Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released April 21, 2020, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). March Egg Production Down 1 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.53 billion during March 2020, down 1 percent from last year. Production included 8.29 billion table eggs, and 1.24 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.15 billion were broiler-type and 90.3 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during March 2020 totaled 395 million, down 3 percent from last year. March egg production per 100 layers was 2,411 eggs, up 1 percent from March 2019. Total layers in the United States on April 1, 2020 totaled 396 million, down 3 percent from last year. The 396 million layers consisted of 331 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 61.8 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.40 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on April 1, 2020, averaged 78.0 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from April 1, 2019. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up Slightly Egg-type chicks hatched during March 2020 totaled 55.9 million, up slightly from March 2019. Eggs in incubators totaled 57.6 million on April 1, 2020, down 1 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 322 thousand during March 2020, up 70 percent from March 2019. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during March 2020 totaled 855 million, up 2 percent from March 2019. Eggs in incubators totaled 710 million on April 1, 2020, up 2 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 8.82 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during March 2020, up 7 percent from March 2019. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2019-2020.................................................. 4 Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2019-2020.......................................... 4 Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2019-2020................................ 4 Average Layers During the Month - United States............................................................. 5 Total Egg Production During the Month - United States....................................................... 5 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: February-March 2019 and 2020............. 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: March-April 2019 and 2020................ 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During February 2019 and 2020.................. 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During March 2019 and 2020..................... 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020................................... 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020...................................... 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020......................... 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020............................ 13 Total Layers Molted by Month - United States: 2019-2020..................................................... 14 Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: March 1 and April 1, 2019-2020....... 14 Hatchery Production - United States: 2019 and 2020.......................................................... 15 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2019 and 2020........................ 16 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020................................................. 16 Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2019-2020.................................................................................... 17 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2019 and 2020.................... 17 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020................................. 18 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020............................................. 18 Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2019-2020.. 