Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released August 21, 2023, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). July Egg Production Up 3 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.37 billion during July 2023, up 3 percent from last year. Production included 8.03 billion table eggs, and 1.34 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.25 billion were broiler-type and 95.7 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during July 2023 totaled 384 million, up 4 percent from last year. July egg production per 100 layers was 2,438 eggs, down slightly from July 2022. Total layers in the United States on August 1, 2023 totaled 385 million, up 3 percent from last year. The 385 million layers consisted of 316 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 65.0 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.61 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on August 1, 2023, averaged 78.8 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from August 1, 2022. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 1 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during July 2023 totaled 50.4 million, up 1 percent from July 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 48.8 million on August 1, 2023, down 2 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 196 thousand during July 2023, up 18 percent from July 2022. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down 1 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during July 2023 totaled 848 million, down 1 percent from July 2022. Eggs in incubators totaled 725 million on August 1, 2023, down slightly from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 7.85 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during July 2023, up 4 percent from July 2022. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2022-2023.................................................. 4 Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2022-2023.......................................... 4 Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2022-2023................................ 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: June-July 2022 and 2023.................. 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: July-August 2022 and 2023................ 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During June 2022 and 2023...................... 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During July 2022 and 2023...................... 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: June 2022 and 2023....................................... 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: July 2022 and 2023....................................... 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: June 2022 and 2023............................. 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: July 2022 and 2023............................. 13 Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month by Month - United States: 2022-2023.............................. 14 Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: July 1 and August 1, 2022-2023....... 14 Hatchery Production - United States: 2022 and 2023.......................................................... 15 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2022-2023............................ 16 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2022-2023................................................. 16 Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2022-2024.................................................................................... 17 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2022-2023........................ 17 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: July 2022 and 2023.................................. 18 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2022-2023............................................. 18 Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2022-2024.. 19 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 20 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates........................................................ 21 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 22 Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : 2022 : 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : December 1/ ..................: 396,696 375,943 January ......................: 394,962 375,125 February .....................: 392,621 379,145 March ........................: 384,293 383,351 April ........................: 372,228 386,213 May ..........................: 368,033 387,558 June .........................: 367,417 385,538 July .........................: 369,916 384,402 August .......................: 373,915 September ....................: 