Pou 1-1 (1-03) Chickens and Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 31, 2003, 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. December Egg Production Down 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.38 billion during December 2002, down 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.33 billion table eggs and 1.05 billion hatching eggs, of which 992 million were broiler-type and 61.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 2002 averaged 337 million, down 1 percent from a year earlier. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,187 eggs, compared to 2188 eggs in December 2001. December 2002 contained 22 weekdays, one holiday and four Saturdays, compared to 21 weekdays, one holiday and five Saturdays in December 2001. All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 2003, totaled 338 million, down 1 percent from a year ago. The 338 million layers consisted of 279 million layers producing table or commercial type eggs, 55.7 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.65 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January 1, 2003, averaged 69.8 eggs per 100 layers, the same from a year ago. Laying flocks in the 30 major egg producing States produced 6.90 billion eggs during December 2002, down 1 percent from a year ago. The average number of layers during December, at 315 million, was down 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 94 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 2 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during December totaled 32.2 million, up 2 percent from December 2001. Eggs in incubators totaled 30.1 million on January 1, 2002, down 4 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 187,000 during December 2002, down 9 percent from December 2001. Broiler Hatch Down 2 Percent The December 2002 hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 754 million, was down 2 percent from December of the previous year. There were 623 million eggs in incubators on January 1, 2002, down 2 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.5 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 2002, down 2 percent from December 2001. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2000-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 328,878 332,283 339,105 337,398 Jan : 328,657 333,748 338,966 Feb : 329,941 335,763 337,991 Mar : 330,961 336,822 337,447 Apr : 329,185 337,141 336,776 May : 326,288 335,163 335,865 Jun : 325,057 332,928 335,412 Jul : 325,663 332,244 335,498 Aug : 325,853 332,808 336,159 Sep : 326,337 335,276 337,264 Oct : 328,278 337,593 338,159 Nov : 330,830 338,366 337,808 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 7,420 7,380 6,343 6,326 1,076 1,053 Jan : 7,264 6,170 1,093 Feb : 6,581 5,592 988 Mar : 7,417 6,312 1,104 Apr : 7,105 6,016 1,089 May : 7,297 6,161 1,135 Jun : 7,126 6,037 1,089 Jul : 7,347 6,243 1,104 Aug : 7,356 6,263 1,093 Sep : 7,147 6,100 1,046 Oct : 7,412 6,345 1,067 Nov : 7,226 6,204 1,020 During Year: 86,698 7,380 73,786 6,326 12,904 1,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, November-December 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Nov : 1,000 : All Layers : : 338,366 337,808 100 Table Egg Type : : 279,926 280,830 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,440 56,978 97 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,785 54,397 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,655 2,581 97 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov : Number : All Layers : : 2,130 2,139 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,204 2,209 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,773 1,790 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,750 1,768 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,260 2,247 99 : : Eggs Produced During Nov : Million : All Layers : : 7,207 7,226 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,170 6,204 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,036 1,020 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 976 962 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 60 58 97 : : Layers on Dec 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 338,628 337,213 100 Table Egg Type : : 280,308 280,659 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,320 56,554 97 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,707 53,976 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,613 2,578 99 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.3 71.3 100 Table Egg Type : : 73.9 73.7 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58.9 59.4 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.1 58.6 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 74.7 74.3 99 : : Forced Molt Layers on Dec 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 2.7 2.7 100 