5 7,683.7 7,635.4 7,935.3,32.9,23.4,04.5,28.5,097.2,38.5,5.9,70.8,67.,20.9,55.0,2.7,39.0 Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type United States: 207208 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Month December... January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December previous year. Total eggs Table eggs Hatching eggs 207 208 207 208 207 208 (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) 756,94.4 752,24.9 674,525. 747,542. 720,258.7 739,6.8 75,967. 74,742.4 737,775.7 708,6.5 736,559.0 729,008.3 756,92.2 662,533. 658,624.8 589,983.7 653,500. 628,825.4 644,24.5 622,975. 644,75.3 640,56.9 64,708.2 640,308.5 636,283.5 66,275. 94,408.3 93,67. 84,54.4 94,04 9,433.3 94,875.3 92, 97,567. 97,258.8 93,408.3 96,25 92,724.8 94,97. 4 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Average Layers During the Month United States Million layers 385 380 375 370 207 208 365 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov December previous year All Egg Production During the Month United States Million eggs 9, 8,900 8,700 8,500 8,300 8, 7,900 207 208 Dec Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov December previous year Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 5
Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt United States: NovemberDecember 206 and 207 Item 206 207 Layers during November All layers...,000 Table egg type...,000 Hatching egg type...,000 Broilertype hatching...,000 Eggtype hatching...,000 374,040 36,79 57,32 53,846 3,475 379,433 39,506 59,927 56,673 3,254 207 as of 206 05 05 94 Eggs per layers during November All layers... number Table egg type... number Hatching egg type... number Broilertype hatching... number Eggtype hatching... number 2,328 2,400,927,8 2,357 2,306 2,390,857,83 2,2 96 96 98 Eggs produced during November All layers... million Table egg type... million Hatching egg type... million Broilertype hatching... million Eggtype hatching... million 8,707. 7,602.4,04.7,022.8 8.9 8,748. 7,635.4,2.7,037.9 74.8 9 Eggs produced during November All layers...,000 dozen Table egg type...,000 dozen Hatching egg type...,000 dozen Broilertype hatching...,000 dozen Eggtype hatching...,000 dozen 725,592.3 633,533.7 92,058.6 85,233.4 6,825.2 729,008.3 636,283.5 92,724.8 86,49.5 6,233.3 9 Layers on December All layers...,000 Table egg type...,000 Hatching egg type...,000 Broilertype hatching...,000 Eggtype hatching...,000 376,605 39,024 57,58 54,032 3,549 382,3 322,387 60,02 56,68 3,394 04 05 96 Eggs per layers on December All layers... number Table egg type... number Hatching egg type... number Broilertype hatching... number Eggtype hatching... number 77.9 80.4 63.9 63. 76.9 77.3 80.2 6.8 60.8 77. 97 96 Molted layers on December Being molted... Molt completed....5 6.4.3 7. 87 04 Layers sold for slaughter during November...,000 4,49.5 3,200.8 93 Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted or disappeared for any reason during November...,000 7,729.7 7,450. 96 Pullets on December...,000,243 5,86 04 Pullets added during November...,000 Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. 26,42.6 26,864.4 6 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt United States: DecemberJanuary 206208 Item 206 207 Layers during December All layers...,000 Table egg type...,000 Hatching egg type...,000 Broilertype hatching...,000 Eggtype hatching...,000 376,570 38,820 57,750 54,52 3,598 382,06 32,928 60,088 56,723 3,365 207 as of 206 04 05 94 Eggs per layers during December All layers...number Table egg type...number Hatching egg type...number Broilertype hatching...number Eggtype hatching...number 2,42 2,494,962,932 2,45 2,375 2,465,896,866 2,386 98 97 97 Eggs produced during December All layers... million Table egg type... million Hatching egg type... million Broilertype hatching... million Eggtype hatching... million 9,083.3 7,950.4,32.9,046.0 86.9 9,074.3 7,935.3,39.0,058.7 80.3 92 Eggs produced during December All layers...,000 dozen Table egg type...,000 dozen Hatching egg type...,000 dozen Broilertype hatching...,000 dozen Eggtype hatching...,000 dozen Layers on January All layers...,000 Table egg type...,000 Hatching egg type...,000 Broilertype hatching...,000 Eggtype hatching...,000 756,94.4 662,533. 