Pou 1-1 (4-06) Chickens And Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released April 21, 2006, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Layers and Eggs" call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, for "Chicks Hatched" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. March Egg Production Up 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.84 billion during March 2006, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.73 billion table eggs, and 1.11 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and 69 million were egg-type. The number of layers during March 2006 averaged 350 million, up 1 percent from last year. March egg production per 100 layers was 2,239 eggs, up slightly from March 2005. All layers in the U.S. on April 1, 2006, totaled 350 million, up 2 percent from last year. The 350 million layers consisted of 292 million layers producing table-type eggs, 55.5 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.84 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on April 1, 2006, averaged 72.8 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from April 1, 2005. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 7 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during March 2006 totaled 38.9 million, down 7 percent from March 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 35.8 million on April 1, 2006, down 5 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 286,000 during March 2006, down 9 percent from March 2005. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up Slightly Broiler-type chicks hatched during March 2006 totaled 817 million, up slightly from March 2005. Eggs in incubators totaled 659 million on April 1, 2006, down slightly from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.01 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during March 2006, down 1 percent from March 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 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 : 340,699 346,959 350,085 Apr : 341,550 343,574 May : 341,562 341,819 Jun : 342,513 339,856 Jul : 343,180 338,573 Aug : 343,653 339,351 Sep : 344,452 340,914 Oct : 345,075 342,823 Nov : 344,633 345,874 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 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 6,733 1,129 1,105 Apr : 7,407 6,311 1,097 May : 7,572 6,439 1,133 Jun : 7,346 6,250 1,096 Jul : 7,563 6,444 1,120 Aug : 7,528 6,425 1,104 Sep : 7,348 6,279 1,070 Oct : 7,665 6,561 1,104 Nov : 7,514 6,459 1,055 During Year: 89,960 76,859 13,103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February-March 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2006 Item : Unit : 2005 : 2006 2/ : as % of : : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Feb : 1,000 : All Layers : : 348,791 349,764 100 Table Egg Type : : 289,216 291,085 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,575 58,679 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,890 55,767 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,685 2,912 108 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Feb : Number : All Layers : : 1,986 1,995 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,045 2,057 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,702 1,685 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,679 1,662 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,197 2,129 97 : : Eggs Produced During Feb : Million : All Layers : : 6,928 6,977 101 Table Egg Type : : 5,915 5,988 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,014 989 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 955 927 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 59 62 105 : : Layers on Mar 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 349,117 350,184 100 Table Egg Type : : 289,322 291,324 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,795 58,860 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57,133 55,960 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,662 2,900 109 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Mar 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.7 71.6 100 Table Egg Type : : 74.0 73.9 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.5 60.2 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.8 59.4 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.4 76.4 99 : : Forced Molt Layers on Mar 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.0 4.0 133 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.8 24.4 107 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Feb: 