Pou 1-1 (10-05) Chickens and Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released October 21, 2005, 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. September Egg Production Up Slightly U.S. egg production totaled 7.38 billion during September 2005, up slightly from last year. Production included 6.31 billion table eggs, and 1.07 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.01 billion were broiler-type and 59 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during September 2005 averaged 342 million, down 1 percent from a year earlier. September egg production per 100 layers was 2,155 eggs, up 1 percent from September 2004. All layers in the U.S. on October 1, 2005, totaled 343 million, down slightly from a year ago. The 343 million layers consisted of 286 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 55.1 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.46 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on October 1, 2005, averaged 71.9 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from October 1, 2004. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 8 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during September 2005 totaled 33.8 million, down 8 percent from September 2004. Eggs in incubators totaled 31.8 million on October 1, 2005, down 5 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 375,000 during September 2005, up 83 percent from September 2004. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down Slightly Broiler-type chicks hatched during September 2005 totaled 770 million, down slightly from September 2004. Eggs in incubators totaled 632 million on October 1, 2005, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.13 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during September 2005, down 8 percent from September 2004. Contents Page U.S. Average Number of Layers on Hand and Egg Production . .1 U.S. Layers on Hand and Egg Production by Type, Forced Molt, and Pullets3 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State. . . . . . . . . .5 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 Placements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Procedures and Reliability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2002-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 341,243 341,131 339,789 345,960 Jan : 340,885 341,996 338,550 348,142 Feb : 339,529 341,661 339,647 348,985 Mar : 339,434 340,971 341,700 347,272 Apr : 338,809 339,268 342,612 344,041 May : 337,566 337,356 342,786 342,837 Jun : 337,339 335,979 342,835 341,484 Jul : 337,849 335,417 342,479 340,160 Aug : 338,397 335,565 342,983 340,898 Sep : 339,511 335,426 344,118 342,382 Oct : 340,461 336,557 345,056 Nov : 340,490 339,387 344,797 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 7,554 7,728 6,492 6,643 1,063 1,085 Jan : 7,386 7,617 6,323 6,518 1,063 1,100 Feb : 6,901 6,919 5,895 5,906 1,007 1,014 Mar : 7,547 7,727 6,453 6,599 1,095 1,129 Apr : 7,358 7,384 6,284 6,288 1,074 1,097 May : 7,513 7,558 6,393 6,425 1,120 1,133 Jun : 7,289 7,346 6,209 6,250 1,080 1,096 Jul : 7,557 7,584 6,455 6,465 1,102 1,120 Aug : 7,538 7,565 6,443 6,462 1,095 1,104 Sep : 7,344 7,379 6,282 6,309 1,063 1,071 Oct : 7,659 6,569 1,090 Nov : 7,482 6,435 1,047 During Year: 89,131 76,236 12,896 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August-September 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2005 Item : Unit : 2004 : 2005 2/ : as % of : : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Aug : 1,000 : All Layers : : 342,983 340,898 99 Table Egg Type : : 284,060 282,552 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,923 58,346 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,390 55,692 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,533 2,654 105 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Aug : Number : All Layers : : 2,198 2,219 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,268 2,287 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,858 1,892 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,835 1,871 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,369 2,336 99 : : Eggs Produced During Aug : Million : All Layers : : 7,538 7,565 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,443 6,462 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,095 1,104 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,035 1,042 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 60 62 103 : : Layers on Sep 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 343,405 341,596 99 Table Egg Type : : 284,592 283,454 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,813 58,142 