Pou 2-4 (05) United States Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Chickens and Eggs 2004 Summary February 2005 Highlights U.S. Average Number of Layers Up 1 Percent: Layer numbers during 2004 averaged 342 million, up 1 percent from the year earlier. The annual average production per layer on hand in 2004 was 260 eggs, up slightly from the 2003 average of 259. U.S. Egg Production Up 2 Percent: Egg production during the year ending November 30, 2004 totaled a record high 89.1 billion eggs, up 2 percent from 2003. Table egg production, at 76.2 billion eggs, was up 2 percent from the previous year. Hatching egg production, at 12.9 billion eggs, up slightly from 2003. U.S. December 1 Inventory Numbers: The total number of chickens on hand on December 1, 2004 (excluding commercial broilers) was 454 million birds, up 1 percent from last year. U.S. Total Value: The total value of all chickens on December 1, 2004 was $1.12 billion, up slightly from December 1, 2003. The average value decreased from $2.48 per bird on December 1, 2003, to $2.47 per bird on December 1, 2004. This report contains the first annual estimates of Puerto Rico Chickens and Eggs. These estimates include chicken inventory (excluding commercial broilers) and egg production, and can be found within the respective annual and December 1 tables. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2003-2004 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Number : Eggs per : Total Egg : Of Layers : Layer 3/ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- ---- Number --- --- Million Eggs --- : AL : 9,699 9,345 226 225 2,190 2,099 AR : 15,962 15,598 225 229 3,590 3,565 CA : 20,831 20,337 261 265 5,439 5,380 CO : 3,854 3,963 278 279 1,073 1,105 CT : 2,923 2,848 272 287 795 818 FL : 10,763 11,316 261 271 2,804 3,068 GA : 20,442 20,323 247 248 5,047 5,038 HI : 507 500 231 237 117.2 118.5 IL : 3,605 4,004 270 261 973 1,044 IN : 22,729 23,532 266 266 6,035 6,256 IA : 39,142 43,569 267 267 10,446 11,613 ME : 4,221 3,471 266 276 1,121 957 MD : 2,952 3,121 275 270 811 843 MI : 7,058 7,493 268 268 1,888 2,009 MN : 11,431 10,873 265 270 3,028 2,930 MS : 6,806 6,923 235 232 1,599 1,606 MO : 6,841 7,043 272 265 1,861 1,865 NE : 11,746 11,766 266 270 3,126 3,174 NY : 3,659 4,021 286 289 1,048 1,163 NC : 10,809 10,877 233 232 2,523 2,522 OH : 29,474 27,938 259 263 7,642 7,355 OK : 4,126 4,076 226 230 933 937 OR : 2,862 2,964 274 276 783 818 PA : 24,518 23,893 276 276 6,754 6,585 SC : 5,325 5,243 258 258 1,373 1,351 SD : 2,893 3,442 263 271 761 933 TX : 18,519 18,403 256 262 4,745 4,825 VA : 3,192 3,241 233 235 744 761 WA : 4,916 4,932 266 270 1,307 1,332 WI : 4,176 4,534 272 266 1,137 1,206 : 30 Sts : 315,981 319,584 259 261 81,693 83,277 : ID : 862 853 282 279 243 238 KY : 4,659 4,982 241 247 1,122 1,231 LA : 1,960 1,944 249 239 487 465 MA : 267 263 289 281 77 74 MT : 355 355 301 302 107 107 NH : 150 155 287 278 43 43 NJ : 1,972 2,026 282 276 556 558 TN : 1,311 1,401 221 228 290 319 UT : 3,340 3,182 259 261 866 831 VT : 192 203 281 272 54 55 WV : 1,231 1,259 220 217 271 273 WY : 12 12 300 300 3.6 3.6 : Oth Sts 4/ : 6,102 6,061 272 273 1,660 1,657 : US : 338,393 342,279 259 260 87,473 89,131 : PR : 1,064 1,089 213 211 227 230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec 1, previous year thru Nov 30. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 4/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing Individual operations. Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 2,190 2,099 589 517 1,601 1,582 AR : 3,590 3,565 1,304 1,301 2,286 2,264 CA : 5,439 5,380 CO : 1,073 1,105 CT : 795 818 FL : 2,804 3,068 2,694 2,959 110 109 GA : 5,047 5,038 2,998 3,002 2,049 2,036 HI : 117.2 118.5 117.2 118.5 0 0 IL : 973 1,044 933 1,003 40 41 IN : 6,035 6,256 5,891 6,109 144 147 IA : 10,446 11,613 ME : 1,121 957 MD : 811 843 777 823 34 20 MI : 1,888 2,009 MN : 3,028 2,930 2,925 2,833 103 97 MS : 1,599 1,606 515 481 1,084 1,125 MO : 1,861 1,865 NE : 3,126 3,174 3,126 3,174 0 0 NY : 1,048 1,163 NC : 2,523 2,522 963 964 1,560 1,558 OH : 7,642 7,355 OK : 933 937 538 527 395 410 OR : 783 818 761 793 22 25 PA : 6,754 6,585 6,565 6,390 189 195 SC : 1,373 1,351 1,144 1,117 229 234 SD : 761 933 761 933 0 0 TX : 4,745 4,825 VA : 744 761 322 347 422 414 WA : 1,307 1,332 WI : 1,137 1,206 : 30 Sts : 81,693 83,277 69,856 71,469 11,833 11,804 : ID : 243 238 KY : 1,122 1,231 LA : 487 465 MA : 77 74 MT : 107 107 NH : 43 43 NJ : 556 558 TN : 290 319 UT : 866 831 VT : 54 55 WV : 271 273 WY : 3.6 3.6 : Oth Sts 3/ : 1,660 1,657 : US : 87,473 89,131 74,597 76,236 12,867 12,896 : PR : 227 230 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing Individual operations. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 7,468 7,554 6,404 6,492 1,063 1,063 Jan : 7,412 7,386 6,316 6,323 1,095 1,063 Feb : 6,683 6,901 5,685 5,895 997 1,007 Mar : 7,446 7,547 6,331 6,453 1,115 1,095 Apr : 7,209 7,358 6,118 6,284 1,091 1,074 May : 7,352 7,513 6,217 6,393 1,135 1,120 Jun : 7,128 7,289 6,044 6,209 1,084 1,080 Jul : 7,429 7,557 6,335 6,455 1,093 1,102 Aug : 7,394 7,538 6,315 6,443 1,078 1,095 Sep : 7,137 7,344 6,114 6,282 1,023 1,063 Oct : 7,465 7,659 6,400 6,569 1,065 1,090 Nov : 7,348 7,482 6,316 6,435 1,032 1,047 During Year : 87,473 89,131 74,597 76,236 12,867 12,896 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month By Type, United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 1,063 1,063 1,001 1,002 62 61 Jan : 1,095 1,063 1,030 1,003 65 60 Feb : 997 1,007 938 953 59 54 Mar : 1,115 1,095 1,050 1,037 65 58 Apr : 1,091 1,074 1,026 1,015 65 59 May : 1,135 1,120 1,069 1,061 66 59 Jun : 1,084 1,080 1,022 1,026 62 54 Jul : 1,093 1,102 1,031 1,046 62 56 Aug : 1,078 1,095 1,017 1,035 61 60 Sep : 1,023 1,063 967 1,003 56 60 Oct : 1,065 1,090 1,008 1,028 57 62 Nov : 1,032 1,047 975 988 57 59 During Year : 12,867 12,896 12,133 12,194 734 701 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 6,982 7,046 6,005 6,068 977 978 Jan : 6,938 6,888 5,930 5,913 1,008 975 Feb : 6,247 6,447 5,328 5,523 919 924 Mar : 6,948 7,045 5,922 6,039 1,026 1,006 Apr : 6,729 6,868 5,726 5,882 1,003 986 May : 6,862 7,016 5,820 5,993 1,042 1,023 Jun : 6,653 6,809 5,657 5,822 996 987 Jul : 6,938 7,066 5,932 6,058 1,006 1,007 Aug : 6,902 7,052 5,914 6,051 988 1,000 Sep : 6,665 6,867 5,724 5,897 941 970 Oct : 6,973 7,171 5,991 6,177 982 993 Nov : 6,857 7,003 5,908 6,047 949 955 During Year : 81,693 83,277 69,856 71,469 11,833 11,804 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 2/ : 977 978 916 920 61 58 Jan : 1,008 975 945 918 63 57 Feb : 919 924 862 873 57 51 Mar : 1,026 1,006 963 951 63 55 Apr : 1,003 986 940 931 63 55 May : 1,042 1,023 