HDR1012000150020131961500Chickens & Eggs HDR2012000150020131961500Chickens & Eggs Tables & Narr. Released January 31, 1996, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Chickens and Eggs" call Dan Boostrom at (202) 720-3244, office hours 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. For assistance with general agricultural statistics, information about NASS, its products or services, contact the NASS Information Hotline at 1-800-727-9540 or E-mail: NASS@NASS.USDA.GOV. Estimates refer to November and December 1995 and January 1996. December Egg Production up slightly U.S. egg production totaled 6.53 billion during December 1995, up slightly from the 6.52 billion produced December 1994. Production included 5.56 billion table eggs and 975 million hatching egg type, of which 919 million were broiler-type and 56.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 1995 averaged 299 million, down slightly from the average number of layers during December 1994. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,185 eggs, compared with 2,176 in December 1994. Pou 1-1 (1-96) All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 1996, totaled 300 million, down slightly from a year ago. The 300 million layers consisted of 247 million layers producing table or commercial type eggs, 50.5 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.56 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January 1, 1996, averaged 69.9 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from the 70.0 eggs a year ago. Laying flocks in the 30 major egg production States produced 6.18 billion eggs during December, up slightly from December 1994. The average number of layers during December, at 283 million, was down slightly from the year earlier. Individual State estimates are available for the 30 major egg producing States. These States are listed on page 8 of this release and account for approximately 95 percent of the total U.S. egg production. Production for the other States are grouped into an "Other States" category and combined with the 30 States published individually to obtain a U.S. estimate. Individual State estimates' for "Other States" are available annually in the "Layers and Egg Production" report. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 3 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during December totaled 30.0 million, up 3 percent from December 1994. Eggs in incubators totaled 28.5 million on January 1, 1996, down 3 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 224,000 during December 1995, up 79 percent from the 125,000 of December 1994. Broiler Hatch Up 5 Percent The December 1995 hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 690 million, was 5 percent above December of the previous year. There were 571 million eggs in incubators on January 1, 1996, up 7 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.02 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 1995, down 6 percent from December 1994. For information call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870 Layers: Average Number During the Month, United States, 1993-1996 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 2/ : 284,267 290,642 299,434 299,051 Jan : 284,398 290,041 299,084 Feb : 284,638 290,047 297,759 Mar : 284,405 290,719 296,796 Apr : 284,234 290,073 295,293 May : 283,694 288,784 292,548 Jun : 282,914 287,974 289,705 Jul : 283,324 287,990 287,557 Aug : 284,192 290,321 287,837 Sep : 285,418 293,381 290,021 Oct : 286,948 295,172 292,459 Nov : 288,875 297,134 295,562 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are for chart on cover page. 2/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,516 6,534 5,568 5,559 948 975 Jan : 6,369 5,417 952 Feb : 5,714 4,854 860 Mar : 6,448 5,492 956 Apr : 6,177 5,238 939 May : 6,251 5,271 980 Jun : 6,010 5,060 950 Jul : 6,145 5,179 