Pou 1-1 (3-10) Chickens and Eggs Washington, D.C. Released March 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. February Egg Production Down Slightly U.S. egg production totaled 6.90 billion during February 2010, down slightly from last year. Production included 5.92 billion table eggs, and 983 million hatching eggs, of which 915 million were broiler-type and 68 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during February 2010 averaged 339 million, down 1 percent from last year. February egg production per 100 layers was 2,038 eggs, up 1 percent from February 2009. All layers in the U.S. on March 1, 2010 totaled 339 million, down slightly from last year. The 339 million layers consisted of 281 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 55.0 million layers producing broiler- type hatching eggs, and 2.96 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on March 1, 2010, averaged 73.1 eggs per 100 layers, up 1 percent from March 1, 2009. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 9 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during February 2010 totaled 40.1 million, up 9 percent from February 2009. Eggs in incubators totaled 38.8 million on March 1, 2010, up 4 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 296 thousand during February 2010, up 16 percent from February 2009. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Down Slightly Broiler-type chicks hatched during February 2010 totaled 700 million, down slightly from February 2009. Eggs in incubators totaled 643 million on March 1, 2010, up 1 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.36 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during February 2010, up 2 percent from February 2009. 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/ : 340,638 339,744 Jan 2/ : 341,400 339,009 Feb : 341,068 338,697 Mar : 340,914 Apr : 340,170 May : 337,116 Jun : 334,032 Jul : 332,740 Aug : 332,612 Sep : 333,885 Oct : 335,819 Nov : 338,121 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Revised 2010 only. 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/ : 7,778 7,827 6,711 6,758 1,068 1,068 Jan 3/ : 7,678 7,688 6,603 6,606 1,075 1,082 Feb : 6,903 6,902 5,917 5,919 985 983 Mar : 7,737 6,645 1,093 Apr : 7,472 6,419 1,053 May : 7,607 6,515 1,092 Jun : 7,360 6,301 1,059 Jul : 7,590 6,505 1,085 Aug : 7,593 6,518 1,075 Sep : 7,376 6,349 1,027 Oct : 7,696 6,638 1,059 Nov : 7,569 6,541 1,027 During Year 1/: 90,359 77,664 12,698 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. 3/ Revised 2010 only. Layers and Eggs: Layers on Hand and Eggs Produced by Type, and Forced Molt, United States, January-February 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2010 Item : Unit : 2009 : 2010 1/ : as % of : : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jan 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 341,400 339,009 99 Table Egg Type : : 284,457 281,875 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 56,943 57,134 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,002 54,176 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,941 2,958 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jan : Number : All Layers : : 2,249 2,268 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,321 2,344 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,888 1,894 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,857 1,859 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,448 2,535 104 : : Eggs Produced During Jan 2/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,678 7,688 100 Table Egg Type : : 6,603 6,606 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,075 1,082 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,003 1,007 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 72 75 104 : : Layers on Feb 1 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 341,388 338,091 99 Table Egg Type : : 283,939 280,597 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,449 57,494 