376,141 October ......................: 377,572 November .....................: 377,842 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ ...: 9,777.9 9,148.9 8,474.6 7,859.7 1,303.3 1,289.2 January .......: 9,677.0 9,052.5 8,370.1 7,756.9 1,306.9 1,295.6 February ......: 8,684.3 8,227.2 7,477.1 7,038.3 1,207.2 1,188.9 March .........: 9,471.0 9,227.7 8,125.9 7,896.2 1,345.1 1,331.5 April .........: 8,894.6 9,031.0 7,608.1 7,736.8 1,286.5 1,294.2 May ...........: 9,027.5 9,370.2 7,698.8 8,025.1 1,328.7 1,345.1 June ..........: 8,696.9 9,050.2 7,419.1 7,750.5 1,277.8 1,299.7 July ..........: 9,055.9 9,371.8 7,741.5 8,031.1 1,314.4 1,340.7 August ........: 9,158.4 7,838.1 1,320.3 September .....: 8,898.9 7,624.2 1,274.7 October .......: 9,224.5 7,917.9 1,306.6 November ......: 8,947.2 7,691.3 1,255.9 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : December 1/ ...: 814,824.5 762,408.2 706,216.2 654,975.1 108,608.3 107,433.1 January .......: 806,416.2 754,374.8 697,507.6 646,408.1 108,908.6 107,966.7 February ......: 723,692.1 685,600.1 623,092.1 586,525.0 100,600.0 99,075.1 March .........: 789,249.9 768,975.2 677,158.1 658,016.9 112,091.8 110,958.3 April .........: 741,217.4 752,583.6 634,008.7 644,733.4 107,208.7 107,850.2 May ...........: 752,291.7 780,850.3 641,567.0 668,758.5 110,724.7 112,091.8 June ..........: 724,741.9 754,183.3 618,258.4 645,874.8 106,483.5 108,308.5 July ..........: 754,658.6 780,983.3 645,125.2 669,258.5 109,533.4 111,724.8 August ........: 763,199.6 653,175.1 110,024.5 September .....: 741,575.1 635,350.0 106,225.1 October .......: 768,708.4 659,825.0 108,883.4 November ......: 745,600.1 640,941.8 104,658.3 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: June-July 2022 and 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2023 as Item : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during June : Total layers ....................................1,000: 367,417 385,538 105 Table egg type ................................1,000: 300,528 316,493 105 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 66,889 69,045 103 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 63,421 65,295 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,468 3,750 108 : Eggs per 100 layers during June : Total layers ...................................number: 2,367 2,347 99 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,469 2,449 99 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,910 1,882 99 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,877 1,844 98 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,526 2,552 101 : Eggs produced during June : Total layers ..................................million: 8,696.9 9,050.2 104 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,419.1 7,750.5 104 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,277.8 1,299.7 102 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,190.2 1,204.0 101 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 87.6 95.7 109 : Eggs produced during June : Total layers ..............................1,000 dozen: 724,741.9 754,183.3 104 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 618,258.4 645,874.8 104 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 106,483.5 108,308.5 102 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 99,183.4 100,333.3 101 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 7,300.1 7,975.2 109 : Layers on July 1 : Total layers ....................................1,000: 367,171 383,974 105 Table egg type ................................1,000: 300,595 315,125 105 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 66,576 68,849 103 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 63,071 65,162 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,505 3,687 105 : Eggs per 100 layers on July 1 : Total layers ...................................number: 78.9 78.5 99 Table egg type ...............................number: 82.3 81.9 100 Hatching egg type ............................number: 63.7 62.7 98 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 62.6 61.4 98 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 83.0 84.4 102 : Molted layers on July 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 1.7 1.7 100 Molt completed ................................percent: 12.3 11.4 93 : Layers sold for slaughter during June .............1,000: 12,789.0 14,860.3 116 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during June ........1,000: 12,520.9 13,501.2 108 : Pullets on July 1 .................................1,000: 128,193 134,112 105 : Pullets added during June 1/ ......................1,000: 25,806.3 27,337.0 106 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: July-August 2022 and 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2023 as Item : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during July : Total layers ....................................1,000: 369,916 384,402 104 Table egg type ................................1,000: 303,253 315,652 104 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 66,663 68,750 103 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 63,150 65,095 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,513 3,655 104 : Eggs per 100 layers during July : Total layers ...................................number: 2,448 2,438 100 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,553 2,544 100 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,972 1,950 99 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,938 1,913 99 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,570 2,618 102 : Eggs produced during July : Total layers ..................................million: 9,055.9 9,371.8 103 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,741.5 8,031.1 104 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,314.4 1,340.7 102 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,224.1 1,245.0 102 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 90.3 95.7 106 : Eggs produced during July : Total layers ..............................1,000 dozen:754,658.6 780,983.3 103 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen:645,125.2 669,258.5 104 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen:109,533.4 111,724.8 102 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen:102,008.3 103,749.9 102 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 7,525.1 7,974.9 106 : Layers on August 1 : Total layers ....................................1,000: 372,619 384,790 103 Table egg type ................................1,000: 305,893 316,160 103 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 66,726 68,630 103 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 63,215 65,016 103 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,511 3,614 103 : Eggs per 100 layers on August 1 : Total layers ...................................number: 78.9 78.8 100 Table egg type ...............................number: 82.3 82.2 100 Hatching egg type ............................number: 63.5 63.1 99 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 62.4 61.9 99 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 82.8 84.2 102 : Molted layers on August 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 1.4 2.0 143 Molt completed ................................percent: 12.2 11.0 90 : Layers sold for slaughter during July .............1,000: 11,777.2 12,413.3 105 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during July ........1,000: 10,833.8 10,715.6 99 : Pullets on August 1 ...............................1,000: 126,182 134,680 107 : Pullets added during July 1/ ......................1,000: 27,745.9 26,880.9 97 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During June 2022 and 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,330 1,385 11,885 12,395 1,890 1,827 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 15,539 15,320 2,099 2,079 California .....: 12,806 10,777 13,460 11,352 2,366 2,311 Colorado .......: 2,333 2,132 2,861 2,660 2,496 2,436 Georgia ........: 9,702 9,128 20,139 19,965 2,129 2,111 Illinois .......: 6,409 6,401 6,971 6,956 2,221 2,297 Indiana ........: 35,048 35,086 36,273 36,323 2,478 2,416 Iowa ...........: 33,002 44,132 34,920 46,012 2,477 2,497 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,554 5,767 2,186 2,074 Maryland .......: 1,407 1,945 1,599 2,155 2,527 2,599 : Michigan .......: 16,697 16,041 17,017 16,370 2,516 2,500 Minnesota ......: 8,136 7,302 8,682 7,836 2,489 2,458 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,779 5,634 2,076 2,059 Missouri .......: 7,474 6,988 13,630 13,367 2,473 2,473 Nebraska .......: 4,227 7,427 4,778 8,054 2,288 2,492 New York .......: 5,228 5,138 5,781 5,712 2,524 2,491 North Carolina .: 7,083 7,225 15,788 15,992 2,108 2,164 Ohio ...........: 38,290 36,602 39,629 37,941 2,456 2,370 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 2,361 2,396 1,965 1,937 Oregon .........: 1,753 2,069 1,924 2,240 2,578 2,478 : Pennsylvania ...: 21,823 24,797 24,767 27,898 2,525 2,458 South Carolina .: 2,543 2,337 3,809 3,627 2,098 2,233 South Dakota ...: 1,857 1,438 1,912 1,493 2,490 2,485 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 22,708 23,255 2,331 2,277 Utah ...........: 4,850 5,874 4,902 5,926 2,619 2,476 Virginia .......: 842 829 2,687 2,728 2,330 2,353 Washington .....: 6,325 5,401 6,489 5,565 2,600 2,476 Wisconsin ......: 4,163 7,158 5,291 8,264 2,534 2,562 : Other States 1/ : 24,119 25,774 30,282 32,335 2,353 2,358 : United States ..: 283,730 299,485 367,417 385,538 2,367 2,347 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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 