Pou 1-1 (7-09) Chickens and Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 21, 2009, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Layers and Eggs" call Kim Linonis at (202) 690-8632, for "Chicks Hatched" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. June Egg Production Down Slightly U.S. egg production totaled 7.34 billion during June 2009, down slightly from last year. Production included 6.29 billion table eggs, and 1.06 billion hatching eggs, of which 988 million were broiler-type and 70 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during June 2009 averaged 333 million, down 2 percent from last year. June egg production per 100 layers was 2,204 eggs, up 1 percent from June 2008. All layers in the U.S. on July 1, 2009 totaled 332 million, down 2 percent from last year. The 332 million layers consisted of 275 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 53.9 million layers producing broiler- type hatching eggs, and 2.89 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on July 1, 2009, averaged 73.7 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from July 1, 2008. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 6 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during June 2009 totaled 43.5 million, up 6 percent from June 2008. Eggs in incubators totaled 32.4 million on July 1, 2009, down 3 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 321 thousand during June 2009, up 39 percent from June 2008. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 4 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during June 2009 totaled 771 million, down 4 percent from June 2008. Eggs in incubators totaled 631 million on July 1, 2009, down 4 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.04 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during June 2009, down 2 percent from June 2008. Contents Page U.S. Average Number of Layers on Hand and Egg Production...................1 U.S. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, Forced Molt, and Pullets....3 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State..................................5 Egg Production by Type and State...........................................7 Forced Molt................................................................9 U.S. Hatchery Production Summary..........................................10 Egg-Type Hatchery.........................................................11 Egg-Type Intended Placements..............................................12 Broiler-Type Hatchery.....................................................12 Broiler-Type Intended Placements..........................................14 Reliability of Chickens and Eggs Estimates................................15 Regional Listing..........................................................16 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates......................16 Information Contacts......................................................16 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 346,225 340,302 Jan : 344,737 340,936 Feb : 343,299 340,614 Mar : 342,017 340,455 Apr : 340,838 339,745 May 2/ : 340,116 336,695 Jun : 338,664 333,197 Jul : 336,276 Aug : 335,265 Sep : 334,489 Oct : 334,937 Nov : 337,995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Revised 2009 only. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs 1/ : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 7,808 7,768 6,666 6,701 1,143 1,068 Jan : 7,646 7,666 6,498 6,591 1,149 1,075 Feb : 7,114 6,892 6,034 5,906 1,080 985 Mar : 7,675 7,724 6,517 6,632 1,159 1,093 Apr : 7,373 7,461 6,256 6,408 1,117 1,053 May : 7,564 7,597 6,409 6,505 1,155 1,092 Jun : 7,367 7,343 6,262 6,285 1,104 1,058 Jul : 7,599 6,474 1,125 Aug : 7,551 6,436 1,115 Sep : 7,339 6,272 1,067 Oct : 7,625 6,538 1,088 Nov : 7,490 6,446 1,044 During Year 1/: 90,151 76,811 13,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, May-June 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2009 Item : Unit : 2008 : 2009 1/ : as % of : : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During May 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 340,116 336,695 99 Table Egg Type : : 279,322 279,569 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 60,794 57,126 94 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57,924 54,166 94 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,870 2,960 103 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During May : Number : All Layers : : 2,224 2,256 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,294 2,327 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,900 1,912 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,875 