19 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 20 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates........................................................ 21 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 22 Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : December 1/ ..................: 402,924 404,190 January ......................: 402,763 402,081 February .....................: 403,552 396,817 March ........................: 405,672 395,312 April ........................: 404,691 May ..........................: 400,109 June .........................: 394,862 July .........................: 392,313 August .......................: 393,317 September ....................: 395,509 October ......................: 398,404 November .....................: 401,764 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ ...: 9,692.5 9,809.0 8,515.1 8,601.0 1,177.4 1,208.0 January .......: 9,658.0 9,708.0 8,475.6 8,486.6 1,182.4 1,221.4 February ......: 8,688.7 8,945.0 7,603.8 7,790.9 1,084.9 1,154.1 March .........: 9,674.8 9,530.5 8,469.9 8,290.5 1,204.9 1,240.0 April .........: 9,378.2 8,209.7 1,168.5 May ...........: 9,618.0 8,401.2 1,216.8 June ..........: 9,215.3 8,037.9 1,177.4 July ..........: 9,453.5 8,240.8 1,212.7 August ........: 9,490.9 8,286.6 1,204.3 September .....: 9,222.8 8,061.5 1,161.3 October .......: 9,663.9 8,458.0 1,205.9 November ......: 9,496.8 8,329.3 1,167.5 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : December 1/ ...: 807,707.9 817,416.3 709,591.3 716,749.8 98,116.6 100,666.5 January .......: 804,833.1 808,999.8 706,299.8 707,216.7 98,533.3 101,783.1 February ......: 724,058.2 745,416.1 633,650.0 649,241.5 90,408.2 96,174.6 March .........: 806,233.1 794,208.4 705,824.9 690,875.0 100,408.2 103,333.4 April .........: 781,516.3 684,141.5 97,374.8 May ...........: 801,499.8 700,099.8 101,400.0 June ..........: 767,941.8 669,825.2 98,116.6 July ..........: 787,791.3 686,733.3 101,058.0 August ........: 790,908.3 690,550.2 100,358.1 September .....: 768,566.2 671,791.1 96,775.1 October .......: 805,325.0 704,833.4 100,491.6 November ......: 791,399.9 694,108.5 97,291.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: February-March 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during February : Total layers .................................1,000: 403,552 396,817 98 Table egg type .............................1,000: 340,687 332,433 98 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 62,865 64,384 102 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 59,392 61,028 103 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,473 3,356 97 : Eggs per 100 layers during February : Total layers ................................number: 2,153 2,254 105 Table egg type ............................number: 2,232 2,344 105 Hatching egg type .........................number: 1,726 1,793 104 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 1,691 1,759 104 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 2,318 2,408 104 : Eggs produced during February : Total layers ...............................million: 8,688.7 8,945.0 103 Table egg type ...........................million: 7,603.8 7,790.9 102 Hatching egg type ........................million: 1,084.9 1,154.1 106 Broiler-type hatching ..................million: 1,004.4 1,073.3 107 Egg-type hatching ......................million: 80.5 80.8 100 : Eggs produced during February : Total layers ...........................1,000 dozen: 724,058.2 745,416.1 103 Table egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 633,650.0 649,241.5 102 Hatching egg type ....................1,000 dozen: 90,408.2 96,174.6 106 Broiler-type hatching ..............1,000 dozen: 83,699.9 89,441.5 107 Egg-type hatching ..................1,000 dozen: 6,708.3 6,733.1 100 : Layers on March 1 : Total layers .................................1,000: 404,853 394,548 97 Table egg type .............................1,000: 341,836 330,293 97 Hatching egg type ..........................1,000: 63,017 64,255 102 Broiler-type hatching ....................1,000: 59,536 60,902 102 Egg-type hatching ........................1,000: 3,481 3,353 96 : Eggs per 100 layers on March 1 : Total layers ................................number: 76.5 77.5 101 Table egg type ............................number: 79.3 80.6 102 Hatching egg type .........................number: 61.7 62.0 100 Broiler-type hatching ...................number: 60.5 60.7 100 Egg-type hatching .......................number: 83.3 85.2 102 : Molted layers on March 1 : Being molted ...............................percent: 1.5 1.7 113 Molt completed .............................percent: 13.8 12.3 89 : Layers sold for slaughter during February ......1,000: 14,884.6 16,291.2 109 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during February .1,000: 10,003.6 12,686.4 127 : Pullets on March 1 .............................1,000: 123,388 124,969 101 : Pullets added during February 1/ ...............1,000: 26,165.5 27,434.9 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: March-April 2019 and 2020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during March : Total layers ....................................1,000: 405,672 395,312 97 Table egg type ................................1,000: 342,715 