Pou 1-1 (12-06) Chickens And Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released December 22, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Chickens and Eggs" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. November Egg Production Up Slightly U.S. egg production totaled 7.52 billion during November 2006, up slightly from last year. Production included 6.49 billion table eggs, and 1.03 billion hatching eggs, of which 969 million were broiler-type and 64 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during November 2006 averaged 346 million, down slightly from last year. November egg production per 100 layers was 2,176 eggs, up slightly from November 2005. All layers in the U.S. on December 1, 2006 totaled 347 million, down slightly from last year. The 347 million layers consisted of 290 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 54.1 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.82 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on December 1, 2006, averaged 72.9 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from December 1, 2005. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 2 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during November 2006 totaled 31.7 million, down 2 percent from November 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 34.2 million on December 1, 2006, down slightly from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 206,000 during November 2006, up 14 percent from November 2005. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during November 2006 totaled 729 million, down 2 percent from November 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 652 million on December 1, 2006, down 1 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.45 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during November 2006, up 2 percent from November 2005. Contents Page U.S. Average Number of Layers on Hand and Egg Production1 U.S. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, Forced Molt, and Pullets. . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State5 Egg Production by Type and State 7 Forced Molt . . . . . . . . . . 9 Egg-Type Hatchery. . . . . . . .11 Egg-Type Intended Placements . .13 Broiler-Type Hatchery. . . . . .13 Broiler-Type Intended Placements15 Procedures and Reliability . . .16 Information Contacts . . . . . .16 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2004-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 339,305 345,618 348,545 Jan : 337,948 347,864 349,246 Feb : 338,905 348,791 349,764 Mar : 340,699 346,959 350,088 Apr : 341,550 343,574 348,154 May : 341,562 341,819 344,718 Jun : 342,513 339,856 342,175 Jul : 343,180 338,573 340,743 Aug : 343,653 339,351 341,007 Sep : 344,452 340,914 342,611 Oct2/ : 345,075 342,823 343,894 Nov : 344,633 345,874 345,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Revised 2006 only. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 7,721 7,791 6,636 6,703 1,086 1,088 Jan : 7,626 7,721 6,526 6,624 1,101 1,097 Feb : 6,928 6,977 5,915 5,988 1,014 989 Mar : 7,738 7,837 6,610 6,735 1,129 1,103 Apr : 7,407 7,535 6,311 6,469 1,097 1,066 May : 7,572 7,627 6,439 6,520 1,133 1,107 Jun : 7,346 7,393 6,250 6,338 1,096 1,056 Jul : 7,563 7,636 6,444 6,551 1,120 1,085 Aug : 7,528 7,635 6,425 6,556 1,104 1,079 Sep : 7,348 7,420 6,279 6,379 1,070 1,041 Oct3/ : 7,665 7,666 6,561 6,599 1,104 1,067 Nov : 7,514 7,522 6,459 6,489 1,055 1,033 During Year: 89,960 90,760 76,859 77,951 13,103 12,811 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Revised 2006 only. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, October-November 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2006 Item : Unit : 2005 : 2006 2/ : as % of : : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Oct : 1,000 : All Layers : : 342,823 343,894 100 Table Egg Type : : 285,212 287,940 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,611 55,954 97 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,104 53,205 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,507 2,749 110 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Oct : Number : All Layers : : 2,236 2,229 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,300 2,292 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,916 1,907 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,893 1,880 