Pou 1-1 (7-03) Chickens and Eggs National Agricultural Statistics Service USDA Washington, D.C. Released July 22, 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. June Egg Production Down 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.05 billion during June 2003, down 1 percent from last year. Production included 5.98 billion table eggs and 1.08 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.02 billion were broiler-type and 60.0 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during June 2003 averaged 332 million, down 1 percent from a year earlier. June egg production per 100 layers was 2,122 eggs, down slightly from June 2002. June 2003 contained 21 weekdays and four Saturdays, compared to June 2002, with 20 weekdays and five Saturdays. All layers in the U.S. on July 1, 2003, totaled 332 million, down 1 percent from a year ago. The 332 million layers consisted of 272 million layers producing table or commercial type eggs, 56.5 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.60 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on July 1, 2003, averaged 71.4 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from a year ago. Laying flocks in the 30 major egg producing States produced 6.58 billion eggs during June 2003, down 1 percent from a year ago. The average number of layers during June, at 310 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 3 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during June totaled 36.3 million, up 3 percent from June 2002. Eggs in incubators totaled 32.3 million on July 1, 2003, up 1 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 305,000 during June 2003, up 38 percent from June 2002. Broiler Hatch Down Slightly The June 2003 hatch of broiler-type chicks, at 775 million, was down slightly from June of the previous year. There were 637 million eggs in incubators on July 1, 2003, down 1 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.7 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during June 2003, down 6 percent from June 2002. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2000-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2000 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 328,878 332,283 339,105 337,473 Jan : 328,657 333,748 338,966 337,900 Feb : 329,941 335,763 337,991 337,881 Mar : 330,961 336,822 337,447 337,513 Apr : 329,185 337,141 336,776 335,780 May : 326,288 335,163 335,865 333,778 Jun : 325,057 332,928 335,412 332,417 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 7,381 6,343 6,325 1,076 1,055 Jan : 7,264 7,329 6,170 6,246 1,093 1,082 Feb : 6,581 6,618 5,592 5,629 988 988 Mar : 7,417 7,362 6,312 6,255 1,104 1,107 Apr : 7,105 7,128 6,016 6,045 1,089 1,083 May : 7,297 7,275 6,161 6,148 1,135 1,127 Jun : 7,126 7,053 6,037 5,978 1,089 1,075 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 50,146 73,786 42,626 12,904 7,517 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, May-June 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 Item : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During May : 1,000 : All Layers : : 335,865 333,778 99 Table Egg Type : : 274,802 273,475 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 61,063 60,303 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58,369 57,566 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,694 2,737 102 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During May : Number : All Layers : : 2,173 2,180 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,242 2,248 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,859 1,869 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,833 1,845 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,413 2,375 98 : : Eggs Produced During May : Million : All Layers : : 7,297 7,275 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,161 6,148 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,135 1,127 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,070 1,062 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 65 65 100 : : Layers on Jun 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 335,547 333,233 99 Table Egg Type : : 274,539 273,045 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 61,008 60,188 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58,342 57,492 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,666 2,696 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jun 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.5 69.9 99 Table Egg Type : : 72.9 72.0 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.8 60.2 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 58.9 59.5 