330,573 96 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 62,957 64,739 103 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 59,521 61,357 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,436 3,382 98 : Eggs per 100 layers during March : Total layers ...................................number: 2,385 2,411 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,471 2,508 101 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,914 1,915 100 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,874 1,874 100 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,608 2,670 102 : Eggs produced during March : Total layers ..................................million: 9,674.8 9,530.5 99 Table egg type ..............................million: 8,469.9 8,290.5 98 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,204.9 1,240.0 103 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,115.3 1,149.7 103 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 89.6 90.3 101 : Eggs produced during March : Total layers ..............................1,000 dozen: 806,233.1 794,208.4 99 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 705,824.9 690,875.0 98 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 100,408.2 103,333.4 103 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 92,941.5 95,808.5 103 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 7,466.7 7,524.9 101 : Layers on April 1 : Total layers ....................................1,000: 406,457 396,032 97 Table egg type ................................1,000: 343,579 330,835 96 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 62,878 65,197 104 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 59,495 61,796 104 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,383 3,401 101 : Eggs per 100 layers on April 1 : Total layers ...................................number: 77.3 78.0 101 Table egg type ...............................number: 80.1 81.2 101 Hatching egg type ............................number: 61.7 61.5 100 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 60.4 60.2 100 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 84.2 86.7 103 : Molted layers on April 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 1.3 1.3 100 Molt completed ................................percent: 13.7 12.2 89 : Layers sold for slaughter during March ............1,000: 14,392.3 14,281.7 99 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during March .......1,000: 10,178.8 10,476.5 103 : Pullets on April 1 ................................1,000: 123,959 124,850 101 : Pullets added during March 1/ .....................1,000: 28,223.8 27,982.9 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During February 2019 and 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,405 1,432 10,135 10,635 1,713 1,802 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 14,920 15,316 1,810 1,925 California .....: 13,053 13,301 13,783 13,947 2,203 2,315 Colorado .......: 4,322 4,534 4,835 5,042 2,345 2,513 Georgia ........: 9,797 9,327 20,157 19,796 1,919 1,995 Illinois .......: 5,900 5,619 6,474 6,181 2,217 2,262 Indiana ........: 34,190 33,670 35,492 34,925 2,247 2,382 Iowa ...........: 56,881 55,041 58,614 56,929 2,228 2,351 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,800 5,793 1,947 2,077 Maryland .......: 2,602 2,483 2,794 2,677 2,273 2,383 : Michigan .......: 15,843 14,085 16,157 14,380 2,211 2,323 Minnesota ......: 10,494 7,951 11,070 8,478 2,243 2,389 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,699 5,676 1,872 1,943 Missouri .......: 7,750 7,620 12,716 12,777 2,270 2,364 Nebraska .......: 8,201 8,230 8,477 8,822 2,373 2,304 New York .......: 5,120 5,151 5,664 5,702 2,327 2,413 North Carolina .: 6,081 7,023 14,685 15,722 1,933 2,047 Ohio ...........: 35,410 34,630 36,617 35,842 2,258 2,308 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 3,089 2,872 1,751 1,898 Oregon .........: 2,192 2,134 2,385 2,305 2,344 2,460 : Pennsylvania ...: 27,273 28,451 29,857 30,978 2,214 2,386 South Carolina .: 3,082 2,667 4,354 3,990 2,067 2,108 South Dakota ...: 2,737 2,650 2,792 2,705 2,224 2,514 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 22,302 22,526 2,055 2,096 Utah ...........: 4,730 4,358 4,782 4,410 2,359 2,431 Virginia .......: 904 784 2,747 2,585 1,922 2,213 Washington .....: 6,838 6,507 7,003 6,671 2,402 2,395 Wisconsin ......: 6,193 5,992 7,319 7,113 2,107 2,384 : Other States 1/ : 26,730 25,990 32,833 32,022 2,142 2,225 : United States ..: 325,217 316,748 403,552 396,817 2,153 2,254 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During March 2019 and 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,421 