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,433 2,437 100 : : Eggs Produced During Oct : Million : All Layers : : 7,665 7,666 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,561 6,599 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,104 1,067 97 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,043 1,000 96 Egg-Type Hatching : : 61 67 110 : : Layers on Nov 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 343,789 344,313 100 Table Egg Type : : 286,036 288,283 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,753 56,030 97 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,234 53,238 96 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,519 2,792 111 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Nov 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.3 72.1 100 Table Egg Type : : 74.5 74.2 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.1 61.2 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.3 60.4 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.9 76.7 97 : : Forced Molt Layers on Nov 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.1 3.0 97 Percent with Molt Completed : : 24.3 26.0 107 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Oct: 1,000 : 13,369 11,767 88 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Oct : 1,000 : 5,795 7,195 124 : : Pullets on Nov 1 : 1,000 : 98,194 98,004 100 : : Pullets Added During Oct 3/ : 1,000 : 22,107 20,854 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Revised. 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, November-December 2005-061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2006 Item : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Nov : 1,000 : All Layers : : 345,874 345,696 100 Table Egg Type : : 288,256 289,217 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,618 56,479 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,012 53,670 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,606 2,809 108 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov : Number : All Layers : : 2,172 2,176 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,241 2,244 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,831 1,829 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,807 1,805 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,341 2,278 97 : : Eggs Produced During Nov : Million : All Layers : : 7,514 7,522 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,459 6,489 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,055 1,033 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 994 969 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 61 64 105 : : Layers on Dec 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 347,917 347,029 100 Table Egg Type : : 290,457 290,128 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,460 56,901 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,776 54,084 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,684 2,817 105 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.4 72.9 101 Table Egg Type : : 74.7 75.3 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.6 60.6 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.8 59.9 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.2 75.6 98 : : Forced Molt Layers on Dec 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 2.8 2.5 89 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.7 26.2 111 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Nov: 1,000 : 13,986 12,818 92 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Nov : 1,000 : 6,849 6,265 91 : : Pullets on Dec 1 : 1,000 : 96,610 95,712 99 : : Pullets Added During Nov 2/ : 1,000 : 23,636 21,255 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 October 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 2/ : 2005 : 2006 2/ : 2005 : 2006 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,727 1,748 9,120 8,779 1,897 1,936 AR : 4,499 4,554 14,790 13,888 2,008 1,966 CA : 18,676 18,593 19,201 19,060 2,219 2,225 CO : 3,174 3,309 3,733 3,790 2,411 2,427 CT : 2,946 2,665 3,001 2,725 2,333 2,422 FL : 11,030 10,307 11,526 10,703 2,264 2,261 GA : 9,911 9,609 18,957 18,792 2,168 2,113 HI : 475 403 496 419 1,855 1,814 IL : 4,402 4,809 4,626 5,053 2,399 2,395 IN : 23,066 23,633 23,788 24,322 2,299 2,286 IA : 48,694 51,001 49,351 51,765 2,286 2,249 ME : 3,958 3,897 4,019 3,967 2,065 2,117 MD : 2,459 