HDR1012000150020130951500Eggs, Chickens & Turkeys HDR2012000150020130951500Eggs, Chickens & Turkeys Narrative Released January 30, 1995 by the Agricultural Statistics Board. Estimates refer to November and December 1994 and January 1995. December Egg Production Up 4 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 6.52 billion during December 1994, up 4 percent from the 6.26 billion produced December 1993. Production included 5.57 billion table eggs and 951 million hatching egg type, of which 888 million were broiler-type and 63.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 1994 averaged 299 million, up 3 percent from the 289 million during December 1993. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,182 eggs, compared with 2,169 in December 1993. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ For information call Joel D. Moore at (202) 720-3244. Office hours are 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. ET. Pou 1-1 (1-95) All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 1995, totaled 299 million, compared with 290 million a year ago. The 299 million layers consisted of 247 million layers producing table or commercial type eggs, 49.2 million layers producing broiler- type hatching eggs, and 2.78 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on December 1, 1994, averaged 69.9 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from the 69.4 eggs a year ago. Laying flocks in the 30 major egg production States produced 6.16 billion eggs during December. The number of layers during December averaged 282 million. 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 95 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 "Layers and Egg Production" report. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Down 6 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during December totaled 28.6 million, down 6 percent from December 1993. Eggs in incubators totaled 29.5 million on January 1, 1995, down 1 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 125,000 during December 1994, down 53 percent from the 268,000 of December 1993. Broiler Hatch Up 6 Percent The December 1994 hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 658 million, was 6 percent above December of the previous year. There were 534 million eggs in incubators on January 1, 1995, up 5 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.41 million broiler-type pullet chicks in domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 1994, up 13 percent from December 1993. For information call Tom Kruchten at (202) 690-4870 HDR2012000150020130951500Layers and Eggs Layers: Average Number During the Month, United States, 1992-1995 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 2/ : 280,572 284,267 288,832 298,711 Jan : 280,171 284,398 290,041 Feb : 279,450 284,638 290,047 Mar : 279,373 284,405 290,719 Apr : 278,284 284,234 290,073 May : 276,790 283,694 288,784 Jun : 276,142 282,914 287,974 Jul : 275,953 283,324 287,990 Aug : 275,891 284,192 290,321 Sep : 278,461 285,418 293,381 Oct : 281,573 286,948 295,172 Nov : 283,305 288,875 296,547 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data are for chart on cover page. 2/ December preceding year. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, November-December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1994 Item : 1993 : 1994 1/ : as % of : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Nov (1,000) : All Layers : 288,875 296,547 103 Table Egg Type : 241,964 245,795 102 Hatching Egg Type : 46,911 50,752 108 Broiler-Type Hatching : 44,234 48,054 109 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,677 2,698 101 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov (Number) : All Layers : 2,106 2,113 100 Table Egg Type : 2,167 2,180 101 Hatching Egg Type : 1,793 1,787 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,772 1,765 100 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,129 2,187 103 : Eggs