Chickens and Eggs ISSN: 1948-9064 Released June 22, 2021, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). May Egg Production Up 3 Percent United States egg production totaled 9.38 billion during May 2021, up 3 percent from last year. Production included 8.07 billion table eggs, and 1.31 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.23 billion were broiler-type and 79.9 million were egg-type. The average number of layers during May 2021 totaled 385 million, down slightly from last year. May egg production per 100 layers was 2,435 eggs, up 3 percent from May 2020. Total layers in the United States on June 1, 2021 totaled 383 million, down 1 percent from last year. The 383 million layers consisted of 316 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 63.9 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 3.20 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on June 1, 2021, averaged 78.5 eggs per 100 layers, up 4 percent from June 1, 2020. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 9 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during May 2021 totaled 57.3 million, up 9 percent from May 2020. Eggs in incubators totaled 51.3 million on June 1, 2021, up 2 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 306 thousand during May 2021, up 31 percent from May 2020. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 5 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during May 2021 totaled 851 million, up 5 percent from May 2020. Eggs in incubators totaled 720 million on June 1, 2021, up 3 percent from a year ago. Leading breeders placed 8.71 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during May 2021, up 6 percent from May 2020. This page intentionally left blank. Contents Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2020-2021.................................................. 4 Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2020-2021.......................................... 4 Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2020-2021................................ 4 Average Layers During the Month - United States............................................................. 5 Total Egg Production During the Month - United States....................................................... 5 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: April-May 2020 and 2021.................. 6 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: May-June 2020 and 2021................... 7 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During April 2020 and 2021..................... 8 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During May 2020 and 2021....................... 9 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: April 2020 and 2021...................................... 10 Egg Production by Type - States and United States: May 2020 and 2021........................................ 11 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: April 2020 and 2021............................ 12 Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: May 2020 and 2021.............................. 13 Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month by Month - United States: 2020-2021.............................. 14 Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: May 1 and June 1, 2020-2021.......... 14 Hatchery Production - United States: 2020 and 2021.......................................................... 15 Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2020-2021............................ 16 Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2020-2021................................................. 16 Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2020-2021.................................................................................... 17 Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2020-2021........................ 17 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: May 2020 and 2021................................... 18 Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2020-2021............................................. 18 Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2020-2021.. 19 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates........................................................ 19 Statistical Methodology..................................................................................... 20 Information Contacts........................................................................................ 22 Average Layers During the Month - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : 1,000 layers : December 1/ ..................: 403,445 391,780 January ......................: 401,419 393,284 February .....................: 396,916 393,963 March ........................: 395,613 393,176 April ........................: 392,770 390,020 May ..........................: 387,045 385,159 June .........................: 383,152 July .........................: 381,014 August .......................: 382,184 September ....................: 384,655 October ......................: 386,660 November .....................: 389,355 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month by Type - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : December 1/ ...: 9,790.2 9,610.3 8,583.4 8,356.4 1,206.8 1,253.9 January .......: 9,690.4 9,530.9 8,470.3 8,260.7 1,220.1 1,270.2 February ......: 8,946.0 8,595.5 7,793.0 7,439.5 1,153.0 1,156.0 March .........: 9,538.5 9,543.1 8,299.5 8,248.1 1,239.0 