Pou 1-1 (9-02) Chickens and Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released September 23, 2002, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Chickens and Eggs" call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870, for "Hatch" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. August Egg Production Up 2 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.35 billion during August 2002, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 6.26 billion table eggs and 1.09 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.03 billion were broiler-type and 61.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during August 2002 averaged 336 million, up 1 percent from a year earlier. August egg production per 100 layers was 2,189 eggs, up 1 percent from the 2,170 eggs in August 2001. August 2002 contained 22 weekdays, and five Saturdays, compared to August 2001 which contained 23 weekdays, and four Saturdays. All layers in the U.S. on September 1, 2002, totaled 336 million, up 1 percent from a year ago. The 336 million layers consisted of 278 million layers producing table or commercial type eggs, 55.9 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.51 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on September 1, 2002, averaged 70.8 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from a year ago. Laying flocks in the 30 major egg producing States produced 6.89 billion eggs during August 2002, up 2 percent from a year ago. The average number of layers during August, at 315 million, was up 1 percent from a year ago. 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 "Chickens and Eggs Summary" report. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 3 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during August totaled 35.9 million, up 3 percent from August 2001. Eggs in incubators totaled 32.6 million on September 1, 2002, down 1 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 221,000 during August 2002, down 12 percent from August 2001. Broiler Hatch Up 1 Percent The August 2002 hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 780 million, was up 1 percent from August of the previous year. There were 634 million eggs in incubators on September 1, 2002, down 1 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.4 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during August 2002, down 1 percent from August 2001. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 1999-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 1999 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 321,972 328,878 332,281 338,524 Jan : 322,356 328,657 333,798 338,265 Feb : 322,827 329,941 335,813 337,027 Mar : 322,782 330,961 336,820 336,606 Apr : 321,539 329,185 337,139 335,729 May : 320,510 326,288 335,159 334,857 Jun : 320,441 325,057 332,920 335,028 Jul : 319,819 325,663 332,231 335,269 Aug : 320,188 325,853 332,800 336,024 Sep : 322,409 326,337 335,020 Oct : 325,287 328,278 337,085 Nov : 328,268 330,830 337,915 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 7,287 7,404 6,206 6,330 1,081 1,074 Jan : 7,226 7,245 6,129 6,154 1,097 1,091 Feb : 6,524 6,561 5,517 5,574 1,007 987 Mar : 7,336 7,395 6,224 6,291 1,112 1,104 Apr : 7,099 7,081 6,016 5,992 1,083 1,089 May : 7,240 7,274 6,114 6,138 1,126 1,135 Jun : 6,992 7,116 5,907 6,027 1,085 1,089 Jul : 7,195 7,341 6,097 6,237 1,098 1,104 Aug : 7,221 7,354 6,138 6,261 1,083 1,093 Sep : 7,044 5,993 1,051 Oct : 7,347 6,264 1,083 Nov : 7,191 6,159 1,032 During Year: 85,702 64,771 72,764 55,004 12,938 9,766 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, July-August 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jul : 1,000 : All Layers : : 332,231 335,269 101 Table Egg Type : : 273,087 275,777 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,144 59,492 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,330 56,900 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,814 2,592 92 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jul : Number : All Layers : : 2,166 2,190 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,233 2,262 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,856 1,856 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,832 1,831 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,345 2,392 102 : : Eggs Produced During Jul : Million : All Layers : : 7,195 7,341 102 Table Egg Type : : 6,097 6,237 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,098 1,104 