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.1 75.4 97 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jun 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.2 4.2 100 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.2 23.4 105 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During May: 1,000 : 16,653 14,926 90 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During May : 1,000 : 4,820 5,942 123 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Jun 1 : 1,000 : 95,806 99,919 104 : : Pullets Added During May 1/ : 1,000 : 24,836 25,166 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June-July 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 Item : Unit : 2002 1/ : 2003 : as % of : : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jun : 1,000 : All Layers : : 335,412 332,417 99 Table Egg Type : : 275,021 272,763 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 60,391 59,654 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57,797 57,003 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,594 2,651 102 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jun : Number : All Layers : : 2,125 2,122 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,195 2,192 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,803 1,802 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,780 1,781 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,313 2,263 98 : : Eggs Produced During Jun : Million : All Layers : : 7,126 7,053 99 Table Egg Type : : 6,037 5,978 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,089 1,075 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,029 1,015 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 60 60 100 : : Layers on Jul 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 335,236 331,560 99 Table Egg Type : : 275,484 272,461 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 59,752 59,099 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 57,242 56,500 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,510 2,599 104 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jul 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.9 71.4 101 Table Egg Type : : 73.2 74.0 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.2 59.7 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.4 58.9 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.0 76.6 98 : : Forced Molt Layers, Jul 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.7 4.3 116 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.8 23.8 104 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jun: 1,000 : 15,991 14,310 89 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed. : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jun : 1,000 : 4,323 4,943 114 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Jul 1 : 1,000 : 94,865 98,819 104 : : Pullets Added During Jun 2/ : 1,000 : 23,006 21,285 93 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 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, May-June, 2002-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 Item : Unit : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During May : 1,000 : All Layers : : 314,455 311,396 99 Table Egg Type : : 258,445 256,006 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 56,010 55,390 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 53,403 52,744 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,607 2,646 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During May : Number : All Layers : : 2,176 2,179 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,245 2,247 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,860 1,867 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,833 1,841 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,417 2,381 99 : : Eggs Produced During May : Million : All Layers : : 6,844 6,785 99 Table Egg Type : : 5,802 5,751 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,042 1,034 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 979 971 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 63 63 100 : : Layers on Jun 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 313,890 310,843 99 Table Egg Type : : 257,954 255,577 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 55,936 55,266 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 53,356 52,664 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,580 2,602 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jun 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.6 69.9 99 Table Egg Type : : 73.0 72.0 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 59.8 60.1 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.0 