Pou 1-1 (1-05) Chickens And Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released January 24, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on Chickens and Eggs call Sharyn Lavender at (202) 720-3244, for "Hatch" call Jody Roberts at (202) 690-8632, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. December Egg Production Up 2 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.70 billion during December 2004, up 2 percent from last year. Production included 6.62 billion table eggs, and 1.08 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.02 billion were broiler-type and 62 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 2004 averaged 345 million, up 2 percent from a year earlier. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,235 eggs, up 1 percent from December 2003. All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 2005, totaled 346 million, up 3 percent from a year ago. The 346 million layers consisted of 287 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 56.2 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.72 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January 1, 2005, averaged 71.3 eggs per 100 layers, up slightly from a year ago. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 10 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during December totaled 37.0 million, up 10 percent from December 2003. Eggs in incubators totaled 34.4 million on January 1, 2005, up 9 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 235,000 during December 2004, down 4 percent from December 2003. Broiler Hatch Up 2 Percent The December 2004 hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 793 million, was up 2 percent from December of the previous year. There were 651 million eggs in incubators on January 1, 2005, up 2 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.08 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 2004, down 13 percent from December 2003. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2002-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 341,243 340,316 338,243 344,533 Jan : 340,885 340,910 337,749 Feb : 339,529 340,575 338,942 Mar : 339,434 339,885 341,000 Apr : 338,809 338,182 341,912 May : 337,566 336,164 342,085 Jun : 337,339 334,789 342,140 Jul : 337,849 334,179 341,660 Aug : 338,397 334,332 342,034 Sep : 339,511 334,198 343,169 Oct : 340,461 335,333 344,072 Nov : 340,490 338,283 343,482 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 7,520 7,699 6,466 6,619 1,055 1,080 Jan : 7,371 6,315 1,056 Feb : 6,890 5,890 1,001 Mar : 7,532 6,446 1,087 Apr : 7,343 6,276 1,067 May : 7,499 6,386 1,113 Jun : 7,274 6,201 1,072 Jul : 7,536 6,441 1,095 Aug : 7,515 6,427 1,088 Sep : 7,324 6,269 1,056 Oct : 7,639 6,556 1,083 Nov : 7,455 6,416 1,039 During Year: 88,898 7,699 76,089 6,619 12,812 1,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, And Forced Molt, United States, November-December 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2004 Item : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : as % of : : : : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Nov : 1,000 : All Layers : : 338,283 343,482 102 Table Egg Type : : 280,904 285,784 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,379 57,698 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,861 55,188 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,518 2,510 100 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov : Number : All Layers : : 2,166 2,170 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,243 2,245 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,786 1,801 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,764 1,776 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,264 2,351 104 : : Eggs Produced During Nov : Million : All Layers : : 7,326 7,455 102 Table Egg Type : : 6,301 6,416 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,025 1,039 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 968 980 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 57 59 104 : : Layers on Dec 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 339,989 342,674 101 Table Egg Type : : 282,443 285,235 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,546 57,439 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,016 54,925 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,530 2,514 99 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.4 72.