Produced During Nov (Million) : All Layers : 6,085 6,265 103 Table Egg Type : 5,244 5,358 102 Hatching Egg Type : 841 907 108 Broilers-Type Hatching : 784 848 108 Egg-Type Hatching : 57 59 104 : Layers on Dec 1 (1,000) : All Layers : 290,626 298,509 103 Table Egg Type : 242,453 247,537 102 Hatching Egg Type : 48,173 50,972 106 Broiler-Type Hatching : 45,478 48,255 106 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,695 2,717 101 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 (Number) : All Layers : 70.3 70.7 101 Table Egg Type : 72.6 72.9 100 Hatching Egg Type : 58.7 59.7 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : 57.9 58.8 102 Egg-Type Hatching : 70.8 75.1 106 : Forced Molt Layers, Dec 1 : Percent Being Molted : 2/ 3.5 Percent with Molt Completed : 2/ 25.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Data not available. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, December-January 1993-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1994 Item : 1993 : 1994 1/ : as % of : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Dec (1,000) : All Layers : 288,832 298,711 103 Table Egg Type : 240,847 247,214 103 Hatching Egg Type : 47,985 51,497 107 Broiler-Type Hatching : 45,235 48,742 108 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,750 2,755 100 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec (Number) : All Layers : 2,169 2,182 101 Table Egg Type : 2,237 2,251 101 Hatching Egg Type : 1,826 1,847 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,804 1,822 101 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,182 2,287 105 : Eggs Produced During Dec (Million) : All Layers : 6,264 6,517 104 Table Egg Type : 5,388 5,566 103 Hatching Egg Type : 876 951 109 Broiler-Type Hatching : 816 888 109 Egg-Type Hatching : 60 63 105 :------------------------------------- : : : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 1/ : as % of : : : 1994 :------------------------------------- : Layers on Jan 1 (1,000) : All Layers : 290,413 298,864 103 Table Egg Type : 241,305 246,866 102 Hatching Egg Type : 49,108 51,998 106 Broiler-Type Hatching : 46,316 49,218 106 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,792 2,780 100 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 (Number) : All Layers : 69.4 69.9 101 Table Egg Type : 71.5 72.2 101 Hatching Egg Type : 58.8 59.4 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : 58.0 58.5 101 Egg-Type Hatching : 72.3 75.0 104 : Forced Molt Layers, Jan 1 : Percent Being Molted : 4.5 4.6 101 Percent with Molt Completed : 22.4 23.8 106 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, 30 Selected States, November-December 1993-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1994 Item : 1993 2/ : 1994 3/ : as % of : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Nov (1,000) : All Layers : 280,729 Table Egg Type : 233,222 Hatching Egg Type : 47,507 Broiler-Type Hatching : 44,917 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,590 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov (Number) : All Layers : 2,111 Table Egg Type : 2,179 Hatching Egg Type : 1,779 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,757 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,162 : Eggs Produced During Nov (Million) : All Layers : 5,926 Table Egg Type : 5,081 Hatching Egg Type : 845 Broilers-Type Hatching : 789 Egg-Type Hatching : 56 : Layers on Dec 1 (1,000) : All Layers : 282,079 Table Egg Type : 234,376 Hatching Egg Type : 47,703 Broiler-Type Hatching : 45,092 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,611 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 (Number) : All Layers : 70.6 Table Egg Type : 72.9 Hatching Egg Type : 59.4 Broiler-Type Hatching : 58.5 Egg-Type Hatching : 74.9 : Forced Molt Layers, Dec 1 : Percent Being Molted : 3.4 Percent with Molt Completed : 25.4 : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks (1,000) : 74,971 of Age, Dec 1 : : Pullets Added During Nov (1,000) : 19,873 : Layers Sold During Nov (1,000) : 14,979 : Layers Died, Destroyed, or : Disappeared For Any Reason : During Nov (1,000) : 2,610 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Data not available. 