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,415 54,533 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 3,034 2,961 98 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Feb 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.1 72.5 101 Table Egg Type : : 74.4 74.8 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 60.7 60.8 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 59.7 59.7 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 78.9 81.8 104 : : Forced Molt Layers on Feb 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.4 3.6 106 Percent with Molt Completed : : 21.6 20.1 93 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jan: 1,000 : 14,101 13,995 99 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jan : 1,000 : 6,748 7,682 114 : : Pullets on Feb 1 : 1,000 : 101,422 102,312 101 : : Pullets Added During Jan 3/ : 1,000 : 22,670 20,379 90 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February-March 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2010 Item : Unit : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Feb 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 341,068 338,697 99 Table Egg Type : : 283,670 280,954 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,398 57,743 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,341 54,781 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 3,057 2,962 97 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Feb : Number : All Layers : : 2,024 2,038 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,086 2,107 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,716 1,702 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,687 1,670 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,224 2,296 103 : : Eggs Produced During Feb 1/ : Million : All Layers : : 6,903 6,902 100 Table Egg Type : : 5,917 5,919 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 985 983 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 917 915 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 68 68 100 : : Layers on Mar 1 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 340,716 339,266 100 Table Egg Type : : 283,386 281,293 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,330 57,973 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,256 55,016 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 3,074 2,957 96 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Mar 1 : Number : All Layers : : 72.4 73.1 101 Table Egg Type : : 74.5 75.6 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.7 60.6 98 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.8 59.5 98 Egg-Type Hatching : : 79.1 81.9 104 : : Forced Molt Layers on Mar 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.4 3.2 94 Percent with Molt Completed : : 21.5 21.0 98 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Feb: 1,000 : 14,551 13,523 93 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Feb : 1,000 : 7,278 6,752 93 : : Pullets on Mar 1 : 1,000 : 99,870 101,715 102 : : Pullets Added During Feb 2/ : 1,000 : 20,833 21,728 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 January 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers : All Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 1/ : 2009 : 2010 1/ : 2009 : 2010 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,384 1,232 9,405 9,170 1,914 1,908 AR : 3,575 3,197 12,923 12,299 1,989 1,976 CA : 19,630 19,031 19,938 19,331 2,242 2,318 CO : 3,456 3,044 3,971 3,589 2,493 2,508 CT : 2,729 2,518 2,786 2,585 2,297 2,321 FL : 9,829 9,581 10,173 9,903 2,261 2,292 GA : 9,479 9,020 18,303 17,702 2,098 2,169 HI : 312 264 339 309 1,770 1,845 IL : 4,572 4,430 4,788 4,650 2,214 2,387 IN : 23,521 22,995 24,219 23,712 2,279 2,324 IA : 52,819 53,688 53,753 54,558 2,275 2,256 ME : 3,538 3,529 3,622 3,602 2,126 2,388 MD : 2,055 2,215 2,199 2,323 2,092 2,282 MI : 9,437 10,067 9,601 10,225 2,458 2,367 MN : 9,621 9,811 10,127 10,295 2,311 2,351 MS : 1,509 1,450 5,967 6,162 2,028 1,980 MO : 5,889 5,749 