1,425 10,203 10,697 1,901 1,935 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 14,998 15,208 2,027 2,017 California .....: 12,931 13,121 13,639 13,789 2,401 2,489 Colorado .......: 4,391 4,608 4,904 5,116 2,571 2,594 Georgia ........: 9,981 9,191 20,513 19,771 2,135 2,173 Illinois .......: 6,077 5,508 6,615 6,082 2,237 2,496 Indiana ........: 34,028 33,627 35,304 34,886 2,507 2,525 Iowa ...........: 57,502 53,771 59,229 55,663 2,414 2,489 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,733 5,817 2,226 2,264 Maryland .......: 2,512 2,467 2,704 2,665 2,548 2,552 : Michigan .......: 15,943 14,177 16,257 14,472 2,483 2,510 Minnesota ......: 10,582 7,900 11,151 8,445 2,516 2,612 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,706 5,729 2,114 2,114 Missouri .......: 7,854 7,558 12,845 12,725 2,436 2,491 Nebraska .......: 8,211 7,871 8,491 8,477 2,527 2,496 New York .......: 4,959 5,065 5,506 5,616 2,621 2,591 North Carolina .: 6,276 7,007 14,909 15,746 2,132 2,136 Ohio ...........: 36,177 34,683 37,376 35,895 2,547 2,485 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 3,069 2,889 1,952 1,983 Oregon .........: 2,184 2,108 2,377 2,279 2,541 2,554 : Pennsylvania ...: 27,131 28,356 29,651 30,945 2,454 2,544 South Carolina .: 2,972 2,575 4,259 3,909 2,343 2,228 South Dakota ...: 2,795 2,687 2,850 2,742 2,488 2,702 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 22,574 22,978 2,332 2,276 Utah ...........: 4,777 4,390 4,829 4,442 2,618 2,591 Virginia .......: 922 767 2,774 2,583 2,199 2,218 Washington .....: 6,764 6,425 6,929 6,589 2,670 2,629 Wisconsin ......: 6,184 6,301 7,298 7,416 2,328 2,532 : Other States 1/ : 26,874 25,710 32,979 31,741 2,402 2,412 : United States ..: 327,245 314,888 405,672 395,312 2,385 2,411 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Egg Production by Type - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 173.6 191.6 31.8 33.7 141.8 157.9 Arkansas ........: 270.1 294.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 303.6 322.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 113.4 126.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 386.9 395.0 211.8 211.4 175.1 183.6 Illinois ........: 143.5 139.8 140.9 136.3 2.6 3.5 Indiana .........: 797.6 831.9 781.9 816.8 15.7 15.1 Iowa ............: 1,306.1 1,338.5 1,285.9 1,317.0 20.2 21.5 Kentucky ........: 112.9 120.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 63.5 63.8 62.4 62.5 1.1 1.3 : Michigan ........: 357.3 334.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 248.3 202.5 240.6 195.6 7.7 6.9 Mississippi .....: 106.7 110.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 288.7 302.1 258.4 267.7 30.3 34.4 Nebraska ........: 201.2 203.3 196.6 191.6 4.6 11.7 New York ........: 131.8 137.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 283.9 321.8 141.4 171.0 142.5 150.8 Ohio ............: 826.9 827.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 54.1 54.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 55.9 56.7 55.9 56.7 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 660.9 739.1 633.2 710.5 27.7 28.6 South Carolina ..: 90.0 84.1 69.5 62.1 20.5 22.0 South Dakota ....: 62.1 68.0 62.1 68.0 - - Texas ...........: 458.4 472.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 112.8 107.2 112.8 107.2 - - Virginia ........: 52.8 57.2 25.0 28.2 27.8 29.0 Washington ......: 168.2 159.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 154.2 169.6 148.4 163.6 5.8 6.0 : Other States 1/ .: 703.3 712.5 634.1 643.0 69.2 69.5 : United States ...: 8,688.7 8,945.0 7,603.8 7,790.9 1,084.9 1,154.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production by Type - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 194.0 207.0 35.2 36.4 158.8 170.6 Arkansas ........: 304.0 306.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 327.5 343.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 126.1 132.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 438.0 429.6 242.2 229.9 195.8 199.7 Illinois ........: 148.0 151.8 145.5 147.4 2.5 4.4 Indiana .........: 885.2 880.9 868.1 864.6 17.1 16.3 Iowa ............: 1,429.8 1,385.4 1,408.2 1,360.6 21.6 24.8 Kentucky ........: 127.6 131.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 68.9 68.0 67.6 66.6 1.3 1.4 : Michigan ........: 403.6 363.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 280.6 220.6 272.3 212.8 8.3 7.8 Mississippi .....: 120.6 121.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 312.9 317.0 278.2 280.5 34.7 36.5 Nebraska ........: 214.6 211.6 209.4 199.4 5.2 12.2 New York ........: 144.3 145.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 317.9 336.4 157.8 175.8 160.1 160.6 Ohio ............: 951.8 892.