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 75.2 75.4 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 58.9 60.1 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.1 59.3 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 75.8 78.0 103 : : Forced Molt Layers on Dec 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 2.5 2.6 104 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.7 23.8 105 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Nov: 1,000 : 14,043 13,972 99 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Nov : 1,000 : 5,792 6,222 107 : : : : Pullets on Dec 1 : 1,000 : 100,321 100,346 100 : : Pullets Added During Nov 1/ : 1,000 : 23,157 23,245 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, And Forced Molt, United States, December-January 2003-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2004 Item : Unit : 2003 : 2004 : as % of : : : : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Dec : 1,000 : All Layers : : 338,243 344,533 102 Table Egg Type : : 280,746 286,330 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,497 58,203 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,009 55,584 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,488 2,619 105 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec : Number : All Layers : : 2,223 2,235 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,303 2,312 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,835 1,856 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,807 1,831 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,452 2,367 97 : : Eggs Produced During Dec : Million : All Layers : : 7,520 7,699 102 Table Egg Type : : 6,466 6,619 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,055 1,080 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 994 1,018 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 61 62 102 : :-------------------------------- : : : : 2005 : : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : : 2004 : :-------------------------------- : : Layers on Jan 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 337,571 346,357 103 Table Egg Type : : 280,096 287,409 103 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,475 58,948 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 55,037 56,232 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,438 2,716 111 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 : Number : All Layers : : 71.0 71.3 100 Table Egg Type : : 73.4 73.7 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.2 59.7 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.3 58.8 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 80.1 76.7 96 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jan 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.9 4.1 105 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.4 23.2 104 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Dec: 1,000 : 15,708 13,996 89 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Dec : : 5,848 5,767 99 : : : : Pullets on Jan 1 : 1,000 : 100,807 101,325 101 : : Pullets Added During Dec 1/ : 1,000 : 23,598 24,654 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State And United States, During November 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 2,081 1,901 9,364 9,300 1,901 1,871 AR : 4,341 4,168 14,637 14,196 1,886 1,874 CA : 20,152 20,086 20,721 20,614 2,220 2,231 CO : 3,595 3,430 4,010 3,970 2,344 2,217 CT : 2,833 2,890 2,892 2,938 2,317 2,280 FL : 10,473 10,523 11,009 10,944 2,225 2,303 GA : 11,416 11,148 20,499 20,079 2,059 2,092 HI : 465 472 499 512 1,924 1,895 IL : 3,592 4,108 3,804 4,345 2,234 2,301 IN : 22,162 22,281 22,880 23,033 2,220 2,240 IA : 40,127 45,809 40,878 46,545 2,295 2,187 ME : 4,109 2,679 4,158 2,732 2,261 2,086 MD : 2,782 3,032 2,927 3,186 2,392 2,260 MI : 6,708 7,353 6,959 7,603 2,285 2,302 MN : 10,493 10,468 11,074 11,046 2,131 2,173 MS : 1,876 1,708 6,801 6,906 1,911 1,940 MO : 5,252 6,062 6,614 7,266 2,238 2,243 NE : 11,702 11,962 11,790 12,037 2,214 2,202 NY : 3,399 3,723 3,722 4,045 2,337 2,398 NC : 3,425 3,295 10,769 10,826 