2,608 2,578 2,750 2,366 2,255 MI : 7,520 8,866 7,770 9,117 2,342 2,347 MN : 10,732 10,657 11,243 11,118 2,313 2,204 MS : 1,664 1,634 6,871 6,242 1,994 2,051 MO : 5,626 6,260 6,849 7,348 2,292 2,286 NE : 11,848 11,531 11,923 11,606 2,273 2,292 NY : 3,781 4,013 4,105 4,264 2,412 2,275 NC : 3,412 3,688 10,832 11,205 2,031 2,008 OH : 27,517 27,058 28,036 27,566 2,265 2,231 OR : 2,710 2,561 2,893 2,741 2,454 2,517 PA : 22,026 21,626 23,778 23,497 2,317 2,388 SC : 3,840 3,620 5,037 4,829 2,204 2,236 SD : 3,218 3,110 3,318 3,210 2,140 2,243 TX : 13,480 14,465 17,790 18,798 2,254 2,325 VA : 1,493 1,331 3,444 3,205 2,149 2,153 WA : 4,888 4,755 4,949 4,816 2,223 2,326 WI : 4,352 4,181 4,847 4,699 2,311 2,192 : Oth Sts 3/ : 16,160 15,664 23,952 23,620 2,238 2,193 : US : 279,284 282,156 342,823 343,894 2,236 2,229 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 2/ Revised. 3/ 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 November 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,725 1,739 9,126 8,872 1,841 1,871 AR : 4,460 4,456 14,817 13,923 1,923 1,925 CA : 19,052 18,916 19,495 19,422 2,180 2,162 CO : 3,259 3,249 3,796 3,751 2,345 2,266 CT : 2,970 2,836 3,021 2,896 2,317 2,417 FL : 11,010 10,522 11,496 10,963 2,209 2,271 GA : 9,824 9,711 18,838 18,836 2,113 2,086 HI : 478 402 495 417 1,818 1,751 IL : 4,224 4,893 4,446 5,131 2,362 2,300 IN : 23,631 23,913 24,323 24,621 2,228 2,222 IA : 48,793 51,119 49,501 51,878 2,204 2,209 ME : 3,964 3,844 4,029 3,910 2,234 2,148 MD : 2,604 2,492 2,758 2,660 2,248 2,218 MI : 7,867 8,816 8,117 9,067 2,279 2,305 MN : 10,690 10,708 11,193 11,179 2,260 2,192 MS : 1,655 1,661 6,759 6,290 1,938 1,971 MO : 5,746 6,222 6,935 7,306 2,149 2,190 NE : 11,856 11,543 11,931 11,618 2,146 2,238 NY : 3,837 3,892 4,113 4,144 2,358 2,292 NC : 3,306 3,757 10,839 11,386 1,947 1,959 OH : 28,006 26,842 28,544 27,351 2,169 2,132 OR : 2,682 2,546 2,855 2,736 2,487 2,522 PA : 22,330 21,766 24,096 23,677 2,249 2,302 SC : 3,900 3,679 5,076 4,861 2,147 2,201 SD : 3,209 3,101 3,309 3,201 2,206 2,124 TX : 14,057 14,588 18,385 18,930 2,230 2,282 VA : 1,603 1,355 3,531 3,229 2,124 2,075 WA : 4,855 4,817 4,915 4,877 2,197 2,153 WI : 4,317 4,420 4,826 4,954 2,279 2,241 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,496 15,629 24,309 23,610 2,168 2,147 : US : 282,406 283,434 345,874 345,696 2,172 2,176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, October 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 3/ : 2005 : 2006 3/ : 2005 : 2006 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 173 170 39 40 134 130 AR : 297 273 106 104 191 169 CA : 426 424 CO : 90 92 CT : 70 66 FL : 261 242 253 235 8 7 GA : 411 397 234 219 177 178 HI : 9.2 7.6 9.2 7.6 0 0 IL : 111 121 108 117 3 4 IN : 547 556 535 544 12 12 IA : 1,128 1,164 ME : 83 84 MD : 61 62 59 60 2 2 MI : 182 214 MN : 260 245 252 237 8 8 MS : 137 128 40 39 97 89 MO : 157 168 NE : 271 266 271 266 0 0 NY : 99 97 NC : 220 225 85 88 135 137 OH : 635 615 OR : 71 69 69 67 2 2 PA : 551 561 535 541 16 20 SC : 111 108 90 86 21 22 SD : 71 72 71 72 0 0 TX : 401 437 VA : 74 69 36 35 38 34 WA : 110 112 WI : 112 103 : Oth Sts 4/ : 536 518 408 392 128 126 : US : 7,665 7,666 6,561 6,599 1,104 1,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Revised. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, November 2005-061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 168 166 39 40 129 126 AR : 285 268 103 103 182 165 CA : 425 420 CO : 89 85 CT : 70 70 FL : 254 249 246 242 8 7 GA : 398 393 231 222 167 171 HI : 9.0 7.3 9.0 7.3 0 0 IL : 105 118 102 114 3 4 IN : 542 547 530 535 12 12 IA : 1,091 1,146 ME : 90 84 MD : 62 59 60 57 2 2 MI : 185 209 MN : 253 245 245 237 8 8 MS : 131 124 39 39 92 85 MO : 149 160 NE : 256 260 256 260 0 0 NY : 97 95 NC : 211 223 79 88 132 135 OH : 619 583 OR : 71 69 69 67 2 2 PA : 542 545 526 526 16 19 SC : 109 107 89 86 20 21 SD : 73 68 73 68 0 0 TX : 410 432 VA : 75 67 40 34 35 33 WA : 108 105 WI : 110 111 : Oth Sts 3/ : 527 507 407 386 120 121 : US : 7,514 7,522 6,459 6,489 1,055 1,033 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.1 4.3 23.2 23.0 Feb : 4.6 5.2 21.7 23.8 Mar : 3.0 4.0 22.8 24.4 Apr : 4.1 2.3 22.7 24.9 May : 4.0 5.4 22.4 23.6 Jun : 4.2 4.7 23.0 24.7 Jul : 3.3 3.5 22.6 25.7 Aug : 4.3 4.2 22.1 25.2 Sep : 4.4 3.4 22.4 25.9 Oct : 3.9 4.2 23.4 25.8 Nov2/ : 3.1 3.0 24.3 26.0 Dec : 2.8 2.5 23.7 26.