3/ The 30 States are listed in the table on page 8. Eggs and Layers: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, 30 Selected States, December-January 1993-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1994 Item : 1993 2/ : 1994 1/ : as % of : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers During Dec (1,000) : All Layers : 282,243 Table Egg Type : 234,000 Hatching Egg Type : 48,243 Broiler-Type Hatching : 45,593 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,650 : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec (Number) : All Layers : 2,183 Table Egg Type : 2,253 Hatching Egg Type : 1,843 Broiler-Type Hatching : 1,816 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,302 : Eggs Produced During Dec (Million): All Layers : 6,162 Table Egg Type : 5,273 Hatching Egg Type : 889 Broilers-Type Hatching : 828 Egg-Type Hatching : 61 :------------------------------------- : : : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 3/ : as % of : : : 1994 :------------------------------------- : Layers on Jan 1 (1,000) : All Layers : 273,686 282,375 103 Table Egg Type : 227,681 233,608 103 Hatching Egg Type : 46,005 48,767 106 Broiler-Type Hatching : 43,391 46,087 106 Egg-Type Hatching : 2,614 2,680 103 : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 (Number) : All Layers : 69.4 70.1 101 Table Egg Type : 71.6 72.3 101 Hatching Egg Type : 58.6 59.4 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : 57.8 58.5 101 Egg-Type Hatching : 72.6 75.0 103 : Forced Molt Layers, Jan 1 : Percent Being Molted : 4.5 4.5 100 Percent with Molt Completed : 22.7 24.2 106 : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks (1,000) : 73,642 73,197 99 of Age, Jan 1 : : Pullets Added During Dec : 18,322 19,655 107 : Layers Sold During Dec (1,000) : 15,432 16,348 106 : Layers Died, Dstroyed, or : Disappeared For Any Reason : During Dec (1,000) : 2,601 2,628 101 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Preliminary. 2/ Data not available. 3/ The 30 States are listed in the table on page 8. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During November 1993-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 2/ : All Layers 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 3/ : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 ----------------- ------ Number ----- : AL : 5,111 11,111 11,600 1,980 1,966 AR : 6,680 15,904 16,680 1,842 1,841 CA : 26,344 27,601 26,967 2,138 2,110 CO : 2,506 3/ 3,015 3/ 1,957 CT : 3,461 3,812 3,649 2,151 2,192 FL : 9,177 9,718 9,841 2,140 2,103 GA : 10,739 18,940 18,467 2,096 2,069 HI : 718 822 801 1,962 1,914 IL : 2,800 3/ 2,987 3/ 2,310 IN : 20,538 20,508 21,390 2,214 2,127 IA : 14,555 14,150 15,350 2,120 2,150 ME : 4,873 4,783 5,031 2,258 2,286 MD : 2,793 3/ 3,305 3/ 2,209 MI : 5,333 5,578 5,650 2,178 2,226 MN : 10,028 10,503 10,878 2,123 2,133 MS : 2,641 6,297 6,703 1,922 1,925 MO : 6,100 6,864 6,866 2,069 2,214 NE : 8,850 3/ 9,000 3/ 2,073 NY : 3,607 3,750 3,961 2,240 2,323 NC : 6,675 13,523 14,033 1,952 1,917 OH : 21,294 19,306 21,590 2,232 2,219 OK : 1,955 3/ 3,740 3/ 1,925 OR : 2,306 3/ 2,502 3/ 2,398 PA : 20,165 20,575 21,531 2,226 2,253 SC : 4,035 5,101 5,076 2,137 2,167 SD : 1,603 3/ 1,858 3/ 2,130 TX : 12,470 15,076 15,676 2,056 2,073 VA : 1,691 3/ 3,767 3/ 2,203 WA : 5,085 4,789 5,316 2,172 2,276 WI : 2,990 3/ 3,499 3/ 2,143 : 30 Sts : 227,123 3/ 280,729 3/ 2,111 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 11,727 3/ 15,818 3/ 2,137 : US : 238,850 288,875 296,547 2,106 2,113 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1994 revised. 2/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 3/ Data not available. 