Pou 1-1 (8-10) Chickens and Eggs Washington, D.C. Released August 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. Special Note NASS is in the process of modifying report layouts in order to improve readability. This report issue is published using both layouts but all future issues will only be produced with the new layout, which is available on the NASS website: http://www.nass.usda.gov. This is the last issue using this layout. July Egg Production Up 1 Percent U.S. egg production totaled 7.69 billion during July 2010, up 1 percent from last year. Production included 6.58 billion table eggs, and 1.11 billion hatching eggs, of which 1.04 billion were broiler-type and 72 million were egg-type. The total number of layers during July 2010 averaged 339 million, up 2 percent from last year. July egg production per 100 layers was 2,270 eggs, down slightly from July 2009. All layers in the U.S. on August 1, 2010 totaled 338 million, up 2 percent from last year. The 338 million layers consisted of 280 million layers producing table or market type eggs, 55.0 million layers producing broiler- type hatching eggs, and 2.95 million layers producing egg-type hatching eggs. Rate of lay per day on August 1, 2010, averaged 73.2 eggs per 100 layers, down slightly from August 1, 2009. Egg-Type Chicks Hatched Up 5 Percent Egg-type chicks hatched during July 2010 totaled 38.1 million, up 5 percent from July 2009. Eggs in incubators totaled 33.4 million on August 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 218 thousand during July 2010, down 36 percent from July 2009. Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched Up 2 Percent Broiler-type chicks hatched during July 2010 totaled 801 million, up 2 percent from July 2009. Eggs in incubators totaled 649 million on August 1, 2010, up 3 percent from a year earlier. Leading breeders placed 6.52 million broiler-type pullet chicks for future domestic hatchery supply flocks during July 2010, up 5 percent from July 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 : 337,116 337,930 Jun 2/ : 334,032 338,461 Jul : 332,740 338,650 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 : 7,607 7,685 6,515 6,575 1,092 1,110 Jun 3/ : 7,360 7,455 6,301 6,386 1,059 1,069 Jul : 7,590 7,688 6,505 6,579 1,085 1,109 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, June-July 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2010 Item : Unit : 2009 : 2010 1/ : as % of : : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jun 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 334,032 338,461 101 Table Egg Type : : 276,976 280,135 101 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 2/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,360 7,455 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,301 6,386 101 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 2/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 333,064 339,256 102 Table Egg Type : : 276,103 280,791 102 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 3.3 97 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 7,885 101 : : Pullets on Jul 1 : 1,000 : 101,790 102,613 101 : : Pullets Added During Jun 3/ : 1,000 : 21,075 23,074 109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July-August 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : 2010 Item : Unit : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Layers During Jul 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 332,740 338,650 102 Table Egg Type : : 276,291 280,434 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 56,449 58,216 103 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 53,558 55,288 103 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,891 2,928 101 : : Eggs per 100 Layers During Jul : Number : All Layers : : 2,281 2,270 100 Table Egg Type : : 2,354 2,346 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,922 1,905 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,893 1,876 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,456 2,459 100 : : Eggs Produced During Jul 1/ : Million : All Layers : : 7,590 7,688 101 Table Egg Type : : 6,505 6,579 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 1,085 1,109 102 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 1,014 1,037 102 Egg-Type Hatching : : 71 72 101 : : Layers on Aug 1 1/ : 1,000 : All Layers : : 332,371 338,013 102 Table Egg Type : : 276,456 280,061 101 Hatching Egg Type : : 55,915 57,952 104 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 53,031 55,007 104 Egg-Type Hatching : : 2,884 2,945 102 : : Eggs per 100 Layers on Aug 1 : Number : All Layers : : 73.4 73.2 100 Table Egg Type : : 75.6 75.6 100 Hatching Egg Type : : 62.2 61.6 99 Broiler-Type Hatching : : 61.3 60.7 99 Egg-Type Hatching : : 79.5 78.8 99 : : Forced Molt Layers on Aug 1 : Percent : Percent Being