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,032 1,042 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 66 62 94 : : Layers on Aug 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 332,148 335,520 101 Table Egg Type : : 273,344 276,345 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,804 59,175 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,030 56,505 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,774 2,670 96 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Aug 1 : Number : All Layers : : 69.7 70.3 101 Table Egg Type : : 71.9 72.6 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.5 59.7 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.8 59.0 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 73.6 75.2 102 : : Forced Molt Layers on Aug 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.2 4.6 110 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.1 21.9 95 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jul: 1,000 : 16,196 15,278 94 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jul : 1,000 : 4,733 4,597 97 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Aug 1 : 1,000 : 99,445 93,969 94 : : Pullets Added During Jul 1/ : 1,000 : 23,029 22,065 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, August-September 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 1/ : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Aug : 1,000 : All Layers : : 332,800 336,024 101 Table Egg Type : : 274,424 277,240 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,376 58,784 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,636 56,190 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,740 2,594 95 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Aug : Number : All Layers : : 2,170 2,189 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,237 2,258 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,855 1,859 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,835 1,837 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,263 2,352 104 : : Eggs Produced During Aug : Million : All Layers : : 7,221 7,354 102 Table Egg Type : : 6,138 6,261 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,083 1,093 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,021 1,032 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 62 61 98 : : Layers on Sep 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 333,417 336,488 101 Table Egg Type : : 275,482 278,115 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,935 58,373 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,234 55,863 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,701 2,510 93 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Sep 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.2 70.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 72.3 73.1 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.0 60.1 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.4 59.3 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 71.5 76.0 106 : : Forced Molt Layers, Sep 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.5 4.2 93 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.7 23.5 104 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Aug: 1,000 : 16,460 14,331 87 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed. : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Aug : 1,000 : 5,405 4,313 80 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Sep 1 : 1,000 : 96,720 94,822 98 : : Pullets Added During Aug 2/ : 1,000 : 22,306 21,575 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, 30 Selected States, July-August, 2001-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jul : 1,000 : All Layers : : 311,363 313,959 101 Table Egg Type : : 257,017 259,285 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 54,346 54,674 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 51,617 52,161 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,729 2,513 92 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jul : Number : All Layers : : 2,163 2,191 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,229 2,261 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,853 1,858 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,827 1,833 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,345 2,388 102 : : Eggs Produced During Jul : Million : All Layers : : 6,735 6,879 102 Table Egg Type : : 5,728 5,863 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,007 1,016 