4/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During December 1993-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 2/ : All Layers 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 3/ : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------------- 1,000 ----------------- ------ Number ----- : AL : 4,788 11,279 11,517 2,066 2,023 AR : 6,407 16,627 16,540 1,876 1,929 CA : 26,754 27,196 27,359 2,173 2,164 CO : 2,546 3,287 3,089 2,160 2,007 CT : 3,478 3,840 3,663 2,240 2,239 FL : 9,146 9,997 9,777 2,261 2,209 GA : 10,619 19,249 18,286 2,156 2,144 HI : 734 814 802 2,000 1,978 IL : 2,715 3,048 2,915 2,198 2,436 IN : 20,937 20,944 21,853 2,215 2,215 IA : 14,588 14,100 15,426 2,213 2,230 ME : 4,783 4,892 4,945 2,310 2,346 MD : 2,719 3,518 3,323 2,246 2,317 MI : 5,143 5,553 5,450 2,235 2,272 MN : 10,148 10,371 10,965 2,160 2,234 MS : 2,567 6,319 6,678 1,994 2,022 MO : 6,103 6,740 6,918 2,166 2,284 NE : 8,950 7,725 9,100 2,083 2,207 NY : 3,551 3,809 3,888 2,337 2,392 NC : 6,556 13,721 13,945 2,033 1,986 OH : 22,238 19,531 22,511 2,273 2,270 OK : 1,950 1,740 3,735 1,839 1,981 OR : 2,420 2,616 2,616 2,217 2,332 PA : 20,385 20,570 21,800 2,329 2,335 SC : 4,018 5,033 5,088 2,205 2,221 SD : 1,588 2,070 1,838 2,446 2,226 TX : 12,425 15,376 15,581 2,140 2,137 VA : 1,711 3,908 3,866 2,021 2,069 WA : 5,009 4,898 5,253 2,287 2,380 WI : 2,990 3,270 3,515 2,232 2,219 : 30 Sts : 227,966 272,041 282,243 2,170 2,183 : Oth : Sts 4/ : 12,502 16,791 16,468 2,138 2,156 : US : 240,468 288,832 298,711 2,169 2,182 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1994 preliminary. 2/ Includes all layers and eggs produced in both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. 3/ Data not available. 4/ Estimates for individual States are not available. HDR2012000150020130951500Egg Production Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, November 1993-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 220 228 109 112 111 116 AR : 293 307 142 139 151 168 CA : 590 569 CO : 3/ 59 CT : 82 80 FL : 208 207 195 195 13 12 GA : 397 382 267 241 130 141 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 3/ 69 3/ 68 3/ 1 IN : 454 455 443 445 11 10 IA : 300 330 ME : 108 115 MD : 3/ 73 3/ 65 3/ 8 MI : 121 126 MN : 223 232 214 223 9 9 MS : 121 129 62 56 59 73 MO : 142 152 NE : 3/ 187 3/ 187 3/ 0 NY : 84 92 NC : 264 269 150 150 114 119 OH : 431 479 OK : 3/ 72 3/ 46 3/ 26 OR : 3/ 60 3/ 58 3/ 2 PA : 458 485 446 469 12 16 SC : 109 110 91 92 18 18 SD : 3/ 40 3/ 40 3/ 0 TX : 310 325 268 282 42 43 VA : 3/ 83 3/ 44 3/ 39 WA : 104 121 WI : 3/ 75 : 30 Sts : 3/ 5,926 3/ 5,081 3/ 845 : Oth Sts 4/ : 3/ 339 3/ 277 3/ 62 : US : 6,085 6,265 5,244 5,358 841 907 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1994 revised. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Data not available. 4/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, December 1993-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------- : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 233 233 114 110 119 123 AR : 312 319 152 138 160 181 CA : 591 592 CO : 71 62 CT : 86 82 FL : 226 216 210 204 16 12 GA : 415 392 276 249 139 143 HI : 8 16 8 16 0 0 IL : 67 71 65 69 2 2 IN : 464 484 454 473 10 11 IA : 312 344 ME : 113 116 MD : 79 77 70 67 9 10 MI : 124 124 MN : 224 245 215 236 9 9 MS : 126 135 61 59 65 76 MO : 146 158 NE : 161 201 161 201 0 0 NY : 89 93 NC : 279 277 160 154 119 123 OH : 444 511 OK : 32 74 22 47 10 27 OR : 58 61 57 59 1 2 PA : 479 509 466 487 13 18 SC : 111 113 93 94 18 19 SD : 61 41 61 41 0 0 TX : 329 333 285 288 44 45 VA : 79 80 41 39 38 41 WA : 112 125 WI : 73 78 70 75 3 3 : 30 Sts : 5,904 6,162 5,087 5,273 817 889 : Oth Sts 3/ : 360 355 301 293 59 62 : US : 6,264 6,517 5,388 5,566 876 951 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 1994 preliminary. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. HDR2012000150020130951500Forced Molt Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by Month, United States, 1994-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.5 4.6 22.4 23.8 Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, 1994-95 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : January :-------------------------------------------------------------------- State : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 2.5 13.5 15.5 AR : 1.5 4.5 13.5 11.0 CA : 7.0 6.5 44.0 48.0 CO : 6.0 1.0 32.5 26.0 CT : 0.0 3.0 14.5 7.0 FL : 1.5 14.0 40.0 32.5 GA : 3.5 2.0 21.5 24.0 HI : 7.5 4.5 40.0 45.5 IL : 11.5 3.5 19.5 26.0 IN : 11.5 5.0 19.0 33.0 IA : 4.5 5.0 25.0 32.0 ME : 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 MD : 6.0 2.5 17.0 20.0 MI : 1.0 5.5 23.0 13.5 MN : 13.0 3.0 30.0 27.0 MS : 4.0 3.0 25.0 15.5 MO : 2.5 2.5 18.5 24.5 NE : 5.0 6.0 15.0 24.0 NY : 0.5 0.0 4.0 10.0 NC : 2.0 2.0 17.0 18.5 OH : 2.5 6.5 10.5 9.0 OK : 9.0 3.5 11.0 16.5 OR : 2.5 6.0 27.0 26.0 PA : 3.0 5.0 14.0 20.5 SC : 11.0 5.5 29.0 30.0 SD : 8.0 1.5 27.5 44.5 TX : 2.5 3.0 33.0 24.5 VA : 2.0 4.0 24.5 10.0 WA : 2.5 4.5 48.0 40.5 WI : 2.5 6.5 23.5 24.5 : 30 Sts : 4.5 4.5 22.7 24.2 : Oth Sts 2/: 5.0 5.5 13.4 17.3 : US : 4.5 4.6 22.4 23.8 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. HDR2012000150020130951500Hatchery Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, December-January 1993-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1994 Item : 1993 : 1994 : as % of : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 1/ : 29,729 29,548 99 Chicks Hatched During Dec : 30,446 28,575 94 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec : 405,902 378,424 93 Pullets Placed in Hatchery : Supply Flocks During Dec : 268 125 47 7-18 Month Earlier 2/ : 2,764 2,929 106 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 1/ : 509,863 534,462 105 Chicks Hatched During Dec : 623,255 658,456 106 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec : 7,218,325 7,569,338 105 Pullets Placed in Hatchery : Supply Flocks During Dec : 5,669 6,413 113 7-14 Months Earlier 3/ : 42,504 46,874 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Following year. 2/ 1994 includes pullet chicks placed June 1993 through May 1994. 3/ 1994 includes pullet chicks placed Oct 1993 through May 1994. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 Geographic : 1994 : 1995 : as % of Division : : : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 4,365 4,234 97 E North Central : 6,781 8,024 118 W North Central : 5,025 4,751 95 South Atlantic : 4,782 4,931 103 South Central : 3,627 3,694 102 West : 5,149 3,914 76 : US : 29,729 29,548 99 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 1994 : : : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : as % of : 1993 : 1994 : as % of : : : 1993 : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AR : 1,031 1,096 106 13,860 13,067 94 FL : 1,512 1,111 73 18,681 12,370 66 GA : 1,667 1,171 70 26,361 19,684 75 IN : 5,495 6,574 120 72,871 77,688 107 IA : 2,015 1,865 93 31,207 29,123 93 KS : 291 185 64 4,076 3,239 79 MN : 2,174 2,004 92 23,478 23,397 100 MO : 411 313 76 6,810 5,564 82 PA : 3,978 2,841 71 52,917 48,228 91 : Oth Sts 1/ : 11,872 11,415 96 155,641 146,064 94 : US : 30,446 28,575 94 405,902 378,424 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 1992-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : 1994 : : : : 1994 : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 :as % of : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : as % of : : : : 1993 : : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent --------- 1,000 --------- Percent : Jan : 32,496 34,852 32,816 94 32,496 34,852 32,816 94 Feb : 31,950 33,984 31,056 91 64,446 68,836 63,872 93 Mar : 36,490 38,232 33,335 87 100,936 107,068 97,207 91 Apr : 35,755 37,143 35,718 96 136,691 144,211 132,925 92 May : 38,513 36,741 35,179 96 175,204 180,952 168,104 93 Jun : 34,568 35,587 31,916 90 209,772 216,539 200,020 92 Jul : 32,265 33,980 30,260 89 242,037 250,519 230,280 92 Aug : 28,349 31,455 31,518 100 270,386 281,974 261,798 93 Sep : 28,760 31,775 30,855 97 299,146 313,749 292,653 93 Oct : 32,843 31,634 31,764 