Pou 1-1 (1-10) Chickens and Eggs Washington, D.C. Released January 22, 2010, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. For information on "Layers and Eggs" call Kim Linonis at (202) 690-8632, for "Chicks Hatched" call Troy Marshall at (202) 720-3244, office hours 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. ET. December Egg Production Up 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.83 billion during December 2009, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.76 billion table eggs, and 1.07 billion hatching eggs, of which 995 million were broiler-type and 72 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during December 2009 averaged 340 million, down slightly from last year. December egg production per 100 layers was 2,304 eggs, up 1 percent from December 2009. All layers in the U.S. on January 1, 2010 totaled 340 million, down slightly from last year. The 340 million layers consisted of 284 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 53.8 million layers producing broiler- type hatching eggs, and 2.94 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on January 1, 2010, averaged 73.8 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from January 1, 2009. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 7 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during December 2009 totaled 39.7 million, up 7 percent from December 2008. Eggs in incubators totaled 38.9 million on January 1, 2010, up 6 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 309 thousand during December 2009, up 55 percent from December 2008. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down Slightly Broiler-type chicks hatched during December 2009 totaled 778 million, down slightly from December 2008. Eggs in incubators totaled 633 million on January 1, 2010, up slightly from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.66 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during December 2009, up 1 percent from December 2008. Contents Page U.S. Average Number of Layers on Hand and Egg Production...................1 U.S. Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, Forced Molt, and Pullets....3 Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State..................................5 Egg Production by Type and State...........................................7 Forced Molt................................................................9 U.S. Hatchery Production Summary..........................................10 Egg-Type Hatchery.........................................................11 Egg-Type Intended Placements..............................................12 Broiler-Type Hatchery.....................................................12 Broiler-Type Intended Placements..........................................14 Reliability of Chickens and Eggs Estimates................................15 Regional Listing..........................................................16 Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates......................16 Information Contacts......................................................16 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, United States, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 Layers : Dec 1/ : 340,302 339,882 Jan : 340,936 Feb : 340,614 Mar : 340,455 Apr : 339,745 May : 336,695 Jun : 333,388 Jul : 332,143 Aug : 332,291 Sep : 333,611 Oct : 335,361 Nov 2/ : 337,702 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Revised . Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Eggs 1/ : Table Eggs : Hatching Eggs Month :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 7,768 7,831 6,701 6,763 1,068 1,067 Jan : 7,666 6,591 1,075 Feb : 6,892 5,906 985 Mar : 7,724 6,632 1,093 Apr : 7,461 6,408 1,053 May : 7,597 6,505 1,092 Jun : 7,347 6,291 1,056 Jul : 7,575 6,494 1,081 Aug : 7,589 6,514 1,075 Sep : 7,371 6,341 1,030 Oct : 7,685 6,626 1,060 Nov 3/ : 7,558 6,529 1,028 During Year 1/: 90,233 77,538 12,696 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Revised. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, November-December 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2009 Item : Unit : 2008 : 2009 1/ : as % of : : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Nov 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 337,995 337,702 100 Table Egg Type : : 281,780 282,011 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 56,215 55,691 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 53,409 52,790 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,806 2,901 103 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Nov : Number : All Layers : : 2,216 2,238 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,288 2,315 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,857 1,846 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,833 1,820 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,316 2,310 100 : : Eggs Produced During Nov 2/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,490 7,558 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,446 6,529 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,044 1,028 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 979 961 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 65 67 103 : : Layers on Dec 1 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 339,643 339,341 100 Table Egg Type : : 284,022 283,199 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 55,621 56,142 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 52,873 53,239 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,748 2,903 106 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Dec 1 : Number : All Layers : : 74.2 74.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 76.6 77.5 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.8 61.0 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 61.2 60.1 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 75.4 76.9 102 : : Forced Molt Layers on Dec 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 1.9 1.8 95 Percent with Molt Completed : : 22.1 22.0 100 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Nov: 1,000 : 12,291 10,950 89 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Nov : 1,000 : 5,598 6,528 117 : : Pullets on Dec 1 : 1,000 : 98,843 101,518 103 : : Pullets Added During Nov 3/ : 1,000 : 19,991 20,894 105 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, December-January 2008-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2009 Item : Unit : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Dec 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 340,302 339,882 100 Table Egg Type : : 284,274 283,435 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 56,028 56,447 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 53,229 53,520 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,799 2,927 105 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Dec : Number : All Layers : : 2,283 2,304 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,357 2,386 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,906 1,890 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,881 1,859 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,394 2,460 103 : : Eggs Produced During Dec 1/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,768 7,831 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,701 6,763 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,068 1,067 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,001 995 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 67 72 107 : :-------------------------------- : : : : 2010 : : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : : 2009 : :-------------------------------- : : Layers on Jan 1 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 340,897 340,375 100 Table Egg Type : : 284,484 283,651 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 56,413 56,724 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 53,575 53,781 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,838 2,943 104 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jan 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.9 73.8 101 Table Egg Type : : 75.3 76.3 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.9 61.1 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.0 60.0 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 79.0 80.6 102 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jan 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.2 2.7 84 Percent with Molt Completed : : 21.2 20.7 98 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Dec: 1,000 : 12,015 12,462 104 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Dec : 1,000 : 6,696 7,333 110 : : Pullets on Jan 1 : 1,000 : 99,721 103,415 104 : : Pullets Added During Dec 2/ : 1,000 : 21,208 23,551 111 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Pullet chicks less than 3 days old added to pullet flocks. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During November 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers : All Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2008 : 2009 1/ : 2008 : 2009 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,380 1,284 9,345 9,059 1,883 1,888 AR : 3,653 3,309 12,498 12,158 1,976 1,966 CA : 19,877 19,094 20,182 19,391 2,195 2,305 CO : 3,434 3,292 3,882 3,770 2,344 2,414 CT : 2,699 2,496 2,758 2,559 2,248 2,267 FL : 9,886 9,611 10,277 9,961 2,248 2,389 GA : 9,503 9,084 18,167 17,629 2,092 2,150 HI : 310 299 338 324 1,657 1,698 IL : 5,319 4,418 5,531 4,629 2,350 2,290 IN : 23,236 22,805 23,956 23,456 2,217 2,298 IA : 52,287 53,201 53,204 54,061 2,263 2,235 ME : 3,544 3,620 3,624 3,711 2,180 2,210 MD : 2,193 2,101 2,360 2,251 2,119 2,177 MI : 9,440 10,178 9,590 10,328 2,398 2,266 MN : 9,546 9,865 10,030 10,359 2,263 2,269 MS : 1,589 1,515 6,222 5,885 2,041 2,005 MO : 5,647 5,744 6,778 6,950 2,184 2,273 NE : 9,526 9,366 9,576 9,416 2,308 2,368 NY : 3,970 3,860 4,188 4,084 2,412 2,400 NC : 5,176 5,866 12,325 13,017 2,069 2,067 OH : 26,519 27,100 26,940 27,558 2,238 2,264 OR : 2,263 2,047 2,393 2,193 2,549 2,554 PA : 20,548 22,039 21,635 23,151 2,380 2,393 SC : 3,117 3,234 4,415 4,581 2,106 2,117 SD : 2,417 2,404 2,467 2,444 2,432 2,373 TX : 14,176 13,260 18,646 17,512 2,269 2,273 VA : 1,307 1,264 2,869 3,244 2,022 2,096 WA : 5,787 6,123 5,875 6,238 2,281 2,357 WI : 4,172 4,341 4,651 4,895 2,301 2,431 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,932 14,722 23,273 22,888 2,136 2,136 : US : 277,453 277,542 337,995 337,702 2,216 2,238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by State and United States, During December 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers : All Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,372 1,277 9,393 9,133 1,948 1,938 AR : 3,688 3,233 12,790 12,226 2,002 2,028 CA : 19,838 19,142 20,145 19,438 2,274 2,356 CO : 3,507 3,189 3,955 3,701 2,478 2,513 CT : 2,779 2,564 2,835 2,627 2,328 2,322 FL : 9,955 9,784 10,340 10,127 2,331 2,400 GA : 9,677 9,225 18,391 17,817 2,126 2,195 HI : 311 276 338 311 1,775 1,768 IL : 5,248 4,522 5,464 4,734 2,324 2,366 IN : 23,552 22,869 24,247 23,539 2,310 2,362 IA : 52,803 53,493 53,718 54,354 2,288 2,296 ME : 3,517 3,672 3,601 3,763 2,222 2,365 MD : 2,160 2,162 2,328 2,292 2,191 2,225 MI : 9,437 10,082 9,594 10,232 2,460 2,404 MN : 9,558 9,825 10,065 10,331 2,335 2,362 MS : 1,577 1,513 6,045 6,115 2,068 2,028 MO : 5,716 5,782 6,853 7,029 2,364 2,333 NE : 9,685 9,455 9,735 9,505 2,404 2,441 NY : 3,942 3,750 4,165 3,976 2,473 2,465 NC : 5,373 6,039 12,520 13,226 2,109 2,132 OH : 26,996 27,029 27,406 27,508 2,386 2,341 OR : 2,386 2,003 2,513 2,138 2,587 2,572 PA : 20,645 22,422 21,697 23,546 2,452 2,480 SC : 3,099 3,195 4,420 4,480 2,195 2,165 SD : 2,415 2,396 2,455 2,436 2,403 2,504 TX : 14,066 13,706 18,311 17,998 2,294 2,328 UT 1/ : 3,346 3,376 2,370 VA : 1,419 1,197 2,958 3,281 2,130 2,133 WA : 5,817 6,149 5,932 6,264 2,411 2,411 WI : 4,118 4,306 4,682 4,861 2,413 2,469 : Oth Sts 2/ : 15,137 11,353 23,396 19,518 2,210 2,188 : US : 279,793 278,956 340,302 339,882 2,283 2,304 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in Oth Sts in 2008. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, November 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 3/ : 2008 : 2009 3/ : 2008 : 2009 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 176 171 33 29 143 142 AR : 247 239 85 79 162 160 CA : 443 447 CO : 91 91 CT : 62 58 FL : 231 238 225 233 6 5 GA : 380 379 217 217 163 162 HI : 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.5 0 0 IL : 130 106 127 103 3 3 IN : 531 539 519 528 12 11 IA : 1,204 1,208 1,189 1,195 15 13 ME : 79 82 MD : 50 49 48 47 2 2 MI : 230 234 MN : 227 235 219 226 8 9 MS : 127 118 40 37 87 81 MO : 148 158 NE : 221 223 221 223 0 0 NY : 101 98 NC : 255 269 127 141 128 128 OH : 603 624 OR : 61 56 59 54 2 2 PA : 515 554 497 536 18 18 SC : 93 97 70 75 23 22 SD : 60 58 60 58 0 0 TX : 423 398 VA : 58 68 29 31 29 37 WA : 134 147 WI : 107 119 : Oth Sts 4/ : 497 489 367 368 131 121 : US 1/ : 7,490 7,558 6,446 6,529 1,044 1,028 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 3/ Revised. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, December 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 183 177 34 30 149 147 AR : 256 248 88 81 168 167 CA : 458 458 CO : 98 93 CT : 66 61 FL : 241 243 235 237 6 6 GA : 391 391 224 223 167 168 HI : 6.0 5.5 6.0 5.5 0 0 IL : 127 112 124 109 3 3 IN : 560 556 547 544 13 12 IA : 1,229 1,248 1,215 1,235 14 13 ME : 80 89 MD : 51 51 49 50 2 1 MI : 236 246 MN : 235 244 226 235 9 9 MS : 125 124 39 38 86 86 MO : 162 164 NE : 234 232 234 232 0 0 NY : 103 98 NC : 264 282 131 149 133 133 OH : 654 644 OR : 65 55 63 53 2 2 PA : 532 584 515 564 17 20 SC : 97 97 74 75 23 22 SD : 59 61 59 61 0 0 TX : 420 419 UT 3/ : 80 80 0 VA : 63 70 34 31 29 39 WA : 143 151 WI : 113 120 : Oth Sts 4/ : 517 427 384 304 134 123 : US 1/ : 7,768 7,831 6,701 6,763 1,068 1,067 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations, data included in US totals. 3/ Included in Oth Sts in 2008. 4/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by Month, United States, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted 1/ : Percent with Molt Completed 1/ Month :----------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 3.2 2.7 21.2 20.7 Feb : 3.4 21.4 Mar : 3.4 21.4 Apr : 1.9 21.7 May : 4.5 20.5 Jun : 3.4 21.3 Jul : 3.4 20.6 Aug : 2.7 21.1 Sep : 2.9 21.0 Oct : 3.4 20.9 Nov : 2.3 21.9 Dec : 1.8 22.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, January 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted 1/ : Percent with Molt Completed 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.5 0.5 6.5 8.0 AR : 1.5 1.0 8.0 10.0 CA : 2.5 4.5 33.5 31.0 CO : 4.5 4.0 17.5 14.5 CT : 0.0 0.0 17.5 5.5 FL : 4.5 9.0 37.5 31.5 GA : 1.0 1.5 10.5 17.0 HI : 11.5 5.5 55.5 51.5 IL : 10.5 0.0 31.0 26.5 IN : 3.5 3.0 34.5 34.0 IA : 5.0 3.0 32.5 29.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 10.0 0.0 5.0 7.5 MI : 6.0 5.0 22.0 21.0 MN : 2.0 2.0 26.5 24.0 MS : 2.0 2.0 10.0 9.0 MO : 3.0 3.5 6.0 18.5 NE : 0.0 0.0 3.5 2.5 NY : 1.0 2.5 5.5 7.0 NC : 2.0 2.0 10.0 7.0 OH : 2.5 2.5 17.5 20.5 OR : 5.5 5.0 30.0 26.5 PA : 3.0 2.5 10.5 12.0 SC : 3.0 2.0 15.5 19.5 SD : 11.0 2.5 29.5 24.0 TX : 3.5 1.0 19.5 17.5 UT 2/ : 9.5 30.5 VA : 0.0 0.0 16.5 15.5 WA : 4.0 3.5 28.5 29.5 WI : 3.5 8.0 22.5 35.0 : Oth Sts 3/: 3.0 1.9 22.6 17.4 : US : 3.2 2.7 21.2 20.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Included in Oth Sts in 2009. 3/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Hatchery Production: Eggs in Incubators, Chicks Hatched, and Placements by Type, United States, December-January 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Item : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 36,665 38,929 106 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 37,091 39,655 107 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 467,242 462,330 99 Pullets Hatched During Dec for Intended : Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks 1/ : 199 309 155 7-18 Month Earlier 1/ 2/ : 2,976 3,108 104 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jan 1 : 630,209 632,926 100 Chicks Hatched During Dec 1/ : 779,304 778,372 100 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Dec 1/ : 9,455,917 9,086,142 96 Pullets Hatched During Dec for Intended : Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks 1/ : 6,580 6,656 101 7-15 Months Earlier 1/ 3/ : 66,144 62,374 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Previous year. 2/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Jun 2008 through May 2009. 3/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Sep 2008 through May 2009. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 5,379 5,645 105 E North Central : 7,518 7,514 100 W North Central : 7,985 7,939 99 South Atlantic : 3,729 4,261 114 South Central : 6,116 5,896 96 West : 5,938 7,674 129 : US : 36,665 38,929 106 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2009 : : : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ Percent : Jan : 40,256 38,083 95 40,256 38,083 95 Feb : 38,534 36,861 96 78,790 74,944 95 Mar : 41,954 40,137 96 120,744 115,081 95 Apr : 42,329 40,621 96 163,073 155,702 95 May : 41,826 37,774 90 204,899 193,476 94 Jun : 40,928 43,453 106 245,827 236,929 96 Jul : 37,250 36,282 97 283,077 273,211 97 Aug : 35,578 37,160 104 318,655 310,371 97 Sep : 37,111 40,001 108 355,766 350,372 98 Oct : 40,198 37,406 93 395,964 387,778 98 Nov : 34,187 34,897 102 430,151 422,675 98 Dec : 37,091 39,655 107 467,242 462,330 99 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2009 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: 2008 :----------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ : Jan : 198 240 121 2,907 3,198 Feb : 271 256 94 2,968 3,296 Mar : 245 