Pou 1-1 (1-06) Chickens And Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 23, 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. December Egg Production Up 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.79 billion during December 2005, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.70 billion table eggs, and 1.09 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.03 billion were broiler-type and 64 million were egg-type. The number of layers during December 2005 averaged 348 million, up 1 percent from a year earlier. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,237 eggs, up slightly from December 2004. All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 2006, totaled 349 million, up slightly from a year ago. The 349 million layers consisted of 291 million layers producing table-type eggs, 55.6 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.74 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January 1, 2006, averaged 71.8 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from January 1, 2005. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 3 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during December 2005 totaled 36.2 million, down 3 percent from December 2004. Eggs in incubators totaled 35.5 million on January 1, 2006 up 3 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 248,000 during December 2005, up 6 percent from December 2004. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during December 2005 totaled 808 million, up 2 percent from December 2004. Eggs in incubators totaled 661 million on January 1, 2006, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.11 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 2005, up 5 percent from December 2004. 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, 2003-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 341,131 339,789 345,960 348,300 Jan : 341,996 338,550 348,142 Feb : 341,661 339,647 348,985 Mar : 340,971 341,700 347,272 Apr : 339,268 342,612 344,041 May : 337,356 342,786 342,837 Jun : 335,979 342,835 341,484 Jul : 335,417 342,479 340,160 Aug : 335,565 342,983 340,898 Sep : 335,426 344,118 342,328 Oct : 336,557 345,056 343,987 Nov : 339,387 344,797 346,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ : 7,728 7,791 6,643 6,702 1,085 1,089 Jan : 7,617 6,518 1,100 Feb : 6,919 5,906 1,014 Mar : 7,727 6,599 1,129 Apr : 7,384 6,288 1,097 May : 7,558 6,425 1,133 Jun : 7,346 6,250 1,096 Jul : 7,584 6,465 1,120 Aug : 7,565 6,462 1,104 Sep : 7,377 6,308 1,070 Oct : 7,701 6,597 1,104 Nov : 7,533 6,477 1,056 During Year: 90,039 76,938 13,108 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November-December 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2005 Item : Unit : 2004 : 2005 2/ : as % of : : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Nov : 1,000 : All Layers : : 344,797 346,145 100 Table Egg Type : : 286,596 288,508 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,201 57,637 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,686 55,066 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,515 2,571 102 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov : Number : All Layers : : 2,170 2,176 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,245 2,245 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,799 1,832 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,774 1,809 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,346 2,334 99 : : Eggs Produced During Nov : Million : All Layers : : 7,482 7,533 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,435 6,477 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,047 1,056 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 988 996 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 59 60 102 : : Layers on Dec 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 344,278 347,341 101 Table Egg Type : : 286,271 289,863 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,007 57,478 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,484 54,844 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,523 2,634 104 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.8 72.5 100 Table Egg Type : : 75.4 74.8 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.1 