1,881 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,404 2,466 103 : : Eggs Produced During May 2/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,564 7,597 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,409 6,505 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,155 1,092 95 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,086 1,019 94 Egg-Type Hatching : : 69 73 106 : : Layers on Jun 1 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 339,867 334,499 98 Table Egg Type : : 279,430 277,410 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 60,437 57,089 94 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57,595 54,181 94 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,842 2,908 102 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jun 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.7 73.1 102 Table Egg Type : : 73.9 75.4 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.3 61.7 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.5 60.8 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.7 79.2 102 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jun 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.7 3.4 92 Percent with Molt Completed : : 20.9 21.3 102 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During May: 1,000 : 14,064 14,979 107 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During May : 1,000 : 8,599 8,857 103 : : Pullets on Jun 1 : 1,000 : 101,971 101,141 99 : : Pullets Added During May 3/ : 1,000 : 21,004 21,712 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, June-July 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2009 Item : Unit : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jun 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 338,664 333,197 98 Table Egg Type : : 278,830 276,243 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,834 56,954 95 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57,048 54,049 95 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,786 2,905 104 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jun : Number : All Layers : : 2,175 2,204 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,246 2,275 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,845 1,858 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,821 1,828 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,333 2,410 103 : : Eggs Produced During Jun 1/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,367 7,343 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,262 6,285 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,104 1,058 96 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,039 988 95 Egg-Type Hatching : : 65 70 108 : : Layers on Jul 1 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 337,416 331,843 98 Table Egg Type : : 278,206 275,053 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,210 56,790 96 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,486 53,901 95 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,724 2,889 106 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jul 1 : Number : All Layers : : 73.3 73.7 101 Table Egg Type : : 75.8 76.2 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.5 61.6 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.7 60.6 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.6 79.4 102 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jul 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.4 3.4 100 Percent with Molt Completed : : 20.8 20.2 97 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jun: 1,000 : 12,585 14,228 113 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jun : 1,000 : 9,079 7,929 87 : : Pullets on Jul 1 : 1,000 : 102,538 100,911 98 : : Pullets Added During Jun 2/ : 1,000 : 20,996 20,827 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During May 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers : All Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,273 1,381 9,522 9,348 1,922 1,936 AR : 3,637 3,324 13,732 12,250 1,959 2,016 CA : 20,422 19,448 20,716 19,754 2,148 2,253 CO : 3,193 3,243 3,706 3,721 2,402 2,580 CT : 2,796 2,764 2,859 2,826 2,308 2,371 FL : 9,938 9,234 10,389 9,605 2,214 2,311 GA : 8,931 8,888 18,443 17,486 2,050 2,110 HI : 313 306 336 333 1,815 1,832 IL : 5,154 4,961 5,381 5,144 2,211 2,391 IN : 23,552 22,841 24,251 23,583 2,284 2,336 IA : 52,718 52,863 53,643 53,755 2,291 2,271 ME : 3,871 3,326 3,947 3,419 2,280 2,164 MD : 2,358 1,988 2,496 2,131 2,163 2,065 MI : 8,958 9,620 9,117 9,787 2,369 2,319 MN : 9,691 9,599 10,192 10,096 2,325 2,288 MS : 1,462 1,428 6,257 6,178 1,998 2,023 MO : 5,680 5,907 7,008 7,208 2,297 2,372 NE : 9,533 9,521 9,583 9,571 2,463 2,466 NY : 3,790 3,836 