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 943 956 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 64 60 94 : : Layers on Aug 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 311,131 314,257 101 Table Egg Type : : 257,191 259,806 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 53,940 54,451 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 51,250 51,858 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,690 2,593 96 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Aug 1 : Number : All Layers : : 69.6 70.4 101 Table Egg Type : : 71.8 72.6 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.4 59.8 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.7 59.0 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 73.2 75.9 104 : : Forced Molt Layers on Aug 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.1 4.7 115 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.1 21.5 93 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jul: 1,000 : 15,359 14,048 91 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jul : 1,000 : 4,549 4,405 97 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Aug 1 : 1,000 : 93,858 88,136 94 : : Pullets Added During Jul 2/ : 1,000 : 21,708 20,687 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The 30 States are listed in the table on page 8. 2/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, 30 Selected States, August-September, 2001-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 2/ : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Aug : 1,000 : All Layers : : 311,844 314,737 101 Table Egg Type : : 258,250 260,660 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 53,594 54,077 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 50,934 51,568 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,660 2,509 94 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Aug : 1,000 : All Layers : : 2,166 2,190 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,232 2,258 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,853 1,862 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,832 1,838 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,256 2,352 104 : : Eggs Produced During Aug : Million : All Layers : : 6,756 6,893 102 Table Egg Type : : 5,763 5,886 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 993 1,007 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 933 948 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 60 59 98 : : Layers on Sep 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 312,527 315,182 101 Table Egg Type : : 259,292 261,496 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 53,235 53,686 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 50,610 51,269 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,625 2,417 92 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Sep 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.0 70.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 72.1 73.0 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.8 60.1 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.2 59.4 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 71.1 75.9 107 : : Forced Molt Layers, Sep 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.5 4.2 93 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.6 23.3 103 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Aug: 1,000 : 15,513 13,002 84 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Aug : 1,000 : 5,217 4,038 77 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Sep 1 : 1,000 : 90,831 88,727 98 : : Pullets Added During Aug 3/ : 1,000 : 21,329 20,267 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The 30 States are listed in the table on page 8. 2/ Revised. 3/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During July 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 2,744 2,147 10,632 9,972 1,909 1,875 AR : 4,735 4,427 14,652 14,567 1,931 1,936 CA : 22,506 22,842 23,114 23,411 2,185 2,204 CO : 3,050 3,363 3,544 3,863 2,257 2,330 CT : 3,035 3,030 3,112 3,090 2,410 2,330 FL : 9,840 9,602 10,645 10,312 2,132 2,133 GA : 11,198 10,508 20,458 20,124 2,033 1,973 HI : 535 488 564 540 1,933 1,852 IL : 2,964 2,958 3,212 3,190 2,428 2,132 IN : 22,178 21,948 22,910 22,587 2,230 2,254 IA : 31,791 36,628 32,597 37,478 2,261 2,289 ME : 4,126 4,172 4,190 4,230 2,358 2,270 MD : 2,935 2,935 3,236 3,139 2,225 2,389 MI : 6,119 6,564 6,370 6,815 2,214 2,274 MN : 11,190 10,740 11,900 11,478 2,185 2,291 MS : 1,723 