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Revised 2006 only. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, December 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 0.5 7.5 5.5 AR : 1.0 0.0 11.5 14.5 CA : 2.0 5.0 35.5 35.5 CO : 1.5 0.0 21.5 21.5 CT : 0.0 0.0 11.0 15.0 FL : 7.0 0.5 34.0 40.0 GA : 1.5 0.5 13.5 15.0 HI : 6.0 5.0 53.0 65.0 IL : 0.5 4.5 33.5 30.5 IN : 4.0 3.5 28.0 32.5 IA : 4.0 5.0 33.5 37.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 0.0 5.5 41.0 39.5 MI : 0.5 4.0 25.0 26.5 MN : 2.0 0.5 27.0 32.5 MS : 1.0 0.0 9.5 14.0 MO : 7.5 2.0 19.0 22.5 NE : 8.0 6.0 28.0 23.0 NY : 2.0 1.0 8.0 6.5 NC : 0.0 0.0 7.5 10.5 OH : 2.0 3.0 18.0 27.5 OR : 4.0 0.0 35.0 35.0 PA : 1.5 1.5 19.5 16.0 SC : 14.0 7.0 15.0 33.5 SD : 4.5 5.0 19.0 22.0 TX : 2.5 0.5 23.0 26.0 VA : 0.0 0.0 13.0 20.0 WA : 5.0 4.5 41.0 44.0 WI : 4.0 3.5 36.5 29.5 : Oth Sts 2/: 1.5 0.7 26.6 25.8 : US : 2.8 2.5 23.7 26.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November-December 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Item : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Dec 1 : 34,247 34,240 100 Chicks Hatched During Nov : 32,285 31,748 98 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Nov : 401,260 393,618 98 Pullets Hatched During Nov for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 180 206 114 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 2,841 2,783 98 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Dec 1 : 660,019 652,019 99 Chicks Hatched During Nov : 747,866 729,460 98 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Nov : 8,675,594 8,622,466 99 Pullets Hatched During Nov for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,298 7,448 102 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 63,006 63,993 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2006 includes pullet chicks hatched May 2005 through Apr 2006. 2/ 2006 includes pullet chicks hatched Aug 2005 through Apr 2006. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, December 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 6,174 4,811 78 E North Central : 7,907 7,251 92 W North Central : 7,489 7,993 107 South Atlantic : 3,810 4,385 115 South Central : 5,657 5,506 97 West : 3,210 4,294 134 : US : 34,247 34,240 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions: North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W 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. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, November 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During November : Jan-Nov :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : GA : 1,803 1,803 100 24,742 24,408 99 IN : 4,551 4,621 102 55,606 53,391 96 IA : 5,510 6,300 114 68,537 73,757 108 MN : 1,126 1,084 96 11,895 10,835 91 PA : 4,008 3,318 83 52,854 48,225 91 : Oth Sts 1/ : 15,287 14,622 96 187,626 183,002 98 : US : 32,285 31,748 98 401,260 393,618 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Jan : 38,291 35,422 93 38,291 35,422 93 Feb : 34,427 33,665 98 72,718 69,087 95 Mar : 41,701 38,918 93 114,419 108,005 94 Apr : 38,049 34,613 91 152,468 142,618 94 May : 38,792 40,320 104 191,260 182,938 96 Jun : 35,034 37,700 108 226,294 220,638 98 Jul : 34,897 33,224 95 261,191 253,862 97 Aug : 38,700 34,892 90 299,891 288,754 96 Sep : 33,623 36,845 110 333,514 325,599 98 Oct : 35,461 36,271 102 368,975 361,870 98 Nov : 32,285 31,748 98 401,260 393,618 98 Dec : 35,917 437,177 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2006 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :-----------------------------: 2005 :----------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ : Jan : 157 188 120 2,837 2,842 Feb : 208 196 94 2,845 2,920 Mar : 314 286 91 2,788 2,912 Apr : 308 255 83 2,958 2,785 May : 190 241 127 2,878 2,820 Jun : 175 183 105 2,833 2,846 Jul : 242 320 132 2,845 Aug : 261 253 97 2,876 Sep : 375 248 66 2,864 Oct : 188 223 119 2,836 Nov : 180 206 114 2,783 Dec : 247 2,834 : Total : 2,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ For November 2006, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched May 2005 through Apr 2006. 