1,295.0 April .........: 9,096.4 9,209.8 7,894.5 7,942.7 1,201.9 1,267.1 May ...........: 9,120.9 9,380.4 7,883.3 8,066.7 1,237.6 1,313.7 June ..........: 8,831.8 7,625.8 1,206.0 July ..........: 9,317.2 8,063.5 1,253.7 August ........: 9,352.5 8,096.8 1,255.7 September .....: 9,057.2 7,838.1 1,219.1 October .......: 9,505.2 8,250.4 1,254.8 November ......: 9,327.0 8,119.4 1,207.6 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Egg Production During the Month in Dozens by Type - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total eggs : Table eggs : Hatching eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : December 1/ ...: 815,849.7 800,858.2 715,283.2 696,366.6 100,566.5 104,491.6 January .......: 807,533.2 794,241.9 705,858.4 688,391.7 101,674.8 105,850.2 February ......: 745,499.5 716,292.5 649,416.6 619,959.1 96,082.9 96,333.4 March .........: 794,875.2 795,258.6 691,625.0 687,341.9 103,250.2 107,916.7 April .........: 758,032.8 767,483.9 657,874.6 661,891.7 100,158.2 105,592.2 May ...........: 760,074.7 781,699.9 656,941.5 672,225.0 103,133.2 109,474.9 June ..........: 735,983.1 635,483.2 100,499.9 July ..........: 776,433.5 671,958.2 104,475.3 August ........: 779,375.1 674,733.2 104,641.9 September .....: 754,767.0 653,175.2 101,591.8 October .......: 792,100.1 687,533.5 104,566.6 November ......: 777,250.0 676,616.6 100,633.4 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December previous year. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: April-May 2020 and 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2021 as Item : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during April : Total layers ....................................1,000: 392,770 390,020 99 Table egg type ................................1,000: 327,805 322,537 98 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 64,965 67,483 104 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 61,604 64,398 105 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,361 3,085 92 : Eggs per 100 layers during April : Total layers ...................................number: 2,316 2,361 102 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,408 2,463 102 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,850 1,878 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,810 1,849 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,577 2,483 96 : Eggs produced during April : Total layers ..................................million: 9,096.4 9,209.8 101 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,894.5 7,942.7 101 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,201.9 1,267.1 105 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,115.3 1,190.5 107 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 86.6 76.6 88 : Eggs produced during April : Total layers ..............................1,000 dozen: 758,032.8 767,483.9 101 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen: 657,874.6 661,891.7 101 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen: 100,158.2 105,592.2 105 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 92,941.5 99,208.7 107 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 7,216.7 6,383.5 88 : Layers on May 1 : Total layers ....................................1,000: 389,069 387,558 100 Table egg type ................................1,000: 324,252 320,008 99 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 64,817 67,550 104 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 61,478 64,476 105 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,339 3,074 92 : Eggs per 100 layers on May 1 : Total layers ...................................number: 76.2 78.6 103 Table egg type ...............................number: 79.1 82.0 104 Hatching egg type ............................number: 61.8 62.5 101 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 60.6 61.7 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 84.6 80.5 95 : Molted layers on May 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 3.5 2.5 71 Molt completed ................................percent: 11.0 12.8 116 : Layers sold for slaughter during April ............1,000: 14,559.5 16,660.0 114 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during April .......1,000: 18,196.0 13,691.8 75 : Pullets on May 1 ..................................1,000: 125,154 124,303 99 : Pullets added during April 1/ .....................1,000: 27,694.0 29,380.4 106 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type and Molt - United States: May-June 2020 and 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2021 as Item : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Layers during May : Total layers ....................................1,000: 387,045 385,159 100 Table egg type ................................1,000: 322,633 317,843 99 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 64,412 67,316 105 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 61,161 64,176 105 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,251 3,140 97 : Eggs per 100 layers during May : Total layers ...................................number: 2,357 2,435 103 Table egg type ...............................number: 2,443 2,538 104 Hatching egg type ............................number: 1,921 1,952 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 1,884 1,923 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 2,630 2,545 97 : Eggs produced during May : Total layers ..................................million: 9,120.9 9,380.4 103 Table egg type ..............................million: 7,883.3 8,066.7 102 Hatching egg type ...........................million: 1,237.6 1,313.7 106 Broiler-type hatching .....................million: 1,152.1 1,233.8 107 Egg-type hatching .........................million: 85.5 79.9 93 : Eggs produced during May : Total layers ..............................1,000 dozen:760,074.7 781,699.9 103 Table egg type ..........................1,000 dozen:656,941.5 672,225.0 102 Hatching egg type .......................1,000 dozen:103,133.2 109,474.9 106 Broiler-type hatching .................1,000 dozen: 96,008.4 102,816.3 107 Egg-type hatching .....................1,000 dozen: 7,124.8 6,658.6 93 : Layers on June 1 : Total layers ....................................1,000: 384,983 382,723 99 Table egg type ................................1,000: 320,999 315,659 98 Hatching egg type .............................1,000: 63,984 67,064 105 Broiler-type hatching .......................1,000: 60,828 63,866 105 Egg-type hatching ...........................1,000: 3,156 3,198 101 : Eggs per 100 layers on June 1 : Total layers ...................................number: 75.4 78.5 104 Table egg type ...............................number: 78.0 81.7 105 Hatching egg type ............................number: 62.3 63.4 102 Broiler-type hatching ......................number: 61.1 62.3 102 Egg-type hatching ..........................number: 85.6 83.7 98 : Molted layers on June 1 : Being molted ..................................percent: 4.6 2.1 46 Molt completed ................................percent: 11.8 12.9 109 : Layers sold for slaughter during May ..............1,000: 17,539.0 17,771.5 101 : Layers rendered, died, destroyed, composted : or disappeared for any reason during May .........1,000: 12,718.9 13,488.6 106 : Pullets on June 1 .................................1,000: 122,952 127,517 104 : Pullets added during May 1/ .......................1,000: 25,972.4 31,245.9 120 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During April 2020 and 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,355 1,372 10,591 10,940 1,879 1,864 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 15,390 17,410 1,975 2,076 California .....: 12,829 13,209 13,545 13,947 2,427 2,339 Colorado .......: 4,955 4,677 5,463 5,185 2,478 2,474 Georgia ........: 9,567 9,475 20,231 20,115 2,106 2,097 Illinois .......: 5,812 6,478 6,380 7,018 2,428 2,415 Indiana ........: 33,184 34,374 34,417 35,631 2,452 2,445 Iowa ...........: 50,497 46,720 52,410 48,641 2,344 2,540 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,918 5,712 2,220 2,222 Maryland .......: 2,455 2,317 2,659 2,521 2,448 2,467 : Michigan .......: 14,135 14,646 14,430 14,941 2,450 2,468 Minnesota ......: 7,973 7,467 8,534 8,021 2,516 2,481 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,700 5,606 2,077 2,017 Missouri .......: 7,577 7,518 12,671 13,298 2,409 2,421 Nebraska .......: 7,858 7,405 8,462 8,035 2,200 2,432 New York .......: 4,981 5,181 5,529 5,736 2,523 2,488 North Carolina .: 7,030 7,277 15,623 16,074 2,107 2,148 Ohio ...........: 34,112 33,424 35,323 34,695 2,290 2,495 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 2,887 2,319 1,915 2,031 Oregon .........: 2,156 1,817 2,327 1,988 2,437 2,616 : Pennsylvania ...: 28,250 27,370 30,887 29,703 2,440 2,487 South Carolina .: 2,638 2,432 3,961 3,751 2,148 2,085 South Dakota ...: 2,620 2,089 2,675 2,144 2,531 2,705 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 23,294 23,194 2,247 2,267 Utah ...........: 4,603 5,678 4,655 5,730 2,496 2,475 Virginia .......: 866 823 2,692 2,763 2,043 2,204 Washington .....: 6,471 6,504 6,635 6,669 2,609 2,537 Wisconsin ......: 6,454 6,478 7,571 7,619 2,521 2,381 : Other States 1/ : 25,798 24,374 31,910 30,614 2,341 2,281 : United States ..: 312,120 306,171 392,770 390,020 2,316 2,361 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced - States and United States: During May 2020 and 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table egg layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :flocks 30,000 and above: Total layers : total layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 layers -------------- ------ eggs ----- : Alabama ........: 1,328 1,349 10,523 10,823 1,936 1,922 Arkansas .......: (D) (D) 15,403 17,394 2,033 2,165 California .....: 12,707 13,106 13,434 13,779 2,428 2,477 Colorado .......: 5,053 4,576 5,561 5,084 2,597 2,518 Georgia ........: 9,596 8,939 20,112 19,456 2,045 2,160 Illinois .......: 5,735 6,316 6,284 6,844 2,446 2,446 Indiana ........: 32,159 33,725 33,356 35,007 2,534 2,563 Iowa ...........: 48,103 47,000 50,049 48,941 2,373 2,609 Kentucky .......: (D) (D) 5,967 5,538 2,256 2,275 Maryland .......: 2,449 2,306 2,653 2,514 2,544 2,554 : Michigan .......: 13,864 14,515 14,159 14,810 2,538 2,504 Minnesota ......: 7,967 7,534 8,513 8,055 2,440 2,528 Mississippi ....: (D) (D) 5,606 5,504 2,108 2,084 Missouri .......: 7,899 7,175 13,004 13,007 2,480 2,526 Nebraska .......: 7,848 7,184 8,433 7,844 1,970 2,483 New York .......: 5,019 5,261 5,576 5,815 2,631 2,542 North Carolina .: 6,999 7,509 15,522 16,265 2,182 2,188 Ohio ...........: 32,938 32,676 34,159 33,997 2,259 2,528 Oklahoma .......: (D) (D) 2,734 2,169 1,993 2,070 Oregon .........: 2,152 1,793 2,323 1,964 2,514 2,515 : Pennsylvania ...: 27,881 26,812 30,495 29,207 2,543 2,570 South Carolina .: 2,596 2,340 3,895 3,595 2,226 2,097 South Dakota ...: 2,630 2,073 2,685 2,128 2,536 2,843 Texas ..........: (D) (D) 22,920 22,475 2,342 2,363 Utah ...........: 4,737 5,657 4,789 5,709 2,610 2,557 Virginia .......: 865 872 2,690 2,795 2,271 2,301 Washington .....: 6,537 6,496 6,701 6,661 2,634 2,501 Wisconsin ......: 6,516 6,434 7,623 7,574 2,557 2,518 : Other States 1/ : 25,778 24,009 31,876 30,205 2,401 2,383 : United States ..: 306,948 301,477 387,045 385,159 2,357 2,435 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Egg Production by Type - States and United States: April 2020 and 2021 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 199.0 203.9 34.3 36.3 164.7 167.6 Arkansas ........: 303.9 361.