7,184 7,053 2,325 2,311 NE : 9,623 9,473 9,673 9,523 2,409 2,426 NY : 3,824 3,715 4,047 3,941 2,471 2,487 NC : 5,461 6,067 12,638 13,183 2,089 2,101 OH : 27,102 26,554 27,527 27,045 2,300 2,292 OR : 2,341 1,952 2,479 2,074 2,622 2,555 PA : 21,104 22,480 22,208 23,589 2,432 2,471 SC : 3,169 3,221 4,486 4,477 2,140 2,100 SD : 2,455 2,346 2,495 2,386 2,365 2,473 TX : 14,876 13,680 19,250 18,204 2,244 2,263 UT 2/ : 3,313 3,343 2,273 VA : 1,425 1,140 3,003 3,311 2,031 2,024 WA : 5,932 6,259 6,047 6,374 2,398 2,306 WI : 4,194 4,166 4,773 4,721 2,305 2,394 : Oth Sts 3/ : 15,145 11,196 23,476 19,370 2,177 2,189 : US : 280,006 277,383 341,400 339,009 2,249 2,268 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Revised. 2/ Included in Oth Sts in 2009. 3/ 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 February 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Table Egg Layers in : : Eggs per 100 for : Flocks 30,000 and Above : All Layers : All Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----------------- 1,000 ----------------- ----- Number ---- : AL : 1,415 1,292 9,332 9,309 1,725 1,687 AR : 3,495 3,117 12,863 12,241 1,765 1,789 CA : 19,465 19,154 19,770 19,460 2,023 2,107 CO : 3,409 3,053 3,890 3,571 2,288 2,240 CT : 2,678 2,473 2,741 2,545 2,080 2,083 FL : 9,627 9,369 9,948 9,664 1,960 2,080 GA : 9,360 8,875 18,214 17,628 1,905 1,974 HI : 307 267 334 312 1,557 1,699 IL : 4,448 4,290 4,662 4,514 2,016 2,171 IN : 23,655 23,074 24,399 23,822 2,029 2,091 IA : 52,855 53,223 53,796 54,103 2,050 2,026 ME : 3,584 3,546 3,667 3,601 1,909 2,194 MD : 2,064 2,205 2,188 2,308 1,920 2,123 MI : 9,446 10,158 9,610 10,325 2,216 2,150 MN : 9,677 9,902 10,176 10,383 2,113 2,119 MS : 1,450 1,475 5,967 6,101 1,877 1,819 MO : 5,875 5,682 7,176 7,074 2,132 2,092 NE : 9,623 9,329 9,673 9,379 2,161 2,186 NY : 3,885 3,805 4,103 4,031 2,218 2,208 NC : 5,279 6,043 12,454 13,274 1,951 1,876 OH : 26,856 26,634 27,300 27,133 2,018 2,038 OR : 2,339 2,054 2,486 2,171 2,333 2,165 PA : 21,566 22,360 22,714 23,458 2,179 2,230 SC : 3,098 3,130 4,389 4,394 1,982 1,912 SD : 2,447 2,347 2,487 2,387 2,211 2,178 TX : 14,800 13,379 19,412 17,980 2,025 2,041 UT 1/ : 3,347 3,377 1,954 VA : 1,342 1,138 2,942 3,422 1,801 1,783 WA : 6,014 6,385 6,129 6,500 2,105 2,031 WI : 4,256 4,119 4,836 4,689 2,068 2,090 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,904 11,237 23,410 19,541 1,969 1,955 : US : 279,219 276,462 341,068 338,697 2,024 2,038 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Included in Oth Sts in 2009. 2/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, January 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 3/ : 2009 : 2010 3/ : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 175 32 27 148 148 AR : 257 243 87 78 170 165 CA : 447 448 CO : 99 90 CT : 64 60 FL : 230 227 225 222 5 5 GA : 384 384 215 215 169 169 HI : 6.0 5.7 6.0 5.7 0 0 IL : 106 111 103 108 3 3 IN : 552 551 539 538 13 13 IA : 1,223 1,231 1,208 1,217 15 14 ME : 77 86 MD : 46 53 44 52 2 1 MI : 236 242 MN : 234 242 225 233 9 9 MS : 121 122 37 35 84 87 MO : 167 163 NE : 233 231 233 231 0 0 NY : 100 98 NC : 264 277 134 144 130 133 OH : 633 620 OR : 65 53 63 51 2 2 PA : 540 583 520 562 20 21 SC : 96 94 72 72 24 22 SD : 59 59 59 59 0 0 TX : 432 412 UT 4/ : 76 76 0 VA : 61 67 32 27 29 40 WA : 145 147 WI : 110 113 : Oth Sts 5/ : 511 424 377 295 134 129 : US 1/ : 7,678 7,688 6,603 6,606 1,075 1,082 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Included in Oth Sts in 2009. 5/ Not published separately to avoid disclosing data for individual operations. Egg Production: By Type, State, and United States, February 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 161 157 28 24 133 133 AR : 227 219 73 70 154 149 CA : 400 410 CO : 89 80 CT : 57 53 FL : 195 201 190 197 5 4 GA : 347 348 194 194 153 154 HI : 5.2 5.3 5.2 5.3 0 0 IL : 94 98 91 95 3 3 IN : 495 498 483 485 12 13 IA : 1,103 1,096 1,089 1,083 14 13 ME : 70 79 MD : 42 49 41 48 1 1 MI : 213 222 MN : 215 220 207 212 8 8 MS : 112 111 33 32 79 79 MO : 153 148 NE : 209 205 209 205 0 0 NY : 91 89 NC : 243 249 123 130 120 119 OH : 551 553 OR : 58 47 56 46 2 1 PA : 495 523 476 504 19 19 SC : 87 84 66 64 21 20 SD : 55 52 55 52 0 0 TX : 393 367 UT 3/ : 66 66 0 VA : 53 61 27 23 26 38 WA : 129 132 WI : 100 98 : Oth Sts 4/ : 461 382 337 265 124 117 : US 1/ : 6,903 6,902 5,917 5,919 985 983 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2009. 