Pou 1-1 (7-10) Chickens and Eggs Washington, D.C. Released July 23, 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. June Egg Production Up 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.45 billion during June 2010, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.38 billion table eggs, and 1.07 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.00 billion were broiler-type and 69 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during June 2010 averaged 338 million, up 1 percent from last year. June egg production per 100 layers was 2,203 eggs, unchanged from June 2009. All layers in the U.S. on July 1, 2010 totaled 339 million, up 2 percent from last year. The 339 million layers consisted of 281 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 55.6 million layers producing broiler-type hatching eggs, and 2.91 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on July 1, 2010, averaged 73.2 eggs per 100 layers, down 1 percent from July 1, 2009. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during June 2010 totaled 42.6 million, up 2 percent from June 2009. Eggs in incubators totaled 37.5 million on July 1, 2010, up 13 percent from a year ago. Domestic placements of egg-type pullet chicks for future hatchery supply flocks by leading breeders totaled 318 thousand during June 2010, down 1 percent from June 2009. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during June 2010 totaled 787 million, up 2 percent from June 2009. Eggs in incubators totaled 652 million on July 1, 2010, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 7.59 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during June 2010, up 6 percent from June 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 : 341,400 339,009 Feb : 341,068 339,086 Mar : 340,914 340,869 Apr : 340,170 339,946 May 2/ : 337,116 337,930 Jun : 334,032 338,326 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 : 7,678 7,688 6,603 6,606 1,075 1,082 Feb : 6,903 6,909 5,917 5,923 985 986 Mar : 7,737 7,813 6,645 6,710 1,093 1,102 Apr : 7,472 7,548 6,419 6,473 1,053 1,075 May 3/ : 7,607 7,685 6,515 6,575 1,092 1,110 Jun : 7,360 7,453 6,301 6,384 1,059 1,069 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, May-June 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2010 Item : Unit : 2009 : 2010 1/ : as % of : : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During May 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 337,116 337,930 100 Table Egg Type : : 279,973 279,260 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,143 58,670 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,183 55,699 103 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,960 2,971 100 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During May : Number : All Layers : : 2,256 2,274 101 Table Egg Type : : 2,327 2,354 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,911 1,892 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,881 1,862 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,466 2,457 100 : : Eggs Produced During May 2/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,607 7,685 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,515 6,575 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,092 1,110 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,019 1,037 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 73 73 100 : : Layers on Jun 1 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 334,953 337,624 101 Table Egg Type : : 277,829 279,460 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,124 58,164 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,216 55,223 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,908 2,941 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jun 1 : Number : All Layers : : 73.1 73.4 100 Table Egg Type : : 75.4 76.1 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.7 60.9 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.8 60.0 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 79.2 77.8 98 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jun 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.4 3.3 97 Percent with Molt Completed : : 21.4 22.6 106 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During May: 1,000 : 14,955 12,533 84 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During May : 1,000 : 8,934 7,704 86 : : Pullets on Jun 1 : 1,000 : 101,717 103,191 101 : : Pullets Added During May 3/ : 1,000 : 21,954 22,759 104 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June-July 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2010 Item : Unit : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jun 