94,408.3 87,66.5 7,24.8 207 208 376,497 38,598 57,8 54,26 3,638 756,92.2 66,275. 94,97. 88,225.2 6,69.9 38,596 32,448 60,48 56,820 3,328 208 as of 207 92 04 05 9 Eggs per layers on January All layers...number Table egg type...number Hatching egg type...number Broilertype hatching...number Eggtype hatching...number 77.7 8 62.6 6.5 78.5 75.8 78.7 6 59.5 76.8 98 98 97 97 98 Molted layers on January Percent being molted... Percent with molt completed....7 5.7 2.3 6.3 35 04 Layers sold for slaughter during December...,000 4,259 4,785 04 Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted or disappeared for any reason during December...,000 0,307 9,066 88 Pullets on January...,000 3,85 4,544 Pullets added during December...,000 27,795 24,45 87 Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 7
Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced States and United States: During November 206 and 207 State Alabama... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Maryland... Table egg layers in flocks 30,000 and above All layers Eggs per for all layers 206 207 206 207 206 207 (,000 layers) (,000 layers) (,000 layers) (,000 layers) (eggs) (eggs),449 3,989,93 4,95 7,93 9,735 4,368 30,960 53,300 2,526,373 3,4 3,45 4,056 7,007 9,733 4,638 3,884 54,258 2,624 8,938 3,678,766 4,649 8,3 8,847 4,832 3,863 54,522 2,696 9,374 3,935 4,05 4,458 7,366 9,660 5,069 32,744 55,675 2,782,924 2,0 2,426 2,47 2,286 2,4 2,568 2,420 2,377 2,48,870 2,00 2,285 2,54 2,326 2,2 2,393 2,420 2,35 2,40 Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Nebraska... New York... North Carolina... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... 4,000 0,444,364 7,897 8,852 5, 7,574 3,47 2,365 25,742 4,349 9,977,440 6,432 7,42 5,058 7,20 30,890 2,23 26,69 4,238 0,902 5,422,475 8,960 5,50 5,027 3,5 2,504 27,923 4,570 0,460 5,594 9,929 7,694 5,424 5,237 3,80 2,370 28,552 2,432 2,353 2,086 2,478 2,493 2,498 2,63 2,396 2,576 2,43 2,45 2,322 2,095 2,43 2,534 2,528 2,22 2,360 2,540 2,432 South Carolina... South Dakota... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... Wisconsin... 2,672 2,60 6,634 5,032,5 6,742 4,956 2,78 2,62 7,760 5,043 843 6,503 6,78 3,844 2,743 20,822 5,070 2,747 6,907 5,638 4,03 2,763 22,036 5,08 2,56 6,668 6,82 2,26 2,35 2,23 2,39 2,27 2,428 2,485 2,98 2,457 2,256 2,490 2,297 2,365 2,297 Other States... 23,359 23,839 32,220 32,78 2,236 2,74 United States... 307,253 30,087 374,040 379,433 2,328 2,306 Includes data for States not published in this table. 8 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced States and United States: During December 206 and 207 State Alabama... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Maryland... Table egg layers in flocks 30,000 and above All layers Eggs per for all layers 206 207 206 207 206 207 (,000 layers) (,000 layers) (,000 layers) (,000 layers) (eggs) (eggs),406 4,005,546 4,243 7,937 9,608 4,555 3,443 53,884 2,520,352 4,00 4,367 4,73 7,084 9,68 4,66 3,750 53,982 2,632 8,947 3,92 2,60 4,688 8,284 8,687 5,029 32,296 55,68 2,689 9,229 3,9 5,005 4,575 7,429 9,560 5,059 32,580 55,369 2,780,965,7 2,487 2,57 2,373 2,203 2,607 2,56 2,500 2,507,94 2,039 2,479 2,536 2,396 2,67 2,536 2,489 2,377 2,486 Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Nebraska... New York... North Carolina... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... 