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,175 55,467 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,638 2,675 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Sep 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.8 71.6 101 Table Egg Type : : 73.0 73.8 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.9 61.0 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.1 60.2 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 76.4 76.3 100 : : Forced Molt Layers on Sep 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.5 4.4 98 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.3 22.4 96 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Aug: 1,000 : 16,459 13,964 85 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Aug : 1,000 : 7,686 7,260 94 : : Pullets on Sep 1 : 1,000 : 100,873 101,304 100 : : Pullets Added During Aug 3/ : 1,000 : 22,672 23,575 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September-October 2004-051/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2005 Item : Unit : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Sep : 1,000 : All Layers : : 344,118 342,382 99 Table Egg Type : : 285,271 284,534 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,847 57,848 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,223 55,275 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,624 2,573 98 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Sep : Number : All Layers : : 2,134 2,155 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,202 2,217 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,806 1,851 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,784 1,831 103 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,287 2,293 100 : : Eggs Produced During Sep : Million : All Layers : : 7,344 7,379 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,282 6,309 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,063 1,071 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,003 1,012 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 60 59 98 : : Layers on Oct 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 344,794 343,130 100 Table Egg Type : : 285,931 285,600 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,863 57,530 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,258 55,067 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,605 2,463 95 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Oct 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.3 71.9 101 Table Egg Type : : 73.6 73.8 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.1 62.0 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.3 61.3 103 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.6 78.7 101 : : Forced Molt Layers on Oct 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.9 3.9 100 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.6 23.4 99 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Sep: 1,000 : 16,400 16,406 100 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Sep : 1,000 : 7,701 6,959 90 : : Pullets on Oct 1 : 1,000 : 98,318 98,630 100 : : Pullets Added During Sep 2/ : 1,000 : 23,784 23,803 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During August 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 : 1,944 1,721 9,493 9,074 1,907 1,862 AR : 4,448 4,062 14,930 14,186 1,922 1,995 CA : 19,679 19,597 20,127 20,126 2,266 2,186 CO : 3,361 3,290 3,898 3,843 2,437 2,368 CT : 2,641 2,854 2,684 2,911 2,496 2,473 FL : 10,963 10,730 11,464 11,210 2,259 2,248 GA : 10,918 9,617 20,054 18,849 2,084 2,058 HI : 458 467 497 491 2,012 1,935 IL : 4,100 4,146 4,341 4,372 2,073 2,356 IN : 23,645 22,742 24,411 23,525 2,188 2,176 IA : 44,822 46,744 45,556 47,500 2,252 2,301 ME : 2,756 4,227 2,808 4,287 2,493 2,123 MD : 2,938 2,706 3,066 2,808 2,218 2,457 MI : 7,337 7,694 7,587 7,944 2,267 2,253 MN : 10,103 10,498 10,653 11,028 2,262 2,267 MS : 1,684 1,614 6,853 6,850 1,999 1,971 MO : 5,710 5,772 7,066 7,136 2,208 2,186 NE : 11,549 11,922 11,624 11,997 2,297 2,334 NY : 3,837 3,965 4,155 4,291 2,431 2,424 NC : 3,277 3,458 10,757 11,061 1,962 1,971 OH : 27,428 27,499 27,911 28,000 2,225 2,286 OK : 1,906 1,884 4,134 3,859 1,959 1,995 OR : 2,746 2,739 2,941 2,932 2,414 2,422 PA : 22,182 21,516 23,964 23,371 2,366 2,323 SC : 4,116 3,640 5,228 4,825 2,295 2,135 SD : 3,321 2,960 3,521 3,060 2,244 2,255 TX : 13,681 12,997 18,088 17,359 2,222 2,252 VA : 1,198 1,394 3,113 3,347 1,960 2,181 WA : 4,865 4,804 4,928 4,867 2,110 2,383 WI : 4,092 4,250 4,602 4,736 2,173 2,344 : Oth Sts 3/ : 16,268 15,099 22,529 21,053 2,157 2,261 : US : 277,973 276,608 342,983 340,898 2,198 2,219 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 