1,000 : 14,355 13,556 94 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Feb : 1,000 : 7,232 8,000 111 : : Pullets on Mar 1 : 1,000 : 100,738 97,065 96 : : Pullets Added During Feb 3/ : 1,000 : 23,776 23,324 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March-April 2005-061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2006 Item : Unit : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Mar : 1,000 : All Layers : : 346,959 350,085 101 Table Egg Type : : 287,259 291,484 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,700 58,601 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57,042 55,730 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,658 2,871 108 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Mar : Number : All Layers : : 2,230 2,239 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,301 2,310 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,891 1,886 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,867 1,859 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,408 2,403 100 : : Eggs Produced During Mar : Million : All Layers : : 7,738 7,837 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,610 6,733 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,129 1,105 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,065 1,036 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 64 69 108 : : Layers on Apr 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 344,759 349,953 102 Table Egg Type : : 285,170 291,625 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,589 58,328 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,940 55,493 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,649 2,835 107 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Apr 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.1 72.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 74.4 75.2 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.1 60.8 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.3 59.8 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.7 79.1 102 : : Forced Molt Layers on Apr 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.1 2.3 56 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.7 24.9 110 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Mar: 1,000 : 17,359 14,089 81 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Mar : 1,000 : 9,011 6,697 74 : : Pullets on Apr 1 : 1,000 : 101,917 101,787 100 : : Pullets Added During Mar 2/ : 1,000 : 24,452 25,892 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 February 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 : 1,868 1,696 9,232 8,897 1,787 1,765 AR : 4,418 4,125 15,099 14,481 1,729 1,726 CA : 19,157 18,881 19,655 19,377 2,020 1,977 CO : 3,278 3,245 3,813 3,731 2,151 2,198 CT : 2,936 2,906 3,001 2,957 2,199 2,198 FL : 9,960 10,959 10,465 11,406 2,121 2,016 GA : 11,204 9,785 20,628 19,063 1,895 1,915 HI : 464 462 500 475 1,880 1,663 IL : 4,226 4,246 4,456 4,474 1,997 2,168 IN : 22,814 24,303 23,545 25,043 2,005 2,009 IA : 49,082 50,795 49,860 51,600 2,006 2,054 ME : 4,055 4,026 4,113 4,095 1,629 2,076 MD : 2,981 2,684 3,088 2,814 2,073 2,026 MI : 7,606 8,116 7,869 8,380 2,033 2,112 MN : 10,488 10,899 11,023 11,364 2,087 2,006 MS : 1,611 1,610 7,132 6,839 1,753 1,740 MO : 6,124 6,132 7,415 7,279 1,996 1,965 NE : 12,018 11,752 12,093 11,827 2,018 2,088 NY : 3,852 3,820 4,177 4,060 2,179 2,167 NC : 3,339 3,402 10,948 11,073 1,790 1,797 OH : 27,641 29,039 28,129 29,570 1,984 2,002 OR : 2,677 2,593 2,843 2,766 2,040 2,061 PA : 22,713 21,719 24,455 23,667 2,135 2,151 SC : 4,041 3,893 5,138 5,075 2,044 1,990 SD : 3,027 3,188 3,127 3,288 2,111 2,068 TX : 13,626 14,350 18,142 18,841 2,006 2,001 VA : 1,200 1,545 3,107 3,444 1,770 1,800 WA : 4,928 4,667 4,997 4,735 2,201 1,985 WI : 4,537 4,315 5,050 4,845 2,099 2,043 : Oth Sts 3/ : 17,405 16,151 25,691 24,298 1,966 1,955 : US : 283,276 285,304 348,791 349,764 1,986 1,995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 March 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 : 1,763 1,711 9,117 8,858 1,974 1,930 AR : 4,225 4,303 14,924 14,651 1,963 1,925 CA : 19,383 19,206 19,957 19,693 2,230 2,189 CO : 3,257 3,164 3,770 3,633 2,440 2,450 CT : 3,033 2,934 3,096 2,985 2,326 2,446 FL : 10,223 10,973 10,772 11,416 2,404 2,295 GA : 10,951 9,897 20,335 19,237 2,100 2,116 HI : 471 453 506 467 1,996 1,863 IL : 4,111 4,390 4,341 4,613 2,419 2,428 IN : 22,903 24,077 23,631 24,772 2,247 2,301 IA : 48,392 51,345 49,136 52,147 2,312 2,288 ME : 4,173 4,000 4,233 4,075 1,819 2,282 MD : 2,861 2,455 2,966 2,593 2,293 2,275 MI : 7,754 8,172 8,017 8,436 2,308 2,418 MN : 10,475 10,816 11,000 11,292 2,300 2,258 MS : 1,629 1,646 7,133 6,638 1,977 2,004 MO : 6,045 6,152 7,342 7,317 2,261 2,241 NE : 11,986 11,742 12,061 11,817 2,189 2,327 NY : 3,839 3,776 4,163 4,021 2,426 2,412 NC : 3,296 3,350 10,997 11,081 1,973 2,003 OH : 27,601 28,526 28,089 29,053 2,271 2,261 OR : 2,657 2,550 2,835 2,723 2,328 2,350 PA : 22,630 21,908 24,399 23,818 2,398 2,381 SC : 3,911 3,880 4,995 5,096 2,182 2,119 SD : 2,860 3,184 2,960 3,284 2,264 2,284 TX : 13,363 14,673 17,863 19,247 2,250 2,265 VA : 1,325 1,486 3,339 3,389 1,887 2,095 WA : 4,856 4,747 4,924 4,815 2,417 2,305 WI : 4,314 4,280 4,821 4,822 2,344 2,343 : Oth Sts 2/ : 17,033 15,906 25,237 24,096 2,195 2,216 : US : 281,320 285,702 346,959 350,085 2,230 2,239 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 3/ : 2005 : 2006 3/ : 2005 : 2006 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 165 157 40 38 125 119 AR : 261 250 90 86 171 164 CA : 397 383 CO : 82 82 CT : 66 65 FL : 222 230 214 222 8 8 GA : 391 365 228 204 163 161 HI : 9.4 7.9 9.4 7.9 0 0 IL : 89 97 86 94 3 3 IN : 472 503 461 491 11 12 IA : 1,000 1,060 ME : 67 85 MD : 64 57 63 56 1 1 MI : 160 177 MN : 230 228 223 221 7 7 MS : 125 119 34 34 91 85 MO : 148 143 NE : 244 247 244 247 0 0 NY : 91 88 NC : 196 199 71 73 125 126 OH : 558 592 OR : 58 57 56 55 2 2 PA : 522 509 507 490 15 19 SC : 105 101 88 84 17 17 SD : 66 68 66 68 0 0 TX : 364 377 VA : 55 62 23 31 32 31 WA : 110 94 WI : 106 99 : Oth Sts 4/ : 505 475 387 360 119 115 : US : 6,928 6,977 5,915 5,988 1,014 989 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2005-061/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 171 42 40 138 131 AR : 293 282 99 101 194 181 CA : 445 431 CO : 92 89 CT : 72 73 FL : 259 262 250 253 9 9 GA : 427 407 248 229 179 178 HI : 10.1 8.7 10.1 8.7 0 0 IL : 105 112 101 108 4 4 IN : 531 570 519 557 12 13 IA : 1,136 1,193 ME : 77 93 MD : 68 59 67 58 1 1 MI : 185 204 MN : 253 255 245 247 8 8 MS : 141 133 37 40 104 93 MO : 166 164 NE : 264 275 264 275 0 0 NY : 101 97 NC : 217 222 78 82 139 140 OH : 638 657 OR : 66 64 64 62 2 2 PA : 585 567 568 546 17 21 SC : 109 108 90 89 19 19 SD : 67 75 67 75 0 0 TX : 402 436 VA : 63 71 26 35 37 36 WA : 119 111 WI : 113 113 : Oth Sts 3/ : 554 534 424 403 131 131 : US : 7,738 7,837 6,610 6,733 1,129 1,105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 22.4 Jun : 4.2 23.0 Jul : 3.3 22.6 Aug : 4.3 22.1 Sep : 4.4 22.4 Oct : 3.9 23.4 Nov : 3.1 24.3 Dec : 2.8 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, April 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 1.0 4.5 7.0 AR : 0.5 0.0 8.5 9.5 CA : 7.5 5.0 33.0 36.0 CO : 3.0 2.5 27.0 28.0 CT : 6.0 0.0 9.5 18.5 FL : 3.0 4.0 25.0 37.5 GA : 5.5 0.5 13.5 12.5 HI : 8.0 7.5 41.0 51.0 IL : 7.5 2.0 30.0 25.5 IN : 3.0 1.0 32.0 30.5 IA : 4.0 1.5 35.0 37.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 11.0 4.5 31.0 29.5 MI : 5.0 1.0 26.5 16.0 MN : 0.0 4.0 25.0 31.0 MS : 2.0 1.0 9.5 11.5 MO : 2.0 0.0 19.0 24.0 NE : 9.0 7.0 24.5 28.5 NY : 2.5 1.5 5.0 10.5 NC : 1.0 1.0 8.5 9.0 OH : 4.0 1.5 22.5 23.5 OR : 6.5 10.0 27.0 31.5 PA : 3.0 3.5 15.0 18.5 SC : 7.5 3.0 24.5 26.5 SD : 11.5 5.0 33.5 19.0 TX : 4.0 1.5 20.5 22.5 VA : 8.5 0.0 2.0 14.0 WA : 8.0 5.0 33.0 47.0 WI : 5.5 4.0 22.5 38.0 : Oth Sts 2/: 3.7 3.0 23.6 23.5 : US : 4.1 2.3 22.7 24.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March-April 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Item : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Apr 1 : 37,732 35,797 95 Chicks Hatched During Mar : 41,701 38,918 93 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Mar : 114,419 108,005 94 Pullets Hatched During Mar for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 314 286 91 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 3,222 2,788 87 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Apr 1 : 660,137 658,570 100 Chicks Hatched During Mar : 816,552 817,068 100 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Mar : 2,346,166 2,354,286 100 Pullets Hatched During Mar for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,077 7,012 99 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 62,794 63,416 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2006 includes pullet chicks hatched Sep 2004 through Aug 2005. 2/ 2006 includes pullet chicks hatched Dec 2004 through Aug 2005. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, April 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 6,251 5,722 92 E North Central : 7,125 6,922 97 W North Central : 7,499 7,674 102 South Atlantic : 4,408 4,602 104 South Central : 4,958 6,552 132 West : 7,491 4,325 58 : US : 37,732 35,797 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, March 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During March : Jan-Mar :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : FL : 656 731 111 2,212 2,186 99 GA : 2,394 2,393 100 6,888 6,961 101 IN : 5,029 5,465 109 14,557 15,116 104 IA : 7,241 7,320 101 18,072 19,670 109 MN : 1,198 1,105 92 2,834 3,052 108 PA : 5,201 5,019 97 15,809 13,519 86 : Oth Sts 1/ : 19,982 16,885 85 54,047 47,501 88 : US : 41,701 38,918 93 114,419 108,005 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38,921 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 : 38,049 152,468 May : 38,792 191,260 Jun : 35,034 226,294 Jul : 34,897 261,191 Aug : 38,700 299,891 Sep : 33,623 333,514 Oct : 35,461 368,975 Nov : 32,285 401,260 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 : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ : Jan : 157 188 120 3,088 2,837 Feb : 208 196 94 3,092 2,854 Mar : 314 286 91 3,222 2,788 Apr : 308 3,154 2,958 May : 190 3,112 2,878 Jun : 175 3,018 2,833 Jul : 242 3,007 2,845 Aug : 261 3,040 2,876 Sep : 375 2,963 2,864 Oct : 188 2,876 2,836 Nov : 180 2,841 Dec : 247 2,874 : Total: 2,845 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks rom eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ For March 2006, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Sep 2004 through Aug 2005. 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, April 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,074 12,186 101 E North Central : 9,179 9,471 103 W North Central : 24,570 24,292 99 South Atlantic : 239,131 241,961 101 South Central : 348,666 344,559 99 West : 26,517 26,101 98 : US : 660,137 658,570 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, March 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During March : Jan-Mar :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2006 : : : 2006 : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 113,313 117,447 104 322,825 336,345 104 AR : 116,222 113,903 98 335,336 333,142 99 DE : 14,897 14,388 97 42,603 42,555 100 FL : 4,953 5,052 102 14,290 14,999 102 GA : 123,271 126,415 103 358,790 363,116 101 KY : 26,823 25,123 94 75,830 74,508 98 LA : 15,018 15,236 101 43,125 43,945 102 MD : 32,238 31,883 99 92,160 93,445 101 MS : 73,387 68,568 93 213,092 199,408 94 NC : 68,661 70,944 103 195,446 200,766 103 OK : 23,882 23,901 100 69,271 69,154 100 PA : 14,870 14,202 96 42,013 41,120 98 SC : 19,051 19,578 103 53,226 55,125 104 TX : 56,850 56,907 100 161,368 164,690 102 VA : 23,751 23,997 101 68,823 68,634 100 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 67,403 67,453 100 192,772 189,904 99 : 19 Sts 1/ : 794,590 794,997 100 2,280,970 2,290,456 100 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,962 22,071 100 65,196 63,830 98 : US : 816,552 817,068 100 2,346,166 2,354,286 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1,537,218 101 Mar : 816,552 817,068 100 2,346,166 2,354,286 100 Apr : 792,173 3,138,339 May : 823,993 3,962,332 Jun : 796,945 4,759,277 Jul : 808,382 5,567,659 Aug : 812,474 6,380,133 Sep : 771,146 7,151,279 Oct : 776,449 7,927,728 Nov : 747,866 8,675,594 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 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :-----------------------------: 2005 :----------------------------- : 2005 : 2006 : : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- : US : : : Jan : 6,409 6,825 106 62,084 62,860 Feb : 7,325 7,593 104 62,460 63,060 Mar : 7,077 7,012 99 62,794 63,416 Apr : 6,800 63,574 63,776 May : 7,783 63,220 64,311 Jun : 7,109 63,008 64,284 Jul : 6,657 62,965 64,319 Aug : 7,484 62,972 64,344 Sep : 7,132 62,707 64,154 Oct : 6,944 62,894 64,057 Nov : 7,298 63,006 Dec : 7,112 63,509 : : : 85,130 : Total: : : Jan : 7,804 8,018 103 Feb : 8,664 9,026 104 Mar : 8,709 8,415 97 Apr : 7,995 May : 8,995 Jun : 8,571 Jul : 7,846 Aug : 9,084 Sep : 8,683 Oct : 8,279 Nov : 8,830 Dec : 8,256 : : : 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 Mar 2006, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Dec 2004 through Aug 2005. 3/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Procedures and Reliability Data Sources: 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 900 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. Revisions: 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". Procedures and 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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