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 334,032 338,326 101 Table Egg Type : : 276,976 280,000 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 57,056 58,326 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,152 55,398 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,904 2,928 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jun : Number : All Layers : : 2,203 2,203 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,275 2,280 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,856 1,833 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,826 1,805 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,410 2,357 98 : : Eggs Produced During Jun 1/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,360 7,453 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,301 6,384 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,059 1,069 101 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 989 1,000 101 Egg-Type Hatching : : 70 69 99 : : Layers on Jul 1 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 333,064 338,986 102 Table Egg Type : : 276,103 280,521 102 Hatching Egg Type : : 56,961 58,465 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 54,073 55,558 103 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,888 2,907 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Jul 1 : Number : All Layers : : 73.6 73.2 99 Table Egg Type : : 76.2 75.8 99 Hatching Egg Type : : 61.4 61.1 100 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 60.5 60.2 100 Egg-Type Hatching : : 79.3 78.7 99 : : Forced Molt Layers on Jul 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 3.4 3.2 94 Percent with Molt Completed : : 20.8 22.4 108 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jun: 1,000 : 14,112 13,933 99 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jun : 1,000 : 7,843 7,880 100 : : Pullets on Jul 1 : 1,000 : 101,790 102,462 101 : : Pullets Added During Jun 2/ : 1,000 : 21,075 23,071 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 May 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 : 1,302 1,394 9,269 9,946 1,942 1,900 AR : 3,324 3,184 12,250 12,012 2,016 2,023 CA : 19,448 19,105 19,754 19,411 2,253 2,313 CO : 3,243 3,124 3,721 3,636 2,580 2,448 CT : 2,764 2,471 2,826 2,542 2,371 2,400 FL : 9,234 8,744 9,605 9,088 2,311 2,223 GA : 8,888 8,360 17,486 17,201 2,110 2,134 HI : 306 248 333 293 1,832 1,877 IL : 4,388 4,391 4,571 4,607 2,385 2,279 IN : 22,841 22,793 23,583 23,540 2,336 2,358 IA : 52,863 53,554 53,755 54,429 2,271 2,326 ME : 3,326 3,548 3,419 3,603 2,164 2,470 MD : 1,988 2,110 2,131 2,240 2,065 2,321 MI : 9,620 9,967 9,787 10,132 2,319 2,398 MN : 9,599 9,804 10,096 10,276 2,288 2,326 MS : 1,428 1,398 6,178 6,247 2,023 2,017 MO : 5,907 5,905 7,208 7,259 2,372 2,328 NE : 9,521 9,317 9,571 9,367 2,466 2,498 NY : 3,836 3,674 4,050 3,891 2,519 2,467 NC : 5,492 6,069 12,773 13,635 2,153 2,010 OH : 26,453 26,875 26,910 27,386 2,278 2,264 OR : 2,357 2,104 2,506 2,253 2,474 2,441 PA : 21,349 22,428 22,457 23,535 2,422 2,494 SC : 3,163 2,881 4,537 4,160 2,006 2,139 SD : 2,341 2,333 2,381 2,373 2,310 2,276 TX : 14,066 13,385 18,629 17,928 2,238 2,248 UT 2/ : 3,341 3,371 2,284 VA : 1,065 1,222 2,865 3,513 2,059 2,021 WA : 6,171 6,192 6,286 6,307 2,354 2,299 WI : 4,321 4,070 4,905 4,667 2,283 2,421 : Oth Sts 3/ : 14,918 10,777 23,274 19,082 2,183 2,185 : US : 275,522 274,768 337,116 337,930 2,256 2,274 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 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 : 1,255 1,409 9,149 9,873 1,858 1,864 AR : 3,292 3,229 12,176 12,060 1,955 1,940 CA : 19,114 19,180 19,424 19,487 2,234 2,268 CO : 3,113 3,109 3,601 3,575 2,472 2,378 CT : 2,749 2,372 2,812 2,443 2,276 2,333 FL : 9,153 8,769 9,512 9,108 2,208 2,174 GA : 8,782 8,196 17,495 16,974 2,035 2,091 HI : 300 242 325 287 1,754 1,742 IL : 4,344 4,327 4,549 4,540 2,264 2,181 IN : 22,305 22,903 23,006 23,616 2,308 2,295 IA : 52,679 53,674 53,542 54,531 2,215 2,232 ME : 3,319 3,513 3,411 3,568 2,082 2,382 MD : 1,967 2,152 2,114 2,290 2,129 2,358 MI : 9,792 9,965 9,952 10,121 2,291 2,213 MN : 9,567 9,880 10,085 10,364 2,201 2,277 MS : 1,392 1,476 6,186 6,372 2,021 1,962 MO : 6,109 5,870 7,419 7,220 2,251 2,244 NE : 9,424 9,370 9,474 9,420 2,396 2,431 NY : 3,821 3,854 4,038 4,067 2,402 2,385 NC : 5,394 6,095 12,609 13,612 2,086 1,962 OH : 26,012 27,111 26,481 27,613 2,258 2,166 OR : 2,181 2,128 2,333 2,279 2,486 2,326 PA : 21,334 22,697 22,403 23,803 2,375 2,432 SC : 3,060 2,819 4,422 4,087 2,035 2,080 SD : 2,362 2,330 2,402 2,370 2,290 2,321 TX : 13,696 13,451 18,222 17,914 2,184 2,144 UT 1/ : 3,277 3,307 