3,858 0,674,470 7,729 8,849 5,70 7,628 30,793 2,4 25,8 4,560 0,222,497 6,649 7,388 5,58 7,59 30,907 2,49 26,73 4,09,30 5,463,286 8,957 5,565 5,062 3,649 2,550 28,088 4,796 0,742 5,729 0,32 7,660 5,54 5,65 3,832 2,288 28,693 2,559 2,426 2,34 2,583 2,582 2,57 2,280 2,473 2,67 2,504 2,504 2,367 2,07 2,505 2,658 2,597 2,250 2,47 2,662 2,504 South Carolina... South Dakota... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... Wisconsin... 2,685 2,643 6,853 5,39 988 6,972 4,980 2,793 2,62 7,764 5,42 794 6,673 6,66 3,857 2,785 2,29 5,357 2,666 7,37 5,65 4,050 2,763 22,70 5,80 2,505 6,838 6,826 2,297 2,492 2,256 2,479 2,98 2,550 2,592 2,225 2,606 2,325 2,568 2,359 2,473 2,505 Other States... 23,408 24,554 32,269 33,548 2,309 2,243 United States... 309,388 32,5 376,570 382,06 2,42 2,375 Includes data for States not published in this table. Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 9
Egg Production by Type States and United States: November 206 and 207 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] State Alabama... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Maryland... Total production Table eggs Hatching eggs 206 207 206 207 206 207 (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) 7 275. 285.4 4.9 90.0 398.5 24. 77.,296. 65.2 75.3 278.8 3 3.3 7.3 45.3 2.3 792.3,308.7 66.8 37. 92.9 86.2 223.7 9.7 753.9,280.3 63.8 35.8 03.7 67.2 234.5 7.7 775.9,29.6 65.8 34.9 82.2 3.8 74.8 4.4 7.2 5.8.4 39.5 75. 4. 80.8 3.6 6.4 7..0 Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Nebraska... New York... North Carolina... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... 346.3 256.5 3. 284.4 223.4 37.4 325.0 766.6 64.5 673.9 357. 242.9 7.2 24.4 95.0 37. 323.3 750.6 60.2 694.5 250. 3 223.4 86.3 64.5 643.4 236.3 36.2 90.4 74.5 60.2 669.7 6.4 79. 38.7 3 6.6 8.0 4.6 48.8 24.8 South Carolina... South Dakota... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... Wisconsin... 85.2 63.5 464.6 2.2 60.9 67.7 40. 88.2 67.9 497.2 26.5 57.8 57.7 56.7 63.6 63.5 2.2 3.5 66.6 67.9 26.5 28. 2.6 29.4 2.6 29.7 Other States... 720.4 72.7 59 585. 28.4 27.6 United States... 8,707. 8,748. Represents zero. Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 7,602.4 7,635.4,04.7,2.7 0 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Egg Production by Type States and United States: December 206 and 207 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] State Alabama... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Maryland... Total production Table eggs Hatching eggs 206 207 206 207 206 207 (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) (million eggs) 75.8 277.8 302.4 8.0 96.6 4.7 3. 82.7,379. 67.4 76.6 285.5 37 6.0 78.0 423.9 28.3 80.9,35.9 69. 36.6 95.4 93.2 23.4 26.5 795.7,362.7 66. 36. 06.7 74.2 239.4 24.5 794.5,2.3 68.2 39.2 82.4 3.4 80.3 4.6 7.0 6.4.3 4 78.8 3.8 84.5 3.8 6.4 6.6 0.9 Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Nebraska... New York... North Carolina... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... 36. 270.0 6.6 29.5 23.3 43. 343.4 782.6 68. 703.4 37 254.3 20.7 253.8 203.6 43.2 34.2 769.3 60.9 78.4 263.4 35.9 23.3 200.7 68. 669. 247.2 37. 98.9 90. 60.9 692.8 6.6 80.7 42.7 34.3 7. 83.6 4.7 5. 25.6 South Carolina... South Dakota... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... Wisconsin... 88.6 69.4 476.6 32.8 58.6 8 46.5 90. 7 55.5 33.0 59. 69. 7.0 66.7 69.4 32.8 28. 67.8 7 33.0 28.0 2.9 3 22.3 3. Other States... 745. 752.4 63. 620.7 3 3.7 United States... 9,083.3 9,074.3 Represents zero. Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 7,950.4 7,935.3,32.9,39.0 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Egg Production in Dozens by Type States and United States: November 206 and 207 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] State Alabama... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Maryland... Total production Table eggs Hatching eggs 206 207 206 207 206 207 (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) 4,333.3 22,925.0 23,783.4 9,575.0 5,833.4 33,208.4 0,34.7 64,258.4 08,008.4 5,433.3 4,608.3 23,233.4 26,750. 9,44.7 4,275. 34,608.4 0,08.3 66,025.0 09,058.4 5,566.6 3,09.6 7,74.7 5,56.7 8,64.7 9,975.0 62,825.0 06,69.7 5,36.6 2,983.3 8,64.7 3,933.4 9,54.7 9,808.3 64,658.3 07,633.4 5,483.3,24.7 5,83.3 36.7 4,566.7 366.7,433.4,36.7 6.7,625.0 4,59.7 34.7 5,066.7 300.0,366.7,425.0 83.3 Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Nebraska... New York... North Carolina... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... 28,858.3 2,375.0 9,424.9 23,700.0 8,66.7,450.0 27,083.4 63,883.3 5,375.0 56,58.4 29,758.3 20,24.6 9,766.6 20,6.6 6,250.0,425.0 26,94.6 62,549.9 5,06.7 57,875.0 20,84.7 2,833.3 8,66.7 5,525.0 5,375.0 53,66.7 9,69.6 3,06.6 5,866.7 4,54.6 5,06.7 55,808.4 533.3 6,59.6,558.4 2,54.7 550.0 6,750.0 383.3 2,400.0 2,066.6 South Carolina... South Dakota... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... Wisconsin... 7,.0 5,29.7 38,76.7 0,.0 5,075.0 3,975.0,675.0 7,350.0 5,658.4 4,433.4 0,54.7 4,86.7 3,4.7 3,058.3 5,300.0 5,29.7 0,.0 2,625.0 5,550.0 5,658.4 0,54.7 2,34.7,800.0 2,450.0,800.0 2,475.0 Other States... 60,033.6 59,39.5 49,333.6 48,758.3 0,700.0 0,633.2 United States... 725,592.3 729,008.3 Represents zero. Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 633,533.7 636,283.5 92,058.6 92,724.8 2 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Egg Production in Dozens by Type States and United States: December 206 and 207 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] State Alabama... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Maryland... Total production Table eggs Hatching eggs 206 207 206 207 206 207 (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) (,000 dozen eggs) 4,650.0 23,50.0 25,200.0 9,833.3 6,383.3 34,308.3 0,925.0 67,725.0 4,925.0 5,66.7 4,76.7 23,79.7 3,000. 9,666.7 4,833.4 35,325.0 0,69.7 67,575. 09,658.3 5,758.4 3,050.0 7,950.0 6,.0 9,283.3 0,54.7 66,308.3 3,558.3 5,508.4 3,008.4 8,89.7 4,56.7 9,950.0 0,375.0 66,208.4 08,275.0 5,683.4,600.0 5,200.0 283.3 5,025.0 383.3,46.7,366.7 08.3,708.3 4,900.0 36.7 5,375.0 36.7,366.7,383.3 75.0 Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Nebraska... New York... North Carolina... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania... 30,09.7 22,500.0 9,76.6 24,29.6 9,275.0,924.9 28,66.6 65,26.6 5,675.0 58,66.7 30,875. 2,9.7 0,058.3 2,50.0 6,966.7,933.4 28,433.4 64,08.2 5,075.0 59,866.6 2,950.0 2,.6 9,275.0 6,725.0 5,675.0 55,758.3 20,600.0 3,09.6 6,575.0 5,84.7 5,075.0 57,733.3 550.0 6,725.0,89.6 2,858.4 59.7 6,966.7 39.7 2,59.7 2,33.3 South Carolina... South Dakota... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... Wisconsin... 7,383.4 5,783.4 39,76.6,066.7 4,883.3 5,66.7 2,208.3 7,508.3 6,000.0 42,958.3,083.3 4,925. 4,09.6 4,250.0 5,558.4 5,783.4,066.7 2,34.7 5,650.0 6,000.0,083.3 2,333.4,825.0 2,54.6,858.3 2,59.7 Other States... 62,09.7 62,700. 5,09.6 5,724.9,000. 0,975.2 United States... 756,94.4 756,92.2 Represents zero. Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. 662,533. 66,275. 94,408.3 94,97. Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 3