100 331,989 345,383 324,417 94 Nov : 27,718 30,073 25,432 85 359,707 375,456 349,849 93 Dec : 31,612 30,446 28,575 94 391,319 405,902 378,424 93 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150020130951500Intended Placements Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 1992-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 1994 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 1993 :---------------------------------- : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 181 193 197 102 2,529 2,806 2,916 Feb : 273 119 186 156 2,553 2,812 2,937 Mar : 186 268 259 97 2,604 2,754 3,027 Apr : 178 251 277 110 2,655 2,787 3,072 May : 262 275 334 121 2,637 2,801 3,091 Jun : 225 267 254 95 2,696 2,690 3,156 Jul : 237 243 264 109 2,738 2,782 3,013 Aug : 277 219 309 141 2,750 2,786 Sep : 237 270 315 117 2,596 2,853 Oct : 237 251 270 108 2,678 2,844 Nov : 269 158 223 141 2,751 2,870 Dec : 176 268 125 47 2,764 2,929 : Total : 2,738 2,782 3,013 108 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1994, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jun 1993 through May 1994. HDR2012000150020130951500Broiler-Type Eggs Broiler-Type Eggs In Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 1994-95 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 1995 Geographic : 1994 : 1995 : as % of Division : : : 1994 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 11,127 11,166 100 E North Central : 5,122 5,911 115 W North Central : 11,006 13,237 120 South Atlantic : 205,146 213,690 104 South Central : 256,805 269,989 105 West : 20,657 20,469 99 : US : 509,863 534,462 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, December 1993-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : December : Jan-Dec :----------------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 1994 : : : 1994 : 1993 : 1994 : as % of : 1993 : 1994 : as % of : : : 1993 : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- Percent : AL : 89,502 93,917 105 1,043,239 1,059,279 102 AR : 103,293 103,260 100 1,222,674 1,228,962 101 DE : 15,377 16,955 110 189,611 190,455 100 FL : 13,055 9,322 71 154,711 137,980 89 GA : 86,989 95,209 109 1,003,352 1,074,906 107 MD : 35,237 37,205 106 412,410 422,086 102 MS : 47,956 55,408 116 535,612 619,491 116 NC : 58,836 62,214 106 682,766 706,603 103 PA : 11,565 11,531 100 126,663 135,839 107 SC : 14,060 15,577 111 152,786 179,657 118 TX : 36,212 38,221 106 414,331 432,524 104 VA : 18,780 19,281 103 218,931 225,590 103 CA TN & WV : 32,250 34,132 106 356,982 384,248 108 : 15 Sts 1/ : 563,112 592,232 105 6,514,068 6,797,620 104 : OR & WA : 5,922 6,016 102 66,123 70,170 106 : Oth Sts 2/ : 54,221 60,208 111 638,134 701,548 110 : US : 623,255 658,456 106 7,218,325 7,569,338 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ States in the weekly hatchery production estimating program. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Broiler Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 1992-94 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : 1994 : : : : 1994 : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 :as % of : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : as % of : : : : 1993 : : : : 1993 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : Jan :578,860 598,698 617,706 103 578,860 598,698 617,706 103 Feb :535,608 547,731 557,767 102 1,114,468 1,146,429 1,175,473 103 Mar :589,391 622,864 643,034 103 1,703,859 1,769,293 1,818,507 103 Apr :576,427 600,669 629,180 105 2,280,286 2,369,962 2,447,687 103 May :602,025 634,205 661,046 104 2,882,311 3,004,167 3,108,733 103 Jun :588,462 619,301 645,998 104 3,470,773 3,623,468 3,754,731 104 Jul :589,979 618,808 650,087 105 4,060,752 4,242,276 4,404,818 104 Aug :580,860 612,180 658,127 108 4,641,612 4,854,456 5,062,945 104 Sep :561,683 582,580 629,950 108 5,203,295 5,437,036 5,692,895 105 Oct :554,547 583,979 621,204 106 5,757,842 6,021,015 6,314,099 105 Nov :536,927 574,055 596,783 104 6,294,769 6,595,070 6,910,882 