60.6 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.2 59.8 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.0 77.3 99 : : Forced Molt Layers on Dec 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 2.6 2.8 108 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.7 23.4 99 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Nov: 1,000 : 14,760 14,232 96 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Nov : 1,000 : 8,395 6,892 82 : : Pullets on Dec 1 : 1,000 : 101,624 96,345 95 : : Pullets Added During Nov 3/ : 1,000 : 23,430 23,490 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December-January 2004-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2005 Item : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Dec : 1,000 : All Layers : : 345,960 348,300 101 Table Egg Type : : 287,473 290,366 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,487 57,934 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,864 55,244 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,623 2,690 103 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec : Number : All Layers : : 2,234 2,237 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,311 2,308 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,855 1,880 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,829 1,855 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,402 2,379 99 : : Eggs Produced During Dec : Million : All Layers : : 7,728 7,791 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,643 6,702 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,085 1,089 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,022 1,025 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 63 64 102 : :-------------------------------- : : : : 2006 : : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : : 2005 : :-------------------------------- : : Layers on Jan 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 347,603 349,227 100 Table Egg Type : : 288,656 290,852 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,947 58,375 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,232 55,635 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,715 2,740 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.3 71.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 73.6 74.0 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.7 60.7 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.8 60.0 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 76.7 76.4 100 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jan 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.1 4.3 105 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.2 22.9 99 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Dec: 1,000 : 14,272 14,195 99 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : 1,000 : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Dec : : 5,781 5,461 94 : : Pullets on Jan 1 : 1,000 : 101,343 97,601 96 : : Pullets Added During Dec 1/ : 1,000 : 24,778 23,829 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 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 November 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 2/ : 2004 : 2005 2/ : 2004 : 2005 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,901 1,725 9,300 9,126 1,871 1,841 AR : 4,746 4,460 15,202 14,817 1,881 1,923 CA : 20,086 19,102 20,614 19,545 2,231 2,195 CO : 3,458 3,259 3,998 3,796 2,201 2,345 CT : 2,890 2,970 2,942 3,023 2,277 2,316 FL : 10,523 11,010 10,954 11,511 2,301 2,285 GA : 11,148 9,969 20,179 19,038 2,086 2,112 HI : 472 478 512 495 1,895 1,818 IL : 4,108 4,224 4,345 4,446 2,301 2,362 IN : 22,494 23,631 23,246 24,348 2,241 2,230 IA : 45,809 48,793 46,550 49,501 2,187 2,204 ME : 2,679 3,964 2,737 4,024 2,083 2,237 MD : 3,060 2,502 3,214 2,646 2,240 2,268 MI : 7,353 7,867 7,603 8,117 2,302 2,279 MN : 10,503 10,690 11,069 11,215 2,177 2,256 MS : 1,708 1,655 6,906 6,759 1,940 1,938 MO : 6,062 5,746 7,266 6,935 2,243 2,149 NE : 11,962 11,856 12,037 11,931 2,202 2,146 NY : 3,723 3,837 4,045 4,163 2,398 2,378 NC : 3,295 3,306 10,826 10,828 1,921 1,939 OH : 27,694 27,826 28,149 28,364 2,210 2,168 OK : 1,906 1,535 4,000 3,508 1,875 2,024 OR : 2,675 2,682 2,864 2,855 2,304 2,487 PA : 21,910 