Molted as Percent of All Layers by Month United States: 207208 [As of the first of the month. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Month January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... Being molted Molt completed 207 208 207 208 () () () ().7 2.2 2.4.7 2.7 2.4 2.4 2.5 3.5 3.0 2..3 2.3 5.7 5.3 5.3 5.6 5.0 5.0 5.3 5.5 5.3 6. 6.9 7. 6.3 Molted as Percent of All Layers States and United States: December and January, 206208 State Alabama... Arkansas... California... Colorado... Florida... Georgia... Illinois... Indiana... Iowa... Maryland... Being molted Molt completed December January December January 206 207 207 208 206 207 207 208 () () () () () () () ().0.5 3.5.0.5 2.5.5.5.0 4.5 6.0.0 6.5 4.5 9.0 79.5 9.5 4.5 4.5 9.0 4.5 9.5 67.0 3.5 0.0 7.0 25.5.0 7.5 6.0 9.5 8 9.0 3.5 3.0 9.5 6.0 6.0 3.0 2.5 6.5.5.0 6.5 24.5 Michigan... Minnesota... Mississippi... Missouri... Nebraska... New York... North Carolina... Ohio... Oregon... Pennsylvania....5 5.0 3.5.5.0.0.0.5.0 7.0 6.5 3.0 25.5.0 2.5 5.0 22.5 3.0 6.0 6.5.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 25.0 4.5 5.0 6.5.0 25.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 0.0 5.0 5.5 9.0 0.0 0.0 3.5 5.0 25.5 4.5 5.0 South Carolina... South Dakota... Texas... Utah... Virginia... Washington... Wisconsin....0 5.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 5.5 3.0.5 5.0 2.5.5.0 22.5.0 5.5 2 0.0 2.5 5.0 0.0 32.5 8.0 5.0 28.5 24.5 5.5 53.0 8.0 0.0 2.5 9.0 5.0 0.0 28.0 7.0 26.5 Other States....7.8.8 2.5 3. 5.6 3.3 5. United States... Represents zero. Includes data for States not published in this table..5.3.7 2.3 6.4 7. 5.7 6.3 4 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Hatchery Production United States: 207 and 208 [December preceding year] Item 207 208 Eggtype Eggs in incubators on January... Chicks hatched during December... Chicks hatched January through December... 208 as of 207 (,000) (,000) () 39,74 45,633 585,637 46,660 45,836 576,2 7 Pullets hatched during December for intended placements: Hatchery supply flocks... Cumulative potential placements 78 months earlier... 59 2,92 253 2,922 59 Broilertype Eggs in incubators on January... Chicks hatched during December... Chicks hatched January through December... 660,65 8,39 9,47,072 679,939 824,82 9,63,972 03 Pullets hatched during December for intended placements: Hatchery supply flocks... Cumulative potential placements 75 months earlier 2... 208 includes pullet chicks hatched June 206 through May 207. 2 208 includes pullet chicks hatched September 206 through May 207. 7,535 68,875 7,594 68,224 Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 5
EggType Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month United States: 207 and 208 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Item 207 208 January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... 208 as of 207 (,000) (,000) () 39,74 48,52 52,42 5,078 47,57 46,556 4,28 40,23 40,068 46,262 44,949 46,495 46,660 7 EggType Chicks Hatched by Month United States: 206207 Month January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... By months 206 207 207 as of 206 Cumulative 206 207 207 as of 206 (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () 47,775 54,289 57,055 5,266 57,306 57,562 4,609 43,258 44,892 43,344 4,648 45,633 44,906 48,456 55,457 52,025 53,073 48,828 4,463 45,439 42,27 5,239 47,9 45,836 94 89 97 93 85 05 94 8 5 47,775,064 59,9 20,385 267,69 325,253 366,862 40,20 455,02 498,356 540,004 585,637 44,906 93,362 48,89 200,844 253,97 302,745 344,208 389,647 43,98 483,57 53,56 576,2 94 9 94 95 95 93 94 95 95 97 98 6 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Intended Placements of EggType Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month United States: 206208 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Month January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... Total... Pullet chicks hatched 207 as of 206 Cumulative potential placements relative to current supply flocks 78 months earlier 206 207 207 208 (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) 48 89 60 35 327 244 286 324 8 324 270 59 2,963 222 80 89 245 298 334 36 44 90 98 50 253 2,79 For December 207, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched June 206 through May 207. The 78 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. 50 95 8 70 9 37 0 44 05 6 56 59 92 2,836 2,855 3,03 2,972 2,966 3,09 2,963 3,037 3,028 3,057 2,95 2,922 3,02 3,042 2,862 2,87 2,745 2,625 2,79 BroilerType Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month United States: 207 and 208 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Item 207 208 January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... 208 as of 207 (,000) (,000) () 660,65 659,04 667,426 668,225 667,5 674,803 672,44 680,75 673,237 650,874 650,830 682,402 679,939 03 Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 7