July 2022 and 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,247 1,363 11,746 12,314 1,927 1,886 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 15,338 15,533 2,191 2,156 California .....: 13,155 10,341 13,795 10,953 2,481 2,383 Colorado .......: 1,601 2,528 2,129 3,056 2,583 2,559 Georgia ........: 9,765 8,999 20,239 19,819 2,174 2,175 Illinois .......: 6,469 6,367 7,021 6,941 2,262 2,397 Indiana ........: 35,281 35,300 36,530 36,506 2,534 2,501 Iowa ...........: 34,334 43,045 36,248 44,912 2,536 2,611 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,540 5,763 2,298 2,183 Maryland .......: 1,597 1,886 1,794 2,097 2,625 2,690 : Michigan .......: 16,512 15,741 16,832 16,070 2,603 2,581 Minnesota ......: 8,159 7,252 8,715 7,809 2,597 2,544 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,722 5,594 2,190 2,129 Missouri .......: 7,197 7,005 13,328 13,312 2,633 2,603 Nebraska .......: 4,883 7,352 5,447 7,938 2,354 2,656 New York .......: 5,164 5,185 5,720 5,750 2,621 2,569 North Carolina .: 7,320 6,935 15,965 15,624 2,173 2,240 Ohio ...........: 38,366 36,988 39,700 38,315 2,523 2,471 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 2,414 2,410 2,113 2,062 Oregon .........: 1,832 2,216 2,003 2,387 2,581 2,497 : Pennsylvania ...: 22,220 24,898 25,160 27,926 2,621 2,562 South Carolina .: 2,543 2,333 3,804 3,619 2,242 2,299 South Dakota ...: 1,763 1,455 1,818 1,510 2,558 2,543 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 22,993 23,207 2,399 2,339 Utah ...........: 4,868 6,139 4,920 6,191 2,728 2,563 Virginia .......: 839 814 2,680 2,713 2,384 2,366 Washington .....: 6,339 5,370 6,503 5,534 2,688 2,631 Wisconsin ......: 4,406 7,141 5,501 8,234 2,641 2,654 : Other States 1/ : 24,153 25,810 30,311 32,365 2,465 2,440 : United States ..: 286,455 298,635 369,916 384,402 2,448 2,438 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (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: June 2022 and 2023 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 224.6 226.4 34.8 35.5 189.8 190.9 Arkansas ........: 326.1 318.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 318.5 262.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 71.4 64.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 428.7 421.4 230.6 222.4 198.1 199.0 Illinois ........: 154.8 159.8 151.0 156.2 3.8 3.6 Indiana .........: 898.9 877.5 884.2 861.6 14.7 15.9 Iowa ............: 865.1 1,149.0 844.6 1,128.2 20.5 20.8 Kentucky ........: 121.4 119.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 40.4 56.0 39.1 54.6 1.3 1.4 : Michigan ........: 428.1 409.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 216.1 192.6 208.3 184.9 7.8 7.7 Mississippi .....: 120.0 116.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 337.1 330.5 295.1 288.9 42.0 41.6 Nebraska ........: 109.3 200.7 100.8 190.1 8.5 10.6 New York ........: 145.9 142.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 332.8 346.1 171.9 184.1 160.9 162.0 Ohio ............: 973.2 899.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 46.4 46.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 49.6 55.5 49.6 55.5 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 625.4 685.6 585.4 642.4 40.0 43.2 South Carolina ..: 79.9 81.0 57.7 58.2 22.2 22.8 South Dakota ....: 47.6 37.1 47.6 37.1 - - Texas ...........: 529.3 529.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 128.4 146.7 128.4 146.7 - - Virginia ........: 62.6 64.2 33.1 33.2 29.5 31.0 Washington ......: 168.7 137.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 134.1 211.7 128.3 205.8 5.8 5.9 : Other States 1/ .: 712.5 762.6 637.7 681.3 74.8 81.3 : United States ...: 8,696.9 9,050.2 7,419.1 7,750.5 1,277.8 1,299.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production by Type - States and United States: July 2022 and 2023 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 226.3 232.3 33.5 35.5 192.8 196.8 Arkansas ........: 336.1 334.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 342.2 261.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 55.0 78.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 439.9 431.1 235.5 226.0 204.4 205.1 Illinois ........: 158.8 166.4 155.1 162.5 3.7 3.9 Indiana .........: 925.8 913.1 910.8 898.0 15.0 15.1 Iowa ............: 919.3 1,172.5 898.2 1,151.3 21.1 21.2 Kentucky ........: 127.3 125.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 47.1 56.4 45.6 54.8 1.5 1.6 : Michigan ........: 438.2 414.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 226.3 198.7 217.9 190.2 8.4 8.5 Mississippi .....: 125.3 119.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 350.9 346.5 307.2 304.2 43.7 42.3 Nebraska ........: 128.2 210.8 119.4 201.2 8.8 9.6 New York ........: 149.9 147.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 346.9 350.0 181.9 182.8 165.0 167.2 Ohio ............: 1,001.6 946.