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 : 3.3 2.7 21.3 20.6 Feb 2/ : 3.4 3.6 21.6 20.1 Mar : 3.4 3.2 21.5 21.0 Apr : 2.1 21.8 May : 4.5 20.7 Jun : 3.4 21.4 Jul : 3.4 20.8 Aug : 2.7 21.4 Sep : 2.9 21.2 Oct : 3.5 21.1 Nov : 2.3 21.9 Dec : 1.8 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ As of first of month. 2/ Revised 2010 only. Forced Molt: Percent of All Layers by State and United States, March 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted 1/ : Percent with Molt Completed 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 0.0 2.0 7.0 6.5 AR : 2.0 0.0 9.5 10.0 CA : 5.5 4.0 29.5 30.0 CO : 2.0 0.0 17.5 16.0 CT : 8.0 3.5 12.0 5.5 FL : 9.5 6.0 27.5 36.0 GA : 2.5 1.5 13.0 15.5 HI : 9.5 9.5 54.0 48.5 IL : 9.5 2.0 29.5 23.0 IN : 5.0 3.0 35.5 32.5 IA : 5.5 5.0 33.0 33.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 4.0 0.0 20.5 17.0 MI : 2.0 2.5 25.5 25.0 MN : 2.0 3.0 26.0 24.0 MS : 2.0 1.0 9.0 9.0 MO : 3.0 3.5 8.0 22.0 NE : 0.0 1.0 1.5 2.0 NY : 1.0 2.0 6.5 9.5 NC : 0.0 0.0 12.0 10.5 OH : 1.0 5.5 21.0 14.5 OR : 5.5 2.5 29.0 31.5 PA : 2.0 3.0 12.5 12.5 SC : 0.0 0.0 17.5 17.0 SD : 2.5 6.5 38.0 20.0 TX : 3.5 1.5 18.5 17.0 UT 2/ : 5.0 37.0 VA : 0.0 2.5 11.5 12.5 WA : 11.5 12.0 27.0 31.0 WI : 0.0 4.5 26.5 33.0 : Oth Sts 3/: 2.8 2.5 22.1 16.8 : US : 3.4 3.2 21.5 21.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, February-March 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Item : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Mar 1 : 37,166 38,773 104 Chicks Hatched During Feb : 36,861 40,120 109 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Feb : 74,944 78,914 105 Pullets Hatched During Feb for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 256 296 116 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 2,968 3,296 111 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Mar 1 : 634,244 642,804 101 Chicks Hatched During Feb : 700,913 699,776 100 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Feb : 1,479,314 1,475,391 100 Pullets Hatched During Feb for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,215 7,360 102 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 65,444 61,817 94 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Aug 2008 through Jul 2009. 2/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Nov 2008 through Jul 2009. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, March 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : North Atlantic : 5,705 5,130 90 E North Central : 7,660 8,034 105 W North Central : 8,701 7,601 87 South Atlantic : 3,572 4,593 129 South Central : 6,067 5,128 85 West : 5,461 8,287 152 : US : 37,166 38,773 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Egg-Type Chicks Hatched: By Month, United States, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2010 : : : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : Jan : 38,083 38,794 102 38,083 38,794 102 Feb : 36,861 40,120 109 74,944 78,914 105 Mar : 40,137 115,081 Apr : 40,621 155,702 May : 37,774 193,476 Jun : 43,453 236,929 Jul : 36,282 273,211 Aug : 37,160 310,371 Sep : 40,001 350,372 Oct : 37,406 387,778 Nov : 34,897 422,675 Dec : 39,655 462,330 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Egg-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, United States, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2010 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: 2009 :----------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ : Jan : 240 227 95 2,907 3,198 Feb : 256 296 116 2,968 3,296 Mar : 277 2,969 3,308 Apr : 307 2,879 