966 Aug : 6,146 5,191 955 Sep : 5,990 5,063 927 Oct : 6,260 5,301 959 Nov : 6,232 5,298 934 During Year: 74,258 6,534 62,932 5,559 11,326 975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, November-December 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 Item : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Nov (1,000) : All Layers : 297,134 295,562 99 Table Egg Type : 246,382 243,015 99 Hatching Egg Type : 50,752 52,547 104 Broiler-Type Hatching : 48,054 49,972 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,698 2,575 95 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov (Number) : All Layers : 2,113 2,109 100 Table Egg Type : 2,180 2,180 100 Hatching Egg Type : 1,785 1,777 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,763 1,759 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,187 2,136 98 : Eggs Produced During Nov (Million) : All Layers : 6,278 6,232 99 Table Egg Type : 5,372 5,298 99 Hatching Egg Type : 906 934 103 Broilers-Type Hatching : 847 879 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 59 55 93 : Layers on Dec 1 (1,000) : All Layers : 298,509 298,293 100 Table Egg Type : 247,537 245,301 99 Hatching Egg Type : 50,972 52,992 104 Broiler-Type Hatching : 48,255 50,487 105 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,717 2,505 92 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 (Number) : All Layers : 70.7 71.0 100 Table Egg Type : 73.0 73.6 101 Hatching Egg Type : 59.7 59.1 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : 58.8 58.4 99 Egg-Type Hatching : 75.1 73.3 98 : Forced Molt Layers, Dec 1 : Percent Being Molted : 3.5 2.2 63 Percent with Molt Completed : 25.1 25.5 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, December-January 1994-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 Item : 1994 1/ : 1995 2/ : as % of : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Dec (1,000) : All Layers : 299,434 299,051 100 Table Egg Type : 247,943 246,012 99 Hatching Egg Type : 51,491 53,039 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : 48,737 50,501 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,754 2,538 92 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec (Number) : All Layers : 2,176 2,185 100 Table Egg Type : 2,246 2,260 101 Hatching Egg Type : 1,841 1,838 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,816 1,820 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,288 2,206 96 : Eggs Produced During Dec (Million) : All Layers : 6,516 6,534 100 Table Egg Type : 5,568 5,559 100 Hatching Egg Type : 948 975 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : 885 919 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 63 56 89 :-------------------------------------- : : : 1996 : 1995 1/ : 1996 2/ : as % of : : : 1995 :-------------------------------------- : Layers on Jan 1 (1,000) : All Layers : 300,331 299,766 100 Table Egg Type : 248,343 246,703 99 Hatching Egg Type : 51,988 53,063 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : 49,208 50,502 103 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,780 2,561 92 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 (Number) : All Layers : 70.0 69.9 100 Table Egg Type : 72.2 72.2 100 Hatching Egg Type : 59.4 59.3 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : 58.5 58.5 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 75.0 74.7 100 : Forced Molt Layers, Jan 1 : Percent Being Molted : 4.6 3.7 80 Percent with Molt Completed : 23.9 24.3 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Preliminary. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, November-December, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 Item : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Nov (1,000) : All Layers : 280,729 279,428 100 Table Egg Type : 233,222 230,388 99 Hatching Egg Type : 47,507 49,040 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : 44,917 46,556 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,590 2,484 96 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov (Number) : All Layers : 2,110 2,109 100 Table Egg Type : 2,177 2,180 100 Hatching Egg Type : 1,777 1,774 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,754 1,755 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,162 2,134 99 : Eggs Produced During Nov (Million) : All Layers : 5,922 5,893 100 Table Egg Type : 5,078 5,023 99 Hatching Egg Type : 844 870 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : 788 817 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 56 53 95 : Layers on Dec 1 (1,000) : All Layers : 282,079 282,226 100 Table Egg Type : 234,376 232,794 99 Hatching Egg Type : 47,703 49,432 104 Broiler-Type Hatching : 45,092 47,017 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,611 2,415 92 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 (Number) : All Layers : 70.6 71.0 101 Table Egg Type : 72.9 73.5 101 Hatching Egg Type : 59.4 59.0 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : 58.5 58.3 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 74.9 73.1 98 : Forced Molt Layers, Dec 1 : Percent Being Molted : 3.4 2.3 68 Percent with Molt Completed : 25.4 25.6 101 : Layers Sold During Nov (1,000) : 14,974 13,741 92 : Layers Died, Destroyed, or : Disappeared For Any Reason : During Nov (1,000) : 2,608 2,503 96 : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : of Age, Dec 1 (1,000) : 74,009 74,031 100 : Pullets Added During Nov (1,000) : 19,862 21,609 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ The 30 States are listed in the table on page 8. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, 30 Selected States, December-January 1994-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 Item : 1994 2/ : 1995 3/ : as % of : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Dec (1,000) : All Layers : 282,956 282,863 100 Table Egg Type : 234,742 233,361 99 Hatching Egg Type : 48,214 49,502 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : 45,564 47,052 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,650 2,450 96 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec (Number) : All Layers : 2,176 2,184 100 Table Egg Type : 2,245 2,259 100 Hatching Egg Type : 1,836 1,834 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,808 1,815 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,302 2,204 99 : Eggs Produced During Dec (Million) : All Layers : 6,156 6,179 100 Table Egg Type : 5,271 5,271 99 Hatching Egg Type : 885 908 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : 824 854 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 61 54 95 : :-------------------------------------- : : : 1996 : 1995 2/ : 1996 3/ : as % of : : : 1995 :-------------------------------------- : Layers on Jan 1 : All Layers : 283,802 283,471 100 Table Egg Type : 235,094 233,916 99 Hatching Egg Type : 48,708 49,555 104 Broiler-Type Hatching : 46,028 47,078 104 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,680 2,477 92 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 (Number) : All Layers : 70.1 69.9 101 Table Egg Type : 72.3 72.2 101 Hatching Egg Type : 59.4 59.3 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : 58.5 58.5 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 75.0 74.7 98 : Forced Molt Layers, Jan 1 : Percent Being Molted : 4.5 3.7 68 Percent with Molt Completed : 24.2 24.4 101 : Layers Sold During Dec (1,000) : 16,393 14,409 92 : Layers Died, Destroyed, or : Disappeared For Any Reason : During Dec (1,000) : 2,627 2,494 96 : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : of Age, Jan 1 (1,000) : 73,255 71,971 100 : Pullets Added During Dec (1,000) : 19,668 18,242 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The 30 States are listed in the table on page 8. 2/ Revised. 