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 328.8 326.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 135.4 128.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 426.1 421.9 231.5 230.4 194.6 191.5 Illinois ........: 154.9 169.5 150.9 166.0 4.0 3.5 Indiana .........: 843.8 871.1 828.9 856.0 14.9 15.1 Iowa ............: 1,228.7 1,235.3 1,203.9 1,211.9 24.8 23.4 Kentucky ........: 131.4 126.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 65.1 62.2 63.6 60.8 1.5 1.4 : Michigan ........: 353.5 368.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 214.7 199.0 207.1 191.2 7.6 7.8 Mississippi .....: 118.4 113.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 305.3 321.9 270.9 283.0 34.4 38.9 Nebraska ........: 186.2 195.4 174.5 184.3 11.7 11.1 New York ........: 139.5 142.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 329.2 345.3 174.7 183.5 154.5 161.8 Ohio ............: 808.8 865.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 55.3 47.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 56.7 52.0 56.7 52.0 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 753.5 738.6 723.0 716.2 30.5 22.4 South Carolina ..: 85.1 78.2 62.6 55.5 22.5 22.7 South Dakota ....: 67.7 58.0 67.7 58.0 - - Texas ...........: 523.3 525.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 116.2 141.8 116.2 141.8 - - Virginia ........: 55.0 60.9 24.8 30.0 30.2 30.9 Washington ......: 173.1 169.2 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 190.9 181.4 184.7 175.6 6.2 5.8 : Other States 1/ .: 746.9 698.4 671.5 623.1 75.4 75.3 : United States ...: 9,096.4 9,209.8 7,894.5 7,942.7 1,201.9 1,267.1 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production by Type - States and United States: May 2020 and 2021 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : million eggs : Alabama .........: 203.7 208.0 33.7 35.1 170.0 172.9 Arkansas ........: 313.1 376.5 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 326.2 341.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 144.4 128.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 411.2 420.3 211.5 223.4 199.7 196.9 Illinois ........: 153.7 167.4 150.1 163.8 3.6 3.6 Indiana .........: 845.2 897.1 830.6 880.9 14.6 16.2 Iowa ............: 1,187.6 1,276.7 1,161.8 1,252.2 25.8 24.5 Kentucky ........: 134.6 126.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 67.5 64.2 65.8 62.5 1.7 1.7 : Michigan ........: 359.4 370.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 207.7 203.6 200.2 195.6 7.5 8.0 Mississippi .....: 118.2 114.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 322.5 328.6 285.9 287.8 36.6 40.8 Nebraska ........: 166.1 194.8 154.4 182.4 11.7 12.4 New York ........: 146.7 147.8 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 338.7 355.9 178.4 190.5 160.3 165.4 Ohio ............: 771.7 859.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 54.5 44.9 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 58.4 49.4 58.4 49.4 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 775.5 750.7 744.9 726.6 30.6 24.1 South Carolina ..: 86.7 75.4 63.4 53.0 23.3 22.4 South Dakota ....: 68.1 60.5 68.1 60.5 - - Texas ...........: 536.7 531.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 125.0 146.0 125.0 146.0 - - Virginia ........: 61.1 64.3 29.2 32.1 31.9 32.2 Washington ......: 176.5 166.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 194.9 190.7 188.5 184.2 6.4 6.5 : Other States 1/ .: 765.3 719.7 688.9 642.6 76.4 77.1 : United States ...: 9,120.9 9,380.4 7,883.3 8,066.7 1,237.6 1,313.7 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 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Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: April 2020 and 2021 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 16,583.3 16,991.7 2,858.3 3,025.0 13,725.0 13,966.7 Arkansas ........: 25,324.9 30,125.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 27,400.0 27,183.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 11,283.3 10,691.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 35,508.3 35,158.4 19,291.7 19,200.0 16,216.6 15,958.4 Illinois ........: 12,908.3 14,125.0 12,575.0 13,833.3 333.3 291.7 Indiana .........: 70,316.6 72,591.7 69,075.0 71,333.3 1,241.6 1,258.4 Iowa ............: 102,391.7 102,941.7 100,325.0 100,991.7 2,066.7 1,950.0 Kentucky ........: 10,950.1 10,575.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 5,425.0 5,183.3 5,300.0 5,066.6 125.0 116.7 : Michigan ........: 29,458.3 30,733.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 17,891.7 16,583.3 17,258.3 15,933.3 633.4 650.0 Mississippi .....: 9,866.7 9,425.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 25,441.7 26,825.0 22,575.0 23,583.3 2,866.7 3,241.7 Nebraska ........: 15,516.6 16,283.3 14,541.6 15,358.3 975.0 925.0 New York ........: 11,625.0 11,891.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 27,433.3 28,774.9 14,558.3 15,291.6 12,875.0 13,483.3 Ohio ............: 67,400.0 72,125.1 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 4,608.3 3,925.