4,005 4,050 2,497 2,519 NC : 4,965 5,492 12,547 12,773 2,088 2,153 OH : 25,483 26,441 25,942 26,898 2,251 2,279 OR : 2,427 2,357 2,581 2,506 2,363 2,474 PA : 20,111 21,269 21,225 22,377 2,422 2,422 SC : 3,290 3,163 4,598 4,537 2,131 2,006 SD : 2,450 2,341 2,510 2,381 2,351 2,310 TX : 13,485 13,086 18,213 17,632 2,202 2,235 VA : 1,287 1,065 3,198 2,865 2,001 2,059 WA : 5,496 6,171 5,564 6,286 2,390 2,354 WI : 4,093 4,321 4,520 4,905 2,124 2,283 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,773 14,914 23,635 23,290 2,137 2,181 : US : 275,130 275,098 340,116 336,695 2,224 2,256 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During June 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers : All Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,220 1,294 9,314 9,192 1,879 1,871 AR : 3,600 3,292 13,565 12,176 1,917 1,955 CA : 20,342 19,114 20,636 19,424 2,132 2,234 CO : 3,172 3,113 3,716 3,601 2,234 2,472 CT : 2,722 2,749 2,786 2,812 2,261 2,276 FL : 9,824 9,003 10,232 9,362 2,160 2,211 GA : 9,046 8,782 18,402 17,423 1,994 2,038 HI : 313 300 335 325 1,791 1,754 IL : 5,085 4,917 5,312 5,122 2,203 2,284 IN : 23,540 22,305 24,230 23,006 2,245 2,308 IA : 52,518 52,679 53,432 53,542 2,253 2,215 ME : 3,832 3,319 3,908 3,411 2,201 2,082 MD : 2,223 1,967 2,366 2,114 2,113 2,129 MI : 9,096 9,792 9,257 9,952 2,301 2,291 MN : 9,516 9,506 10,006 10,024 2,259 2,205 MS : 1,522 1,392 6,348 6,186 1,969 2,021 MO : 5,568 6,109 6,899 7,419 2,247 2,251 NE : 9,329 9,424 9,379 9,474 2,356 2,396 NY : 3,753 3,821 3,960 4,038 2,374 2,402 NC : 4,878 5,394 12,425 12,609 1,988 2,086 OH : 25,968 25,935 26,429 26,404 2,198 2,257 OR : 2,498 2,181 2,637 2,333 2,351 2,486 PA : 20,424 21,250 21,529 22,319 2,360 2,375 SC : 3,287 3,060 4,583 4,422 2,051 2,035 SD : 2,437 2,352 2,497 2,392 2,243 2,299 TX : 13,445 12,716 18,041 17,207 2,178 2,174 VA : 1,284 1,170 3,100 2,997 2,000 1,969 WA : 5,419 5,868 5,484 5,983 2,279 2,357 WI : 4,133 4,221 4,541 4,792 2,180 2,254 : Oth Sts 1/ : 14,645 14,749 23,315 23,136 2,102 2,114 : US : 274,639 271,774 338,664 333,197 2,175 2,204 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, May 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 3/ : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 183 181 30 31 153 150 AR : 269 247 83 81 186 166 CA : 445 445 CO : 89 96 CT : 66 67 FL : 230 222 222 216 8 6 GA : 378 369 197 204 181 165 HI : 6.1 6.1 6.1 6.1 0 0 IL : 119 123 115 120 4 3 IN : 554 551 542 537 12 14 IA : 1,229 1,221 1,213 1,206 16 15 ME : 90 74 MD : 54 44 52 42 2 2 MI : 216 227 MN : 237 231 228 223 9 8 MS : 125 125 34 34 91 91 MO : 161 171 NE : 236 236 236 236 0 0 NY : 100 102 NC : 262 275 121 142 141 133 OH : 584 613 OR : 61 62 59 2 PA : 514 542 494 522 20 20 SC : 98 91 76 68 22 23 SD : 59 55 59 55 0 0 TX : 401 394 VA : 64 59 29 26 35 33 WA : 133 148 WI : 96 112 : Oth Sts 3/ : 505 508 359 370 146 138 : US 1/ : 7,564 7,597 6,409 6,505 1,155 1,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, June 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 175 172 29 29 146 143 AR : 260 238 82 77 178 161 CA : 440 434 CO : 83 89 CT : 63 64 FL : 221 207 214 202 7 5 GA : 367 355 192 193 175 162 HI : 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 0 0 IL : 117 117 114 114 3 3 IN : 544 531 532 518 12 13 IA : 1,204 1,186 1,190 1,173 14 13 ME : 86 71 MD : 50 45 48 43 2 2 MI : 213 228 MN : 226 221 217 212 9 9 MS : 125 125 36 35 89 90 MO : 155 167 NE : 221 227 221 227 0 0 NY : 94 97 NC : 247 263 114 135 133 128 OH : 581 596 OR : 62 58 60 56 2 2 PA : 508 530 489 511 19 19 SC : 94 90 72 68 22 22 SD : 56 55 56 55 0 0 TX : 393 374 VA : 62 59 30 27 32 32 WA : 125 141 WI : 99 108 : Oth Sts 3/ : 490 489 350 355 139 134 : US 1/ : 7,367 7,343 6,262 6,285 1,104 1,058 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by Month, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted 1/ : Percent with Molt Completed 1/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.0 3.2 22.7 21.2 Feb : 3.9 3.4 21.7 21.4 Mar : 2.4 3.4 22.1 21.4 Apr : 2.8 1.9 21.3 21.7 May : 4.1 4.5 20.8 20.5 Jun : 3.7 3.4 20.9 21.3 Jul : 3.4 3.4 20.8 20.2 Aug : 3.9 21.2 Sep : 3.9 20.8 Oct : 3.7 21.9 Nov : 2.1 22.7 Dec : 1.9 22.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, July 1, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted 1/ : Percent with Molt Completed 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 1.5 4.5 4.5 AR : 2.0 2.0 10.0 10.5 CA : 8.0 6.5 31.5 29.0 CO : 1.5 1.5 20.0 16.5 CT : 0.0 0.0 10.5 12.5 FL : 4.5 8.5 28.0 27.5 GA : 3.5 4.5 10.0 11.5 HI : 12.0 9.5 55.0 53.0 IL : 3.5 2.5 27.0 34.0 IN : 1.5 2.0 35.0 34.5 IA : 4.0 3.0 33.5 32.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 4.0 7.0 12.0 22.5 MI : 4.5 1.5 18.5 18.0 MN : 4.0 3.5 27.5 24.5 MS : 1.5 1.0 10.5 10.5 MO : 1.0 0.5 17.5 12.5 NE : 3.0 1.0 2.0 1.5 NY : 1.