3/ Preliminary. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During November 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 2/ : All Layers 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ------ Number ----- : AL : 5,111 4,538 11,705 11,307 1,956 1,963 AR : 6,680 5,627 16,680 15,797 1,841 1,829 CA : 26,344 25,080 26,967 25,636 2,110 2,142 CO : 2,506 2,589 3,015 3,123 1,957 2,081 CT : 3,461 3,380 3,649 3,542 2,192 2,202 FL : 9,177 8,757 9,841 9,420 2,103 2,091 GA : 10,739 10,947 18,467 18,958 2,069 1,999 HI : 718 731 801 780 1,914 1,923 IL : 2,800 2,729 2,987 2,928 2,310 2,220 IN : 20,538 19,849 21,390 20,787 2,127 2,179 IA : 14,555 15,885 15,350 16,749 2,150 2,161 ME : 4,873 4,761 5,031 4,881 2,286 2,336 MD : 2,793 3,411 3,305 3,844 2,209 2,237 MI : 5,333 5,045 5,650 5,320 2,226 2,127 MN : 10,028 10,323 10,878 11,176 2,133 2,130 MS : 2,641 2,272 6,598 6,142 1,925 1,954 MO : 6,100 5,850 6,866 6,905 2,214 2,085 NE : 8,850 8,890 9,000 9,040 2,073 2,076 NY : 3,607 3,699 3,961 4,020 2,323 2,289 NC : 6,675 6,170 14,033 13,861 1,917 1,876 OH : 21,294 21,840 21,590 22,290 2,219 2,239 OK : 1,955 1,998 3,740 3,843 1,925 1,978 OR : 2,306 2,332 2,502 2,520 2,398 2,381 PA : 20,165 19,915 21,531 21,238 2,253 2,251 SC : 4,035 3,792 5,076 4,809 2,167 2,163 SD : 1,603 1,495 1,858 1,730 2,130 2,250 TX : 12,470 13,268 15,676 16,486 2,073 2,093 VA : 1,691 1,729 3,767 3,806 2,124 1,971 WA : 5,085 4,977 5,316 5,203 2,276 2,229 WI : 2,990 2,770 3,499 3,287 2,143 2,190 : 30 Sts : 227,123 224,649 280,729 279,428 2,110 2,109 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 11,727 11,306 16,405 16,134 2,164 2,101 : US : 238,850 235,955 297,134 295,562 2,113 2,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During December 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 2/ : All Layers 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ------ Number ----- : AL : 4,788 4,474 11,722 11,250 1,988 1,964 AR : 6,407 5,550 16,540 15,839 1,929 1,900 CA : 26,754 25,113 27,359 25,670 2,164 2,236 CO : 2,546 2,599 3,089 3,185 2,007 2,166 CT : 3,478 3,366 3,663 3,518 2,239 2,274 FL : 9,146 8,929 9,777 9,612 2,209 2,216 GA : 10,619 10,874 18,286 18,844 2,144 2,091 HI : 734 734 802 782 1,978 2,009 IL : 2,715 3,048 2,915 3,248 2,436 2,278 IN : 20,937 20,264 21,853 21,329 2,215 2,246 IA : 15,188 17,198 16,026 18,068 2,147 2,225 ME : 4,783 4,789 4,945 4,882 2,346 2,438 MD : 2,719 3,317 3,294 3,768 2,338 2,256 MI : 5,143 5,055 5,450 5,325 2,272 2,142 MN : 10,148 10,623 10,965 11,453 2,234 2,226 MS : 2,567 2,331 6,473 6,257 2,024 2,030 MO : 6,103 5,805 6,918 6,951 2,284 2,144 NE : 8,950 9,025 9,100 9,175 2,207 2,148 NY : 3,551 3,710 3,888 4,019 2,392 2,364 NC : 6,556 6,105 13,945 13,759 1,986 1,941 OH : 22,238 22,339 22,511 22,826 2,270 2,335 OK : 1,950 1,965 3,735 3,900 1,981 2,051 OR : 2,420 2,367 2,616 2,539 2,332 2,363 PA : 20,590 20,075 22,005 21,415 2,313 2,344 SC : 4,018 3,683 5,088 4,678 2,221 2,266 SD : 1,588 1,568 1,838 1,778 2,226 2,285 TX : 12,425 13,343 15,581 16,445 2,137 2,165 VA : 1,711 1,725 3,866 3,819 2,069 2,016 WA : 5,009 5,017 5,253 5,236 2,380 2,273 WI : 2,928 2,783 3,453 3,293 2,201 2,247 : 30 Sts : 228,709 227,774 282,956 282,863 2,176 2,184 : Oth : Sts 3/ : 11,809 11,321 16,478 16,188 2,185 2,193 : US : 240,518 239,095 299,434 299,051 2,176 2,185 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1995 preliminary, 1994 revised. 