277 113 2,969 3,308 Apr : 264 307 116 2,879 3,318 May : 227 275 121 2,968 3,322 Jun : 231 321 139 3,004 3,295 Jul : 244 342 140 2,958 3,405 Aug : 279 291 104 3,000 Sep : 210 220 105 2,985 Oct : 273 277 101 3,017 Nov : 317 290 91 3,060 Dec : 199 309 155 3,108 : Total : 2,958 3,405 115 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For December 2009, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jun 2008 through May 2009. The 7-18 months represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements. Broiler-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, January 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 11,931 11,378 95 E North Central : 11,324 12,866 114 W North Central : 29,104 28,044 96 South Atlantic : 233,580 232,302 99 South Central : 320,269 326,940 102 West : 24,001 21,396 89 : US : 630,209 632,926 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, December 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During December : Jan-Dec :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2009 : : : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 109,321 108,444 99 1,351,242 1,271,858 94 AR : 92,277 88,619 96 1,144,169 1,030,740 90 DE : 12,213 12,393 101 158,680 150,190 95 FL : 4,698 4,808 102 57,915 45,944 79 GA : 117,499 114,450 97 1,438,110 1,368,319 95 KY : 28,783 29,268 102 334,138 332,656 100 LA : 13,023 12,789 98 159,597 138,470 87 MD : 32,184 32,286 100 380,266 383,004 101 MS : 64,880 69,919 108 808,199 792,056 98 NC : 68,905 69,864 101 830,233 805,888 97 OK : 24,377 25,865 106 301,506 296,373 98 PA : 15,237 14,130 93 178,722 164,684 92 SC : 20,096 20,366 101 234,239 238,034 102 TX : 56,325 58,554 104 667,593 674,032 101 VA : 22,487 22,812 101 268,940 265,907 99 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 71,333 68,275 96 847,280 831,308 98 : 19 Sts 1/ : 753,638 752,842 100 9,160,829 8,789,463 96 : Oth Sts 2/ : 25,666 25,530 99 295,088 296,679 101 : US : 779,304 778,372 100 9,455,917 9,086,142 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2009 : : : 2009 : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : 2008 : 2009 : as % of : : : 2008 : : : 2008 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent -------- 1,000 -------- Percent : Jan : 826,027 778,401 94 826,027 778,401 94 Feb : 775,280 700,913 90 1,601,307 1,479,314 92 Mar : 836,890 783,348 94 2,438,197 2,262,662 93 Apr : 801,548 755,862 94 3,239,745 3,018,524 93 May : 825,323 786,471 95 4,065,068 3,804,995 94 Jun : 805,793 770,970 96 4,870,861 4,575,965 94 Jul : 805,182 781,215 97 5,676,043 5,357,180 94 Aug : 799,059 777,996 97 6,475,102 6,135,176 95 Sep : 755,235 739,477 98 7,230,337 6,874,653 95 Oct : 740,964 728,909 98 7,971,301 7,603,562 95 Nov : 705,312 704,208 100 8,676,613 8,307,770 96 Dec : 779,304 778,372 100 9,455,917 9,086,142 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2008-09 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2009 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-15 Months Earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: 2008 :----------------------------- : 2008 : 2009 : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 7,012 7,142 102 65,952 62,645 Feb : 7,536 7,215 96 65,444 61,817 Mar : 7,090 6,773 96 65,535 61,919 Apr : 7,119 6,158 87 65,173 62,449 May : 8,217 7,552 92 65,203 62,171 Jun : 7,154 7,157 100 64,693 62,218 Jul : 6,462 6,214 96 64,183 62,101 Aug : 7,697 7,128 93 64,206 Sep : 6,886 7,110 103 63,204 Oct : 7,042 6,864 97 62,823 Nov : 7,026 7,262 103 62,519 Dec : 6,580 6,656 101 62,374 : Annual : Total : 85,821 83,231 97 : Total : Place- : ments 2/ : Jan : 8,706 8,410 97 Feb : 9,498 8,524 90 Mar : 9,245 8,626 93 Apr : 8,720 7,664 88 May : 10,089 9,255 92 Jun : 9,228 8,830 96 Jul : 8,017 7,469 93 Aug : 9,603 8,813 92 Sep : 8,651 8,947 103 Oct : 8,361 8,288 99 Nov : 8,704 8,678 100 Dec : 8,197 8,275 101 : Annual : Total : 107,019 101,779 95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For Dec 2009, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Sep 2008 through May 2009. 