59.4 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.9 75.4 97 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jun 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 4.3 4.1 95 Percent with Molt Completed : : 21.9 23.2 106 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During May: 1,000 : 15,634 13,922 89 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During May : 1,000 : 4,610 5,531 120 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Jun 1 : 1,000 : 90,295 93,297 103 : : Pullets Added During May 2/ : 1,000 : 23,675 23,386 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June-July, 2002-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2003 Item : Unit : 2002 2/ : 2003 : as % of : : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jun : 1,000 : All Layers : : 313,786 310,072 99 Table Egg Type : : 258,385 255,253 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 55,401 54,819 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 52,890 52,261 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,511 2,558 102 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jun : 1,000 : All Layers : : 2,125 2,121 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,194 2,190 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,805 1,800 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,781 1,778 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,310 2,267 98 : : Eggs Produced During Jun : Million : All Layers : : 6,668 6,578 99 Table Egg Type : : 5,668 5,591 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,000 987 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 942 929 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 58 58 100 : : Layers on Jul 1 : 1,000 : All Layers : : 313,648 309,272 99 Table Egg Type : : 258,802 254,916 98 Hatching Egg Type : : 54,846 54,356 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 52,415 51,848 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,431 2,508 103 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jul 1 : Number : All Layers : : 70.9 71.5 101 Table Egg Type : : 73.1 74.0 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.2 59.8 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.4 59.0 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 77.8 76.7 99 : : Forced Molt Layers, Jul 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.7 4.4 119 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.4 23.4 104 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jun: 1,000 : 14,630 13,240 90 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jun : 1,000 : 4,031 4,624 115 : : Pullets Less Than 20 Weeks : : of Age, Jul 1 : 1,000 : 89,094 92,451 104 : : Pullets Added During Jun 3/ : 1,000 : 21,574 19,920 92 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ The 30 States are listed in the table on page 8. 2/ Revised. 3/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During May 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 2,361 2,050 10,207 9,591 1,891 1,950 AR : 4,696 4,502 15,166 15,489 1,912 1,872 CA : 22,801 19,146 23,479 19,718 2,173 2,125 CO : 3,223 3,346 3,723 3,848 2,364 2,417 CT : 3,075 2,813 3,135 2,869 2,265 2,300 FL : 9,892 9,975 10,580 10,506 2,174 2,170 GA : 10,199 10,989 19,968 20,553 2,068 2,082 HI : 470 446 524 487 1,889 2,012 IL : 3,262 3,183 3,501 3,415 2,228 2,255 IN : 21,396 22,051 22,130 22,756 2,255 2,268 IA : 36,035 36,811 36,875 37,612 2,283 2,204 ME : 4,262 4,148 4,319 4,199 2,200 2,358 MD : 2,914 2,488 3,165 2,705 2,370 2,292 MI : 6,747 6,420 7,002 6,671 2,185 2,249 MN : 10,935 10,525 11,650 11,130 2,223 2,300 MS : 1,731 1,846 6,789 6,889 1,959 1,989 MO : 5,430 5,375 6,869 6,826 2,242 2,300 NE : 11,374 11,655 11,474 11,755 2,222 2,254 NY : 3,626 3,423 3,856 3,672 2,360 2,478 NC : 3,060 3,289 11,225 11,055 1,933 1,990 OH : 29,870 28,878 30,393 29,388 2,181 2,188 OK : 1,996 1,968 4,211 4,114 1,912 1,920 OR : 2,504 2,551 2,685 2,730 2,421 2,308 PA : 22,011 22,976 23,450 24,369 2,375 2,319 SC : 4,196 4,180 5,268 5,351 2,183 2,149 SD : 2,135 2,696 2,335 2,896 2,099 2,279 TX : 13,689 14,066 18,102 18,462 2,166 2,194 VA : 1,205 1,201 3,061 3,311 1,960 1,993 WA : 5,110 4,834 5,191 4,915 2,254 2,177 WI : 3,521 3,600 4,122 4,114 2,159 2,333 : 30 Sts : 253,726 251,431 314,455 311,396 2,176 2,179 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,185 16,332 21,410 22,382 2,116 2,189 : US : 268,911 267,763 335,865 333,778 2,173 2,180 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for :Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers 1/ : All Layers 1/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ---------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 