1,757 6,673 6,794 1,948 2,016 MO : 5,390 5,570 6,698 6,990 2,120 2,303 NE : 11,430 11,522 11,530 11,622 2,160 2,246 NY : 3,827 3,611 4,129 3,816 2,398 2,385 NC : 3,080 3,217 10,930 11,029 1,903 1,922 OH : 29,411 29,979 30,049 30,489 2,193 2,237 OK : 1,912 1,894 4,081 4,117 1,911 1,919 OR : 2,787 2,459 2,967 2,650 2,393 2,264 PA : 22,805 22,057 24,262 23,457 2,312 2,353 SC : 4,707 4,256 5,697 5,298 2,159 2,171 SD : 2,143 2,120 2,343 2,320 1,963 1,983 TX : 14,024 13,827 18,348 18,199 2,131 2,225 VA : 1,366 1,215 3,187 2,988 2,040 1,975 WA : 4,767 5,161 4,842 5,236 2,295 2,330 WI : 3,889 3,556 4,491 4,158 2,316 2,381 : 30 Sts : 252,207 254,553 311,363 313,959 2,163 2,191 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,877 15,320 20,868 21,310 2,209 2,168 : US : 267,084 269,873 332,231 335,269 2,166 2,190 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During August 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 2,798 2,282 10,455 10,023 1,932 1,886 AR : 4,692 4,315 14,289 14,396 1,911 1,945 CA : 22,359 22,687 22,906 23,255 2,196 2,206 CO : 3,105 3,456 3,611 3,933 2,243 2,339 CT : 2,994 3,030 3,050 3,090 2,325 2,233 FL : 10,024 9,789 10,824 10,508 2,134 2,170 GA : 11,270 10,604 20,511 20,005 2,077 2,039 HI : 532 488 561 538 1,854 1,784 IL : 3,130 2,957 3,379 3,196 2,338 2,222 IN : 22,017 22,144 22,726 22,823 2,257 2,287 IA : 32,085 36,840 32,869 37,657 2,248 2,292 ME : 4,001 4,164 4,064 4,221 2,185 2,180 MD : 2,880 2,913 3,146 3,098 2,352 2,421 MI : 6,118 6,542 6,369 6,793 2,088 2,296 MN : 11,225 10,653 11,930 11,396 2,263 2,264 MS : 1,926 1,746 6,838 6,900 1,930 2,014 MO : 5,308 5,558 6,658 7,002 2,103 2,314 NE : 11,526 11,537 11,626 11,637 2,228 2,243 NY : 3,676 3,694 3,985 3,916 2,409 2,349 NC : 3,197 3,390 11,065 11,001 1,934 1,927 OH : 29,127 30,099 29,756 30,611 2,208 2,238 OK : 1,926 1,864 4,075 4,046 1,914 1,903 OR : 2,805 2,523 2,978 2,714 2,317 2,321 PA : 23,167 22,377 24,615 23,717 2,324 2,319 SC : 4,743 4,326 5,772 5,359 2,148 2,109 SD : 2,180 2,131 2,380 2,331 2,143 1,973 TX : 14,257 13,913 18,554 18,276 2,097 2,172 VA : 1,485 1,225 3,310 2,937 1,994 1,975 WA : 4,912 5,122 4,983 5,195 2,288 2,214 WI : 3,975 3,561 4,559 4,163 2,215 2,330 : 30 Sts : 253,440 255,930 311,844 314,737 2,166 2,190 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,981 15,408 20,956 21,287 2,224 2,166 : US : 268,421 271,338 332,800 336,024 2,170 2,189 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, July 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 203 187 61 45 142 142 AR : 283 282 106 99 177 183 CA : 505 516 CO : 80 90 CT : 75 72 FL : 227 220 212 208 15 12 GA : 416 397 240 216 176 181 HI : 10.9 10.0 10.9 10.0 0 0 IL : 78 68 74 65 4 3 IN : 511 509 498 498 13 11 IA : 737 858 ME : 99 96 MD : 72 75 67 72 5 3 MI : 141 155 MN : 260 263 251 253 9 10 MS : 130 137 40 42 90 95 MO : 142 161 NE : 249 261 249 261 0 0 NY : 99 91 NC : 208 212 73 77 135 135 OH : 659 682 OK : 78 79 44 44 34 35 OR : 71 60 69 58 2 2 PA : 561 552 542 535 19 17 SC : 123 115 104 96 19 19 SD : 46 46 46 46 0 0 TX : 391 405 VA : 65 59 33 28 32 31 WA : 111 122 WI : 104 99 : 30 Sts : 6,735 6,879 5,728 5,863 1,007 1,016 : Oth Sts 2/ : 461 462 369 374 91 88 : US : 7,195 7,341 6,097 6,237 1,098 1,104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, August 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 202 189 62 48 140 141 AR : 273 280 103 97 170 183 CA : 503 513 CO : 81 92 CT : 71 69 FL : 231 228 217 215 14 13 GA : 426 408 252 230 174 178 HI : 10.4 9.6 10.4 9.6 0 0 IL : 79 71 75 67 4 4 IN : 513 522 500 510 13 12 IA : 739 863 ME : 89 92 MD : 74 75 69 72 5 3 MI : 133 156 MN : 270 258 261 248 9 10 MS : 132 139 42 42 90 97 MO : 140 162 NE : 259 261 259 261 0 0 NY : 96 92 NC : 214 212 76 81 138 131 OH : 657 685 OK : 78 77 45 43 33 34 OR : 69 63 67 61 2 2 PA : 572 550 554 534 18 16 SC : 124 113 105 95 19 18 SD : 51 46 51 46 0 0 TX : 389 397 VA : 66 58 35 29 31 29 WA : 114 115 WI : 101 97 : 30 Sts : 6,756 6,893 5,763 5,886 993 1,007 : Oth Sts 2/ : 466 461 375 375 90 86 : US : 7,221 7,354 6,138 6,261 1,083 1,093 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by Month, United States, 2001-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.4 4.1 24.1 22.6 Feb : 5.1 4.6 22.3 22.0 Mar : 4.2 3.7 23.1 22.1 Apr : 2.0 3.6 23.1 22.1 May : 5.1 5.7 20.9 21.5 Jun : 4.6 4.2 23.3 22.2 Jul : 4.5 3.7 23.4 22.8 Aug : 4.2 4.6 23.1 21.9 Sep : 4.5 4.2 22.7 23.5 Oct : 4.4 22.8 Nov : 3.1 23.2 Dec : 2.7 23.9 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, September 2001-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1.5 7.0 5.5 12.5 AR : 2.0 2.0 7.0 10.0 CA : 5.0 5.5 33.0 28.5 CO : 3.5 3.0 18.5 21.5 CT : 3.5 3.0 9.5 3.5 FL : 7.0 4.5 36.0 30.5 GA : 4.5 4.0 15.5 15.0 HI : 8.0 13.0 36.0 42.5 IL : 5.5 2.5 18.0 48.5 IN : 4.0 2.5 30.5 32.0 IA : 4.0 3.5 29.5 31.