1,913 1,921 OH : 28,749 27,694 29,238 28,149 2,151 2,210 OK : 1,951 1,906 4,103 4,000 1,852 1,875 OR : 2,790 2,675 2,971 2,864 2,289 2,304 PA : 22,191 21,910 23,946 23,630 2,238 2,306 SC : 4,188 4,184 5,402 5,264 2,184 2,185 SD : 3,152 3,196 3,352 3,396 2,178 2,297 TX : 14,175 14,221 18,409 18,599 2,129 2,156 VA : 1,232 1,363 3,101 3,227 1,935 2,107 WA : 4,821 4,909 4,886 4,969 2,251 2,355 WI : 3,796 4,472 4,314 5,002 2,295 2,179 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,793 16,063 22,554 22,259 2,177 2,143 : US : 274,821 279,691 338,283 343,482 2,166 2,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 2,067 1,850 9,418 9,255 1,932 1,945 AR : 4,263 4,508 14,522 14,796 1,914 1,953 CA : 20,370 20,037 20,899 20,524 2,244 2,290 CO : 3,747 3,414 4,223 3,958 2,415 2,324 CT : 2,910 2,892 2,962 2,940 2,465 2,381 FL : 10,470 10,216 10,989 10,657 2,321 2,308 GA : 11,531 10,991 20,672 20,023 2,095 2,177 HI : 447 473 482 512 2,012 1,973 IL : 3,593 4,190 3,805 4,417 2,181 2,196 IN : 22,686 22,542 23,427 23,287 2,275 2,280 IA : 39,875 46,488 40,556 47,225 2,293 2,211 ME : 4,090 2,670 4,135 2,723 2,322 2,350 MD : 2,858 3,066 2,979 3,198 2,417 2,408 MI : 6,813 7,231 7,064 7,482 2,265 2,326 MN : 10,568 10,520 11,149 11,093 2,233 2,254 MS : 1,887 1,706 6,751 6,959 1,955 1,940 MO : 5,431 6,073 6,706 7,285 2,237 2,265 NE : 11,668 11,925 11,743 12,000 2,282 2,267 NY : 3,379 3,821 3,764 4,147 2,471 2,460 NC : 3,404 3,370 10,775 10,934 2,005 1,994 OH : 27,837 27,371 28,276 27,839 2,309 2,324 OK : 1,925 1,898 4,111 4,046 1,922 1,903 OR : 2,743 2,672 2,911 2,861 2,370 2,342 PA : 21,743 22,174 23,504 23,920 2,314 2,379 SC : 4,124 4,263 5,343 5,332 2,265 2,307 SD : 3,147 3,079 3,347 3,279 2,181 2,318 TX : 14,185 13,841 18,473 18,293 2,236 2,296 VA : 1,320 1,313 3,205 3,185 1,934 2,135 WA : 4,879 4,832 4,943 4,897 2,266 2,348 WI : 3,762 4,675 4,284 5,207 2,381 2,247 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,955 16,133 22,825 22,259 2,226 2,237 : US : 275,052 280,234 338,243 344,533 2,223 2,235 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 178 174 48 42 130 132 AR : 276 266 97 98 179 168 CA : 460 460 CO : 94 88 CT : 67 67 FL : 245 252 236 245 9 7 GA : 422 420 256 257 166 163 HI : 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.7 0 0 IL : 85 100 82 96 3 4 IN : 508 516 496 504 12 12 IA : 938 1,018 ME : 94 57 MD : 70 72 68 70 2 2 MI : 159 175 MN : 236 240 228 232 8 8 MS : 130 134 42 40 88 94 MO : 148 163 NE : 261 265 261 265 0 0 NY : 87 97 NC : 206 208 80 79 126 129 OH : 629 622 OK : 76 75 44 43 32 32 OR : 68 66 66 64 2 2 PA : 536 545 522 530 14 15 SC : 118 115 99 96 19 19 SD : 73 78 73 78 0 0 TX : 392 401 VA : 60 68 27 34 33 34 WA : 110 117 WI : 99 109 : Oth Sts 2/ : 491 477 408 386 83 92 : US : 7,326 7,455 6,301 6,416 1,025 1,039 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 182 180 50 43 132 137 AR : 278 289 100 109 178 180 CA : 469 470 CO : 102 92 CT : 73 70 FL : 255 246 244 239 11 7 GA : 433 436 263 265 170 171 HI : 9.7 10.1 9.7 10.1 0 0 IL : 83 97 80 94 3 3 IN : 533 531 521 518 12 13 IA : 930 1,044 ME : 96 64 MD : 72 77 70 75 2 2 MI : 160 174 MN : 249 250 240 242 9 8 MS : 132 135 42 40 90 95 MO : 150 165 NE : 268 272 268 272 0 0 NY : 93 102 NC : 216 218 84 82 132 136 OH : 653 647 OK : 79 77 45 44 34 33 OR : 69 67 67 65 2 2 PA : 544 569 528 552 16 17 SC : 121 123 101 104 20 19 SD : 73 76 73 76 0 0 TX : 413 420 VA : 62 68 28 34 34 34 WA : 112 115 WI : 102 117 : Oth Sts 2/ : 508 498 424 407 85 92 : US : 7,520 7,699 6,466 6,619 1,055 1,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.9 4.1 22.4 23.2 Feb : 4.9 22.8 Mar : 4.6 23.3 Apr : 2.6 23.5 May : 4.7 22.3 Jun : 4.8 23.3 Jul : 4.6 24.0 Aug : 4.5 23.4 Sep : 4.5 23.4 Oct : 3.8 23.8 Nov : 4.2 23.9 Dec : 2.6 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State And United States, January 2004-05 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2004 : 2005 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 1.5 4.5 4.5 AR : 1.5 2.0 10.5 10.5 CA : 7.0 3.0 31.0 36.0 CO : 6.0 12.5 22.0 20.0 CT : 0.0 3.4 12.5 10.4 FL : 3.0 8.5 26.0 20.0 GA : 3.0 3.0 17.0 16.0 HI : 5.0 5.5 53.0 44.0 IL : 15.0 11.0 28.5 28.5 IN : 3.5 4.5 32.0 31.5 IA : 4.0 5.5 31.5 36.