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 4,725.0 4,333.3 4,725.0 4,333.3 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 62,791.6 61,550.0 60,250.0 59,683.3 2,541.6 1,866.7 South Carolina ..: 7,091.7 6,516.7 5,216.7 4,625.0 1,875.0 1,891.7 South Dakota ....: 5,641.7 4,833.3 5,641.7 4,833.3 - - Texas ...........: 43,608.3 43,808.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 9,683.3 11,816.6 9,683.3 11,816.6 - - Virginia ........: 4,583.3 5,075.0 2,066.7 2,500.0 2,516.6 2,575.0 Washington ......: 14,425.0 14,100.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 15,908.2 15,116.7 15,391.6 14,633.3 516.6 483.4 : Other States 1/ .: 62,241.6 58,200.4 55,958.1 51,925.3 6,283.5 6,275.1 : United States ...: 758,032.8 767,483.9 657,874.6 661,891.7 100,158.2 105,592.2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Egg Production in Dozens by Type - States and United States: May 2020 and 2021 [Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in United States totals] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total production : Table eggs : Hatching eggs State :----------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dozen eggs : Alabama .........: 16,975.0 17,333.3 2,808.3 2,925.0 14,166.7 14,408.3 Arkansas ........: 26,091.7 31,375.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) California ......: 27,183.4 28,441.6 (D) (D) (D) (D) Colorado ........: 12,033.3 10,666.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Georgia .........: 34,266.6 35,024.9 17,625.0 18,616.6 16,641.6 16,408.3 Illinois ........: 12,808.3 13,950.0 12,508.3 13,650.0 300.0 300.0 Indiana .........: 70,433.3 74,758.4 69,216.6 73,408.4 1,216.7 1,350.0 Iowa ............: 98,966.7 106,391.7 96,816.7 104,350.0 2,150.0 2,041.7 Kentucky ........: 11,216.6 10,500.0 (D) (D) (D) (D) Maryland ........: 5,625.1 5,350.1 5,483.4 5,208.4 141.7 141.7 : Michigan ........: 29,949.9 30,908.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Minnesota .......: 17,308.4 16,966.7 16,683.4 16,300.0 625.0 666.7 Mississippi .....: 9,850.0 9,558.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Missouri ........: 26,875.0 27,383.3 23,825.0 23,983.3 3,050.0 3,400.0 Nebraska ........: 13,841.6 16,233.3 12,866.6 15,200.0 975.0 1,033.3 New York ........: 12,225.1 12,316.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) North Carolina ..: 28,225.0 29,658.3 14,866.7 15,875.0 13,358.3 13,783.3 Ohio ............: 64,308.3 71,608.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oklahoma ........: 4,541.6 3,741.7 (D) (D) (D) (D) Oregon ..........: 4,866.6 4,116.6 4,866.6 4,116.6 - - : Pennsylvania ....: 64,625.0 62,558.3 62,075.0 60,550.0 2,550.0 2,008.3 South Carolina ..: 7,225.0 6,283.3 5,283.3 4,416.6 1,941.7 1,866.7 South Dakota ....: 5,675.0 5,041.6 5,675.0 5,041.6 - - Texas ...........: 44,724.9 44,258.3 (D) (D) (D) (D) Utah ............: 10,416.7 12,166.6 10,416.7 12,166.6 - - Virginia ........: 5,091.6 5,358.3 2,433.3 2,675.0 2,658.3 2,683.3 Washington ......: 14,708.3 13,883.4 (D) (D) (D) (D) Wisconsin .......: 16,241.7 15,891.7 15,708.3 15,350.0 533.4 541.7 : Other States 1/ .: 63,775.0 59,975.1 57,408.4 53,550.1 6,366.6 6,425.0 : United States ...: 760,074.7 781,699.9 656,941.5 672,225.0 103,133.2 109,474.9 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. (D) Withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing individual operations. Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month by Month - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed Month :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : January ................: 1.7 2.2 11.9 14.0 February ...............: 2.3 1.8 12.0 14.4 March ..................: 1.7 1.6 12.3 14.7 April ..................: 1.3 1.4 12.1 14.1 May ....................: 3.5 2.5 11.0 12.8 June ...................: 4.6 2.1 11.8 12.9 July ...................: 2.4 13.8 August .................: 1.6 14.7 September ..............: 2.3 14.0 October ................: 2.3 14.7 November ...............: 1.2 15.4 December ...............: 1.1 14.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Total Layers Molted First Day of the Month - States and United States: May 1 and June 1, 2020-2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being molted : Molt completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : May 1 : June 1 : May 1 : June 1 :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 : 2020 : 2021 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent : Alabama ................: 1.0 1.0 2.0 0.5 4.5 4.0 4.0 4.5 Arkansas ...............: - 1.5 3.5 1.5 10.5 14.5 9.0 13.5 California .............: 2.0 1.5 - 1.5 6.0 9.5 7.5 8.5 Colorado ...............: 1.0 - 1.0 - 5.5 10.0 4.5 8.5 Georgia ................: 1.0 2.5 3.0 2.0 9.5 11.5 9.0 11.0 Illinois ...............: - 3.0 2.5 - 3.5 3.5 3.5 6.5 Indiana ................: 2.5 3.0 3.5 2.5 12.5 12.0 13.5 12.0 Iowa ...................: 5.5 2.5 5.0 1.5 8.5 10.0 12.5 9.0 Kentucky ...............: - 5.0 5.0 3.5 2.5 3.0 2.5 - Maryland ...............: - - - - - - - - : Michigan ...............: 1.0 2.5 1.0 1.5 1.0 2.0 1.5 2.0 Minnesota ..............: 11.5 1.5 4.5 3.0 5.5 6.0 17.0 6.5 Mississippi ............: - 2.0 4.5 3.5 25.0 16.5 23.5 15.5 Missouri ...............: - 5.5 2.0 4.5 0.5 2.0 - 7.5 Nebraska ...............: 30.0 - 28.5 - 8.5 3.0 9.0 1.0 New York ...............: - - - 1.5 6.0 2.5 5.5 2.0 North Carolina .........: 0.5 3.5 3.0 1.0 4.0 9.5 3.5 13.0 Ohio ...................: 10.5 2.0 8.0 3.5 13.5 14.0 16.0 14.0 Oklahoma ...............: 3.5 - 4.0 - - - 3.5 - Oregon .................: - - - - 1.5 - 1.0 - : Pennsylvania ...........: 1.0 0.5 5.5 - 4.0 3.5 5.0 3.0 South Carolina .........: - 5.5 3.0 - 22.5 18.0 21.0 19.0 South Dakota ...........: - - 3.5 - - 3.5 - 3.5 Texas ..................: 1.5 7.0 7.5 5.0 42.5 49.0 40.5 51.5 Utah ...................: 5.0 5.0 2.0 3.5 13.5 23.0 16.0 25.5 Virginia ...............: - - - - - - - - Washington .............: - 2.5 3.0 6.5 16.0 15.5 13.0 12.5 Wisconsin ..............: 8.5 - 8.5 1.0 8.0 22.5 16.0 22.5 : Other States 1/ ........: 1.0 3.3 3.1 3.4 18.8 24.5 16.7 23.5 : United States ..........: 3.5 2.5 4.6 2.1 11.0 12.8 11.8 12.9 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Represents zero. 1/ Includes data for States not published in this table. Hatchery Production - United States: 2020 and 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2021 as Item : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- percent : Egg-type : Eggs in incubators on June 1 .............................: 50,029 51,258 102 Chicks hatched during May ................................: 52,790 57,332 109 Chicks hatched January through May .......................: 270,892 282,683 104 : Pullets hatched during May for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 233 306 131 Cumulative potential placements 7-18 months earlier 1/ ..: 2,882 3,480 121 : Broiler-type : Eggs in incubators on June 1 .............................: 701,760 719,864 103 Chicks hatched during May ................................: 807,648 850,654 105 Chicks hatched January through May .......................: 4,107,775 4,122,998 100 : Pullets hatched during May for intended placements: : Hatchery supply flocks ..................................: 8,188 8,708 106 Cumulative potential placements 7-15 months earlier 2/ ..: 73,677 75,331 102 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2021 includes pullet chicks hatched November 2019 through October 2020. 2/ 2021 includes pullet chicks hatched February 2020 through October 2020. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2021 as Item : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ................................................: 47,563 50,735 107 February ...............................................: 50,382 53,521 106 March ..................................................: 49,101 59,970 122 April ..................................................: 57,435 55,684 97 May ....................................................: 49,502 53,802 109 June ...................................................: 50,029 51,258 102 July ...................................................: 46,093 August .................................................: 46,242 September ..............................................: 47,296 October ................................................: 46,624 November ...............................................: 44,601 December ...............................................: 53,170 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2021 as : : : 2021 as : 2020 : 2021 : percent : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 : : : of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent --- 1,000 chicks --- percent : January .......: 52,727 50,882 97 52,727 50,882 97 February ......: 48,148 52,273 109 100,875 103,155 102 March .........: 56,212 62,319 111 157,087 165,474 105 April .........: 61,015 59,877 98 218,102 225,351 103 May ...........: 52,790 57,332 109 270,892 282,683 104 June ..........: 55,537 326,429 July ..........: 46,140 372,569 August ........: 50,007 422,576 September .....: 49,989 472,565 October .......: 50,597 523,162 November ......: 48,042 571,204 December ......: 51,765 622,969 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements of Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2021 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-18 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2020 :----------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : : 2020 : 2021 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 chicks -- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ---- : January ................: 265 279 105 2,791 3,352 February ...............: 482 202 42 2,887 3,391 March ..................: 322 327 102 2,818 3,567 April ..................: 243 266 109 2,954 3,482 May ....................: 233 306 131 2,882 3,480 June ...................: 373 2,838 3,451 July ...................: 294 2,872 3,610 August .................: 370 2,869 3,624 September ..............: 201 3,150 3,344 October ................: 197 3,283 3,349 November ...............: 169 3,231 3,372 December ...............: 461 3,249 3,445 : Annual total ...........: 3,610 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For May 2021, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched November 2019 through October 2020. The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators on the First of the Month - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2021 as Item : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- percent : January ................................................: 714,799 712,232 100 February ...............................................: 716,942 703,515 98 March ..................................................: 718,746 710,502 99 April ..................................................: 692,345 717,361 104 May ....................................................: 