Molted : : 2.7 3.3 122 Percent with Molt Completed : : 21.4 22.2 104 : : Layers Sold for Slaughter During Jul: 1,000 : 14,354 13,612 95 : : Layers Rendered, Died, Destroyed, : : Composted or Disappeared For Any : : Reason During Jul : 1,000 : 8,367 8,166 98 : : Pullets on Aug 1 : 1,000 : 100,871 103,012 102 : : Pullets Added During Jul 2/ : 1,000 : 22,546 21,674 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 June 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 : 1,255 1,379 9,149 9,843 1,858 1,859 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 1,777 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 2,293 2,333 2,444 2,486 2,291 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 2/ : 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 3/ : 14,752 10,741 23,118 19,018 2,115 2,124 : US : 272,527 275,643 334,032 338,461 2,203 2,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 July 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 : 1,208 1,322 9,001 9,715 1,922 1,935 AR : 3,311 3,238 12,034 12,238 2,028 2,018 CA : 19,077 19,106 19,385 19,414 2,321 2,333 CO : 3,141 3,119 3,628 3,589 2,453 2,508 CT : 2,706 2,375 2,769 2,446 2,420 2,412 FL : 9,251 8,972 9,611 9,322 2,247 2,263 GA : 8,682 7,932 17,380 16,639 2,129 2,140 HI : 301 248 327 293 1,835 1,775 IL : 4,305 4,385 4,514 4,593 2,370 2,308 IN : 22,237 22,880 22,962 23,560 2,317 2,334 IA : 52,648 53,939 53,496 54,810 2,292 2,262 ME : 3,328 3,480 3,416 3,535 2,196 2,489 MD : 1,877 2,131 2,021 2,271 2,276 2,334 MI : 9,506 9,947 9,656 10,099 2,465 2,426 MN : 9,640 9,828 10,141 10,314 2,258 2,346 MS : 1,347 1,536 5,883 6,351 2,108 2,015 MO : 6,049 5,699 7,347 7,087 2,355 2,342 NE : 9,558 9,292 9,608 9,342 2,456 2,526 NY : 3,855 3,760 4,078 3,977 2,501 2,489 NC : 5,362 5,984 12,516 13,505 2,117 2,081 OH : 25,818 27,405 26,276 27,890 2,329 2,262 OR : 2,233 2,415 2,384 2,567 2,559 2,415 PA : 21,528 22,896 22,596 24,023 2,461 2,485 SC : 3,014 2,918 4,333 4,180 2,146 2,105 SD : 2,363 2,325 2,403 2,365 2,455 2,410 TX : 13,628 13,310 18,149 17,735 2,292 2,188 UT 1/ : 3,223 3,253 2,367 VA : 1,315 1,287 3,171 3,639 2,018 1,896 WA : 5,752 6,266 5,867 6,381 2,369 2,366 WI : 4,237 3,910 4,808 4,497 2,371 2,402 : Oth Sts 2/ : 14,564 10,814 22,980 19,020 2,211 2,192 : US : 271,841 275,942 332,740 338,650 2,281 2,270 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, June 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 3/ : 2009 : 2010 3/ : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 170 183 28 32 142 151 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 5.1 5.7 5.1 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 56 56 54 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 4/ : 79 79 0 VA : 59 69 27 27 32 42 WA : 141 144 WI : 108 106 : Oth Sts 5/ : 489 404 355 279 134 125 : US 1/ : 7,360 7,455 6,301 6,386 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/ 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, July 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total Production 1/ : Table Eggs 2/ : Hatching Eggs 2/ State :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 173 188 29 32 144 156 AR : 244 247 80 77 164 170 CA : 450 453 CO : 89 90 CT : 67 59 FL : 216 211 211 206 5 5 GA : 370 356 200 182 170 174 HI : 6.0 5.2 6.0 5.2 0 0 IL : 107 106 104 103 3 3 IN : 532 550 519 538 13 12 IA : 1,226 1,240 1,213 1,227 13 13 ME : 75 88 MD : 46 53 44 51 2 2 MI : 238 245 MN : 229 242 220 233 9 9 MS : 124 128 35 38 89 90 MO : 173 166 NE : 236 236 236 236 0 0 NY : 102 99 NC : 265 281 134 146 131 135 OH : 612 631 OR : 61 62 59 60 2 2 PA : 556 597 537 577 19 20 SC : 93 88 70 66 23 22 SD : 59 57 59 57 0 0 TX : 416 388 UT 3/ : 77 77 0 VA : 64 69 29 25 35 44 WA : 139 151 WI : 114 108 : Oth Sts 4/ : 508 417 370 287 138 130 : US 1/ : 7,590 7,688 6,505 6,579 1,085 1,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 3.4 3.3 21.4 22.6 Jul 2/ : 3.4 3.3 20.8 22.4 Aug : 2.7 3.3 21.4 22.2 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, August 1, 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent Being Molted 1/ : Percent with Molt Completed 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2009 : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : AL : 1.5 0.5 6.0 6.0 AR : 0.0 1.5 11.0 12.5 CA : 4.0 5.0 30.5 29.0 CO : 1.5 0.0 14.5 17.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 13.0 12.0 FL : 4.5 6.5 29.0 38.0 GA : 3.5 7.0 14.5 13.0 HI : 10.0 9.5 50.0 43.5 IL : 7.0 7.0 30.5 21.5 IN : 5.0 3.5 32.0 31.0 IA : 2.5 3.0 32.5 39.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 0.0 3.5 22.5 12.5 MI : 2.0 1.5 22.5 24.0 MN : 2.5 5.0 24.5 21.5 MS : 3.0 2.0 9.5 9.0 MO : 3.5 1.0 14.0 19.5 NE : 0.