978 967 64 56 Jun : 996 987 936 936 60 51 Jul : 1,006 1,007 946 954 60 53 Aug : 988 1,000 929 943 59 57 Sep : 941 970 887 913 54 57 Oct : 982 993 927 934 55 59 Nov : 949 955 894 899 55 56 During Year : 11,833 11,804 11,121 11,138 712 666 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month By Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 341,131 339,789 283,284 281,861 57,847 57,928 Jan : 341,996 338,550 282,748 280,133 59,248 58,417 Feb : 341,661 339,647 281,720 280,347 59,941 59,300 Mar : 340,971 341,700 280,595 282,106 60,376 59,594 Apr : 339,268 342,612 278,672 282,819 60,596 59,793 May : 337,356 342,786 276,615 282,623 60,741 60,163 Jun : 335,979 342,835 275,887 282,966 60,092 59,869 Jul : 335,417 342,479 276,321 283,227 59,096 59,252 Aug : 335,565 342,983 277,361 284,060 58,204 58,923 Sep : 335,426 344,118 277,739 285,271 57,687 58,847 Oct : 336,557 345,056 278,962 286,427 57,595 58,629 Nov : 339,387 344,797 281,608 286,596 57,779 58,201 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month By Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 341,998 338,272 282,986 280,386 59,012 57,886 Feb : 342,265 338,774 282,806 279,854 59,459 58,920 Mar : 341,326 340,479 280,928 280,819 60,398 59,660 Apr : 340,891 342,879 280,559 283,374 60,332 59,505 May : 337,924 342,305 277,086 282,241 60,838 60,064 Jun : 336,749 343,233 276,123 282,987 60,626 60,246 Jul : 335,166 342,392 275,629 282,924 59,537 59,468 Aug : 335,617 342,522 276,990 283,508 58,627 59,014 Sep : 335,479 343,405 277,712 284,592 57,767 58,813 Oct : 335,329 344,794 277,742 285,931 57,587 58,863 Nov : 337,749 345,267 280,159 286,895 57,590 58,372 Dec : 340,979 344,278 283,033 286,271 57,946 58,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During The Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 57,847 57,928 55,207 55,434 2,640 2,494 Jan : 59,248 58,417 56,525 55,964 2,723 2,453 Feb : 59,941 59,300 57,231 56,848 2,710 2,452 Mar : 60,376 59,594 57,704 57,127 2,672 2,467 Apr : 60,596 59,793 57,850 57,304 2,746 2,489 May : 60,741 60,163 57,956 57,703 2,785 2,460 Jun : 60,092 59,869 57,393 57,529 2,699 2,340 Jul : 59,096 59,252 56,447 56,912 2,649 2,340 Aug : 58,204 58,923 55,631 56,390 2,573 2,533 Sep : 57,687 58,847 55,252 56,223 2,435 2,624 Oct : 57,595 58,629 55,163 56,073 2,432 2,556 Nov : 57,779 58,201 55,261 55,686 2,518 2,515 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month By Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 59,012 57,886 56,322 55,437 2,690 2,449 Feb : 59,459 58,920 56,714 56,474 2,745 2,446 Mar : 60,398 59,660 57,735 57,210 2,663 2,450 Apr : 60,332 59,505 57,665 57,030 2,667 2,475 May : 60,838 60,064 58,020 57,568 2,818 2,496 Jun : 60,626 60,246 57,882 57,828 2,744 2,418 Jul : 59,537 59,468 56,890 57,217 2,647 2,251 Aug : 58,627 59,014 55,987 56,594 2,640 2,420 Sep : 57,767 58,813 55,265 56,175 2,502 2,638 Oct : 57,587 58,863 55,226 56,258 2,361 2,605 Nov : 57,590 58,372 55,092 55,873 2,498 2,499 Dec : 57,946 58,007 55,416 55,484 2,530 2,523 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month By Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 318,983 316,964 265,874 263,739 53,109 53,225 Jan : 319,747 315,626 265,321 262,000 54,426 53,626 Feb : 319,317 316,781 264,170 262,368 55,147 54,413 Mar : 318,214 318,755 262,732 264,104 55,482 54,651 Apr : 