22,330 23,630 24,096 2,306 2,249 SC : 4,184 3,900 5,264 5,076 2,185 2,147 SD : 3,196 3,209 3,346 3,309 2,301 2,206 TX : 14,221 14,057 18,562 18,359 2,160 2,228 VA : 1,363 1,603 3,227 3,528 2,107 2,126 WA : 4,909 4,855 4,969 4,915 2,355 2,197 WI : 4,472 4,317 4,982 4,814 2,168 2,285 : Oth Sts 3/ : 16,062 15,213 22,259 21,057 2,152 2,199 : US : 280,572 282,571 344,797 346,145 2,170 2,176 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,850 1,685 9,255 9,013 1,945 1,908 AR : 4,794 4,280 15,291 14,559 1,962 1,985 CA : 20,037 19,073 20,524 19,484 2,290 2,258 CO : 3,442 3,349 3,986 3,889 2,333 2,417 CT : 2,892 2,964 2,948 3,020 2,374 2,351 FL : 10,216 11,012 10,677 11,511 2,313 2,293 GA : 10,991 9,974 20,123 19,156 2,172 2,130 HI : 473 465 512 479 1,973 1,837 IL : 4,190 4,258 4,417 4,486 2,196 2,251 IN : 22,756 23,836 23,501 24,573 2,281 2,307 IA : 47,238 49,593 47,979 50,350 2,209 2,230 ME : 2,625 3,914 2,687 3,980 2,345 2,362 MD : 3,094 2,602 3,226 2,748 2,418 2,256 MI : 7,231 8,010 7,482 8,260 2,326 2,349 MN : 10,555 10,605 11,103 11,135 2,252 2,317 MS : 1,706 1,671 6,959 6,704 1,940 1,984 MO : 6,073 5,874 7,285 7,024 2,265 2,093 NE : 11,925 11,853 12,000 11,928 2,267 2,222 NY : 3,821 3,937 4,147 4,267 2,460 2,461 NC : 3,370 3,333 10,934 10,959 1,994 2,017 OH : 27,371 28,498 27,839 29,037 2,324 2,304 OK : 1,898 1,182 4,046 3,169 1,903 2,051 OR : 2,672 2,598 2,861 2,771 2,342 2,454 PA : 22,174 22,578 23,920 24,444 2,379 2,320 SC : 4,263 3,856 5,332 4,999 2,307 2,260 SD : 3,079 3,200 3,179 3,300 2,328 2,333 TX : 13,841 14,271 18,257 18,643 2,295 2,317 VA : 1,313 1,593 3,185 3,525 2,135 2,156 WA : 4,832 4,824 4,897 4,889 2,348 2,270 WI : 4,675 4,265 5,167 4,766 2,245 2,329 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,119 15,269 22,241 21,232 2,230 2,284 : US : 281,516 284,422 345,960 348,300 2,234 2,237 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 3/ : 2004 : 2005 3/ : 2004 : 2005 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 174 168 42 39 132 129 AR : 286 285 111 103 175 182 CA : 460 429 CO : 88 89 CT : 67 70 FL : 252 263 245 254 7 9 GA : 421 402 257 234 164 168 HI : 9.7 9.0 9.7 9.0 0 0 IL : 100 105 96 102 4 3 IN : 521 543 509 531 12 12 IA : 1,018 1,091 ME : 57 90 MD : 72 60 70 58 2 2 MI : 175 185 MN : 241 253 233 245 8 8 MS : 134 131 40 39 94 92 MO : 163 149 NE : 265 256 265 256 0 0 NY : 97 99 NC : 208 210 79 78 129 132 OH : 622 615 OK : 75 71 43 38 32 33 OR : 66 71 64 69 2 2 PA : 545 542 530 526 15 16 SC : 115 109 96 89 19 20 SD : 77 73 77 73 0 0 TX : 401 409 VA : 68 75 34 40 34 35 WA : 117 108 WI : 108 110 : Oth Sts 4/ : 479 463 388 376 92 87 : US : 7,482 7,533 6,435 6,477 1,047 1,056 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Revised. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, December 2004-051/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 172 43 40 137 132 AR : 300 289 116 102 184 187 CA : 470 440 CO : 93 94 CT : 70 71 FL : 247 264 240 255 7 9 GA : 437 408 264 233 173 175 HI : 10.1 8.8 10.1 8.8 0 0 IL : 97 101 94 97 3 4 IN : 536 567 523 555 13 12 IA : 1,060 1,123 ME : 63 94 MD : 78 62 76 60 2 2 MI : 174 194 MN : 250 258 242 249 8 9 MS : 135 133 40 40 95 93 MO : 165 147 NE : 272 265 272 265 0 0 NY : 102 105 NC : 218 221 82 83 136 138 OH : 647 669 OK : 77 65 44 32 33 33 OR : 67 68 65 66 2 2 PA : 569 567 552 549 17 18 SC : 123 113 104 93 19 20 SD : 74 77 74 77 0 0 TX : 419 432 VA : 68 76 34 40 34 36 WA : 115 111 WI : 116 111 : Oth Sts 3/ : 496 485 405 395 92 90 : US : 7,728 7,791 6,643 6,702 1,085 1,089 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 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 22.9 Feb : 4.6 21.7 Mar : 3.0 22.8 Apr : 4.1 22.6 May : 4.0 22.3 Jun : 4.2 23.0 Jul : 3.3 22.6 Aug : 4.3 22.0 Sep : 4.4 22.4 Oct : 3.9 23.3 Nov : 3.1 24.2 Dec : 2.8 23.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, January 2005-06 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2005 2/ : 2006 : 2005 2/ : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1.5 1.0 4.5 7.0 AR : 2.0 0.5 10.5 11.5 CA : 3.0 9.0 36.0 31.0 CO : 12.5 9.0 20.0 23.5 CT : 3.4 0.0 10.4 11.5 FL : 8.5 6.0 20.0 36.0 GA : 3.0 2.5 16.0 13.0 HI : 5.5 4.5 44.0 54.0 IL : 11.0 7.0 28.5 32.0 IN : 4.5 3.5 31.5 29.0 IA : 5.5 6.0 36.5 31.