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 51.0 49.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 51.7 59.6 51.7 59.6 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 659.5 715.4 619.0 672.0 40.5 43.4 South Carolina ..: 85.3 83.2 62.2 59.7 23.1 23.5 South Dakota ....: 46.5 38.4 46.5 38.4 - - Texas ...........: 551.5 542.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 134.2 158.7 134.2 158.7 - - Virginia ........: 63.9 64.2 33.5 32.3 30.4 31.9 Washington ......: 174.8 145.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 145.3 218.5 139.6 212.7 5.7 5.8 : Other States 1/ .: 747.1 789.6 668.4 706.5 78.7 83.1 : United States ...: 9,055.9 9,371.8 7,741.5 8,031.1 1,314.4 1,340.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: June 2022 and 2023 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 18,716.7 18,866.6 2,900.0 2,958.3 15,816.7 15,908.3 Arkansas ........: 27,175.0 26,541.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 26,541.7 21,866.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 5,950.0 5,400.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 35,725.0 35,116.6 19,216.7 18,533.3 16,508.3 16,583.3 Illinois ........: 12,900.0 13,316.6 12,583.3 13,016.6 316.7 300.0 Indiana .........: 74,908.3 73,125.0 73,683.3 71,800.0 1,225.0 1,325.0 Iowa ............: 72,091.7 95,750.0 70,383.3 94,016.7 1,708.4 1,733.3 Kentucky ........: 10,116.7 9,966.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 3,366.8 4,666.7 3,258.4 4,550.0 108.4 116.7 : Michigan ........: 35,675.0 34,108.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 18,008.3 16,050.0 17,358.3 15,408.3 650.0 641.7 Mississippi .....: 10,000.1 9,666.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 28,091.7 27,541.7 24,591.7 24,075.0 3,500.0 3,466.7 Nebraska ........: 9,108.3 16,724.9 8,400.0 15,841.6 708.3 883.3 New York ........: 12,158.3 11,858.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 27,733.3 28,841.7 14,325.0 15,341.7 13,408.3 13,500.0 Ohio ............: 81,100.0 74,925.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 3,866.7 3,866.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 4,133.4 4,625.0 4,133.4 4,625.0 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 52,116.7 57,133.3 48,783.4 53,533.3 3,333.3 3,600.0 South Carolina ..: 6,658.3 6,750.0 4,808.3 4,850.0 1,850.0 1,900.0 South Dakota ....: 3,966.7 3,091.7 3,966.7 3,091.7 - - Texas ...........: 44,108.3 44,133.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,700.0 12,225.0 10,700.0 12,225.0 - - Virginia ........: 5,216.7 5,350.1 2,758.3 2,766.7 2,458.4 2,583.4 Washington ......: 14,058.3 11,483.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 11,175.0 17,641.7 10,691.7 17,150.0 483.3 491.7 : Other States 1/ .: 59,374.9 63,550.1 53,141.6 56,775.1 6,233.3 6,775.0 : United States ...: 724,741.9 754,183.3 618,258.4 645,874.8 106,483.5 108,308.5 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 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: July 2022 and 2023 [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 :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 18,858.3 19,358.3 2,791.6 2,958.3 16,066.7 16,400.0 Arkansas ........: 28,008.4 27,908.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 28,516.7 21,750.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 4,583.3 6,516.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 36,658.3 35,925.0 19,625.0 18,833.3 17,033.3 17,091.7 Illinois ........: 13,233.3 13,866.7 12,925.0 13,541.7 308.3 325.0 Indiana .........: 77,150.0 76,091.7 75,900.0 74,833.4 1,250.0 1,258.3 Iowa ............: 76,608.4 97,708.4 74,850.0 95,941.7 1,758.4 1,766.7 Kentucky ........: 10,608.4 10,483.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 3,925.0 4,699.9 3,800.0 4,566.6 125.0 133.3 : Michigan ........: 36,516.6 34,566.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 18,858.4 16,558.3 18,158.4 15,850.0 700.0 708.3 Mississippi .....: 10,441.7 9,925.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 29,241.6 28,875.0 25,600.0 25,350.0 3,641.6 3,525.0 Nebraska ........: 10,683.4 17,566.7 9,950.0 16,766.7 733.4 800.0 New York ........: 12,491.7 12,308.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 28,908.3 29,166.6 15,158.3 15,233.3 13,750.0 13,933.3 Ohio ............: 83,466.7 78,891.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 4,250.0 4,141.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 4,308.4 4,966.6 4,308.4 4,966.6 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 54,958.4 59,616.6 51,583.4 56,000.0 3,375.0 3,616.6 South Carolina ..: 7,108.3 6,933.3 5,183.3 4,975.0 1,925.0 1,958.3 South Dakota ....: 3,875.0 3,200.0 3,875.0 3,200.0 - - Texas ...........: 45,958.3 45,241.