2,230 2,004 10,178 9,620 1,818 1,861 AR : 4,630 4,347 14,949 15,268 1,860 1,821 CA : 22,963 19,033 23,593 19,561 2,137 2,111 CO : 3,253 3,283 3,778 3,790 2,223 2,348 CT : 3,030 2,763 3,087 2,820 2,235 2,199 FL : 9,737 10,205 10,442 10,755 2,116 2,111 GA : 10,155 10,996 19,973 20,554 1,968 1,980 HI : 479 456 532 494 1,805 1,883 IL : 3,130 3,375 3,359 3,603 2,143 2,165 IN : 21,414 21,970 22,091 22,611 2,232 2,220 IA : 36,139 37,131 36,966 37,923 2,178 2,154 ME : 4,276 4,073 4,334 4,126 2,100 2,254 MD : 2,916 2,404 3,169 2,615 2,272 2,141 MI : 6,530 6,427 6,786 6,678 2,166 2,186 MN : 10,933 10,460 11,653 11,070 2,240 2,204 MS : 1,764 1,844 6,768 6,864 1,921 1,967 MO : 5,454 5,375 6,872 6,793 2,197 2,238 NE : 11,492 11,604 11,592 11,704 2,165 2,256 NY : 3,595 3,362 3,807 3,607 2,338 2,357 NC : 3,132 3,301 11,062 10,869 1,871 1,951 OH : 30,060 28,478 30,571 28,981 2,182 2,108 OK : 2,056 1,939 4,253 4,066 1,869 1,845 OR : 2,447 2,661 2,627 2,847 2,322 2,213 PA : 22,045 22,729 23,466 24,106 2,301 2,269 SC : 4,148 4,152 5,180 5,314 2,143 2,051 SD : 2,123 2,673 2,323 2,873 1,980 2,193 TX : 13,661 14,017 18,073 18,293 2,152 2,148 VA : 1,170 1,203 2,916 3,260 1,852 1,963 WA : 5,190 4,782 5,269 4,860 2,202 2,243 WI : 3,515 3,634 4,117 4,147 2,210 2,315 : 30 Sts : 253,667 250,681 313,786 310,072 2,125 2,121 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,464 16,371 21,626 22,345 2,118 2,126 : US : 269,131 267,052 335,412 332,417 2,125 2,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 193 187 50 48 143 139 AR : 290 290 104 95 186 195 CA : 510 419 CO : 88 93 CT : 71 66 FL : 230 228 217 219 13 9 GA : 413 428 228 250 185 178 HI : 9.9 9.8 9.9 9.8 0 0 IL : 78 77 75 74 3 3 IN : 499 516 486 503 13 13 IA : 842 829 ME : 95 99 MD : 75 62 70 58 5 4 MI : 153 150 MN : 259 256 250 247 9 9 MS : 133 137 39 43 94 94 MO : 154 157 NE : 255 265 255 265 0 0 NY : 91 91 NC : 217 220 74 81 143 139 OH : 663 643 OK : 81 79 46 45 35 34 OR : 65 63 63 61 2 2 PA : 557 565 538 548 19 17 SC : 115 115 95 95 20 20 SD : 49 66 49 66 0 0 TX : 392 405 VA : 60 66 27 27 33 39 WA : 117 107 WI : 89 96 : 30 Sts : 6,844 6,785 5,802 5,751 1,042 1,034 : Oth Sts 2/ : 453 490 359 397 93 93 : US : 7,297 7,275 6,161 6,148 1,135 1,127 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production : Table Eggs 1/ : Hatching Eggs 1/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 185 179 45 45 140 134 AR : 278 278 99 89 179 189 CA : 504 413 CO : 84 89 CT : 69 62 FL : 221 227 209 217 12 10 GA : 393 407 214 235 179 172 HI : 9.6 9.3 9.6 9.3 0 0 IL : 72 78 69 75 3 3 IN : 493 502 481 491 12 11 IA : 805 817 ME : 91 93 MD : 72 56 68 53 4 3 MI : 147 146 MN : 261 244 252 235 9 9 MS : 130 135 40 44 90 91 MO : 151 152 NE : 251 264 251 264 0 0 NY : 89 85 NC : 207 212 72 80 135 132 OH : 667 611 OK : 80 75 46 43 34 32 OR : 61 63 59 61 2 2 PA : 540 547 522 531 18 16 SC : 111 109 92 89 19 20 SD : 46 63 46 63 0 0 TX : 389 393 VA : 54 64 24 28 30 36 WA : 116 109 WI : 91 96 : 30 Sts : 6,668 6,578 5,668 5,591 1,000 987 : Oth Sts 2/ : 458 475 369 387 89 88 : US : 7,126 7,053 6,037 5,978 1,089 1,075 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4.5 22.0 23.9 Mar : 3.7 3.3 22.2 23.6 Apr : 3.6 2.2 22.2 24.5 May : 5.7 4.3 21.5 23.5 Jun : 4.2 4.2 22.2 23.4 Jul : 3.7 4.3 22.8 23.8 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, July 2002-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted : Percent with Molt Completed State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2002 : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 3.5 2.5 12.5 4.0 AR : 1.0 1.0 8.0 10.5 CA : 4.5 4.0 29.0 39.0 CO : 4.0 0.0 23.0 21.0 CT : 0.0 3.5 10.5 7.5 FL : 4.0 3.5 29.0 27.0 GA : 3.0 5.5 15.5 14.5 HI : 8.5 11.0 45.5 45.0 IL : 10.5 5.0 36.0 22.5 IN : 4.0 4.5 32.5 33.5 IA : 3.0 9.0 28.5 32.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 MD : 0.0 9.5 38.5 31.5 MI : 2.5 7.5 25.5 31.0 MN : 5.0 2.5 30.5 31.0 MS : 3.0 0.0 11.0 12.0 MO : 1.0 2.0 24.5 12.5 NE : 6.0 8.0 25.5 24.5 NY : 0.5 0.5 6.0 5.0 NC : 1.5 2.0 8.5 10.0 OH : 7.0 6.5 17.5 26.0 OK : 1.5 1.0 4.5 7.5 OR : 7.0 8.0 27.0 30.5 PA : 3.5 2.5 17.0 19.5 SC : 2.5 2.0 38.0 22.0 SD : 5.0 2.5 28.0 22.5 TX : 2.5 2.0 22.5 24.0 VA : 4.5 2.5 13.0 14.0 WA : 9.5 5.0 46.0 41.5 WI : 0.0 3.5 39.5 29.5 : 30 Sts : 3.7 4.4 22.4 23.4 : Oth Sts 2/: 3.4 2.6 28.5 29.2 : US : 3.7 4.3 22.8 23.