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 8.0 3.0 33.5 37.0 MI : 10.5 2.5 30.0 21.0 MN : 5.0 5.5 24.5 23.0 MS : 2.0 2.0 11.0 9.0 MO : 1.5 5.0 22.5 23.5 NE : 5.5 8.0 22.0 28.5 NY : 2.5 3.5 5.0 8.0 NC : 1.5 0.0 6.5 8.5 OH : 4.0 4.0 24.0 16.5 OK : 0.0 0.0 5.0 13.5 OR : 6.5 11.0 28.5 27.5 PA : 4.5 4.0 13.0 18.5 SC : 2.5 5.5 30.0 25.5 SD : 4.0 4.0 34.5 19.5 TX : 2.5 3.5 20.0 24.5 VA : 0.0 2.5 11.5 16.5 WA : 5.5 6.5 30.0 40.0 WI : 4.0 9.5 26.5 30.0 : Oth Sts 3/: 2.6 2.6 25.5 25.9 : US : 4.1 4.3 23.2 22.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Revised. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, December-January 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Item : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 34,456 35,547 103 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 37,332 36,224 97 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 437,304 436,339 100 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 235 248 106 7-18 Month Earlier 2/ : 3,185 2,862 90 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 650,680 660,613 102 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 793,090 807,848 102 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 9,333,251 9,472,888 101 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 6,772 7,112 105 7-15 Months Earlier 3/ : 61,848 63,509 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Previous year. 2/ 2005 includes pullet chicks hatched Jun 2004 through May 2005. 3/ 2005 includes pullet chicks hatched Sep 2004 through May 2005. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 5,018 6,229 124 E North Central : 7,623 7,036 92 W North Central : 6,936 8,258 119 South Atlantic : 4,508 4,306 96 South Central : 5,649 5,949 105 West : 4,722 3,769 80 : US : 34,456 35,547 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During December : Jan-Dec :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2005 : : : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : FL : 1,000 724 72 8,016 8,430 105 GA : 2,302 2,384 104 28,117 27,126 96 IN : 5,350 5,288 99 59,098 61,226 104 IA : 6,135 6,517 106 72,332 74,440 103 MN : 818 1,050 128 10,507 12,945 123 PA : 5,291 4,889 92 62,152 57,743 93 : Oth Sts 1/ : 16,436 15,372 94 197,082 194,429 99 : US : 37,332 36,224 97 437,304 436,339 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2003-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : 2005 : : : : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 :as % of : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 :as % of : : : : 2004 : : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent --------- 1,000 --------- Percent : Jan : 33,521 35,155 37,936 108 33,521 35,155 37,936 108 Feb : 30,474 31,923 33,932 106 63,995 67,078 71,868 107 Mar : 36,775 37,545 41,824 111 100,770 104,623 113,692 109 Apr : 37,820 37,466 38,267 102 138,590 142,089 151,959 107 May : 37,630 38,347 37,449 98 176,220 180,436 189,408 105 Jun : 36,602 37,508 34,537 92 212,822 217,944 223,945 103 Jul : 35,578 34,919 35,310 101 248,400 252,863 259,255 103 Aug : 33,199 36,854 38,953 106 281,599 289,717 298,208 103 Sep : 35,763 36,631 33,788 92 317,362 326,348 331,996 102 Oct : 34,812 34,866 35,367 101 352,174 361,214 367,363 102 Nov : 30,241 38,758 32,752 85 382,415 399,972 400,115 100 Dec : 33,588 37,332 36,224 97 416,003 437,304 436,339 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2003-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2005 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2004 :----------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 210 124 157 127 3,012 3,088 2,834 Feb : 225 285 208 73 2,960 3,080 2,854 Mar : 319 401 314 78 2,927 3,210 2,797 Apr : 280 343 308 90 2,923 3,142 2,967 May : 289 157 190 121 3,047 3,100 2,888 Jun : 309 212 184 87 3,139 3,006 2,844 Jul : 230 222 242 109 3,198 2,995 2,857 Aug : 188 318 261 82 3,112 3,028 Sep : 273 205 375 183 3,172 2,951 Oct : 310 268 189 71 3,254 2,864 Nov : 319 225 181 80 3,317 2,829 Dec : 246 235 248 106 3,185 2,862 : Total : 3,198 2,995 2,857 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 2005, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jun 2004 through May 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, January 