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 59.9 57.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 60.4 58.2 60.4 58.2 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 727.5 787.2 697.6 756.1 29.9 31.1 South Carolina ..: 99.8 87.1 77.1 63.6 22.7 23.5 South Dakota ....: 70.9 74.1 70.9 74.1 - - Texas ...........: 526.4 523.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 126.4 115.1 126.4 115.1 - - Virginia ........: 61.0 57.3 30.5 25.8 30.5 31.5 Washington ......: 185.0 173.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 169.9 187.8 163.9 181.5 6.0 6.3 : Other States 1/ .: 792.2 765.5 715.0 689.0 77.2 76.5 : United States ...: 9,674.8 9,530.5 8,469.9 8,290.5 1,204.9 1,240.0 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: February 2019 and 2020 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 14,466.7 15,966.6 2,650.0 2,808.3 11,816.7 13,158.3 Arkansas ........: 22,508.3 24,575.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 25,300.0 26,908.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 9,449.9 10,558.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 32,241.7 32,916.6 17,650.0 17,616.6 14,591.7 15,300.0 Illinois ........: 11,958.3 11,649.9 11,741.7 11,358.3 216.6 291.6 Indiana .........: 66,466.6 69,324.9 65,158.3 68,066.6 1,308.3 1,258.3 Iowa ............: 108,841.7 111,541.6 107,158.4 109,750.0 1,683.3 1,791.6 Kentucky ........: 9,408.4 10,024.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 5,291.7 5,316.6 5,200.0 5,208.3 91.7 108.3 : Michigan ........: 29,775.0 27,833.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 20,691.6 16,875.0 20,050.0 16,300.0 641.6 575.0 Mississippi .....: 8,891.7 9,191.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 24,058.3 25,175.0 21,533.3 22,308.3 2,525.0 2,866.7 Nebraska ........: 16,766.7 16,941.7 16,383.4 15,966.7 383.3 975.0 New York ........: 10,983.4 11,466.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 23,658.3 26,816.7 11,783.3 14,250.0 11,875.0 12,566.7 Ohio ............: 68,908.4 68,933.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 4,508.4 4,541.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 4,658.3 4,725.0 4,658.3 4,725.0 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 55,075.0 61,591.7 52,766.7 59,208.4 2,308.3 2,383.3 South Carolina ..: 7,499.9 7,008.3 5,791.6 5,175.0 1,708.3 1,833.3 South Dakota ....: 5,175.0 5,666.7 5,175.0 5,666.7 - - Texas ...........: 38,200.0 39,341.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 9,400.0 8,933.3 9,400.0 8,933.3 - - Virginia ........: 4,400.0 4,766.6 2,083.3 2,350.0 2,316.7 2,416.6 Washington ......: 14,016.7 13,316.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 12,849.9 14,133.3 12,366.6 13,633.3 483.3 500.0 : Other States 1/ .: 58,608.3 59,375.0 52,841.7 53,583.3 5,766.6 5,791.7 : United States ...: 724,058.2 745,416.1 633,650.0 649,241.5 90,408.2 96,174.6 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 16,166.7 17,250.0 2,933.4 3,033.3 13,233.3 14,216.7 Arkansas ........: 25,333.3 25,566.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 27,291.7 28,600.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 10,508.3 11,058.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 36,500.0 35,800.0 20,183.3 19,158.3 16,316.7 16,641.7 Illinois ........: 12,333.3 12,650.0 12,125.0 12,283.3 208.3 366.7 Indiana .........: 73,766.7 73,408.3 72,341.7 72,050.0 1,425.0 1,358.3 Iowa ............: 119,150.0 115,450.1 117,350.0 113,383.4 1,800.0 2,066.7 Kentucky ........: 10,633.3 10,975.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 5,741.7 5,666.7 5,633.4 5,550.0 108.3 116.7 : Michigan ........: 33,633.4 30,275.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 23,383.3 18,383.4 22,691.6 17,733.4 691.7 650.0 Mississippi .....: 10,050.0 10,091.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 26,074.9 26,416.6 23,183.3 23,375.0 2,891.6 3,041.6 Nebraska ........: 17,883.3 17,633.2 17,450.0 16,616.6 433.3 1,016.6 New York ........: 12,025.0 12,125.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 26,491.7 28,033.3 13,150.0 14,650.0 13,341.7 13,383.3 Ohio ............: 79,316.6 74,341.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 4,991.6 4,775.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 5,033.3 4,850.0 5,033.3 4,850.0 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 60,624.9 65,600.0 58,133.3 63,008.3 2,491.6 2,591.7 South Carolina ..: 8,316.7 7,258.3 6,425.0 5,300.0 1,891.7 1,958.3 South Dakota ....: 5,908.4 6,175.0 5,908.4 6,175.0 - - Texas ...........: 43,866.6 43,583.