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 MD : 11.0 5.0 14.5 53.5 MI : 7.0 6.0 40.5 28.5 MN : 4.0 3.5 31.0 29.0 MS : 2.0 1.0 11.5 11.5 MO : 6.0 2.0 27.5 25.0 NE : 5.5 7.0 27.0 25.5 NY : 0.5 3.0 0.5 6.5 NC : 0.5 2.0 9.5 9.0 OH : 5.5 8.0 21.0 19.5 OK : 0.0 0.5 7.0 6.5 OR : 6.5 3.0 33.5 29.5 PA : 5.0 1.5 20.0 16.5 SC : 5.0 5.5 25.5 32.0 SD : 5.0 6.0 30.5 29.5 TX : 7.0 4.5 20.5 24.5 VA : 3.0 6.5 18.0 11.5 WA : 11.0 12.0 41.5 47.0 WI : 5.5 3.0 26.0 37.0 : 30 Sts : 4.5 4.2 22.6 23.3 : Oth Sts 2/: 4.6 4.0 23.0 26.3 : US : 4.5 4.2 22.7 23.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August-September 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2002 Item : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Sep 1 : 33,108 32,617 99 Chicks Hatched During Aug : 34,978 35,877 103 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Aug : 315,343 290,119 92 Pullets Hatched During Aug for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 251 221 88 7-18 Month Earlier 1/ : 3,197 3,040 95 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Sep 1 : 637,879 633,617 99 Chicks Hatched During Aug : 771,550 779,803 101 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Aug : 6,048,368 6,169,505 102 Pullets Hatched During Aug for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,494 7,449 99 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 61,244 61,608 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2002 includes pullet chicks hatched Feb 2001 through Jan 2002. 2/ 2002 includes pullet chicks hatched May 2001 through Jan 2002. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, September 1, 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2002 Geographic : 2001 : 2002 : as % of Division : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 5,139 4,945 96 E North Central : 5,419 6,911 128 W North Central : 6,611 6,804 103 South Atlantic : 5,356 4,558 85 South Central : 5,484 5,040 92 West : 5,099 4,359 85 : US : 33,108 32,617 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : Jan-Aug :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2002 : : : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : 2001 : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AR : 855 1,035 121 6,749 6,461 96 FL : 891 571 64 7,385 4,485 61 GA : 1,523 2,258 148 16,947 17,582 104 IN : 4,016 4,941 123 52,621 39,955 76 IA : 5,808 5,857 101 43,699 43,172 99 MN : 1,468 1,730 118 13,221 11,869 90 PA : 5,351 4,661 87 44,354 35,463 80 : Oth Sts 1/ : 15,066 14,824 98 130,367 131,132 101 : US : 34,978 35,877 103 315,343 290,119 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2000-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : 2002 : : : : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 :as % of : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 :as % of : : : : 2001 : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent --------- 1,000 --------- Percent : Jan : 34,181 36,706 35,533 97 34,181 36,706 35,533 97 Feb : 34,659 37,816 34,326 91 68,840 74,522 69,859 94 Mar : 38,877 40,993 36,717 90 107,717 115,515 106,576 92 Apr : 36,653 42,768 38,212 89 144,370 158,283 144,788 91 May : 41,185 42,636 38,944 91 185,555 200,919 183,732 91 Jun : 37,268 40,806 35,292 86 222,823 241,725 219,024 91 Jul : 33,240 38,640 35,218 91 256,063 280,365 254,242 91 Aug : 34,328 34,978 35,877 103 290,391 315,343 290,119 92 Sep : 36,325 36,916 326,716 352,259 Oct : 36,080 35,816 362,796 388,075 Nov : 32,438 32,081 395,234 420,156 Dec : 35,178 31,657 430,412 451,813 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2000-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2002 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2001 :----------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 212 236 228 97 3,129 3,158 2,974 Feb : 251 214 247 115 3,191 3,205 2,916 Mar : 286 284 237 83 3,090 3,239 2,886 Apr : 309 311 295 95 3,096 3,225 May : 343 315 319 101 3,057 3,134 Jun : 235 261 221 85 3,103 3,087 Jul : 293 340 282 83 3,173 3,048 Aug : 217 251 221 88 3,197 3,040 Sep : 233 219 3,160 3,073 Oct : 241 150 3,158 3,026 Nov : 308 261 3,160 3,010 Dec : 245 206 3,132 3,014 : Total : 3,173 3,048 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 August 2002, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Feb 2001 through Jan 2002. 