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 11,183.4 13,225.0 11,183.4 13,225.0 - - Virginia ........: 5,325.0 5,350.0 2,791.7 2,691.6 2,533.3 2,658.4 Washington ......: 14,566.7 12,133.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 12,108.3 18,208.4 11,633.3 17,725.0 475.0 483.4 : Other States 1/ .: 62,258.3 65,800.1 55,699.9 58,875.2 6,558.4 6,924.9 : United States ...: 754,658.6 780,983.3 645,125.2 669,258.5 109,533.4 111,724.8 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month by Month - United States: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed Month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : January ................: 1.2 1.1 12.6 10.8 February ...............: 1.8 1.9 11.6 10.6 March ..................: 1.7 2.5 11.9 10.3 April ..................: 1.4 2.5 12.5 10.8 May ....................: 1.2 2.3 13.0 10.8 June ...................: 2.1 2.3 12.2 10.6 July ...................: 1.7 1.7 12.3 11.4 August .................: 1.4 2.0 12.2 11.0 September ..............: 1.8 11.7 October ................: 1.7 11.3 November ...............: 1.7 11.7 December ...............: 0.8 11.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: July 1 and August 1, 2022-2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : July 1 : August 1 : July 1 : August 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 : 2022 : 2023 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.5 4.0 2.0 4.0 2.0 Arkansas ...............: 1.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 9.5 7.5 9.0 7.5 California .............: 0.5 - 0.5 - 2.5 2.5 3.0 2.0 Colorado ...............: - 3.0 - 1.0 2.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 Georgia ................: 3.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 6.0 8.5 8.0 8.5 Illinois ...............: 2.0 5.0 2.5 6.0 22.0 29.5 16.5 28.5 Indiana ................: 1.0 0.5 1.0 0.5 8.5 8.0 8.0 7.5 Iowa ...................: 1.5 2.5 1.5 1.5 11.5 10.0 10.5 8.5 Kentucky ...............: - 2.5 2.0 3.0 1.5 7.0 0.5 8.5 Maryland ...............: 1.0 - 1.0 - - - - - : Michigan ...............: 2.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 Minnesota ..............: - 1.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 5.0 2.5 4.5 Mississippi ............: 3.0 1.0 2.5 2.0 22.5 14.0 24.0 13.5 Missouri ...............: - 1.0 1.0 0.5 5.0 5.5 5.0 6.0 Nebraska ...............: - 2.0 1.0 2.5 2.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 New York ...............: 1.5 0.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 North Carolina .........: 0.5 1.5 1.5 0.5 7.0 7.5 7.0 9.0 Ohio ...................: 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.5 14.0 10.5 13.0 8.5 Oklahoma ...............: 7.0 4.5 5.5 6.0 24.0 17.5 31.0 21.5 Oregon .................: - 0.5 - 1.0 - 2.0 - 2.0 : Pennsylvania ...........: 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 3.0 1.0 2.5 1.5 South Carolina .........: 5.0 3.0 2.5 3.5 18.0 13.0 23.5 12.0 South Dakota ...........: - - - - - 3.0 - 3.0 Texas ..................: 3.5 5.0 2.0 8.0 56.5 50.0 54.0 49.0 Utah ...................: - 3.5 - 3.5 36.5 20.0 34.0 22.5 Virginia ...............: - - 4.5 - - - - - Washington .............: 3.0 - - 0.5 6.0 14.0 9.0 13.5 Wisconsin ..............: 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 9.0 3.5 8.5 4.0 : Other States 1/ ........: 3.7 2.8 2.5 3.7 21.6 23.2 21.6 22.8 : United States ..........: 1.7 1.7 1.4 2.0 12.3 11.4 12.2 11.0 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Hatchery Production - United States: 2022 and 2023 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2023 as Item : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- percent : Egg-type : Eggs in incubators on August 1 ...........................: 49,852 48,818 98 Chicks hatched during July ...............................: 49,915 50,433 101 Chicks hatched January through July ......................: 376,112 384,971 102 : Pullets hatched during July for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 166 196 118 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 3,156 2,777 88 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on August 1 ...........................: 727,577 725,480 100 Chicks hatched during July ...............................: 859,263 848,265 99 Chicks hatched January through July ......................: 5,813,232 5,800,313 100 : Pullets hatched during July for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 7,536 7,853 104 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 78,880 72,593 92 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2023 includes pullet chicks hatched January 2022 through December 2022. 2/ 2023 includes pullet chicks hatched April 2022 through December 2022. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2023 as Item : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ................................................: 46,372 47,370 102 February ...............................................: 51,822 50,031 97 March ..................................................: 57,677 54,004 94 April ..................................................: 57,156 55,511 97 May ....................................................: 51,046 55,306 108 June ...................................................: 49,652 55,584 112 July ...................................................: 45,360 49,521 109 August .................................................: 49,852 48,818 98 September ..............................................: 49,192 October ................................................: 47,868 November ...............................................: 47,299 December ...............................................: 48,452 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Monthly : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2023 as : : : 2023 as : 2022 : 2023 : percent : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 : : : of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent --- 1,000 chicks --- percent : January .......: 49,048 50,748 103 49,048 50,748 103 February ......: 51,796 52,009 100 100,844 102,757 102 March .........: 60,099 58,971 98 160,943 161,728 100 April .........: 50,636 55,713 110 211,579 217,441 103 May ...........: 57,802 58,888 102 269,381 276,329 103 June ..........: 56,816 58,209 102 326,197 334,538 103 July ..........: 49,915 50,433 101 376,112 384,971 102 August ........: 55,991 432,103 September .....: 53,242 485,345 October .......: 50,330 535,675 November ......: 46,565 582,240 December ......: 48,438 630,678 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2022-2024 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2023 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-18 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2022 :----------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : : 2023 : 2024 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ---- : January ................: 261 197 75 2,919 2,667 February ...............: 276 230 83 2,886 2,697 March ..................: 199 201 101 2,805 April ..................: 208 234 113 2,779 May ....................: 269 260 97 2,778 June ...................: 218 199 91 2,774 July ...................: 166 196 118 2,777 August .................: 249 2,713 September ..............: 263 2,667 October ................: 251 2,669 November ...............: 200 2,695 December ...............: 217 2,686 : Annual total ...........: 2,777 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For July 2023, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched January 2022 through December 2022. 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: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2023 as Item : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ................................................: 712,702 719,036 101 February ...............................................: 715,975 718,730 100 March ..................................................: 719,191 723,102 101 April ..................................................: 721,346 724,258 100 May ....................................................: 721,556 723,876 100 June ...................................................: 728,799 730,839 100 July ...................................................: 724,420 725,245 100 August .................................................: 727,577 725,480 100 September ..............................................: 733,889 October ................................................: 719,531 November ...............................................: 707,567 December ...............................................: 721,529 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: July 2022 and 2023 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During July : January-July :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2023 as : : : 2023 as : 2022 : 2023 : percent : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 : : : of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 124,912 122,062 98 842,140 839,622 100 Arkansas .......................: 86,861 87,088 100 597,253 590,930 99 Delaware .......................: 17,592 19,297 110 120,066 129,964 108 Florida ........................: 4,096 4,079 100 29,104 28,283 97 Georgia ........................: 122,593 123,206 101 836,524 849,599 102 Kentucky .......................: 22,741 22,875 101 137,913 153,833 112 Louisiana ......................: 11,569 12,267 106 77,761 82,408 106 Maryland .......................: 28,489 28,213 99 195,769 196,381 100 Mississippi ....................: 61,907 60,967 98 416,300 412,101 99 Missouri .......................: 