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.9 23.7 99 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Nov: 1,000 : 15,965 15,124 95 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Nov : 1,000 : 3,684 4,051 110 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Dec 1 : 1,000 : 94,755 93,385 99 : : Pullets Added During Nov 1/ : 1,000 : 21,543 20,813 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December-January 2001-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Dec : 1,000 : All Layers : : 339,105 337,398 99 Table Egg Type : : 280,195 279,951 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58,910 57,447 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,302 54,827 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,608 2,620 100 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec : Number : All Layers : : 2,188 2,187 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,264 2,260 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,827 1,833 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,801 1,809 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,377 2,328 98 : : Eggs Produced During Dec : Million : All Layers : : 7,420 7,380 99 Table Egg Type : : 6,343 6,326 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,076 1,053 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,014 992 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 62 61 98 : :-------------------------------- : : : : 2003 : : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : : 2002 : :-------------------------------- : : Layers on Jan 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 339,423 337,536 99 Table Egg Type : : 280,060 279,224 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,363 58,312 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 56,769 55,662 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,594 2,650 102 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 : Number : All Layers : : 69.8 69.8 100 Table Egg Type : : 72.1 72.0 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.0 58.9 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.1 58.0 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.1 77.5 99 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jan 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.1 4.4 107 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.7 23.7 104 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Dec: 1,000 : 13,581 14,136 104 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Dec : : 4,403 5,867 133 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : 1,000 : of Age, Jan 1 : : 94,358 92,186 98 : : Pullets Added During Dec 1/ : 1,000 : 21,546 20,619 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, 30 Selected States, November-December, 2001-02 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Nov : 1,000 : All Layers : : 317,177 316,216 100 Table Egg Type : : 263,458 263,703 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 53,719 52,513 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 51,151 50,023 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,568 2,490 97 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov : Number : All Layers : : 2,131 2,137 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,204 2,206 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,774 1,792 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,750 1,767 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,259 2,289 101 : : Eggs Produced During Nov : Million : All Layers : : 6,760 6,758 100 Table Egg Type : : 5,807 5,816 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 953 941 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 895 884 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 58 57 98 : : Layers on Dec 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 317,230 315,511 99 Table Egg Type : : 263,638 263,430 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 53,592 52,081 97 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 51,079 49,583 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,513 2,498 99 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.4 71.2 100 Table Egg Type : : 73.9 73.6 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58.9 59.4 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.1 58.6 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 75.2 76.0 101 : : Forced Molt Layers on Dec 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 2.7 2.8 104 Percent with Molt Completed : : 23.8 23.7 100 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Nov: 1,000 : 15,039 14,388 96 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Nov : 1,000 : 3,462 3,845 111 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Dec 1 : 1,000 : 89,151 87,677 98 : : Pullets Added During Nov 2/ : 1,000 : 20,474 20,142 