662,186 717,718 108 June ...................................................: 701,760 719,864 103 July ...................................................: 700,673 August .................................................: 687,521 September ..............................................: 691,508 October ................................................: 665,148 November ...............................................: 664,550 December ...............................................: 706,563 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched - States and United States: May 2020 and 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : During May : January-May :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2021 as : : : 2021 as : 2020 : 2021 : percent : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 : : : of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : Alabama ........................: 115,082 117,906 102 583,875 583,448 100 Arkansas .......................: 80,698 85,499 106 412,512 416,218 101 Delaware .......................: 14,118 17,523 124 85,018 84,561 99 Florida ........................: 4,258 4,379 103 21,154 21,027 99 Georgia ........................: 121,433 120,587 99 603,245 587,201 97 Kentucky .......................: 26,179 27,184 104 133,131 132,046 99 Louisiana ......................: 11,239 12,344 110 61,249 58,784 96 Maryland .......................: 27,186 28,617 105 141,940 139,293 98 Mississippi ....................: 61,453 61,933 101 318,575 306,540 96 Missouri .......................: 32,010 34,016 106 157,143 162,595 103 : North Carolina .................: 77,857 89,684 115 423,677 437,537 103 Oklahoma .......................: 24,809 26,986 109 128,914 122,292 95 Pennsylvania ...................: 22,136 23,983 108 108,306 113,723 105 South Carolina .................: 19,541 20,183 103 96,228 97,308 101 Texas ..........................: 63,224 66,464 105 307,233 313,072 102 Virginia .......................: 20,738 23,543 114 107,423 113,672 106 California, Tennessee, : and West Virginia .............: 44,226 44,327 100 220,733 221,659 100 : Other States 1/ ................: 41,461 45,496 110 197,419 212,022 107 : United States ..................: 807,648 850,654 105 4,107,775 4,122,998 100 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched by Month - United States: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : By Months : Cumulative :--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2021 as : : : 2021 as : 2020 : 2021 : percent : 2020 : 2021 : percent : : : of 2020 : : : of 2020 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : --- 1,000 chicks --- percent ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent : January ........................: 860,517 849,965 99 860,517 849,965 99 February .......................: 806,947 759,210 94 1,667,464 1,609,175 97 March ..........................: 861,074 841,946 98 2,528,538 2,451,121 97 April ..........................: 771,589 821,223 106 3,300,127 3,272,344 99 May ............................: 807,648 850,654 105 4,107,775 4,122,998 100 June ...........................: 828,490 4,936,265 July ...........................: 850,772 5,787,037 August .........................: 837,852 6,624,889 September ......................: 809,563 7,434,452 October ........................: 805,553 8,240,005 November .......................: 783,152 9,023,157 December .......................: 848,536 9,871,693 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Intended Placements of Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total: 2020-2021 [Blank data cells indicate estimation period has not yet begun] ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : : : Cumulative potential placements : Pullet chicks hatched : 2021 as : relative to current supply Month : : percent : flocks 7-15 months earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: of 2020 :----------------------------------- : 2020 : 2021 : : 2020 : 2021 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ : ---- 1,000 chicks ---- percent ----- 1,000 chicks ----- : United States placements ..: January .................: 7,482 8,095 108 72,170 72,886 February ................: 8,135 8,245 101 73,411 73,590 March ...................: 8,547 8,232 96 73,604 73,660 April ...................: 8,161 8,110 99 73,624 74,741 May .....................: 8,188 8,708 106 73,677 75,331 June ....................: 8,074 73,936 74,992 July ....................: 8,235 74,341 74,246 August ..................: 8,211 74,484 74,180 September ...............: 9,708 73,852 74,237 October .................: 8,072 73,682 74,395 November ................: 7,796 73,333 74,270 December ................: 7,801 73,427 74,767 : Annual total ..............: 98,410 : Total placements 2/ : January .................: 9,022 9,811 109 February ................: 9,581 9,954 104 March ...................: 10,183 9,996 98 April ...................: 9,700 9,908 102 May .....................: 9,860 10,148 103 June ....................: 9,713 July ....................: 9,726 August ..................: 9,902 September ...............: 11,729 October .................: 9,975 November ................: 9,324 December ................: 9,177 : Annual total ..............: 117,892 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1/ For May 2021, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched February 2020 through October 2020. 2/ United States production of intended placements worldwide. Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates Total Layers includes both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. Intended Placements are reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per case of 30 dozen eggs. Molted Layers is the same data series as the previously published Forced Molt Layers. Nomenclature changed as of January 2015. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: Primary data for the Chickens and Eggs report are from weekly and/or monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect information for layer and egg estimates from each known contractor and independent producer who has at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on data reported in December. Approximately 500 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. Data for broiler hatchery estimates are collected weekly from all broiler-type hatcheries that hatch at least one million chicks a year. Data for egg-type hatchery estimates are collected monthly from all egg-type hatcheries that hatch at least 50,000 chicks a year. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the reported data. All data are analyzed for unusual values. Data from each operation are compared to their own past operating profile and to trends from similar operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. NASS regional field offices prepare these estimates by using a combination of survey indications and historic trends. Individual State estimates are reviewed by the Agricultural Statistics Board for reasonableness. For chicken hatcheries, chicks hatched consist of all chicks of domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. Eggs set are eggs in incubators for the purpose of hatching. The relationship of egg-type chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings are carefully monitored. The disposition of egg-type chicks hatched prior to placement into the laying flock can vary significantly, which can make comparisons to changes in layer inventory inconsistent over time. Broiler chicks placed are specifically for meat production. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large percentage of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply layer flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the laying flocks. "Hatchery Supply Flocks" include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg-type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. Revision Policy: The previous month's estimates are subject to revision if late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Additionally, revisions after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual reports of Chickens and Eggs Summary and Hatchery Production Summary. Estimates will also be reviewed for chickens and eggs after data from the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. Reliability: Estimates are based on a census of all known contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets, or operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, estimates are subject to errors such as omission, duplication, and mistakes in reporting, recording, and processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized through strict quality controls in the data collection process and a careful review of all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the "Root Mean Square Error" is shown for selected items in the following table. The "Root Mean Square Error" is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The "Root Mean Square Error" for total layers over the past 24 months is 0.3 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 385 million layers by more than 0.3 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 0.5 percent. Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates [Based on data for the past 24 months] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Root mean : 90 percent : Difference between first and latest estimate : square error : confidence : : : : : : : level :------------------------------------------------------------- Item : : : : : : Months : : : : : :------------------------------- : : : Average :Smallest : Largest : Below latest : Above latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : percent percent --------- 1,000 --------- ----- number ----- : Total layers .................: 0.3 0.5 895.3 34 2,642 19 5 : : -------- million ------- : Eggs .........................: 0.3 0.6 24.5 0 65 19 5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. E-mail inquiries may be sent to nass@usda.gov Travis Averill, Chief, Livestock Branch ..................................... (202) 692-0069 Jean Porter, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ................ (202) 690-3223 Holly Brenize - Poultry Slaughter......................................... (202) 720-0585 Alissa Cowell-Mytar - Cold Storage, Capacity of Refrigerated Warehouses .. (202) 720-4751 Liana Cuffman - Catfish and Trout, Mink, Census of Aquaculture ........... (202) 720-8784 Fatema Haque - Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised ........................... (202) 720-3244 Derron Martin - Chicken Hatchery, Egg Products............................ (202) 690-3237 Seth Riggins - Honey, Honey Bee Colonies ................................. (202) 690-4870 Autumn Stone - Layers, Eggs .............................................. (202) 690-3676 Takiyah Walker - Broiler Hatchery......................................... 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