2,389 VA : 1,170 1,238 2,997 3,564 1,969 1,936 WA : 5,868 6,262 5,983 6,377 2,357 2,258 WI : 4,221 3,869 4,792 4,466 2,254 2,373 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,752 10,741 23,118 19,018 2,115 2,124 : US : 272,527 275,508 334,032 338,326 2,203 2,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, May 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 3/ : 2009 : 2010 3/ : 2009 : 2010 3/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 180 189 30 34 150 155 AR : 247 243 81 74 166 169 CA : 445 449 CO : 96 89 CT : 67 61 FL : 222 202 216 197 6 5 GA : 369 367 204 193 165 174 HI : 6.1 5.5 6.1 5.5 0 0 IL : 109 105 106 102 3 3 IN : 551 555 537 541 14 14 IA : 1,221 1,266 1,206 1,252 15 14 ME : 74 89 MD : 44 52 42 50 2 2 MI : 227 243 MN : 231 239 223 231 8 8 MS : 125 126 34 34 91 92 MO : 171 169 NE : 236 234 236 234 0 0 NY : 102 96 NC : 275 274 142 141 133 133 OH : 613 620 OR : 62 55 60 53 2 2 PA : 544 587 524 568 20 19 SC : 91 89 68 67 23 22 SD : 55 54 55 54 0 0 TX : 417 403 UT 4/ : 77 77 0 VA : 59 71 26 28 33 43 WA : 148 145 WI : 112 113 : Oth Sts 5/ : 508 417 370 287 138 130 : US 1/ : 7,607 7,685 6,515 6,575 1,092 1,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 170 184 28 33 142 151 AR : 238 234 77 73 161 161 CA : 434 442 CO : 89 85 CT : 64 57 FL : 210 198 205 194 5 4 GA : 356 355 193 186 163 169 HI : 5.7 5.0 5.7 5.0 0 0 IL : 103 99 100 96 3 3 IN : 531 542 518 530 13 12 IA : 1,186 1,217 1,173 1,204 13 13 ME : 71 85 MD : 45 54 43 52 2 2 MI : 228 224 MN : 222 236 213 228 9 8 MS : 125 125 35 36 90 89 MO : 167 162 NE : 227 229 227 229 0 0 NY : 97 97 NC : 263 267 135 140 128 127 OH : 598 598 OR : 58 53 56 51 2 2 PA : 532 579 513 560 19 19 SC : 90 85 68 63 22 22 SD : 55 55 55 55 0 0 TX : 398 384 UT 3/ : 79 79 0 VA : 59 69 27 27 32 42 WA : 141 144 WI : 108 106 : Oth Sts 4/ : 489 404 355 279 134 125 : US 1/ : 7,360 7,453 6,301 6,384 1,059 1,069 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 3.4 3.6 21.6 20.1 Mar : 3.4 3.2 21.5 21.0 Apr : 2.1 2.6 21.8 21.1 May : 4.5 4.2 20.7 21.2 Jun 2/ : 3.4 3.3 21.4 22.6 Jul : 3.4 3.2 20.8 22.4 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, July 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted 1/ : Percent with Molt Completed 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1.5 0.5 4.5 8.0 AR : 2.0 2.0 10.5 9.5 CA : 6.5 6.0 29.0 31.0 CO : 1.5 2.5 16.5 17.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 12.5 15.0 FL : 8.0 6.5 26.5 37.0 GA : 4.5 0.5 13.5 19.0 HI : 9.5 9.0 53.0 48.5 IL : 2.5 4.5 34.0 23.0 IN : 2.0 2.0 34.5 30.0 IA : 3.0 4.0 32.0 39.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 7.0 4.5 22.5 13.0 MI : 2.0 4.0 21.5 20.5 MN : 3.5 4.5 24.5 21.5 MS : 1.0 1.0 10.5 8.5 MO : 0.5 1.5 14.0 21.0 NE : 1.0 0.0 1.5 1.0 NY : 3.0 0.0 6.0 10.0 NC : 0.0 0.0 8.0 14.0 OH : 8.0 5.0 18.0 18.5 OR : 8.0 8.5 36.0 27.5 PA : 3.0 2.5 11.5 12.0 SC : 2.5 0.0 19.0 17.0 SD : 6.5 6.5 21.5 30.5 TX : 3.0 4.5 19.0 17.0 UT 2/ : 1.5 43.0 VA : 0.0 4.0 8.0 11.0 WA : 9.5 8.0 32.0 28.5 WI : 2.0 5.5 28.0 32.5 : Oth Sts 3/: 2.7 2.7 21.3 18.0 : US : 3.4 3.2 20.8 22.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June-July 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Item : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jul 1 : 33,049 37,491 113 Chicks Hatched During Jun : 41,968 42,623 102 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jun : 241,864 257,266 106 Pullets Hatched During Jun for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 321 318 99 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 3,004 3,295 110 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Jul 1 : 632,478 652,280 103 Chicks Hatched During Jun : 773,590 786,707 102 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jun : 4,592,369 4,614,110 100 Pullets Hatched During Jun for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 7,157 7,585 106 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 64,693 62,049 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Dec 2008 through Nov 2009. 2/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Mar 2009 through Nov 2009. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, July 1, 2009-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- Percent : North Atlantic : 4,548 5,461 120 E North Central : 6,784 7,560 111 W North Central : 7,377 8,775 119 South Atlantic : 3,884 4,622 119 South Central : 3,833 3,557 93 West : 6,623 7,516 113 : US : 33,049 37,491 113 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 37,812 38,794 103 37,812 38,794 103 Feb : 36,795 40,120 109 74,607 78,914 106 Mar : 41,737 45,151 108 116,344 124,065 107 Apr : 42,794 47,503 111 159,138 171,568 108 May : 40,758 43,075 106 199,896 214,643 107 Jun : 41,968 42,623 102 241,864 257,266 106 Jul : 36,213 278,077 Aug : 37,945 316,022 Sep : 40,515 356,537 Oct : 37,566 394,103 Nov : 34,512 428,615 Dec : 39,554 468,169 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ------ Percent ------- 1,000 ------ : Jan : 240 227 95 3,198 3,292 Feb : 256 296 116 3,296 Mar : 277 260 94 3,308 Apr : 307 232 76 3,318 May : 275 230 84 3,322 Jun : 321 318 99 3,295 Jul : 342 3,405 Aug : 291 3,392 Sep : 220 3,432 Oct : 277 3,415 Nov : 290 3,340 Dec : 309 3,295 : Total : 3,405 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For June 2010, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Dec 2008 through Nov 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, July 1, 2009-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : North Atlantic : 12,379 12,741 103 E North Central : 12,477 12,690 102 W North Central : 29,035 29,384 101 South Atlantic : 231,738 239,351 103 South Central : 323,274 333,691 103 West : 23,575 24,423 104 : US : 632,478 652,280 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, June 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During June : Jan-Jun :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2010 : : : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 108,989 111,322 102 645,616 648,955 101 AR : 87,081 88,806 102 525,812 522,695 99 DE : 13,234 13,826 104 76,191 76,446 100 FL : 3,634 4,863 134 21,672 28,569 132 GA : 114,913 116,254 101 693,517 680,700 98 KY : 29,095 28,223 97 165,848 169,645 102 LA : 11,230 12,596 112 64,458 74,653 116 MD : 32,100 28,962 90 191,523 185,813 97 MS : 68,279 71,093 104 392,787 419,829 107 NC : 66,179 71,843 109 406,671 410,374 101 OK : 24,947 24,215 97 147,458 145,537 99 PA : 12,981 13,532 104 82,475 79,306 96 SC : 19,988 20,466 102 118,782 120,586 102 TX : 59,425 58,030 98 348,943 338,222 97 VA : 22,934 23,293 102 131,759 137,354 104 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 72,759 73,416 101 425,707 419,544 99 : 19 Sts 1/ : 747,768 760,740 102 4,439,219 4,458,228 100 : Oth Sts 2/ : 25,822 25,967 101 153,150 155,882 102 : US : 773,590 786,707 102 4,592,369 4,614,110 100 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 780,219 775,615 99 780,219 775,615 99 Feb : 704,234 699,776 99 1,484,453 1,475,391 99 Mar : 785,851 786,954 100 2,270,304 2,262,345 100 Apr : 758,663 767,225 101 3,028,967 3,029,570 100 May : 789,812 797,833 101 3,818,779 3,827,403 100 Jun : 773,590 786,707 102 4,592,369 4,614,110 100 Jul : 784,118 5,376,487 Aug : 781,423 6,157,910 Sep : 742,769 6,900,679 Oct : 730,698 7,631,377 Nov : 705,439 8,336,816 Dec : 779,533 9,116,349 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : : 2010 : 2011 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent ------- 1,000 ------- : US : Place- : ments : Jan : 7,142 7,219 101 62,833 63,658 Feb : 7,215 6,994 97 62,005 Mar : 6,773 6,610 98 62,142 Apr : 6,240 6,538 105 62,672 May 2/ : 7,658 8,351 109 61,918 Jun : 7,157 7,585 106 62,049 Jul : 6,214 61,903 Aug : 7,163 62,882 Sep : 7,110 62,218 Oct : 6,388 61,671 Nov : 7,346 61,995 Dec : 6,627 63,183 : Annual : Total : 83,033 : Total : Place- : ments 3/ : Jan : 8,410 8,626 103 Feb : 8,524 8,972 105 Mar : 8,626 8,910 103 Apr : 7,746 8,031 104 May 4/ : 9,143 10,338 113 Jun : 8,830 9,666 109 Jul : 7,469 Aug : 8,975 Sep : 8,947 Oct : 7,883 Nov : 8,916 Dec : 8,400 : Annual : Total : 101,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For Jun 2010, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Mar 2009 through Nov 2009. 2/ Revised 2010 pullet chicks hatched and cumulative placements for December 2010. 3/ U.S. production of intended placements worldwide. 4/ Revised 2010. 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". Estimates will also be reviewed for Chickens and Eggs after data from the 5-year Census of Agriculture are available. No revisions will be made after that date. 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 338 million layers by more than 0.1 percent. Chances are 9 out of 10 that the difference will not exceed 0.2 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 0.2 7 345 0 841 9 14 : : ------- Million Eggs ------ : Eggs : 0.1 0.2 0 8 0 21 9 14 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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. E-MAIL SUBSCRIPTION All NASS reports are available by subscription free of charge direct to your e-mail address. Starting with the NASS Home Page at www.nass.usda.gov, under the right navigation, Receive reports by Email, click on National or State. 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