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December-January 2001-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2002 Item : Unit : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Dec : 1,000 : All Layers : : 317,841 315,380 99 Table Egg Type : : 263,683 262,621 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 54,158 52,759 97 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 51,649 50,218 97 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,509 2,541 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec : Number : All Layers : : 2,189 2,186 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,264 2,257 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,824 1,835 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,797 1,808 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,391 2,361 99 : : Eggs Produced During Dec : Million : All Layers : : 6,958 6,895 99 Table Egg Type : : 5,970 5,927 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 988 968 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 928 908 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 60 60 100 : :-------------------------------- : : : : 2003 : : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : : 2002 : :-------------------------------- : : Layers on Jan 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 318,306 315,209 99 Table Egg Type : : 263,715 261,794 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 54,591 53,415 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 52,094 50,842 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,497 2,573 103 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 : Number : All Layers : : 69.8 69.8 100 Table Egg Type : : 72.1 72.0 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58.9 59.0 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57.9 58.1 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.1 77.6 99 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jan 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.0 4.3 108 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.6 23.7 105 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Dec: 1,000 : 12,651 13,411 106 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Dec : 1,000 : 4,232 5,536 131 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Jan 1 : 1,000 : 88,740 85,512 96 : : Pullets Added During Dec 2/ : 1,000 : 20,403 19,502 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 State and United States, During November 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 : 2,729 2,316 10,279 9,692 1,848 1,826 AR : 4,955 4,758 14,755 14,645 1,877 1,857 CA : 23,136 22,446 23,749 23,059 2,169 2,190 CO : 3,036 3,468 3,550 3,980 2,113 2,261 CT : 3,027 3,010 3,073 3,062 2,310 2,253 FL : 10,099 10,155 10,841 10,806 2,191 2,165 GA : 12,287 10,825 21,830 20,122 2,080 2,092 HI : 515 489 563 534 1,741 1,835 IL : 3,438 3,240 3,670 3,480 2,262 2,356 IN : 22,002 22,479 22,695 23,189 2,172 2,191 IA : 33,987 37,203 34,806 37,961 2,195 2,221 ME : 3,962 4,169 4,023 4,220 2,187 1,777 MD : 2,920 3,086 3,236 3,285 2,410 2,405 MI : 6,408 6,447 6,659 6,698 2,223 2,239 MN : 11,590 10,770 12,270 11,422 2,029 2,162 MS : 1,823 1,848 6,630 6,726 1,931 1,933 MO : 5,426 5,330 6,858 6,746 2,187 2,268 NE : 11,447 11,454 11,547 11,554 2,070 2,138 NY : 3,675 3,591 3,966 3,831 2,269 2,375 NC : 3,290 3,495 11,174 10,768 1,870 1,922 OH : 29,536 30,151 30,123 30,645 2,184 2,105 OK : 1,812 2,023 3,826 4,138 1,882 1,861 OR : 2,746 2,637 2,917 2,801 2,297 2,356 PA : 22,555 22,699 23,950 24,042 2,267 2,275 SC : 4,827 4,263 5,809 5,255 2,290 2,150 SD : 2,168 2,144 2,368 2,344 2,111 1,877 TX : 14,633 14,391 18,915 18,707 2,115 2,160 VA : 1,492 1,276 3,273 3,035 1,894 2,043 WA : 5,028 5,084 5,101 5,157 2,215 2,191 WI : 4,134 3,760 4,721 4,312 2,415 2,250 : 30 Sts : 258,683 259,007 317,177 316,216 2,131 2,137 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,286 15,972 21,189 21,592 2,110 2,167 : US : 273,969 274,979 338,366 337,808 2,130 2,139 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 December 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 : 2,828 2,350 10,443 9,778 1,915 1,872 AR : 4,979 4,745 14,906 14,541 1,885 1,926 CA : 23,307 21,666 23,932 22,284 2,215 2,257 CO : 3,037 3,488 3,546 3,990 2,256 2,307 CT : 3,091 3,015 3,144 3,069 2,411 2,476 FL : 10,149 9,929 10,881 10,534 2,261 2,174 GA : 12,012 10,775 21,489 20,005 2,066 2,149 HI : 490 491 552 532 1,866 1,880 IL : 3,389 3,181 3,620 3,411 2,210 2,433 IN : 21,582 22,378 22,303 23,035 2,237 2,236 IA : 34,671 36,827 35,487 37,540 2,263 2,280 ME : 3,810 4,224 3,865 4,276 2,323 1,707 MD : 3,089 3,004 3,418 3,238 2,458 2,440 MI : 6,390 6,542 6,641 6,793 2,214 2,238 MN : 11,395 10,870 12,103 11,473 2,173 2,144 MS : 1,935 1,845 6,821 6,715 1,979 2,010 MO : 5,407 5,376 6,839 6,858 2,223 2,304 NE : 11,504 11,425 11,604 11,525 2,085 2,161 NY : 