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 2.5 8.0 18.5 33.5 MI : 9.5 10.5 29.0 30.0 MN : 4.0 5.0 25.0 24.5 MS : 1.0 2.0 10.5 11.0 MO : 3.0 1.5 15.0 22.5 NE : 6.0 5.5 22.0 22.0 NY : 3.5 2.5 1.5 5.0 NC : 0.0 1.5 10.5 6.5 OH : 5.0 4.0 24.0 24.0 OK : 0.5 0.0 8.0 5.0 OR : 5.0 6.5 38.0 28.5 PA : 3.5 4.5 21.5 13.0 SC : 2.5 2.5 24.5 30.0 SD : 4.5 4.0 20.5 34.5 TX : 5.5 2.5 10.5 20.0 VA : 4.0 0.0 7.5 11.5 WA : 8.5 5.0 47.0 28.0 WI : 1.0 4.0 31.0 26.5 : Oth Sts 2/: 3.3 2.6 26.6 26.0 : US : 3.9 4.1 22.4 23.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2005 Item : 2004 : 2005 : as % of : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 31,655 34,437 109 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 33,645 37,035 110 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 416,069 437,497 105 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 246 235 96 7-18 Month Earlier 2/ : 2,924 3,291 113 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 637,048 650,680 102 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 780,094 793,047 102 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 9,079,745 9,330,954 103 Pullets Hatched During Jan for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 6,978 6,075 87 7-15 Months Earlier 3/ : 60,378 61,750 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Previous year. 2/ 2004 includes pullet chicks hatched Jun 2003 through May 2004. 3/ 2004 includes pullet chicks hatched Sep 2003 through May 2004. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2005 Geographic : 2004 : 2005 : as % of Division : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 4,613 5,000 108 E North Central : 6,935 7,623 110 W North Central : 7,295 6,935 95 South Atlantic : 2,458 4,508 183 South Central : 5,248 5,649 108 West : 5,106 4,722 92 : US : 31,655 34,437 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2004 : : : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : as % of : 2003 : 2004 : as % of : : : 2003 : : : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AR : 702 0 0 9,949 9,543 96 FL : 742 1,000 135 8,111 7,897 97 GA : 2,123 2,302 108 27,831 28,117 101 IN : 4,791 5,317 111 57,801 59,968 104 IA : 6,529 6,135 94 71,135 73,382 103 MN : 1,112 818 74 14,721 10,507 71 PA : 4,623 5,291 114 53,423 62,152 116 : Oth Sts 1/ : 11,948 14,617 122 161,400 170,187 105 : US : 33,645 37,035 110 416,069 437,497 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2002-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : 2004 : : : : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 :as % of : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 :as % of : : : : 2003 : : : : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent --------- 1,000 --------- Percent : Jan : 35,655 33,521 35,350 105 35,655 33,521 35,350 105 Feb : 34,473 30,510 32,078 105 70,128 64,031 67,428 105 Mar : 36,985 36,775 37,530 102 107,113 100,806 104,958 104 Apr : 38,096 37,804 37,514 99 145,209 138,610 142,472 103 May : 38,760 37,631 38,631 103 183,969 176,241 181,103 103 Jun : 35,144 36,602 38,066 104 219,113 212,843 219,169 103 Jul : 35,581 35,566 34,127 96 254,694 248,409 253,296 102 Aug : 35,689 33,199 36,024 109 290,383 281,608 289,320 103 Sep : 35,742 35,763 36,750 103 326,125 317,371 326,070 103 Oct : 32,157 34,812 35,971 103 358,282 352,183 362,041 103 Nov : 31,154 30,241 38,421 127 389,436 382,424 400,462 105 Dec : 32,113 33,645 37,035 110 421,549 416,069 437,497 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2002-04 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2004 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2003 :----------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 228 210 164 78 2,974 3,012 3,194 Feb : 247 225 285 127 2,916 2,960 3,207 Mar : 237 319 401 126 2,886 2,927 3,332 Apr : 295 280 311 111 2,944 2,923 3,264 May : 319 289 255 88 2,980 3,047 3,222 Jun : 221 309 212 69 2,946 3,139 3,128 Jul : 282 230 243 106 2,927 3,198 3,117 Aug : 221 188 313 166 2,909 3,152 Sep : 277 273 205 75 2,887 3,212 Oct : 186 310 268 86 2,969 3,294 Nov : 227 319 225 71 2,954 3,325 Dec : 187 246 235 96 2,924 3,291 : Total : 2,927 3,198 3,117 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2004, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jun 2003 Through May 2004. 