34,480 34,017 99 236,079 235,834 100 : North Carolina .................: 93,911 87,023 93 628,901 599,363 95 Oklahoma .......................: 26,698 25,414 95 178,501 173,485 97 Pennsylvania ...................: 23,668 25,684 109 159,500 167,321 105 South Carolina .................: 19,742 20,167 102 128,044 135,339 106 Texas ..........................: 66,493 64,036 96 453,506 438,468 97 Virginia .......................: 24,207 20,624 85 161,702 148,857 92 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 45,638 46,144 101 314,860 315,443 100 : Other States 1/ ................: 43,666 45,102 103 299,309 303,082 101 : United States ..................: 859,263 848,265 99 5,813,232 5,800,313 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2022-2023 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : Monthly : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2023 as : : : 2023 as : 2022 : 2023 : percent : 2022 : 2023 : percent : : : of 2022 : : : of 2022 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : January ........................: 838,875 846,059 101 838,875 846,059 101 February .......................: 759,012 763,303 101 1,597,887 1,609,362 101 March ..........................: 844,750 846,425 100 2,442,637 2,455,787 101 April ..........................: 821,935 818,761 100 3,264,572 3,274,548 100 May ............................: 854,325 847,497 99 4,118,897 4,122,045 100 June ...........................: 835,072 830,003 99 4,953,969 4,952,048 100 July ...........................: 859,263 848,265 99 5,813,232 5,800,313 100 August .........................: 865,459 6,678,691 September ......................: 839,366 7,518,057 October ........................: 847,410 8,365,467 November .......................: 809,629 9,175,096 December .......................: 853,712 10,028,808 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2022-2024 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2023 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-15 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2022 :----------------------------------- : 2022 : 2023 : : 2023 : 2024 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ----- : United States placements : January .................: 7,880 8,010 102 76,325 75,299 February ................: 8,499 7,706 91 75,295 75,850 March ...................: 9,296 8,991 97 74,989 April ...................: 7,935 8,117 102 74,146 May .....................: 8,468 8,643 102 73,568 June ....................: 8,709 9,710 111 72,731 July ....................: 7,536 7,853 104 72,593 August ..................: 7,680 72,668 September ...............: 8,143 71,906 October .................: 7,302 72,188 November ................: 7,662 72,769 December ................: 9,158 73,732 : Annual total ..............: 98,268 : Total placements 2/ .......: January .................: 9,370 9,320 99 February ................: 10,423 9,298 89 March ...................: 11,023 10,625 96 April ...................: 9,212 9,776 106 May .....................: 9,962 10,040 101 June ....................: 10,338 11,427 111 July ....................: 8,847 9,152 103 August ..................: 9,053 September ...............: 9,621 October .................: 8,793 November ................: 9,069 December ................: 10,522 : Annual total ..............: 116,233 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For July 2023, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched April 2022 through December 2022. 2/ United States production of intended placements worldwide. 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. 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 0.6 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 384 million layers by more than 0.6 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 1.0 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 .................: 0.6 1.0 1,786 54 4,445 19 5 : : ------- million ------ : Eggs .........................: 0.8 1.4 65 2 147 17 7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section .......... (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter................................... (202) 720-0585 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ..... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ..................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products...................... (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ........................... (202) 690-4870 Shulonda Shaw - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-3240 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs ........................................ (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery................................... 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