3,543 3,410 3,781 3,648 2,486 2,467 NC : 3,216 3,401 11,160 10,612 1,935 2,026 OH : 29,639 30,152 30,196 30,663 2,269 2,182 OK : 1,920 2,019 3,987 4,269 1,956 1,921 OR : 2,737 2,679 2,908 2,857 2,338 2,345 PA : 22,448 23,242 23,820 24,654 2,317 2,336 SC : 4,739 4,232 5,684 5,284 2,252 2,101 SD : 2,166 2,141 2,366 2,357 2,156 1,994 TX : 14,930 14,390 19,291 18,761 2,198 2,159 VA : 1,490 1,330 3,340 3,268 1,976 2,020 WA : 4,999 5,072 5,077 5,149 2,305 2,253 WI : 4,050 3,752 4,637 4,261 2,523 2,394 : 30 Sts : 258,942 257,951 317,841 315,380 2,189 2,186 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,339 16,201 21,264 22,018 2,173 2,203 : US : 274,281 274,152 339,105 337,398 2,188 2,187 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, November 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 190 177 60 52 130 125 AR : 277 272 111 105 166 167 CA : 515 505 CO : 75 90 CT : 71 69 FL : 237 234 225 223 12 11 GA : 454 421 279 248 175 173 HI : 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.8 0 0 IL : 83 82 80 79 3 3 IN : 493 508 481 495 12 13 IA : 764 843 ME : 88 75 MD : 78 79 72 76 6 3 MI : 148 150 MN : 249 247 241 238 8 9 MS : 128 130 43 43 85 87 MO : 150 153 NE : 239 247 239 247 0 0 NY : 90 91 NC : 209 207 78 81 131 126 OH : 658 645 OK : 72 77 42 46 30 31 OR : 67 66 66 65 1 1 PA : 543 547 527 532 16 15 SC : 133 113 115 96 18 17 SD : 50 44 50 44 0 0 TX : 400 404 VA : 62 62 34 31 28 31 WA : 113 113 WI : 114 97 : 30 Sts : 6,760 6,758 5,807 5,816 953 941 : Oth Sts 2/ : 447 468 363 388 83 79 : US : 7,207 7,226 6,170 6,204 1,036 1,020 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, December 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 200 183 64 53 136 130 AR : 281 280 115 108 166 172 CA : 530 503 CO : 80 92 CT : 76 76 FL : 246 229 231 219 15 10 GA : 444 430 265 257 179 173 HI : 10.3 10.0 10.3 10.0 0 0 IL : 80 83 77 80 3 3 IN : 499 515 486 503 13 12 IA : 803 856 ME : 90 73 MD : 84 79 79 76 5 3 MI : 147 152 MN : 263 246 254 239 9 7 MS : 135 135 45 45 90 90 MO : 152 158 NE : 242 249 242 249 0 0 NY : 94 90 NC : 216 215 80 84 136 131 OH : 685 669 OK : 78 82 45 48 33 34 OR : 68 67 67 65 1 2 PA : 552 576 536 559 16 17 SC : 128 111 110 93 18 18 SD : 51 47 51 47 0 0 TX : 424 405 VA : 66 66 34 32 32 34 WA : 117 116 WI : 117 102 : 30 Sts : 6,958 6,895 5,970 5,927 988 968 : Oth Sts 2/ : 462 485 373 399 88 85 : US : 7,420 7,380 6,343 6,326 1,076 1,053 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2002-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.1 4.4 22.7 23.7 Feb : 4.6 22.0 Mar : 3.7 22.2 Apr : 3.6 22.2 May : 5.7 21.5 Jun : 4.2 22.2 Jul : 3.7 22.8 Aug : 4.6 21.9 Sep : 4.2 23.4 Oct : 4.6 23.7 Nov : 3.8 23.5 Dec : 2.7 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, January 2002-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3.0 1.0 4.5 10.5 AR : 1.0 0.5 11.0 12.0 CA : 2.0 3.0 32.0 37.0 CO : 5.0 3.0 27.5 23.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 FL : 2.0 2.5 33.0 31.5 GA : 5.0 3.5 13.0 18.5 HI : 3.5 7.5 40.0 52.5 IL : 18.0 1.5 21.5 34.0 IN : 4.5 3.5 35.0 33.5 IA : 5.0 8.5 30.5 30.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 MD : 7.0 2.5 25.5 48.5 MI : 3.0 6.5 45.0 29.0 MN : 4.5 9.0 29.0 22.5 MS : 2.0 1.0 10.5 12.0 MO : 6.0 2.5 16.0 22.0 NE : 7.5 9.0 25.5 21.5 NY : 0.0 1.5 4.5 7.0 NC : 0.5 1.0 7.0 11.0 OH : 4.0 4.5 20.5 22.0 OK : 0.0 0.0 3.0 7.0 OR : 2.5 3.5 31.5 35.0 PA : 5.0 2.5 21.0 16.5 SC : 4.0 2.5 24.5 27.5 SD : 5.0 4.0 32.5 29.5 TX : 4.0 6.5 17.5 22.5 VA : 0.5 1.5 15.5 14.5 WA : 11.0 10.5 42.5 48.0 WI : 3.5 8.5 31.5 36.0 : 30 Sts : 4.0 4.3 22.6 23.7 : Oth Sts 2/: 5.8 6.1 24.3 23.7 : US : 4.1 4.4 22.7 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, December-January 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2003 Item : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 31,499 30,117 96 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 31,657 32,153 102 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 451,813 420,785 93 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 206 187 91 7-18 Month Earlier 2/ : 3,132 3,014 96 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 638,208 623,171 98 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 769,731 753,633 98 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 9,006,556 9,074,612 101 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 6,577 6,475 98 7-15 Months Earlier 3/ : 60,397 62,310 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Previous year. 2/ 2002 includes pullet chicks hatched Jun 2001 through May 2002. 3/ 2002 includes pullet chicks hatched Sep 2001 through May 2002. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2003 Geographic : 2002 : 2003 : as % of Division : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 4,708 4,313 92 E North Central : 6,663 5,889 88 W North Central : 6,357 6,216 98 South Atlantic : 4,442 2,937 66 South Central : 4,918 5,721 116 West : 4,411 5,041 114 : US : 31,499 30,117 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional Listing: North Atlantic = CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. E North Central = IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. W North Central = IA, KS, MN, MO, NE, ND, SD. South Atlantic = DE, FL, GA, MD, NC, SC, VA, WV. South Central = AL, AR, KY, LA, MS, OK, TN, TX. West = AK, AZ, CA, CO, HI, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, UT, WA, WY. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, December 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2002 : : : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : 2001 : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AR : 651 716 110 9,588 9,671 101 FL : 998 700 70 10,814 6,988 65 GA : 2,269 2,319 102 25,494 25,924 102 IN : 4,153 4,864 117 69,416 57,862 83 IA : 4,414 5,228 118 64,463 63,187 98 MN : 1,095 1,493 136 19,000 17,840 94 PA : 4,565 4,349 95 63,434 51,306 81 : Oth Sts 1/ : 13,512 12,484 92 189,604 188,007 99 : US : 31,657 32,153 102 451,813 420,785 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 35,391 96 326,716 352,259 325,510 92 Oct : 36,080 35,816 32,044 89 362,796 388,075 357,554 92 Nov : 32,438 32,081 31,078 97 395,234 420,156 388,632 92 Dec : 35,178 31,657 32,153 102 430,412 451,813 420,785 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2,926 May : 343 315 319 101 3,057 3,134 2,962 Jun : 235 261 221 85 3,103 3,087 2,924 Jul : 293 340 282 83 3,173 3,048 2,905 Aug : 217 251 221 88 3,197 3,040 Sep : 233 219 259 118 3,160 3,073 Oct : 241 150 186 124 3,158 3,026 Nov : 308 261 223 85 3,160 3,010 Dec : 245 206 187 91 3,132 3,014 : Total : 3,173 3,048 2,905 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ For December 2002, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jun 2001 through May 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, January 1, 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2003 Geographic : 2002 : 2003 : as % of Division : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,197 11,758 96 E North Central : 7,496 7,843 105 W North Central : 20,815 19,202 92 South Atlantic : 235,615 229,754 98 South Central : 340,074 332,073 98 West : 22,011 22,541 102 : US : 638,208 623,171 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, December 2001-02 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2002 : : : 2002 : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : 2001 : 2002 : as % of : : : 2001 : : : 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 107,548 102,392 95 1,236,858 1,245,917 101 AR : 111,607 107,716 97 1,283,862 1,286,467 100 DE : 12,719 12,642 99 154,587 149,944 97 FL : 8,612 7,748 90 103,592 98,817 95 GA : 113,555 110,347 97 1,331,800 1,337,318 100 KY : 22,482 23,945 107 266,768 280,014 105 MD : 31,445 34,842 111 403,011 413,365 103 MS : 68,571 68,360 100 797,908 812,454 102 NC : 67,404 64,968 96 785,479 794,413 101 OK : 23,116 22,865 99 264,094 272,392 103 PA : 13,549 12,688 94 155,182 153,826 99 SC : 16,491 16,287 99 200,412 197,274 98 TX : 54,206 55,602 103 632,879 653,253 103 VA : 24,258 22,935 95 284,164 274,393 97 CA, LA, MO, TN, & WV: 74,267 70,560 95 856,213 851,211 99 : 19 Sts 1/ : 749,830 733,897 98 8,756,809 8,821,058 101 : Oth Sts 2/ : 19,901 19,736 99 249,747 253,554 102 : US : 769,731 753,633 98 9,006,556 9,074,612 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 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 :704,944 738,355 741,140 100 6,690,915 6,786,723 6,910,645 102 Oct :721,249 747,495 720,310 96 7,412,164 7,534,218 7,630,955 101 Nov :684,995 702,607 690,024 98 8,097,159 8,236,825 8,320,979 101 Dec :749,026 769,731 753,633 98 8,846,185 9,006,556 9,074,612 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 63,069 May : 7,435 7,117 7,597 107 62,100 61,008 62,674 Jun : 6,829 6,822 7,206 106 62,204 61,521 62,337 Jul : 6,310 6,326 6,602 104 61,323 61,346 62,037 Aug : 7,288 7,494 7,449 99 61,244 61,608 Sep : 6,469 6,647 6,691 101 60,557 61,766 Oct : 6,694 6,704 6,265 93 60,480 61,719 Nov : 7,105 7,261 6,938 96 60,568 62,207 Dec : 6,429 6,577 6,475 98 60,397 62,310 : Annual : Total : 82,495 81,531 82,747 101 : 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 8,058 100 Oct : 8,260 7,848 7,438 95 Nov : 8,702 9,017 8,202 91 Dec : 7,614 8,119 8,015 99 : Annual : Total : 99,705 98,848 99,184 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Reported by leading breeders. Coverage may not be 100 percent. Includes expected pullet chicks from eggs sold during the preceding month at the rate of 125 pullet chicks per 30 dozen case of eggs. 2/ For Dec 2002, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Sep 2001 through May 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. 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