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June-July 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2003 Item : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jul 1 : 32,043 32,295 101 Chicks Hatched During Jun : 35,136 36,344 103 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jun : 219,064 212,294 97 Pullets Hatched During Jun for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 221 305 138 7-18 Month Earlier 1/ : 3,087 2,946 95 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jul 1 : 641,663 636,633 99 Chicks Hatched During Jun : 776,332 774,680 100 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jun : 4,612,386 4,556,929 99 Pullets Hatched During Jun for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,206 6,748 94 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 61,521 62,322 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2003 includes pullet chicks hatched Dec 2001 through Nov 2002. 2/ 2003 includes pullet chicks hatched Mar 2002 through Nov 2002. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, July 1, 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2003 Geographic : 2002 : 2003 : as % of Division : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 4,447 4,938 111 E North Central : 7,276 6,840 94 W North Central : 5,889 7,506 127 South Atlantic : 4,852 2,735 56 South Central : 5,068 5,101 101 West : 4,511 5,175 115 : US : 32,043 32,295 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : Jan-Jun :------------------------------------------------------------------ State : : : 2003 : : : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : 2002 : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AR : 663 829 125 4,592 4,839 105 FL : 534 797 149 3,477 3,908 112 GA : 2,130 2,376 112 13,130 14,413 110 IN : 4,635 5,023 108 30,081 29,451 98 IA : 5,094 6,311 124 32,080 35,688 111 MN : 1,708 1,130 66 8,723 8,391 96 PA : 4,884 4,249 87 26,987 25,310 94 : Oth Sts 1/ : 15,488 15,629 101 99,994 90,294 90 : US : 35,136 36,344 103 219,064 212,294 97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2001-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : : 2003 : : : : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 :as % of : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 :as % of : : : : 2002 : : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --------- 1,000 -------- Percent --------- 1,000 --------- Percent : Jan : 36,728 35,647 33,499 94 36,728 35,647 33,499 94 Feb : 37,836 34,465 29,988 87 74,564 70,112 63,487 91 Mar : 41,015 36,977 36,726 99 115,579 107,089 100,213 94 Apr : 42,789 38,088 37,531 99 158,368 145,177 137,744 95 May : 42,655 38,751 38,206 99 201,023 183,928 175,950 96 Jun : 40,822 35,136 36,344 103 241,845 219,064 212,294 97 Jul : 38,651 35,573 280,496 254,637 Aug : 34,987 35,681 315,483 290,318 Sep : 37,140 35,734 352,623 326,052 Oct : 35,825 32,149 388,448 358,201 Nov : 32,355 31,146 420,803 389,347 Dec : 31,870 31,973 452,673 421,320 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2001-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2003 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-18 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2002 :----------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent ----------- 1,000 ----------- : Jan : 236 228 198 87 3,158 2,974 2,974 Feb : 214 247 221 89 3,205 2,916 Mar : 284 237 315 133 3,239 2,886 Apr : 311 295 276 94 3,225 2,944 May : 315 319 279 87 3,134 2,980 Jun : 261 221 305 138 3,087 2,946 Jul : 340 282 3,048 2,927 Aug : 251 221 3,040 2,897 Sep : 219 277 3,073 2,871 Oct : 150 186 3,026 2,949 Nov : 261 227 3,010 2,930 Dec : 206 187 3,014 2,890 : Total : 3,048 2,927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 2003, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Dec 2001 through Nov 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, July 1, 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2003 Geographic : 2002 : 2003 : as % of Division : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,437 11,793 95 E North Central : 7,917 8,384 106 W North Central : 20,927 21,761 104 South Atlantic : 237,959 234,009 98 South Central : 336,183 335,500 100 West : 26,240 25,186 96 : US : 641,663 636,633 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, June 2002-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : June : Jan-Jun :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2003 : : : 2003 : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : 2002 : 2003 : as % of : : : 2002 : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 105,143 104,576 99 631,829 611,345 97 AR : 110,108 109,937 100 653,174 654,555 100 DE : 12,766 13,231 104 75,850 76,986 101 FL : 8,416 4,808 57 50,298 32,942 65 GA : 114,422 116,903 102 675,154 676,649 100 KY : 24,155 24,314 101 140,953 142,812 101 LA : 13,599 14,022 103 80,750 81,154 101 MD : 35,156 34,221 97 207,100 205,928 99 MS : 69,232 71,296 103 410,928 416,086 