2/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, November 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 229 222 112 103 117 119 AR : 307 289 139 115 168 174 CA : 569 549 CO : 59 65 CT : 80 78 FL : 207 197 195 186 12 11 GA : 382 379 241 233 141 146 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 69 65 68 64 1 1 IN : 455 453 445 444 10 9 IA : 330 362 ME : 115 114 MD : 73 86 65 79 8 7 MI : 126 113 MN : 232 238 223 229 9 9 MS : 127 120 56 50 71 70 MO : 152 144 NE : 187 188 187 188 0 0 NY : 92 92 NC : 269 260 150 138 119 122 OH : 479 499 OK : 72 76 46 48 26 28 OR : 60 60 58 58 2 2 PA : 485 478 469 463 16 15 SC : 110 104 92 85 18 19 SD : 40 39 40 39 0 0 TX : 325 345 282 294 43 51 VA : 80 75 41 39 39 36 WA : 121 116 WI : 75 72 : 30 Sts : 5,922 5,893 5,078 5,023 844 870 : Oth Sts 3/ : 355 339 293 275 62 64 : US : 6,278 6,232 5,372 5,298 906 934 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, December 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 233 221 110 99 123 122 AR : 319 301 138 119 181 182 CA : 592 574 CO : 62 69 CT : 82 80 FL : 216 213 204 201 12 12 GA : 392 394 249 242 143 152 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 71 74 69 73 2 1 IN : 484 479 473 470 11 9 IA : 344 402 ME : 116 119 MD : 77 85 67 77 10 8 MI : 124 114 MN : 245 255 236 246 9 9 MS : 131 127 59 55 72 72 MO : 158 149 NE : 201 197 201 197 0 0 NY : 93 95 NC : 277 267 154 138 123 129 OH : 511 533 OK : 74 80 47 49 27 31 OR : 61 60 59 59 2 1 PA : 509 502 491 485 18 17 SC : 113 106 94 87 19 19 SD : 41 41 41 41 0 0 TX : 333 356 288 303 45 53 VA : 80 77 39 40 41 37 WA : 125 119 WI : 76 74 : 30 Sts : 6,156 6,179 5,271 5,271 885 908 : Oth Sts 1/ : 360 355 297 288 63 67 : US : 6,516 6,534 5,568 5,559 948 975 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1995 preliminary, 1994 revised. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by Month, United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.6 3.7 23.9 24.3 Feb : 6.3 23.7 Mar : 4.8 24.1 Apr : 3.4 23.8 May : 5.7 22.4 Jun : 6.0 23.0 Jul : 4.9 23.4 Aug : 4.1 23.4 Sep : 4.6 23.3 Oct : 5.1 23.3 Nov : 3.6 24.2 Dec : 2.2 25.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, 1995-96 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January :--------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1995 : 1996 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 2.5 3.5 15.5 12.0 AR : 4.5 2.5 11.0 11.0 CA : 6.5 6.0 48.0 50.0 CO : 1.0 3.5 26.0 21.0 CT : 3.0 2.5 7.0 12.0 FL : 14.0 4.0 32.5 38.0 GA : 2.0 2.0 24.0 20.0 HI : 4.5 7.0 45.5 48.0 IL : 3.5 6.0 26.0 39.0 IN : 5.0 4.5 33.0 25.5 IA : 5.0 2.5 32.0 28.5 ME : .5 .0 .0 .5 MD : 2.5 1.5 20.0 40.0 MI : 5.5 5.0 13.5 24.0 MN : 3.0 4.0 27.0 34.5 MS : 3.0 1.0 15.5 14.5 MO : 2.5 1.0 24.5 26.0 NE : 6.0 10.0 24.0 29.0 NY : .0 .0 10.0 6.0 NC : 2.0 2.0 18.5 11.5 OH : 6.5 3.0 9.0 13.0 OK : 3.5 3.0 16.5 9.5 OR : 6.0 9.0 26.0 34.0 PA : 5.0 4.0 22.0 20.0 SC : 5.5 3.0 30.0 43.0 SD : 1.5 1.5 44.5 25.5 TX : 3.0 3.5 24.5 22.0 VA : 4.0 8.0 10.0 15.0 WA : 4.5 6.5 40.5 44.0 WI : 6.5 2.0 25.5 26.5 : 30 Sts : 4.5 3.7 24.2 24.4 : Oth Sts 2/: 5.8 3.3 19.5 22.9 : US : 4.6 3.7 23.9 24.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, December-January 1994-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 Item : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 1/ : 29,548 28,542 97 Chicks Hatched During Dec : 29,072 30,012 103 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec : 378,874 383,280 101 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 125 224 179 7-18 Month Earlier 2/ : 2,929 3,113 106 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 1/ : 534,462 570,863 107 Chicks Hatched During Dec : 658,914 689,596 105 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec : 7,549,753 7,907,080 105 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 6,413 6,023 94 7-15 Months Earlier 3/ : 51,995 54,755 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Following year. 2/ 1995 includes pullet chicks hatched June 1994 through May 1995. 3/ 1995 includes pullet chicks hatched Sep 1994 through May 1995. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1996 Geographic : 1995 : 1996 : as % of Division : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 4,234 3,850 91 E North Central : 8,024 7,816 97 W North Central : 4,751 4,147 87 South Atlantic : 4,931 4,773 97 South Central : 3,694 4,046 110 West : 3,914 3,910 100 : US : 29,548 28,542 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional Listing: 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, December 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 1995 : : : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : : : 1994 : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AR : 1,231 497 40 13,194 12,229 93 FL : 1,111 1,052 95 12,783 12,664 99 GA : 1,171 1,412 121 19,850 20,381 103 IN : 6,574 7,151 109 77,688 82,728 106 IA : 1,865 2,028 109 29,123 28,762 99 KS : 185 239 129 3,239 3,266 101 MN : 2,004 2,186 109 23,397 26,341 113 MO : 313 481 154 5,603 5,279 94 PA : 2,841 2,953 104 48,228 39,413 82 : Oth Sts 1/ : 11,777 12,013 102 145,769 152,217 104 : US : 29,072 30,012 103 378,874 383,280 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 1993-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : 1995 : : : : 1995 : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 :as % of : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : : : : 1994 : : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent --------- 1,000 --------- Percent : Jan : 34,855 33,212 31,527 95 34,855 33,212 31,527 95 Feb : 34,009 31,086 31,693 102 68,864 64,298 63,220 98 Mar : 38,264 33,492 34,806 104 107,128 97,790 98,026 100 Apr : 37,163 35,668 34,101 96 144,291 133,458 132,127 99 May : 36,742 35,336 36,335 103 181,033 168,794 168,462 100 Jun : 35,587 31,986 33,392 104 216,620 200,780 201,854 101 Jul : 33,980 29,613 28,682 97 250,600 230,393 230,536 100 Aug : 31,455 31,295 30,399 97 282,055 261,688 260,935 100 Sep : 31,775 30,873 32,112 104 313,830 292,561 293,047 100 Oct : 31,634 31,766 31,682 100 345,464 324,327 324,729 100 Nov : 30,074 25,475 28,539 112 375,538 349,802 353,268 101 Dec : 30,448 29,072 30,012 103 405,986 378,874 383,280 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 1993-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 1995 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 1994 :----------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 193 197 236 120 2,806 2,916 3,093 Feb : 119 186 251 135 2,812 2,937 3,064 Mar : 268 259 356 137 2,754 3,027 2,918 Apr : 251 277 317 114 2,787 3,072 2,895 May : 275 334 193 58 2,801 3,091 2,934 Jun : 267 254 234 92 2,690 3,156 2,835 Jul : 243 264 235 89 2,782 3,013 2,934 Aug : 219 309 163 53 2,786 3,052 Sep : 270 315 292 93 2,853 3,117 Oct : 251 270 309 114 2,844 3,214 Nov : 158 223 124 56 2,870 3,254 Dec : 268 125 224 179 2,929 3,113 : Total : 2,782 3,013 2,934 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Dec 1995, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jun 1994 through May 1995. 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, January 1, 1995-96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1996 Geographic : 1995 : 1996 : as % of Division : : : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 11,166 11,413 102 E North Central : 5,911 7,864 133 W North Central : 13,237 21,463 162 South Atlantic : 213,690 227,532 106 South Central : 269,989 281,182 104 West : 20,469 21,409 105 : US : 534,462 570,863 107 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, December 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 1995 : : : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : : : 1994 : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- Percent : AL : 93,917 89,463 95 1,059,285 1,073,298 101 AR : 103,260 108,979 106 1,228,120 1,239,064 101 DE : 16,785 16,265 97 190,222 197,157 104 FL : 9,318 10,669 114 137,976 121,272 88 GA : 95,204 103,542 109 1,076,046 1,155,423 107 MD : 32,675 31,472 96 375,637 372,925 99 MS : 55,408 56,853 103 618,314 645,653 104 NC : 62,214 64,794 104 706,695 748,689 106 PA : 11,531 12,392 107 135,932 135,452 100 SC : 15,577 15,692 101 179,657 183,771 102 TX : 38,221 42,458 111 432,584 469,706 109 VA : 23,821 