1, 2005-06 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2006 Region : 2005 : 2006 : as % of : : : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,794 11,379 89 E North Central : 8,980 9,413 105 W North Central : 22,826 22,967 101 South Atlantic : 237,049 242,458 102 South Central : 344,674 350,504 102 West : 24,357 23,892 98 : US : 650,680 660,613 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, December 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During December : Jan-Dec :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2005 : : : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 108,972 115,375 106 1,304,574 1,342,237 103 AR : 112,701 113,858 101 1,337,855 1,329,627 99 DE : 13,993 14,741 105 162,094 173,294 107 FL : 4,901 5,039 103 58,403 59,025 101 GA : 121,845 122,618 101 1,423,757 1,436,410 101 KY : 26,158 25,240 96 301,864 303,163 100 LA : 14,617 15,064 103 165,953 176,517 106 MD : 31,407 32,687 104 373,863 378,976 101 MS : 72,519 69,691 96 853,781 828,700 97 NC : 65,044 68,078 105 782,056 790,872 101 OK : 24,316 24,132 99 280,702 282,843 101 PA : 14,060 14,723 105 157,820 172,272 109 SC : 16,922 18,537 110 169,663 217,750 128 TX : 54,695 56,744 104 650,076 656,368 101 VA : 23,882 23,655 99 283,393 279,861 99 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 65,792 65,967 100 761,260 785,228 103 : 19 Sts 1/ : 771,824 786,149 102 9,067,114 9,213,143 102 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,266 21,699 102 266,137 259,745 98 : US : 793,090 807,848 102 9,333,251 9,472,888 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2003-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : 2005 : : : : 2005 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 :as % of: 2003 : 2004 : 2005 :as % of : : : : 2004 : : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent----------- 1,000 ----------- Percent : Jan :759,674 774,004 796,026 103 759,674 774,004 796,026 103 Feb :693,549 728,401 731,274 100 1,453,223 1,502,405 1,527,300 102 Mar :774,354 791,915 815,782 103 2,227,577 2,294,320 2,343,082 102 Apr :760,638 774,629 789,780 102 2,988,215 3,068,949 3,132,862 102 May :792,813 810,484 823,406 102 3,781,028 3,879,433 3,956,268 102 Jun :774,679 786,603 796,001 101 4,555,707 4,666,036 4,752,269 102 Jul :777,838 806,658 807,654 100 5,333,545 5,472,694 5,559,923 102 Aug :784,107 810,285 811,678 100 6,117,652 6,282,979 6,371,601 101 Sep :739,515 769,934 769,771 100 6,857,167 7,052,913 7,141,372 101 Oct :735,235 756,895 776,333 103 7,592,402 7,809,808 7,917,705 101 Nov :707,891 730,353 747,335 102 8,300,293 8,540,161 8,665,040 101 Dec :780,321 793,090 807,848 102 9,080,614 9,333,251 9,472,888 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2003-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2005 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2004 :----------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 : : 2004 : 2005 : 2006 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,269 6,811 6,409 94 60,300 62,084 62,860 Feb : 6,659 7,340 7,325 100 61,106 62,460 63,060 Mar : 6,888 6,815 7,077 104 61,421 62,794 63,416 Apr : 6,735 6,402 6,800 106 61,600 63,574 63,776 May : 7,323 7,590 7,783 103 61,643 63,220 64,311 Jun : 6,748 6,890 7,109 103 61,930 63,008 64,284 Jul : 7,071 6,688 6,657 100 62,020 62,965 64,319 Aug : 7,253 7,280 7,484 103 62,096 62,972 Sep : 6,654 7,758 7,132 92 62,113 62,707 Oct : 6,312 6,457 6,944 108 62,180 62,894 Nov : 6,946 7,128 7,298 102 61,511 63,006 Dec : 6,978 6,772 7,112 105 61,848 63,509 : Annual : Total : 81,836 83,931 85,130 101 : Total : Place- : ments3/ : Jan : 7,388 7,812 7,804 100 Feb : 8,094 8,251 8,664 105 Mar : 8,400 7,801 8,709 112 Apr : 8,062 7,288 7,995 110 May : 8,604 8,693 8,995 103 Jun : 8,341 8,590 8,571 100 Jul : 8,555 8,003 7,846 98 Aug : 8,608 8,416 9,084 108 Sep : 8,338 9,184 8,683 95 Oct : 7,695 7,678 8,683 113 Nov : 8,246 8,411 8,830 105 Dec : 8,185 8,263 8,256 100 : Annual : Total : 98,516 98,390 102,120 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2005, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Sep 2004 through May 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. ACCESS TO REPORTS!! 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