Poultry - Production and Value 2012 Summary April 2013 ISSN: 1949-1573 United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Contents Summary..................................................................................... 5 Broiler Production and Value - States, Total, and 19 Weekly States: 2011.................... 6 Broiler Production and Value - States, Total, and 19 Weekly States: 2012.................... 7 Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2011................................ 8 Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2012................................ 9 Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2011.. 10 Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2012.. 11 All Eggs Production and Value - States and United States: 2011 and 2012..................... 12 Statistical Methodology..................................................................... 13 Information Contacts........................................................................ 13 This page intentionally left blank Summary Value of Production and Sales Up 8 Percent The combined value of production from broilers, eggs, turkeys, and the value of sales from chickens in 2012 was $38.1 billion, up 8 percent from $35.3 billion in 2011. Of the combined total, 65 percent was from broilers, 21 percent from eggs, 14 percent from turkeys, and less than 1 percent from chickens. The value of broilers produced during 2012 was $24.8 billion, up 8 percent from 2011. The total number of broilers produced in 2012 was 8.44 billion, down 2 percent from 2011. The total amount of live weight broilers produced in 2012 was 49.5 billion pounds, down 1 percent from 2011. The value of turkeys produced during 2012 was $5.44 billion, up 10 percent from the $4.96 billion the previous year. Turkey production in 2012 totaled 7.55 billion pounds, up 4 percent from the 7.27 billion pounds produced in 2011. The value of sales from chickens (excluding broilers) in 2012 was $79.0 million, down 3 percent from $81.1 million a year ago. The number of chickens sold in 2012 totaled 178 million, down 2 percent from the total sold during the previous year. Value of all egg production in 2012 was $7.82 billion, up 7 percent from $7.32 billion in 2011. Egg production totaled 92.9 billion eggs, up 1 percent from 91.9 billion eggs produced in 2011. Poultry Value of Production - United States: 2011 and 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year :Broilers 1/: Eggs : Turkeys :Chickens 2/: Total -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 dollars : 2011 ...............:22,987,822 7,315,796 4,960,593 81,073 35,345,284 2012 ...............:24,764,850 7,823,140 5,441,171 78,971 38,108,132 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes States which produced less than 500,000 broilers. 2/ Value of sales. Broiler Production and Value - States, Total, and 19 Weekly States: 2011 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : produced : produced : production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..................: 1,021,100 5,820,300 2,671,518 Arkansas .................: 1,027,300 5,855,600 2,687,720 Delaware .................: 217,800 1,524,600 699,791 Florida ..................: 61,800 383,200 175,889 Georgia ..................: 1,375,200 7,426,100 3,408,580 Kentucky .................: 310,000 1,705,000 782,595 Maryland .................: 311,100 1,648,800 756,799 Minnesota ................: 41,600 241,300 110,757 Mississippi ..............: 784,000 4,625,600 2,123,150 Missouri .................: 285,200 1,369,000 628,371 : North Carolina ...........: 786,900 5,587,000 2,564,433 Ohio .....................: 59,600 375,500 172,355 Oklahoma .................: 214,700 1,588,800 729,259 Pennsylvania .............: 155,600 871,400 399,973 South Carolina ...........: 223,400 1,541,500 707,549 Tennessee ................: 190,300 989,600 454,226 Texas ....................: 630,500 3,656,900 1,678,517 Virginia .................: 243,800 1,292,100 593,074 West Virginia ............: 85,400 341,600 156,794 Wisconsin ................: 46,500 195,300 89,643 : Other States 1/ ..........: 535,800 3,043,200 1,396,829 : Total ....................: 8,607,600 50,082,400 22,987,822 : 19 Weekly States 2/ ......: 8,336,100 48,664,100 22,336,822 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ States in the 19 weekly estimating program include Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Broiler Production and Value - States, Total, and 19 Weekly States: 2012 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Broiler production including other domestic meat-type strains. Excludes States