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,533.4 9,591.6 10,533.4 9,591.6 - - Virginia ........: 5,083.3 4,775.0 2,541.6 2,150.0 2,541.7 2,625.0 Washington ......: 15,416.6 14,433.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 14,158.3 15,650.0 13,658.3 15,125.0 500.0 525.0 : Other States 1/ .: 66,016.8 63,791.9 59,583.4 57,416.8 6,433.4 6,375.1 : United States ...: 806,233.1 794,208.4 705,824.9 690,875.0 100,408.2 103,333.4 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Total Layers Molted by Month - United States: 2019-2020 [As of the first of the month. Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed Month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : January ................: 1.5 1.7 13.5 11.8 February ...............: 2.5 2.2 13.2 12.0 March ..................: 1.5 1.7 13.8 12.3 April ..................: 1.3 1.3 13.7 12.2 May ....................: 2.5 13.1 June ...................: 2.0 13.3 July ...................: 2.0 13.3 August .................: 2.0 13.3 September ..............: 2.0 13.0 October ................: 1.9 13.0 November ...............: 1.5 13.2 December ...............: 0.9 12.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: March 1 and April 1, 2019-2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : March 1 : April 1 : March 1 : April 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 : 2019 : 2020 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: 0.5 - 0.5 - 5.0 6.0 3.5 5.5 Arkansas ...............: 2.0 2.5 1.0 1.0 8.5 9.5 10.0 11.0 California .............: 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.0 8.5 7.0 9.0 7.5 Colorado ...............: 1.0 - 1.0 - 5.0 7.0 5.5 7.0 Georgia ................: 1.5 1.0 0.5 - 11.0 11.0 11.5 10.0 Illinois ...............: 1.5 - - - 13.5 - 13.0 - Indiana ................: 1.0 1.0 0.5 1.0 15.5 15.0 16.5 14.5 Iowa ...................: 2.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 18.0 16.0 17.5 14.0 Kentucky ...............: 3.0 1.5 - 1.5 5.0 1.5 4.5 3.0 Maryland ...............: - - - - - - - - : Michigan ...............: 1.5 - 1.0 - 4.0 2.5 5.0 2.0 Minnesota ..............: - - 1.0 - 7.5 7.0 7.0 6.0 Mississippi ............: 2.0 3.0 - 2.0 18.5 21.5 18.5 23.5 Missouri ...............: 0.5 - 2.0 - 8.0 3.5 7.5 1.5 Nebraska ...............: 1.0 4.0 6.5 2.0 10.5 7.5 8.5 10.5 New York ...............: - 1.0 - - 3.5 7.5 1.5 6.0 North Carolina .........: 0.5 0.5 0.5 - 5.0 4.0 5.5 4.5 Ohio ...................: 1.5 3.0 1.5 3.0 17.0 14.0 16.5 14.5 Oklahoma ...............: 0.5 - 0.5 - 22.0 - 22.0 - Oregon .................: - - - - 2.5 1.5 - 1.5 : Pennsylvania ...........: - - - 0.5 2.5 4.5 2.5 3.5 South Carolina .........: - 2.5 - - 20.0 20.5 20.0 23.0 South Dakota ...........: - - - - 3.0 - 3.0 - Texas ..................: 3.5 5.0 1.0 2.5 37.0 41.0 36.5 42.5 Utah ...................: 5.5 1.0 - 1.0 24.0 17.5 26.5 18.0 Virginia ...............: - - - - 4.0 - - - Washington .............: - 6.0 1.0 2.5 16.0 11.5 15.5 14.0 Wisconsin ..............: 1.5 - 2.0 - 25.0 8.5 20.5 7.5 : Other States 1/ ........: 3.0 2.2 2.3 1.7 19.5 18.5 20.1 18.9 : United States ..........: 1.5 1.7 1.3 1.3 13.8 12.3 13.7 12.2 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Hatchery Production - United States: 2019 and 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- percent : Egg-type : Eggs in incubators on April 1 ............................: 58,422 57,553 99 Chicks hatched during March ..............................: 55,658 55,927 100 Chicks hatched January through March .....................: 163,690 156,921 96 : Pullets hatched during March for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 189 322 170 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 2,468 2,818 114 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on April 1 ............................: 696,510 709,537 102 Chicks hatched during March ..............................: 837,361 854,652 102 Chicks hatched January through March .....................: 2,416,830 2,522,714 104 : Pullets hatched during March for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 8,222 8,820 107 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 70,500 73,604 104 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2020 includes pullet chicks hatched September 2018 through August 2019. 2/ 2020 includes pullet chicks hatched December 2018 through August 2019. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ....................................................: 51,443 47,756 93 February ...................................................: 55,001 50,243 91 March ......................................................: 53,586 49,225 92 April ......................................................: 58,422 57,553 99 May ........................................................: 55,489 June .......................................................: 51,648 July .......................................................: 47,615 August .....................................................: 47,490 September ..................................................: 47,878 October ....................................................: 48,512 November ...................................................: 48,069 December ...................................................: 47,798 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2020 as : : : 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : percent : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 : : : of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent --- 1,000 chicks --- percent : January .......: 55,850 52,825 95 55,850 52,825 95 February ......: 52,182 48,169 92 108,032 100,994 93 March .........: 55,658 55,927 100 163,690 156,921 96 April .........: 60,668 224,358 May ...........: 60,816 285,174 June ..........: 51,858 337,032 July ..........: 50,919 387,951 August ........: 46,246 434,197 September .....: 50,386 484,583 October .......: 52,066 536,649 November ......: 48,113 584,762 December ......: 46,114 630,876 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2020 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-18 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2019 :----------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : : 2019 : 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ---- : January ................: 268 265 99 2,446 2,791 February ...............: 201 482 240 2,402 2,887 March ..................: 189 322 170 2,468 2,818 April ..................: 295 2,446 2,954 May ....................: 215 2,468 2,882 June ...................: 270 2,509 2,838 July ...................: 255 2,515 2,872 August .................: 194 2,532 2,869 September ..............: 286 2,585 3,150 October ................: 199 2,579 3,283 November ...............: 198 2,669 December ...............: 302 2,699 : Annual total ...........: 2,872 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For March 2020, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched September 2018 through August 2019. 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 on the First of the Month - United States: 2019 and 2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2020 as Item : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ....................................................: 683,775 715,246 105 February ...................................................: 687,702 716,997 104 March ......................................................: 694,560 718,593 103 April ......................................................: 696,510 709,537 102 May ........................................................: 703,505 June .......................................................: 705,839 July .......................................................: 694,935 August .....................................................: 700,675 September ..................................................: 694,562 October ....................................................: 674,657 November ...................................................: 677,193 December ...................................................: 711,590 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: March 2019 and 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During March : January-March :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2020 as : : : 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : percent : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 : : : of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 108,986 122,300 112 325,101 359,548 111 Arkansas .......................: 89,682 85,948 96 259,944 253,827 98 Delaware .......................: 19,187 19,212 100 54,606 56,503 103 Florida ........................: 4,378 4,342 99 12,747 12,724 100 Georgia ........................: 125,312 125,281 100 362,703 366,795 101 Kentucky .......................: 27,430 27,105 99 79,922 80,823 101 Louisiana ......................: 13,537 13,599 100 38,858 39,640 102 Maryland .......................: 30,205 30,457 101 85,693 88,948 104 Mississippi ....................: 67,078 66,964 100 197,219 197,514 100 Missouri .......................: 30,837 32,271 105 87,270 94,956 109 : North Carolina .................: 87,082 91,194 105 247,680 265,104 107 Oklahoma .......................: 27,431 26,987 98 79,896 80,347 101 Pennsylvania ...................: 