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 NC : 2.0 0.0 6.5 8.0 OH : 4.0 8.0 16.0 18.0 OR : 0.0 8.0 25.0 21.0 PA : 2.0 3.0 12.0 11.5 SC : 2.0 2.5 21.0 19.0 SD : 16.0 6.5 16.0 21.5 TX : 2.5 3.0 20.0 13.5 VA : 2.5 0.0 18.5 8.0 WA : 5.5 9.5 30.5 32.0 WI : 3.0 2.0 30.0 28.0 : Oth Sts 2/: 4.2 2.7 18.9 21.3 : US : 3.4 3.4 20.8 20.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, June-July 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 Item : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jul 1 : 33,455 32,353 97 Chicks Hatched During Jun : 40,928 43,453 106 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jun : 245,827 236,929 96 Pullets Hatched During Jun for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 231 321 139 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 2,942 3,004 102 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jul 1 : 655,708 631,336 96 Chicks Hatched During Jun : 805,793 770,970 96 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jun : 4,870,861 4,575,965 94 Pullets Hatched During Jun for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,154 7,038 98 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 66,057 64,693 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2009 includes pullet chicks hatched Dec 2007 through Nov 2008. 2/ 2009 includes pullet chicks hatched Mar 2008 through Nov 2008. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, July 1, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 Region : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 5,488 4,702 86 E North Central : 6,716 6,984 104 W North Central : 8,874 7,377 83 South Atlantic : 2,972 3,884 131 South Central : 4,412 3,833 87 West : 4,993 5,573 112 : US : 33,455 32,353 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2009 : : : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Jan : 40,256 38,083 95 40,256 38,083 95 Feb : 38,534 36,861 96 78,790 74,944 95 Mar : 41,954 40,137 96 120,744 115,081 95 Apr : 42,329 40,621 96 163,073 155,702 95 May : 41,826 37,774 90 204,899 193,476 94 Jun : 40,928 43,453 106 245,827 236,929 96 Jul : 37,250 283,077 Aug : 35,578 318,655 Sep : 37,111 355,766 Oct : 40,198 395,964 Nov : 34,187 430,151 Dec : 37,091 467,242 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2009 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: 2008 :----------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ : Jan : 198 240 121 2,907 3,198 Feb : 271 256 94 2,968 Mar : 245 277 113 2,969 Apr : 264 307 116 2,879 May : 227 275 121 2,968 Jun : 231 321 139 3,004 Jul : 244 2,958 Aug : 279 3,000 Sep : 210 2,985 Oct : 273 3,017 Nov : 317 3,060 Dec : 199 3,108 : Total : 2,958 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For June 2009, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Dec 2007 through Nov 2008. The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, July 1, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2009 Region : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 13,550 11,414 84 E North Central : 12,842 12,477 97 W North Central : 28,014 29,030 104 South Atlantic : 240,356 231,930 96 South Central : 335,958 322,163 96 West : 24,988 24,322 97 : US : 655,708 631,336 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, June 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During June : Jan-Jun :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2009 : : : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 116,961 108,987 93 704,681 645,607 92 AR : 98,033 87,081 89 601,927 525,812 87 DE : 13,458 13,234 98 84,938 76,178 90 FL : 4,832 3,646 75 29,831 21,689 73 GA : 122,474 114,913 94 743,004 693,454 93 KY : 29,011 29,114 100 168,313 165,864 99 LA : 13,425 11,230 84 82,862 64,190 77 MD : 31,527 32,100 102 194,289 191,523 99 MS : 69,187 68,279 99 415,335 392,787 95 NC : 69,216 66,179 96 424,934 406,671 96 OK : 25,728 24,947 97 152,232 147,384 97 PA : 15,560 12,977 83 91,105 82,463 91 SC : 19,739 19,988 101 117,916 118,782 101 TX : 56,566 57,562 102 338,543 337,732 100 VA : 22,753 22,934 101 135,546 131,759 97 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 72,306 72,832 101 433,033 425,592 98 : 19 Sts 1/ : 780,776 746,003 96 4,718,489 4,427,487 94 : Oth Sts 2/ : 25,017 24,967 100 152,372 148,478 97 : US : 805,793 770,970 96 4,870,861 4,575,965 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2009 : : : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent -------- 1,000 -------- Percent : Jan : 826,027 778,401 94 826,027 778,401 94 Feb : 775,280 700,913 90 1,601,307 1,479,314 92 Mar : 836,890 783,348 94 2,438,197 2,262,662 93 Apr : 801,548 