producing less than 500,000 broilers] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : produced : produced : production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama ..................: 1,003,600 5,620,200 2,810,100 Arkansas .................: 977,100 5,764,900 2,882,450 Delaware .................: 212,000 1,505,200 752,600 Florida ..................: 59,500 357,000 178,500 Georgia ..................: 1,361,700 7,625,500 3,812,750 Kentucky .................: 309,500 1,733,200 866,600 Maryland .................: 304,000 1,611,200 805,600 Minnesota ................: 45,500 263,900 131,950 Mississippi ..............: 751,300 4,507,800 2,253,900 Missouri .................: 271,600 1,303,700 651,850 : North Carolina ...........: 799,700 5,677,900 2,838,950 Ohio .....................: 63,200 379,200 189,600 Oklahoma .................: 211,800 1,419,100 709,550 Pennsylvania .............: 154,500 865,200 432,600 South Carolina ...........: 222,800 1,537,300 768,650 Tennessee ................: 167,600 871,500 435,750 Texas ....................: 602,500 3,494,500 1,747,250 Virginia .................: 240,500 1,298,700 649,350 West Virginia ............: 94,000 376,000 188,000 Wisconsin ................: 51,700 217,100 108,550 : Other States 1/ ..........: 533,800 3,100,600 1,550,300 : Total ....................: 8,437,900 49,529,700 24,764,850 : 19 Weekly States 2/ ......: 8,149,100 47,971,300 23,985,650 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ California, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, New York, Oregon, and Washington combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ States in the 19 weekly estimating program include Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, and West Virginia. Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2011 [Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2010, through August 31, 2011. Excludes young turkeys lost] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : raised : produced : production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Arkansas .................: 30,500 606,950 413,940 California ...............: 15,000 421,500 287,463 Indiana ..................: 16,000 577,600 393,923 Minnesota ................: 46,500 1,162,500 792,825 Missouri .................: 17,500 565,250 385,501 North Carolina ...........: 32,000 1,030,400 702,733 Ohio .....................: 5,000 201,000 137,082 Pennsylvania .............: 7,500 175,500 119,691 South Carolina ...........: 11,500 480,700 327,837 South Dakota .............: 4,400 185,680 126,634 : Utah .....................: 4,300 105,350 71,849 Virginia .................: 17,500 460,250 313,891 West Virginia ............: 3,300 92,400 63,017 : Other States 1/ ..........: 37,500 1,208,515 824,207 : United States ............: 248,500 7,273,595 4,960,593 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Turkey Production and Value - States and United States: 2012 [Based on turkeys placed September 1, 2011, through August 31, 2012. Excludes young turkeys lost] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Number : Pounds : Value of : raised : produced : production -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 head 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Arkansas .................: 29,000 577,100 416,089 California ...............: 15,500 430,900 310,679 Indiana ..................: 16,500 605,550 436,602 Minnesota ................: 46,000 1,163,800 839,100 Missouri .................: 17,500 575,750 415,116 North Carolina ...........: 36,000 1,177,200 848,761 Ohio .....................: 5,500 219,450 158,223 Pennsylvania .............: 7,000 166,600 120,119 South Carolina ...........: 12,000 498,000 359,058 South Dakota .............: 4,600 194,120 139,961 : Utah .....................: 4,100 102,500 73,903 Virginia .................: 17,000 448,800 323,585 West Virginia ............: 3,300 95,700 69,000 : Other States 1/ ..........: 39,500 1,291,225 930,975 : United States ............: 253,500 7,546,695 5,441,171 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Includes State estimates not shown and States withheld to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2011 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number sold : Pounds : Value of State : lost 1/ : for slaughter : sold : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 head ------ 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama .........: 3,431 11,490 89,622 11,830 Arkansas ........: 4,826 14,179 106,343 13,718 California ......: 5,194 6,847 21,910 22 Colorado ........: 1,138 2,027 8,513 426 Connecticut .....: 1,826 66 304 21 Florida .........: 