3,318 May : 275 2,968 3,322 Jun : 321 3,004 3,295 Jul : 342 2,958 3,405 Aug : 291 3,000 3,392 Sep : 220 2,985 3,432 Oct : 277 3,017 Nov : 290 3,060 Dec : 309 3,108 : Total : 3,405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For February 2010, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Aug 2008 through Jul 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, March 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ---------- 1,000 ---------- Percent : North Atlantic : 11,992 11,757 98 E North Central : 11,727 12,032 103 W North Central : 28,115 28,641 102 South Atlantic : 234,642 235,619 100 South Central : 324,297 331,445 102 West : 23,471 23,310 99 : US : 634,244 642,804 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, February 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During February : Jan-Feb :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2010 : : : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 98,410 97,461 99 206,680 206,588 100 AR : 82,637 79,360 96 173,309 168,762 97 DE : 11,367 10,370 91 23,727 22,620 95 FL : 3,398 4,542 134 7,269 9,189 126 GA : 108,645 103,818 96 229,719 218,246 95 KY : 24,556 25,618 104 52,493 54,724 104 LA : 11,807 11,346 96 24,799 23,790 96 MD : 28,190 28,612 101 60,743 61,535 101 MS : 58,470 64,536 110 123,739 134,286 109 NC : 62,893 61,531 98 132,642 130,428 98 OK : 22,093 21,957 99 46,400 47,379 102 PA : 12,915 11,347 88 27,166 25,322 93 SC : 18,261 18,317 100 38,372 38,489 100 TX : 51,287 51,373 100 108,544 107,927 99 VA : 18,784 20,370 108 40,905 42,838 105 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 63,121 62,359 99 135,292 130,773 97 : 19 Sts 1/ : 676,834 672,917 99 1,431,799 1,422,896 99 : Oth Sts 2/ : 24,079 26,859 112 47,515 52,495 110 : US : 700,913 699,776 100 1,479,314 1,475,391 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : By Months : Cumulative :----------------------------------------------------------------------- Month : : : 2010 : : : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent -------- 1,000 -------- Percent : Jan : 778,401 775,615 100 778,401 775,615 100 Feb : 700,913 699,776 100 1,479,314 1,475,391 100 Mar : 783,348 2,262,662 Apr : 755,862 3,018,524 May : 786,471 3,804,995 Jun : 770,970 4,575,965 Jul : 781,215 5,357,180 Aug : 777,996 6,135,176 Sep : 739,477 6,874,653 Oct : 728,909 7,603,562 Nov : 704,208 8,307,770 Dec : 778,372 9,086,142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Intended Placements: Broiler-Type Pullet Chicks for Hatchery Supply Flocks by Month and Total, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : Cumulative Potential Plcmts : Pullet Chicks Hatched : 2010 : Relative to Current Supply Month : : as % of :Flocks 7-15 Months Earlier 1/ :-----------------------------: 2009 :----------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 7,142 7,219 101 65,952 62,645 Feb : 7,215 7,360 102 65,444 61,817 Mar : 6,773 65,535 61,919 Apr : 6,158 65,173 62,449 May : 7,552 65,203 62,171 Jun : 7,157 64,693 62,218 Jul : 6,214 64,183 62,072 Aug : 7,128 64,206 63,133 Sep : 7,110 63,204 62,941 Oct : 6,864 62,823 Nov : 7,262 62,519 Dec : 6,627 62,374 : Annual : Total : 83,202 : Total : Place- : ments 2/ : Jan : 8,410 8,626 103 Feb : 8,524 8,972 105 Mar : 8,626 Apr : 7,664 May : 9,255 Jun : 8,830 Jul : 7,469 Aug : 8,813 Sep : 8,947 Oct : 8,288 Nov : 8,678 Dec : 8,400 : Annual : Total : 101,904 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For Feb 2010, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Nov 2008 through Jul 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 0.1 percent. This means that chances are 2 out of 3 that the final estimate will not be above or below the current estimate of 339 million layers by more than 0.1 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 : 0.1 0.3 9 442 138 873 12 12 : : ------- Million Eggs ------ : Eggs : 0.2 0.3 0 11 0 23 11 12 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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