19,719 21,935 111 56,276 64,877 115 South Carolina .................: 20,636 20,178 98 59,560 59,269 100 Texas ..........................: 63,435 56,059 88 176,075 180,295 102 Virginia .......................: 23,604 23,651 100 67,427 68,998 102 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 43,884 46,232 105 124,589 134,648 108 : Other States 1/ ................: 34,938 40,937 117 101,264 117,898 116 : United States ..................: 837,361 854,652 102 2,416,830 2,522,714 104 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2020 as : : : 2020 as : 2019 : 2020 : percent : 2019 : 2020 : percent : : : of 2019 : : : of 2019 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : January .......: 828,918 861,200 104 828,918 861,200 104 February ......: 750,551 806,862 108 1,579,469 1,668,062 106 March .........: 837,361 854,652 102 2,416,830 2,522,714 104 April .........: 819,404 3,236,234 May ...........: 857,507 4,093,741 June ..........: 833,708 4,927,449 July ..........: 850,393 5,777,842 August ........: 855,076 6,632,918 September .....: 815,567 7,448,485 October .......: 816,263 8,264,748 November ......: 796,660 9,061,408 December ......: 857,789 9,919,197 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2019-2020 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2020 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-15 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2019 :----------------------------------- : 2019 : 2020 : : 2019 : 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ----- : United States placements ..: January .................: 7,478 7,482 100 70,216 72,170 February ................: 7,882 8,135 103 70,100 73,411 March ...................: 8,222 8,820 107 70,500 73,604 April ...................: 7,339 71,182 73,624 May .....................: 8,767 71,318 73,677 June ....................: 8,717 71,640 73,936 July ....................: 8,510 72,147 74,341 August ..................: 8,094 71,937 74,484 September ...............: 8,615 71,537 73,852 October .................: 7,531 71,440 73,955 November ................: 8,141 71,306 December ................: 8,627 71,730 : Annual total ..............: 97,923 : Total placements 2/ : January .................: 8,957 9,022 101 February ................: 9,525 9,581 101 March ...................: 10,161 10,565 104 April ...................: 9,146 May .....................: 10,797 June ....................: 10,606 July ....................: 10,444 August ..................: 9,763 September ...............: 10,468 October .................: 9,063 November ................: 9,653 December ................: 10,365 : Annual total ..............: 118,948 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For March 2020, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched December 2018 through August 2019. 2/ United States production of intended placements worldwide. 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 broiler-type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a year. Data for egg-type hatchery estimates are collected monthly from all egg-type 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. 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 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. "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 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 Summary. Estimates will also be reviewed for chickens and eggs after data from the 5-year 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 total layers over the past 24 months is 1.6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 395 million layers by more than 1.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 2.8 percent. Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates [Based on data for the past 24 months] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Months : : : : : :------------------------------- : : : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent --------- 1,000 --------- ----- number ----- : Total layers .................: 1.6 2.8 5,221 - 10,395 23 1 : : ------- million ------- : Eggs .........................: 1.7 2.9 125 - 257 23 1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates Total 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. Molted Layers is the same data series as the previously published Forced Molt Layers. Nomenclature changed as of January 2015. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Tony Dorn, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .................. (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... 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