BroilerType Chicks Hatched States and United States: December 206 and 207 State Alabama... Arkansas... Delaware... Florida... Georgia... Kentucky... Louisiana... Maryland... Mississippi... Missouri... During December 206 207 207 as of 206 JanuaryDecember 206 207 207 as of 206 (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () 09,274 84,22 8,592 4,442 25,96 27,553 3,424 29,525 65,85 30,772 09,646 87,356 7,922 4,55 27,282 27,78 2,836 30,245 69,202 30,687 04 96 96 05,264,630 974,26 209, 52,809,493,539 327,376 53,390 346,803 79,730 350,72,286,679,009,377 20,742 50,268,487, 32,034 52,788 353,860 786,808 357,703 04 95 98 North Carolina... Oklahoma... Pennsylvania... South Carolina... Texas... Virginia... California, Tennessee, and West Virginia... 77,504 27,43 7,298 20,042 58,749 23,790 44,04 8,087 27,87 20,28 20,298 59,43 23,238 42,832 05 7 98 97 909,584 307,760,873 237,59 68,844 282,027 523,767 943,63 32,95 206,956 240,573 694,855 28,827 52,8 04 04 04 98 9 States... 778,434 79,205 9,06,6 9,28,306 Other States 2... 32,705 33,66 03 364,373 395,666 09 United States... 8,39 824,82 States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program. 2 Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 9,47,072 9,63,972 BroilerType Chicks Hatched by Month United States: 206207 Month January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... By months 206 207 207 as of 206 Cumulative 206 207 207 as of 206 (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () 7,283 748,726 803,974 780,702 807,675 789,665 80,62 808,478 77,937 779,476 759,396 8,39 809,63 730,54 88,706 793,352 820,675 80,984 826,62 832,975 788,202 793,785 773,83 824,82 98 03 7,283,548,009 2,35,983 3,32,685 3,940,360 4,730,025 5,540,646 6,349,24 7,2,06 7,900,537 8,659,933 9,47,072 809,63,539,677 2,358,383 3,5,735 3,972,40 4,774,394 5,60,006 6,433,98 7,222,83 8,05,968 8,789,5 9,63,972 8 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Intended Placements of BroilerType Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 206208 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] Month United States placements January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... Pullet chicks hatched 207 as of 206 Cumulative potential placements relative to current supply flocks 75 months earlier 206 207 207 208 (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) () (,000 chicks) (,000 chicks) 6,726 8,098 8,43 7,65 8,083 8,500 7,730 7,690 7,609 6,909 7,70 7,535 7,63 7,832 8,262 7,045 8,59 8,258 7,085 8,56 8,240 7,589 7,943 7,594 06 97 93 97 92 06 08 0 03 68,802 69,669 70,29 70,94 70,377 69,989 69,38 68,929 68,678 68,440 67,755 68,224 68,873 69,049 69,495 70,200 70,626 70,737 70,069 Annual total... 92,348 93,326 Total placements 2 January... February... March... April... May... June... July... August... September... October... November... December... 8,275 0,098 0,025 9,28 9,954 0,257 9,9 9,708 9,584 8,522 9,379 9,459 8,764 9,958 0,047 8,592 9,806 9,903 8,598 9,988 0,042 9,605 9,695 9,278 06 94 97 94 03 05 3 03 98 Annual total... 3,508 4,276 For December 207, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched September 206 through May 207. 2 United States production of intended placements worldwide. Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 9
Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Primary data for the Chickens and Eggs report are from weekly and/or monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect information for layer and egg estimates from each known contractor and independent producer who has at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on data reported in December. Approximately 500 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly from all broilertype hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a year. Data for eggtype hatchery estimates are collected monthly from all eggtype hatcheries that hatch at least 50,000 chicks a year. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS regional field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and United States totals. For chicken hatcheries, chicks hatched consist of all chicks of domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. Eggs set are eggs in incubators for the purpose of hatching. The relationship of eggtype chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings are carefully monitored. The disposition of eggtype chicks hatched prior to placement into the laying flock can vary significantly, which can make comparisons to changes in layer inventory inconsistent over time. Broiler chicks placed are specifically for meat production. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large age of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply layer flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the laying flocks. Hatchery Supply Flocks include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, greatgrandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogenfree flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 75 months earlier. The eggtype cumulative potential placements of 78 months earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of eggtype hatching flocks. Revision Policy: The previous month's estimates are subject to revision if late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Additionally, revisions after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual reports of Chickens and Eggs Summary and Hatchery Production Summary. Estimates will also be reviewed for chickens and eggs after data from the 5year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Estimates are based on a census of all known contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets, or operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the Root Mean Square Error is shown for selected items in the following table. The Root Mean Square Error is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The Root Mean Square Error for all layers over the past 24 months is.4. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 382 million layers by more than.4. Chances are 9 out of 0 that the difference will not exceed 2.5. 20 Chickens and Eggs (January 208)
Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates [Based on data for the past twentyfour months] Item Root mean square error 90 confidence level Difference between first and latest estimate Average Smallest Largest Below latest Months Above latest () () (,000) (,000) (,000) (number) (number) All layers....4 2.5 3,93 26 9,308 9 5 (million) (million) (million) Eggs....5 2.6 94 0 277 20 4 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates All Layers includes both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. Intended Placements are reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 25 pullet chicks per case of 30 dozen eggs. Molted Layers is the same data series as the previously published Forced Molt Layers. Nomenclature changed as of January 205. Chickens and Eggs (January 208) 2
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