24,456 103 272,052 282,296 104 CA TN & WV : 34,216 34,678 101 386,100 407,809 106 : 15 Sts 1/ : 592,147 611,713 103 6,798,620 7,032,515 103 : OR & WA : 6,016 5,515 92 70,170 66,223 94 : Oth Sts 2/ : 60,751 72,368 119 680,963 808,342 119 : US : 658,914 689,596 105 7,549,753 7,907,080 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 1993-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : 1995 : : : : 1995 : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 :as % of : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : as % of : : : : 1994 : : : : 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : Jan :598,798 618,112 661,389 107 598,798 618,112 661,389 107 Feb :547,831 558,590 598,962 107 1,146,629 1,176,702 1,260,351 107 Mar :622,983 639,967 677,334 106 1,769,612 1,816,669 1,937,685 107 Apr :600,861 627,051 662,372 106 2,370,473 2,443,720 2,600,057 106 May :634,371 658,690 689,650 105 3,004,844 3,102,410 3,289,707 106 Jun :619,453 647,163 669,390 103 3,624,297 3,749,573 3,959,097 106 Jul :619,009 646,456 672,822 104 4,243,306 4,396,029 4,631,919 105 Aug :612,381 653,710 672,608 103 4,855,687 5,049,739 5,304,527 105 Sep :582,781 625,867 634,272 101 5,438,468 5,675,606 5,938,799 105 Oct :584,260 617,957 652,198 106 6,022,728 6,293,563 6,590,997 105 Nov :574,803 597,276 626,487 105 6,597,531 6,890,839 7,217,484 105 Dec :623,237 658,914 689,596 105 7,220,768 7,549,753 7,907,080 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 1993-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 1995 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 1994 :----------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 : : 1994 : 1995 : 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 5,664 5,989 5,748 96 48,072 52,785 54,597 Feb : 4,549 5,518 5,481 99 48,632 53,376 54,557 Mar : 5,678 6,301 6,161 98 49,491 53,923 55,202 Apr : 5,531 6,101 6,319 104 49,607 54,590 55,077 May : 5,944 6,266 6,135 98 49,456 54,943 55,342 Jun : 5,568 5,911 6,178 105 50,424 55,244 56,527 Jul : 5,967 6,104 6,302 103 50,415 55,356 56,389 Aug : 5,585 6,064 6,464 107 50,873 55,003 Sep : 5,121 6,336 6,288 99 50,447 54,218 Oct : 5,513 6,342 6,013 95 51,180 54,468 Nov : 5,517 5,819 6,666 115 51,314 54,684 Dec : 5,669 6,413 6,023 94 51,995 54,755 : Annual : Total : 66,306 73,164 73,778 101 : Total : Place- : ments 3/: Jan : 7,098 7,168 7,038 98 Feb : 5,664 6,829 7,176 105 Mar : 6,909 7,544 7,577 100 Apr : 6,420 7,234 7,835 108 May : 7,182 7,394 7,873 106 Jun : 6,723 7,153 7,485 105 Jul : 7,114 7,146 7,730 108 Aug : 6,587 7,290 7,838 108 Sep : 6,177 7,545 7,730 102 Oct : 6,634 7,959 7,301 92 Nov : 6,718 7,251 7,816 108 Dec : 6,949 7,908 7,612 96 : Annual : Total : 80,175 88,421 91,011 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Dec 1995, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Sep 1994 through May 1995. Starting with the January 1996 publication the cumulative placements will be 7-15 months earlier. 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 over 30,000 table egg layers. 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 started pullet operations are contacted each month. All known hatcheries, approximately 360, 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 needed after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual summaries of "Layers and Egg Production" 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 are comprised 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 egg supply flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the flocks. Beginning with the January 1996 publication the broiler-type cumulative potential placements will change from 7-14 months earlier to 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. The next "Chickens and Eggs" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on February 23, 1996. 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