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 NY : 2.5 0.5 7.5 11.5 NC : 2.0 0.0 7.5 12.0 OH : 2.0 4.0 21.5 19.5 OR : 4.0 2.5 36.0 28.5 PA : 1.5 2.0 14.0 11.5 SC : 3.5 5.0 20.5 16.0 SD : 6.5 7.0 20.0 30.0 TX : 1.5 3.0 20.0 17.5 UT 2/ : 9.0 36.0 VA : 3.5 7.5 10.0 13.0 WA : 7.0 9.5 32.0 34.0 WI : 4.0 5.0 28.0 22.5 : Oth Sts 3/: 2.7 2.6 19.7 17.9 : US : 2.7 3.3 21.4 22.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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, July-August 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Item : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : Egg-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Aug 1 : 31,629 33,392 106 Chicks Hatched During Jul : 36,213 38,053 105 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jul : 278,077 295,319 106 Pullets Hatched During Jul for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 342 218 64 7-18 Months Earlier 1/ : 2,958 3,405 115 : Broiler-Type : Eggs in Incubators on Aug 1 : 630,166 648,652 103 Chicks Hatched During Jul : 784,118 800,860 102 Chicks Hatched Jan thru Jul : 5,376,487 5,414,970 101 Pullets Hatched During Jul for Intended: Placements in Hatchery Supply Flocks : 6,214 6,520 105 7-15 Months Earlier 2/ : 64,183 61,903 96 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Jan 2009 through Dec 2009. 2/ 2010 includes pullet chicks hatched Apr 2009 through Dec 2009. Egg-Type Eggs in Incubators: By Region and United States, August 1, 2009-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------- 1,000 ------- Percent : North Atlantic : 4,061 3,543 87 E North Central : 6,761 7,295 108 W North Central : 7,377 8,040 109 South Atlantic : 2,783 2,978 107 South Central : 4,397 4,487 102 West : 6,250 7,049 113 : US : 31,629 33,392 106 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 38,053 105 278,077 295,319 106 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 3,168 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 : 342 218 64 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 July 2010, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Jan 2009 through Dec 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, August 1, 2009-10 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : 2010 Region : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- : -------- 1,000 ------- Percent : North Atlantic : 13,619 12,701 93 E North Central : 12,080 12,388 103 W North Central : 29,252 30,089 103 South Atlantic : 230,825 240,238 104 South Central : 322,733 331,073 103 West : 21,657 22,163 102 : US : 630,166 648,652 103 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Broiler-Type Chicks Hatched: By State and United States, July 2009-10 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : During July : Jan-Jul :----------------------------------------------------------- State : : : 2010 : : : 2010 : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : 2009 : 2010 : as % of : : : 2009 : : : 2009 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- 1,000 ----- Percent ------ 1,000 ------ Percent : AL : 111,335 115,251 104 756,951 764,206 101 AR : 86,874 89,626 103 612,686 612,321 100 DE : 13,243 14,238 108 89,434 90,684 101 FL : 3,788 4,969 131 25,460 33,538 132 GA : 117,373 117,828 100 810,890 798,528 98 KY : 28,553 28,673 100 194,401 198,318 102 LA : 12,455 12,950 104 76,913 87,603 114 MD : 32,926 29,697 90 224,449 215,510 96 MS : 68,649 71,866 105 461,436 491,695 107 NC : 68,188 72,985 107 474,859 483,359 102 OK : 25,097 23,905 95 172,555 169,442 98 PA : 13,709 13,742 100 96,184 93,048 97 SC : 19,743 21,800 110 138,525 142,386 103 TX : 60,795 59,095 97 409,738 397,317 97 VA : 23,285 24,297 104 155,044 161,651 104 CA, MO, TN, & WV : 71,858 73,761 103 497,565 493,305 99 : 19 Sts 1/ : 757,871 774,683 102 5,197,090 5,232,911 101 : Oth Sts 2/ : 26,247 26,177 100 179,397 182,059 101 : US : 784,118 800,860 102 5,376,487 5,414,970 101 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 : 784,118 800,860 102 5,376,487 5,414,970 101 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 63,790 Mar : 6,773 6,610 98 62,142 Apr : 6,240 6,538 105 62,672 May : 7,658 8,351 109 61,918 Jun : 7,157 7,585 106 62,049 Jul : 6,214 6,520 105 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 2/ : 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 : 9,143 10,338 113 Jun : 8,830 9,666 109 Jul : 7,469 8,071 108 Aug : 8,975 Sep : 8,947 Oct : 7,883 Nov : 8,916 Dec : 8,400 : Annual : Total : 101,869 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ For Jul 2010, includes breeder pullet chicks hatched Apr 2009 through Dec 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". 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 339 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 7 333 0 841 8 15 : : ------- Million Eggs ------ : Eggs : 0.1 0.2 0 8 0 21 8 15 : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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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