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 : 1,870 1,717 9,273 9,034 1,887 1,838 AR : 4,576 4,344 15,145 14,436 1,888 1,940 CA : 19,654 19,325 20,105 19,850 2,203 2,131 CO : 3,391 3,300 3,938 3,865 2,336 2,251 CT : 2,668 2,906 2,717 2,965 2,356 2,293 FL : 10,912 10,859 11,379 11,354 2,188 2,202 GA : 11,120 9,768 20,280 19,009 2,027 2,025 HI : 461 473 501 496 1,896 1,774 IL : 4,032 4,298 4,275 4,526 2,246 2,298 IN : 23,084 22,957 23,885 23,715 2,135 2,193 IA : 45,037 48,119 45,805 48,826 2,166 2,198 ME : 2,770 4,083 2,821 4,149 2,410 1,928 MD : 3,090 2,590 3,217 2,691 2,207 2,341 MI : 7,376 7,548 7,626 7,798 2,151 2,270 MN : 10,065 10,622 10,638 11,140 2,200 2,208 MS : 1,662 1,671 6,922 6,844 1,921 1,899 MO : 5,911 5,637 7,258 6,918 2,204 2,197 NE : 11,760 11,837 11,835 11,912 2,188 2,275 NY : 3,821 3,896 4,139 4,219 2,319 2,299 NC : 3,331 3,523 10,819 11,011 1,913 1,934 OH : 27,890 27,287 28,388 27,785 2,138 2,242 OK : 1,933 1,883 4,114 3,823 1,920 1,962 OR : 2,806 2,802 2,995 2,995 2,304 2,270 PA : 22,049 21,715 23,774 23,523 2,255 2,240 SC : 4,114 3,690 5,210 4,881 2,150 2,151 SD : 3,204 3,089 3,404 3,189 2,233 2,101 TX : 13,797 13,094 18,194 17,409 2,171 2,143 VA : 1,229 1,411 3,098 3,378 1,969 2,043 WA : 4,925 4,812 4,986 4,873 2,166 2,278 WI : 4,368 4,305 4,878 4,785 2,132 2,215 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,277 15,030 22,499 20,983 2,120 2,197 : US : 279,183 278,591 344,118 342,382 2,134 2,155 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, August 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 3/ : 2004 : 2005 3/ : 2004 : 2005 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 181 169 43 35 138 134 AR : 287 283 104 97 183 186 CA : 456 440 CO : 95 91 CT : 67 72 FL : 259 252 251 245 8 7 GA : 418 388 245 211 173 177 HI : 10.0 9.5 10.0 9.5 0 0 IL : 90 103 86 100 4 3 IN : 534 512 522 499 12 13 IA : 1,026 1,093 ME : 70 91 MD : 68 69 66 67 2 2 MI : 172 179 MN : 241 250 233 242 8 8 MS : 137 135 40 37 97 98 MO : 156 156 NE : 267 280 267 280 0 0 NY : 101 104 NC : 211 218 80 83 131 135 OH : 621 640 OK : 81 77 45 44 36 33 OR : 71 71 68 69 3 2 PA : 567 543 550 525 17 18 SC : 120 103 100 83 20 20 SD : 79 69 79 69 0 0 TX : 402 391 VA : 61 73 26 36 35 37 WA : 104 116 WI : 100 111 : Oth Sts 4/ : 486 476 392 384 95 93 : US : 7,538 7,565 6,443 6,462 1,095 1,104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, September 2004-051/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 175 166 43 36 132 130 AR : 286 280 105 98 181 182 CA : 443 423 CO : 92 87 CT : 64 68 FL : 249 250 242 243 7 7 GA : 411 385 243 210 168 175 HI : 9.5 8.8 9.5 8.8 0 0 IL : 96 104 92 101 4 3 IN : 510 520 498 508 12 12 IA : 992 1,073 ME : 68 80 MD : 71 63 69 62 2 1 MI : 164 177 MN : 234 246 226 238 8 8 MS : 133 130 38 38 95 92 MO : 160 152 NE : 259 271 259 271 0 0 NY : 96 97 NC : 207 213 80 82 127 131 OH : 607 623 OK : 79 75 44 43 35 32 OR : 69 68 67 66 2 2 PA : 536 527 521 510 15 17 SC : 112 105 93 85 19 20 SD : 76 67 76 67 0 0 TX : 395 373 VA : 61 69 27 32 34 37 WA : 108 111 WI : 104 106 : Oth Sts 3/ : 477 461 385 370 93 92 : US : 7,344 7,379 6,282 6,309 1,063 1,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.9 4.1 22.8 23.2 Feb : 4.9 4.6 22.7 21.7 Mar : 4.6 3.0 23.4 22.8 Apr : 2.6 4.1 23.4 22.6 May : 4.7 4.0 22.2 22.3 Jun : 4.8 4.2 23.1 23.0 Jul : 4.6 3.3 24.0 22.6 Aug : 4.5 4.3 23.4 22.0 Sep : 4.5 4.4 23.3 22.4 Oct : 3.9 3.9 23.6 23.4 Nov : 4.2 23.7 Dec : 2.6 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, October 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.0 1.5 6.0 6.0 AR : 1.5 4.5 10.5 10.0 CA : 5.0 4.5 34.5 34.5 CO : 1.5 1.5 23.5 26.0 CT : 3.5 6.0 7.5 9.5 FL : 3.5 5.0 24.0 28.0 GA : 3.0 3.0 18.0 15.0 HI : 4.5 5.0 49.0 52.0 IL : 5.5 2.5 34.5 30.5 IN : 4.5 2.5 32.0 29.0 IA : 5.0 4.5 37.0 34.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 2.0 4.0 35.5 46.0 MI : 5.5 5.0 30.5 24.5 MN : 6.5 4.5 21.5 23.5 MS : 2.0 1.0 11.0 10.0 MO : 0.5 4.0 23.5 20.5 NE : 6.5 8.0 18.0 28.0 NY : 1.5 3.5 7.5 7.0 NC : 1.0 0.5 9.5 10.5 OH : 7.5 5.0 20.5 17.5 OK : 0.5 0.0 5.0 5.5 OR : 0.0 8.0 32.5 36.5 PA : 1.0 3.0 15.0 19.0 SC : 3.5 5.5 33.5 19.5 SD : 10.0 8.0 26.5 17.5 TX : 3.0 2.0 20.5 22.5 VA : 0.0 3.0 12.0 12.0 WA : 5.4 6.0 39.0 45.0 WI : 6.5 7.5 33.5 29.5 : Oth Sts 2/: 4.1 3.9 26.5 27.1 : US : 3.9 3.9 23.6 23.