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, September 1, 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2002 Geographic : 2001 : 2002 : as % of Division : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,360 11,502 93 E North Central : 7,538 7,636 101 W North Central : 21,127 20,404 97 South Atlantic : 236,948 235,325 99 South Central : 336,985 335,394 100 West : 22,921 23,356 102 : US : 637,879 633,617 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, August 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : August : Jan-Aug :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2002 : : : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : 2001 : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 108,188 108,485 100 826,562 846,302 102 AR : 109,905 109,920 100 857,107 874,047 102 DE : 12,383 13,101 106 105,148 101,576 97 FL : 8,599 8,273 96 70,420 67,261 96 GA : 112,894 115,849 103 892,948 908,467 102 KY : 23,668 24,552 104 178,949 189,688 106 MD : 35,128 35,956 102 271,692 278,538 103 MS : 68,791 70,527 103 536,438 551,536 103 NC : 66,404 67,441 102 529,253 544,139 103 OK : 22,167 24,419 110 176,084 185,966 106 PA : 13,430 13,218 98 103,683 104,533 101 SC : 16,912 16,662 99 134,503 131,414 98 TX : 51,994 53,967 104 425,186 442,700 104 VA : 24,270 22,843 94 192,918 187,164 97 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 73,567 72,263 98 573,544 581,438 101 : 19 Sts 1/ : 748,300 757,476 101 5,874,435 5,994,769 102 : Oth Sts 2/ : 23,250 22,327 96 173,933 174,736 100 : US : 771,550 779,803 101 6,048,368 6,169,505 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2000-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : 2002 : : : : 2002 : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 :as % of: 2000 : 2001 : 2002 :as % of : : : : 2001 : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent----------- 1,000 ----------- Percent : Jan :753,931 745,093 775,669 104 753,931 745,093 775,669 104 Feb :706,216 680,823 702,576 103 1,460,147 1,425,916 1,478,245 104 Mar :761,764 773,760 790,342 102 2,221,911 2,199,676 2,268,587 103 Apr :749,106 755,455 764,982 101 2,971,017 2,955,131 3,033,569 103 May :777,624 785,704 798,315 102 3,748,641 3,740,835 3,831,884 102 Jun :750,528 766,534 776,397 101 4,499,169 4,507,369 4,608,281 102 Jul :742,823 769,449 781,421 102 5,241,992 5,276,818 5,389,702 102 Aug :743,979 771,550 779,803 101 5,985,971 6,048,368 6,169,505 102 Sep :704,944 738,355 6,690,915 6,786,723 Oct :721,249 747,495 7,412,164 7,534,218 Nov :684,995 702,607 8,097,159 8,236,825 Dec :749,026 769,731 8,846,185 9,006,556 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2000-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2002 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2001 :----------------------------------- : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,861 6,685 6,660 100 63,304 60,750 62,869 Feb : 7,001 6,748 7,275 108 62,493 60,382 62,767 Mar : 7,310 6,752 6,775 100 62,797 60,771 62,955 Apr : 6,764 6,398 6,814 107 62,267 60,989 May : 7,435 7,117 7,597 107 62,100 61,008 Jun : 6,829 6,822 7,206 106 62,204 61,521 Jul : 6,310 6,326 6,602 104 61,323 61,346 Aug : 7,288 7,494 7,449 99 61,244 61,608 Sep : 6,469 6,647 60,557 61,766 Oct : 6,694 6,704 60,480 61,719 Nov : 7,105 7,261 60,568 62,207 Dec : 6,429 6,577 60,397 62,310 : Annual : Total : 82,495 81,531 : Total : Place- : ments3/ : Jan : 8,069 7,615 8,084 106 Feb : 8,302 8,275 8,491 103 Mar : 8,798 8,325 7,997 96 Apr : 8,522 7,915 8,119 103 May : 8,917 8,647 8,982 104 Jun : 8,201 8,220 8,802 107 Jul : 7,621 7,687 8,083 105 Aug : 8,657 9,133 8,913 98 Sep : 8,042 8,047 Oct : 8,260 7,848 Nov : 8,702 9,017 Dec : 7,614 8,119 : Annual : Total : 99,705 98,848 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Aug 2002, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched May 2001 through Jan 2002. 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 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 needed after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual summaries 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 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 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. The next "Chickens and Eggs" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on October 22, 2002. 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