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, December 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,337 12,160 99 E North Central : 8,870 9,459 107 W North Central : 23,188 22,193 96 South Atlantic : 239,811 243,708 102 South Central : 350,503 338,261 97 West : 25,310 26,238 104 : US : 660,019 652,019 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, November 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During November : Jan-Nov :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 107,611 103,372 96 1,226,959 1,239,292 101 AR : 102,476 98,861 96 1,219,200 1,189,077 98 DE : 13,384 13,146 98 158,553 153,083 97 FL : 4,930 4,883 99 54,000 54,098 100 GA : 111,709 115,631 104 1,313,911 1,353,785 103 KY : 23,329 23,870 102 277,938 281,093 101 LA : 14,162 13,605 96 161,453 158,457 98 MD : 30,906 30,085 97 346,722 343,753 99 MS : 63,516 58,384 92 759,009 717,763 95 NC : 63,993 64,781 101 723,166 734,086 102 OK : 22,898 22,350 98 258,711 250,780 97 PA : 13,602 12,986 95 157,591 154,043 98 SC : 17,027 18,033 106 199,374 206,342 103 TX : 51,441 48,215 94 599,696 593,095 99 VA : 22,704 20,748 91 256,228 252,391 99 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 62,653 59,052 94 718,586 700,069 97 : 19 Sts 1/ : 726,341 7,080,027 97 8,431,097 8,381,207 99 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,525 21,458 100 244,497 241,259 99 : US : 747,866 729,460 98 8,675,594 8,622,466 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent -------- 1,000 -------- Percent : Jan : 797,576 804,073 101 797,576 804,073 101 Feb : 732,038 733,145 100 1,529,614 1,537,218 100 Mar : 816,552 817,068 100 2,346,166 2,354,286 100 Apr : 792,173 787,064 99 3,138,339 3,141,350 100 May : 823,993 810,908 98 3,962,332 3,952,258 100 Jun : 796,945 787,791 99 4,759,277 4,740,049 100 Jul : 808,382 800,132 99 5,567,659 5,540,181 100 Aug : 812,474 809,284 100 6,380,133 6,349,465 100 Sep : 771,146 771,719 100 7,151,279 7,121,184 100 Oct : 776,449 771,822 99 7,927,728 7,893,006 100 Nov : 747,866 729,460 98 8,675,594 8,622,466 99 Dec : 808,525 9,484,119 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2006 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :-----------------------------: 2005 :----------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : : 2006 : 2007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,409 6,825 106 62,860 64,544 Feb : 7,325 7,593 104 63,060 64,056 Mar : 7,077 7,012 99 63,416 64,389 Apr : 6,800 6,593 97 63,776 64,340 May : 7,783 7,531 97 64,311 64,259 Jun : 7,109 7,636 107 64,284 64,114 Jul : 6,657 6,456 97 64,319 Aug : 7,484 7,631 102 64,344 Sep : 7,132 7,063 99 64,154 Oct : 6,944 6,744 97 64,057 Nov : 7,298 7,448 102 63,993 Dec : 7,112 64,040 : Annual : Total : 85,130 : Total : Place- : ments3/ : Jan : 7,804 8,018 103 Feb : 8,664 9,026 104 Mar : 8,709 8,415 97 Apr : 7,995 7,558 95 May : 8,995 8,930 99 Jun : 8,571 9,144 107 Jul : 7,846 7,845 100 Aug : 9,084 9,170 101 Sep : 8,683 8,742 101 Oct : 8,279 8,028 97 Nov : 8,830 9,130 103 Dec : 8,256 : Annual : Total : 101,716 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ For Nov 2006, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Aug 2005 through Apr 2006. 3/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Reliability of Chicken 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 330, are contacted for information on a weekly and/or monthly basis. 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: Operations are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail. Those that do not respond are phoned. Great care is exercised to ensure that all operations are accounted for during each survey period. However, there are usually missing reports that must be accounted for in the estimates. Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the reported data. All data are checked for unusual values. All operations' data are compared to their own past operating profiles and also to trends from other operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by reviewing all data for consistency and reasonableness. Egg-type chicks hatched consist of all chicks of egg-type domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. The relationship of chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings is 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. 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 flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the flocks. "Hatchery 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 represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. 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