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, September-October 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2005 Item : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Oct 1 : 33,475 31,844 95 Chicks Hatched During Sep : 36,631 33,788 92 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Sep : 326,348 331,996 102 Pullets Hatched During Sep for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 205 375 183 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 3,172 2,951 93 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Oct 1 : 617,612 631,739 102 Chicks Hatched During Sep : 769,934 769,771 100 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Sep : 7,052,913 7,141,372 101 Pullets Hatched During Sep for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,758 7,132 92 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 62,113 62,707 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2005 includes pullet chicks hatched Mar 2004 through Feb 2005. 2/ 2005 includes pullet chicks hatched Jun 2004 through Feb 2005. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, October 1, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2005 Region : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 5,508 5,236 95 E North Central : 6,932 6,308 91 W North Central : 6,821 7,350 108 South Atlantic : 3,422 3,198 93 South Central : 5,660 5,100 90 West : 5,132 4,652 91 : US : 33,475 31,844 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regions: North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, September 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During September : Jan-Sep :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2005 : : : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : FL : 537 676 126 5,666 6,253 110 GA : 2,339 2,272 97 21,383 20,568 96 IN : 4,778 5,013 105 44,554 46,094 103 IA : 5,743 6,288 109 54,657 56,688 104 MN : 830 1,130 136 8,049 9,643 120 PA : 5,141 4,768 93 45,891 44,503 97 : Oth Sts 1/ : 17,263 13,641 79 146,148 148,247 101 : US : 36,631 33,788 92 326,348 331,996 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 34,866 352,174 361,214 Nov : 30,241 38,758 382,415 399,972 Dec : 33,588 37,332 416,003 437,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jun : 309 212 184 87 3,139 3,006 Jul : 230 222 242 109 3,198 2,995 Aug : 188 318 261 82 3,112 3,028 Sep : 273 205 375 183 3,172 2,951 Oct : 310 268 3,254 2,864 Nov : 319 225 3,317 2,829 Dec : 246 235 3,185 2,862 : Total : 3,198 2,995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 September 2005, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Mar 2004 through Feb 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, October 1, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2005 Region : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 11,675 12,019 103 E North Central : 8,524 8,911 105 W North Central : 21,740 20,619 95 South Atlantic : 222,554 230,379 104 South Central : 330,191 334,334 101 West : 22,928 25,477 111 : US : 617,612 631,739 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, September 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During September : Jan-Sep :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2005 : : : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 107,539 111,274 103 989,042 1,007,258 102 AR : 111,459 107,422 96 1,016,791 1,003,953 99 DE : 13,227 13,927 105 122,137 130,779 107 FL : 4,746 4,855 102 43,834 43,947 100 GA : 117,943 117,952 100 1,075,599 1,082,790 101 KY : 24,811 24,832 100 228,730 230,063 101 LA : 13,730 14,657 107 123,830 132,744 107 MD : 30,628 31,224 102 282,867 283,676 100 MS : 70,087 62,351 89 645,085 629,470 98 NC : 63,049 62,291 99 591,735 594,670 100 OK : 23,257 23,211 100 211,880 212,548 100 PA : 13,345 14,439 108 117,919 129,331 110 SC : 14,361 18,055 126 121,333 163,890 135 TX : 54,142 53,828 99 491,580 496,132 101 VA : 23,441 22,475 96 214,056 210,674 98 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 62,448 65,420 105 571,649 591,849 104 : 19 Sts 1/ : 748,213 748,213 100 6,848,067 6,943,774 101 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,721 21,558 99 204,846 197,598 96 : US : 769,934 769,771 100 7,052,913 7,141,372 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 7,592,402 7,809,808 Nov :707,891 730,353 8,300,293 8,540,161 Dec :780,321 793,090 9,080,614 9,333,251 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jun : 6,748 6,890 7,109 103 61,930 63,008 Jul : 7,071 6,688 6,657 100 62,020 62,965 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 62,180 62,894 Nov : 6,946 7,128 61,511 63,006 Dec : 6,978 6,772 61,848 63,509 : Annual : Total : 81,836 83,931 : 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 Nov : 8,246 8,411 Dec : 8,185 8,263 : Annual : Total : 98,516 98,390 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Sep 2005, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jun 2004 through Feb 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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