105 Dec :598,075 623,255 658,456 106 6,892,844 7,218,325 7,569,338 105 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HDR2012000150020130951500Intended Placements Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 1992-94 1/ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 1994 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-14 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 1993 :---------------------------------- : 1992 : 1993 : 1994 : : 1993 : 1994 : 1995 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 4,995 5,664 5,989 106 40,202 42,665 47,272 Feb : 4,674 4,549 5,518 121 40,819 43,906 47,859 Mar : 5,234 5,678 6,301 111 40,908 44,486 48,254 Apr : 5,492 5,531 6,101 110 41,133 43,943 48,601 May : 4,831 5,944 6,266 105 41,866 44,907 49,425 Jun : 5,170 5,568 5,911 106 41,358 44,746 48,943 Jul : 5,431 5,967 6,104 102 40,871 44,884 49,255 Aug : 5,081 5,585 6,064 109 41,704 44,929 Sep : 5,220 5,121 6,336 124 41,083 44,879 Oct : 5,407 5,513 6,342 115 41,330 45,213 Nov : 4,726 5,517 5,819 105 41,780 45,729 Dec : 5,005 5,669 6,413 113 42,504 46,874 : Annual : Total : 61,266 66,306 73,164 110 : Total : Place- : ments 3/: Jan : 6,339 7,098 7,168 101 Feb : 6,056 5,664 6,829 121 Mar : 6,685 6,909 7,544 109 Apr : 6,796 6,420 7,234 113 May : 5,984 7,182 7,394 103 Jun : 6,401 6,723 7,153 106 Jul : 6,464 7,114 7,146 100 Aug : 6,022 6,587 7,290 111 Sep : 6,242 6,177 7,545 122 Oct : 6,599 6,634 7,959 120 Nov : 5,814 6,718 7,251 108 Dec : 6,493 6,949 7,908 114 : Annual : Total : 75,895 80,175 88,421 110 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 1994, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Oct 1993 through May 1994. 3/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. HDR2012000150020130951500Reliability Data Sources: Primary data for the "Chickens and Eggs" report are collected from weekly and/or monthly questionnaires sent to producers. An attempt is made to collect information for the layer and egg estimates from all known contractors and independent producers with over 30,000 table egg layers in their flock. Coverage for table egg operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on data reported in December. Approximately 910 contractors, independent egg producers and started pullet operations are contacted each month. An attempt is made to collect hatchery information from all known hatcheries. Approximately 340 hatcheries are contacted on a weekly and/or monthly basis. Revisions: Revisions are generally the result of late or corrected data. Each report will contain revisions for the previous month for layer and egg estimates. Additionally, revisions that are needed after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the respective annual summaries for Layers and Egg, and Hatchery Production. Procedures and Reliability: Operations are mailed a questionnaire and given adequate time to respond by mail. Those that do not respond by mail are phoned. Great care is exercised to ensure that operations are accounted for during each survey period. However, normally there are missing reports that must be accounted for in the estimates. Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive the estimates from the reported data. All data are checked for unusual values. Each operation's data are compared to their own past operating profile and also compared to trends from other operations. Data for missing operations are estimated based on similar operations or historical data. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing the data. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by carefully reviewing all reported data for consistency and reasonableness. Egg-type chicks hatched are comprised of all chicks of egg-type domesticated breeds including males, chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks, and research purposes. The relationship of 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. 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