755,862 94 3,239,745 3,018,524 93 May : 825,323 786,471 95 4,065,068 3,804,995 94 Jun : 805,793 770,970 96 4,870,861 4,575,965 94 Jul : 805,182 5,676,043 Aug : 799,059 6,475,102 Sep : 755,235 7,230,337 Oct : 740,964 7,971,301 Nov : 705,312 8,676,613 Dec : 779,304 9,455,917 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2009 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-15 Months Earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: 2008 :----------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 7,012 7,142 102 65,952 62,526 Feb : 7,536 7,215 96 65,444 Mar : 7,090 6,773 96 65,535 Apr : 7,119 6,158 87 65,173 May 2/ : 8,217 7,552 92 65,203 Jun : 7,154 7,038 98 64,693 Jul : 6,462 64,183 Aug : 7,697 64,206 Sep : 6,886 63,204 Oct : 7,042 62,823 Nov : 7,026 62,519 Dec : 6,580 62,374 : Annual : Total : 85,821 : Total : Place- : ments 3/ : Jan : 8,706 8,410 97 Feb : 9,498 8,524 90 Mar : 9,245 8,626 93 Apr : 8,720 7,664 88 May 4/ : 10,089 9,255 92 Jun : 9,228 8,984 97 Jul : 8,017 Aug : 9,603 Sep : 8,651 Oct : 8,361 Nov : 8,704 Dec : 8,197 : Annual : Total : 107,019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For Jun 2009, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Mar 2008 through Nov 2008. 2/ Revised 2009 pullet chicks hatched and cumulative placements for December 2009. 3/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. 4/ Revised 2009 only. Reliability of Chickens and Eggs Estimates 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 650 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. All known hatcheries, approximately 300, are contacted for information on a weekly and/or monthly basis. 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 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 U.S. 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 egg-type chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings are carefully monitored. The disposition of egg-type 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 placed on feed 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 percentage 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. AHatchery Supply Flocks@ include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg-type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type 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". 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 ARoot Mean Square Error@ is shown for selected items in the following table. The ARoot Mean Square Error@ is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The ARoot Mean Square Error@ for all layers over the past 24 months is 0.5 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 333 million layers by more than 0.5 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 0.9 percent. Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference Between :Number of Months : Root : 90 Percent : First and Latest :----------------- : Mean : Confidence : Estimates : First : First Item :Square : Level :-------------------------: Above : Below : Error : :Average:Smallest:Largest : Latest : Latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Percent Percent 1,000 -------- 1,000 ------- Number : All Layers : 0.5 0.9 28 1,063 4 3,947 10 14 : : ------- Million Eggs ------- : Eggs : 0.5 0.8 1 24 0 75 9 12 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional Listing North Atlantic: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West North Central: IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic: DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central: AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West: AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. 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 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per case of 30 dozen eggs. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch............................(202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section.....(202) 720-4447 David Colwell - Cold Storage................................(202) 720-8784 Chris Hawthorn - Catfish Processing, Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products, Mink......................................................(202) 720-0585 Sharyn Lavender - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Honey.....................................................(202) 720-3244 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs..................................(202) 690-8632 Troy Marshall - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised............................................(202) 690-3237 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge. 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