2/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. Reliability of Chickens and Eggs Estimates Survey Procedures: 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 at least 30,000 table egg layers, flocks of hatchery supply layers, or pullet only operations with at least 500 pullets. Coverage for operations with less than 30,000 table egg layers are estimated each month based on data reported in December. Approximately 650 contractors, independent egg producers, and pullet only operations are contacted each month. All known hatcheries, approximately 300, are contacted for information on a weekly and/or monthly basis. Estimating Procedures: Sound statistical methodology is employed to derive estimates from the 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. Individual hatchery data are summed to State, regional, and U.S. totals. For chicken hatcheries, chicks hatched consist of all chicks of domesticated breeds including males and chicks destined for hatchery supply flocks and research purposes. Eggs set are eggs in incubators for the purpose of hatching. The relationship of egg-type 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. Broiler chicks placed are specifically placed on feed for meat production. 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 layer flocks several months before the pullets will actually move into the laying flocks. AHatchery 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 earlier represent the first laying cycle. Molting and additional laying cycles will increase the cumulative potential placements of egg-type hatching flocks. Revision Policy: The previous month's estimates are subject to revision if late reports or corrected data indicates a different level. Additionally, revisions after the monthly report will be made at the end of the marketing year and published in the annual reports of "Chickens and Eggs Summary" and "Hatchery Production". Reliability: Estimates 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, or operating hatcheries and therefore, have no sampling error. However, 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. To assist in evaluating the reliability of the estimates in this report, the ARoot Mean Square Error@ is shown for selected items in the following table. The ARoot Mean Square Error@ is a statistical measure based on past performance and is computed using the differences between first and final estimates. The ARoot Mean Square Error@ for all layers over the past 24 months is 0.2 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 340 million layers by more than 0.2 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 0.3 percent. Reliability of Layer and Egg Estimates -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Difference Between :Number of Months : Root : 90 Percent : First and Latest :----------------- : Mean : Confidence : Estimates : First : First Item :Square : Level :-------------------------: Above : Below : Error : :Average:Smallest:Largest : Latest : Latest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Percent Percent 1,000 ------- 1,000 ------- Number : All Layers : 0.2 0.3 9 305 2 2,136 14 10 : : ------- Million Eggs ------- : Eggs : 0.2 0.3 0 8 0 45 12 8 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Regional Listing North Atlantic: CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, PA, RI, VT. East North Central: IL, IN, MI, OH, WI. West 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. Terms and Definitions of Chickens and Eggs Estimates All Layers includes both table egg and hatching egg flocks regardless of size. Intended Placements are 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 case of 30 dozen eggs. Information Contacts Listed below are the commodity specialists in the Livestock Branch of the National Agricultural Statistics Service to contact for additional information. Dan Kerestes, Chief, Livestock Branch.............................(202) 720-3570 Bruce Boess, Head, Poultry and Specialty Commodities Section......(202) 720-4447 Doug Bounds - Poultry Slaughter, Turkey Hatchery, Turkeys Raised.............................................(202) 690-3237 David Colwell - Cold Storage.................................(202) 720-8784 Chris Hawthorn - Catfish Processing, Catfish Production, Trout Production, Census of Aquaculture, Egg Products, Mink.......................................................(202) 720-0585 Kim Linonis - Layers, Eggs...................................(202) 690-8632 Troy Marshall - Broiler Hatchery, Chicken Hatchery, Honey....(202) 720-3244 ACCESS TO REPORTS!! For your convenience, there are several ways to obtain NASS reports, data products, and services: INTERNET ACCESS All NASS reports are available free of charge. For free access, connect to the Internet and go to the NASS Home Page at: www.nass.usda.gov. 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