3,292 4,079 15,500 543 Georgia .........: 5,114 15,806 105,900 12,496 Illinois ........: 765 1,998 7,193 158 Indiana .........: 3,882 13,061 43,101 388 Iowa ............: 27,926 8,109 26,760 107 : Kentucky ........: 2,250 2,484 19,375 2,577 Louisiana .......: 301 1,166 9,095 1,210 Maine ...........: 505 1,009 3,229 3 Maryland ........: 629 1,399 5,316 170 Massachusetts ...: 7 85 272 (Z) Michigan ........: 1,115 5,235 16,752 17 Minnesota .......: 2,728 5,350 19,260 462 Mississippi .....: 1,729 6,947 49,324 6,166 Missouri ........: 971 5,219 25,573 1,995 Montana .........: 186 88 282 (Z) : Nebraska ........: 1,282 6,332 20,262 20 New York ........: 376 3,632 11,622 23 North Carolina ..: 4,305 12,933 89,238 10,798 Ohio ............: 9,211 9,469 31,248 250 Oklahoma ........: 829 3,257 23,776 2,996 Oregon ..........: 1,258 305 1,007 11 Pennsylvania ....: 2,230 13,682 47,887 814 South Carolina ..: 883 3,404 22,126 2,522 South Dakota ....: 946 584 1,869 2 Tennessee .......: 465 1,984 15,475 2,058 : Texas ...........: 9,214 7,585 47,027 5,079 Utah ............: 340 1,883 6,026 6 Vermont .........: 19 181 652 17 Virginia ........: 669 2,947 19,156 2,184 Washington ......: 4,202 31 99 (Z) West Virginia ...: 234 1,440 11,088 1,464 Wisconsin .......: 1,611 1,507 6,329 335 Wyoming .........: 1 7 22 (Z) : Other States 2/ .: 1,757 3,778 12,882 185 : United States ...: 107,647 181,585 941,415 81,073 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens Lost, Sold for Slaughter, Pounds Sold, and Value - States and United States: 2012 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Excludes broilers. Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Number sold : Pounds : Value of State : lost 1/ : for slaughter : sold : sales -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 head ------ 1,000 pounds 1,000 dollars : Alabama .........: 2,748 11,314 85,986 11,952 Arkansas ........: 4,095 12,924 95,638 12,911 California ......: 6,554 4,600 14,720 15 Colorado ........: 1,015 2,135 9,608 663 Connecticut .....: 1,801 64 288 20 Florida .........: 3,249 3,560 13,172 435 Georgia .........: 4,394 14,200 96,560 12,263 Illinois ........: 667 2,067 7,235 130 Indiana .........: 5,065 11,300 37,290 410 Iowa ............: 26,710 10,609 33,949 136 : Kentucky ........: 2,235 2,384 17,642 2,399 Louisiana .......: 391 1,454 9,596 1,180 Maine ...........: 508 1,279 4,093 4 Maryland ........: 207 759 2,884 110 Massachusetts ...: 5 92 294 (Z) Michigan ........: 1,112 4,716 15,091 15 Minnesota .......: 2,632 4,981 17,932 466 Mississippi .....: 1,331 6,751 46,582 6,009 Missouri ........: 998 5,839 26,859 2,014 Montana .........: 241 45 144 (Z) : Nebraska ........: 1,110 5,973 19,114 19 New York ........: 384 3,274 10,477 21 North Carolina ..: 3,072 12,587 85,592 10,870 Ohio ............: 9,121 11,026 36,386 364 Oklahoma ........: 758 2,675 18,993 2,526 Oregon ..........: 1,410 548 1,808 14 Pennsylvania ....: 2,304 13,617 46,298 741 South Carolina ..: 1,691 2,748 19,236 2,501 South Dakota ....: 962 749 2,472 2 Tennessee .......: 405 1,743 13,421 1,866 : Texas ...........: 5,372 10,677 54,453 4,955 Utah ............: 520 1,869 5,981 6 Vermont .........: 27 130 507 22 Virginia ........: 835 2,265 15,629 2,001 Washington ......: 4,177 84 260 (Z) West Virginia ...: 181 1,373 10,435 1,450 Wisconsin .......: 1,787 1,337 5,749 345 Wyoming .........: 1 7 22 (Z) : Other States 2/ .: 1,823 4,558 15,118 136 : United States ...: 101,898 178,313 897,514 78,971 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Z) Less than half of the unit shown. 1/ Includes rendered, died, destroyed, composted, or disappeared for any reason except sold during the 12-month period. 2/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. All Eggs Production and Value - States and United States: 2011 and 2012 [Annual estimates cover the period December 1 previous year through November 30. Includes hatching and market (table) eggs. Totals may not add due to rounding] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Eggs produced : Value of production State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 2011 : 2012 : 2011 : 2012 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- million eggs ----- ----- 1,000 dollars ----- : Alabama ..............: 2,115 2,139 322,651 351,929 Arkansas .............: 2,951 3,011 406,514 438,769 California ...........: 5,287 5,451 387,265 393,245 Colorado .............: 1,163 1,297 85,801 96,215 Connecticut ..........: 638 651 41,948 46,490 Florida ..............: 2,666 2,514 177,861 183,166 Georgia ..............: 4,289 4,303 488,812 532,387 Illinois .............: 1,260 1,217 82,016 86,158 Indiana ..............: 