101 NC : 69,044 67,881 98 409,671 398,063 97 OK : 23,723 23,026 97 137,120 139,857 102 PA : 13,394 13,052 97 77,964 74,570 96 SC : 16,322 16,681 102 98,001 100,665 103 TX : 55,577 53,770 97 333,383 319,850 96 VA : 23,246 23,724 102 141,502 142,356 101 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 60,427 61,318 101 357,014 354,947 99 : 19 Sts 1/ : 754,730 752,760 100 4,480,691 4,428,765 99 : Oth Sts 2/ : 21,602 21,920 101 131,695 128,164 97 : US : 776,332 774,680 100 4,612,386 4,556,929 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2001-03 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :------------------------------------------------------------------------ Month : : : : 2003 : : : : 2003 : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 :as % of: 2001 : 2002 : 2003 :as % of : : : : 2002 : : : : 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :--------- 1,000 --------- Percent----------- 1,000 ----------- Percent : Jan :745,939 776,961 759,773 98 745,939 776,961 759,773 98 Feb :683,255 703,323 694,590 99 1,429,194 1,480,284 1,454,363 98 Mar :778,760 791,093 774,836 98 2,207,954 2,271,377 2,229,199 98 Apr :755,455 765,415 761,145 99 2,963,409 3,036,792 2,990,344 98 May :785,704 799,262 791,905 99 3,749,113 3,836,054 3,782,249 99 Jun :766,534 776,332 774,680 100 4,515,647 4,612,386 4,556,929 99 Jul :769,448 781,707 5,285,095 5,394,093 Aug :771,550 780,020 6,056,645 6,174,113 Sep :738,379 740,396 6,795,024 6,914,509 Oct :748,274 720,564 7,543,298 7,635,073 Nov :703,365 690,052 8,246,663 8,325,125 Dec :774,453 753,875 9,021,116 9,079,000 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2001-03 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Placements : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2003 : Relative to Current Supply Flocks Month : :as % of: 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ :--------------------------: 2002 :----------------------------------- : 2001 : 2002 : 2003 : : 2002 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 -------- Percent ------------ 1,000 ----------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 6,685 6,264 6,269 100 60,750 62,473 60,015 Feb : 6,748 7,275 6,659 92 60,382 62,371 Mar : 6,752 6,775 6,329 93 60,771 62,559 Apr : 6,398 6,814 6,720 99 60,989 62,658 May : 7,117 7,597 7,612 100 61,008 62,659 Jun : 6,822 7,206 6,748 94 61,521 62,322 Jul : 6,326 6,602 61,346 62,022 Aug : 7,494 7,449 61,212 61,477 Sep : 6,647 6,676 61,370 60,539 Oct : 6,704 6,265 61,323 59,662 Nov : 7,261 6,938 61,811 59,780 Dec : 6,577 6,475 61,914 59,943 : Annual : Total : 81,531 82,336 : Total : Place- : ments3/ : Jan : 7,615 7,415 7,388 100 Feb : 8,275 8,491 8,094 95 Mar : 8,325 7,997 7,391 92 Apr : 7,915 8,119 8,000 99 May : 8,647 8,982 8,920 99 Jun : 8,220 8,802 8,341 95 Jul : 7,687 8,083 Aug : 9,133 8,913 Sep : 8,047 8,002 Oct : 7,848 7,438 Nov : 9,017 8,202 Dec : 8,119 8,016 : Annual : Total : 98,848 98,460 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Jun 2003, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Mar 2002 through Nov 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. Survey data are subject to non-sampling errors such as omissions and mistakes in reporting and in processing. While these errors cannot be measured directly, they are minimized by reviewing all data for consistency and reasonableness. Egg-type chicks hatched are comprised of all chicks of egg-type domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. The relationship of chicks hatched to chicken inventory and poultry marketings is 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. Intended placement data reported by leading breeders include pullet chicks expected from eggs sold the preceding month. The breeders in this report account for a large percentage of replacement pullets for hatchery supply flocks. Production of replacement pullets by these breeders indicates the number of pullets available to hatchery supply flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the flocks. "Hatchery Supply Flocks" include all generations of layers which could lay eggs to supply a hatchery. This includes the generations of parents, grandparents, great-grandparents, pedigree, etc. Also included are research flocks, vaccine flocks, and specific pathogen-free flocks. The broiler cumulative potential placements are a moving total of the intended placements 7-15 months earlier. The egg-type cumulative potential placements of 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. The next "Chickens and Eggs" report will be released at 3 p.m. ET on August 22, 2003. 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