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, 2004-05 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2005 Geographic : 2004 : 2005 : As % of Division : : : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,108 12,794 106 E North Central : 8,075 8,980 111 W North Central : 21,729 22,826 105 South Atlantic : 230,389 237,049 103 South Central : 340,824 344,674 101 West : 23,923 24,357 102 : US : 637,048 650,680 102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State And United States, December 2003-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2004 : : : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : as % of : 2003 : 2004 : as % of : : : 2003 : : : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 108,364 108,972 101 1,234,493 1,304,380 106 AR : 112,029 112,701 101 1,309,090 1,337,855 102 DE : 13,515 14,034 104 156,645 162,136 104 FL : 4,926 4,901 99 62,245 58,403 94 GA : 119,326 121,845 102 1,368,328 1,423,686 104 KY : 25,181 26,158 104 286,945 301,898 105 LA : 14,293 14,617 102 164,583 166,082 101 MD : 31,998 31,417 98 399,528 373,736 94 MS : 70,434 72,519 103 825,602 853,781 103 NC : 64,587 65,044 101 772,925 782,056 101 OK : 23,245 24,316 105 271,608 280,686 103 PA : 13,414 14,060 105 150,755 157,756 105 SC : 13,851 16,922 122 192,194 169,663 88 TX : 53,322 54,695 103 632,446 650,078 103 VA : 24,113 23,882 99 281,380 283,392 101 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 63,345 65,744 104 710,653 760,618 107 : 19 Sts 1/ : 755,943 771,827 102 8,819,420 9,066,206 103 : Oth Sts 2/ : 24,151 21,220 88 260,325 264,748 102 : US : 780,094 793,047 102 9,079,745 9,330,954 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2002-04 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : 2004 : : : : 2004 : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 :as % of: 2002 : 2003 : 2004 :as % of : : : : 2003 : : : : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent----------- 1,000 ----------- Percent : Jan :776,961 759,674 773,970 102 776,961 759,674 773,970 102 Feb :703,323 693,549 727,936 105 1,480,284 1,453,223 1,501,906 103 Mar :791,093 774,354 791,149 102 2,271,377 2,227,577 2,293,055 103 Apr :765,457 760,638 774,452 102 3,036,834 2,988,215 3,067,507 103 May :799,288 792,813 809,725 102 3,836,122 3,781,028 3,877,232 103 Jun :776,343 774,679 785,844 101 4,612,465 4,555,707 4,663,076 102 Jul :781,701 777,838 806,827 104 5,394,166 5,333,545 5,469,903 103 Aug :780,030 784,037 809,820 103 6,174,196 6,117,582 6,279,723 103 Sep :740,388 739,481 769,865 104 6,914,584 6,857,063 7,049,588 103 Oct :720,564 734,961 757,530 103 7,635,148 7,592,024 7,807,118 103 Nov :690,061 707,627 730,789 103 8,325,209 8,299,651 8,537,907 103 Dec :753,883 780,094 793,047 102 9,079,092 9,079,745 9,330,954 103 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2002-04 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2004 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2003 :----------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 : : 2003 : 2004 : 2005 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,264 6,269 6,811 109 62,473 60,450 61,823 Feb : 7,275 6,659 7,340 110 62,371 61,256 62,345 Mar : 6,775 7,038 6,815 97 62,559 61,719 62,679 Apr : 6,814 6,735 6,402 95 62,658 61,898 63,459 May : 7,597 7,323 7,492 102 62,659 61,941 63,235 Jun : 7,206 6,748 6,727 100 62,322 62,228 62,903 Jul : 6,602 7,071 6,834 97 62,022 62,168 62,163 Aug : 7,449 7,401 7,280 98 61,477 62,244 Sep : 6,676 6,654 7,758 117 60,539 62,261 Oct : 6,265 6,312 6,587 104 60,371 62,328 Nov : 6,938 6,946 7,008 101 60,504 61,659 Dec : 6,475 6,978 6,075 87 60,378 61,750 : Annual : Total : 82,336 82,134 83,129 101 : Total : Place- : ments3/ : Jan : 7,415 7,388 7,812 106 Feb : 8,491 8,094 8,251 102 Mar : 7,997 8,549 7,801 91 Apr : 8,119 8,062 7,288 90 May : 8,982 8,604 8,596 100 Jun : 8,802 8,341 8,100 97 Jul : 8,083 8,555 8,149 95 Aug : 8,913 8,756 8,416 96 Sep : 8,002 8,338 9,184 110 Oct : 7,438 7,695 7,766 101 Nov : 8,202 8,246 8,291 101 Dec : 8,016 8,185 7,435 91 : Annual : Total : 98,460 98,813 97,089 98 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2004, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Sep 2003 through May 2004. 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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