6,508 6,804 420,434 473,931 Iowa .................: 14,467 14,499 923,278 990,487 : Kentucky .............: 1,111 1,037 115,438 116,078 Louisiana ............: 508 533 55,356 58,699 Maine ................: 1,003 998 64,544 69,041 Maryland .............: 569 647 38,008 46,665 Massachusetts ........: 36 36 2,321 2,498 Michigan .............: 3,005 3,460 189,442 229,689 Minnesota ............: 2,827 2,830 185,335 200,705 Mississippi ..........: 1,407 1,381 195,053 208,645 Missouri .............: 2,054 1,968 171,872 171,113 Montana ..............: 119 119 8,682 8,553 : Nebraska .............: 2,697 2,723 169,837 180,755 New York .............: 1,256 1,312 82,740 93,713 North Carolina .......: 3,220 3,086 375,573 392,458 Ohio .................: 7,607 7,685 486,185 523,067 Oklahoma .............: 745 741 88,168 90,477 Oregon ...............: 676 694 52,462 54,039 Pennsylvania .........: 7,306 7,139 490,511 525,166 South Carolina .......: 1,153 1,129 101,561 109,365 South Dakota .........: 698 666 44,110 44,493 Tennessee ............: 363 311 59,717 55,725 : Texas ................: 4,909 5,098 421,982 439,020 Utah .................: 968 1,005 70,840 72,537 Vermont ..............: 60 60 4,384 4,855 Virginia .............: 716 696 88,362 91,440 Washington ...........: 1,924 1,905 140,429 137,149 West Virginia ........: 237 224 39,398 40,760 Wisconsin ............: 1,277 1,372 85,397 101,214 Wyoming ..............: 2.4 2.4 175 172 : Other States 1/ ......: 2,065 2,153 151,334 162,272 : United States ........: 91,861 92,894 7,315,796 7,823,140 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Alaska, Arizona, Delaware, Hawaii, Idaho, Kansas, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Dakota, and Rhode Island combined to avoid disclosing individual operations. Statistical Methodology Survey Procedures: These estimates were based on inventory, disposition, production, and price estimates as published in various NASS poultry and agricultural prices reports, as well as information on imports, exports, and slaughter obtained from other sources. Individual NASS field offices maintain a list of all known poultry operations and use known sources to update their lists. Data are collected from broiler hatcheries which hatch over one million chicks annually and a sample of all known turkey grow-out operations. Also, data are collected from layer and egg contractors and independent producers who have at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. In every situation, operations are contacted as close to the reference date as possible and given adequate time to respond via mail, fax, or electronic data reporting (EDR). Those that do not respond are contacted by phone. Care is exercised to ensure that all operations of interest are accounted for in the estimates. Estimation Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from 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 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. Revision Policy: Revisions to previous estimates are made to improve estimates and are generally the result of late or corrected data. For all species, previous year estimates are subject to revision when the current year estimates are made. Five years of estimates are also reviewed after the Census of Agriculture data are available. Estimates are considered final after Census review and no revisions are made after the final estimates are published. Reliability: All chicken estimates in this report have no sampling error since they 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, and broiler hatcheries which hatch over one million chicks annually. Since all known turkey grow-out operations are not included in the sample, survey estimates are subject to sampling variability. 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. 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@nass.usda.gov Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch ................................... (202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section ............ (202) 720-4447 Cody Brokmeyer - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised .. (202) 690-3237 David Colwell - Cold Storage ......................................... (202) 720-8784 LaKeya Jones - Census of Aquaculture, Honey .......................... (202) 720-0585 Dawn Keen - Egg Products ............................................. (202) 720-4448 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs ........................................... (202) 690-8632 Miste Salmon - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery .................... 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