316,602 319,583 260,930 264,818 55,672 54,765 May : 314,944 319,941 259,116 264,865 55,828 55,076 Jun : 313,606 320,090 258,349 265,251 55,257 54,839 Jul : 313,036 319,869 258,713 265,656 54,323 54,213 Aug : 313,156 320,454 259,727 266,599 53,429 53,855 Sep : 313,132 321,619 260,092 267,801 53,040 53,818 Oct : 314,239 322,788 261,222 269,137 53,017 53,651 Nov : 316,801 322,538 263,650 269,335 53,151 53,203 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month By Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 319,614 315,333 265,499 262,207 54,115 53,126 Feb : 320,162 315,877 265,447 261,773 54,715 54,104 Mar : 318,752 317,655 263,192 262,948 55,560 54,707 Apr : 317,962 319,822 262,576 265,246 55,386 54,576 May : 315,531 319,318 259,591 264,376 55,940 54,942 Jun : 314,331 320,537 258,627 265,341 55,704 55,196 Jul : 312,850 319,608 258,056 265,145 54,794 54,463 Aug : 313,183 320,094 259,355 266,148 53,828 53,946 Sep : 313,108 320,784 260,089 267,038 53,019 53,746 Oct : 313,122 322,427 260,079 268,552 53,043 53,875 Nov : 315,327 323,110 262,347 269,703 52,980 53,407 Dec : 318,240 321,931 264,936 268,951 53,304 52,980 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month By Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 53,109 53,225 50,548 50,847 2,561 2,378 Jan : 54,426 53,626 51,783 51,299 2,643 2,327 Feb : 55,147 54,413 52,522 52,095 2,625 2,318 Mar : 55,482 54,651 52,898 52,326 2,584 2,325 Apr : 55,672 54,765 53,013 52,416 2,659 2,349 May : 55,828 55,076 53,134 52,752 2,694 2,324 Jun : 55,257 54,839 52,651 52,616 2,606 2,223 Jul : 54,323 54,213 51,765 51,989 2,558 2,224 Aug : 53,429 53,855 50,945 51,456 2,484 2,399 Sep : 53,040 53,818 50,687 51,326 2,353 2,492 Oct : 53,017 53,651 50,668 51,221 2,349 2,430 Nov : 53,151 53,203 50,733 50,812 2,418 2,391 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month By Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 54,115 53,126 51,502 50,801 2,613 2,325 Feb : 54,715 54,104 52,052 51,784 2,663 2,320 Mar : 55,560 54,707 52,984 52,397 2,576 2,310 Apr : 55,386 54,576 52,806 52,244 2,580 2,332 May : 55,940 54,942 53,209 52,582 2,731 2,360 Jun : 55,704 55,196 53,054 52,914 2,650 2,282 Jul : 54,794 54,463 52,238 52,308 2,556 2,155 Aug : 53,828 53,946 51,277 51,660 2,551 2,286 Sep : 53,019 53,746 50,606 51,241 2,413 2,505 Oct : 53,043 53,875 50,756 51,401 2,287 2,474 Nov : 52,980 53,407 50,573 51,029 2,407 2,378 Dec : 53,304 52,980 50,881 50,583 2,423 2,397 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month By Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,189 2,223 2,261 2,303 1,838 1,835 Jan : 2,167 2,182 2,234 2,257 1,848 1,820 Feb : 1,956 2,032 2,018 2,103 1,663 1,698 Mar : 2,184 2,209 2,256 2,287 1,847 1,837 Apr : 2,125 2,148 2,195 2,222 1,800 1,796 May : 2,179 2,192 2,248 2,262 1,869 1,862 Jun : 2,122 2,126 2,191 2,194 1,804 1,804 Jul : 2,215 2,207 2,293 2,279 1,850 1,860 Aug : 2,203 2,198 2,277 2,268 1,852 1,858 Sep : 2,128 2,134 2,201 2,202 1,773 1,806 Oct : 2,218 2,220 2,294 2,293 1,849 1,859 Nov : 2,165 2,170 2,243 2,245 1,786 1,799 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month By Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 69.8 71.0 72.0 73.4 59.1 59.2 Feb : 69.9 69.7 72.0 72.1 59.6 58.0 Mar : 69.7 70.4 72.1 72.9 58.8 59.0 Apr : 70.9 72.0 73.3 74.6 59.7 59.4 May : 70.5 71.0 72.9 73.3 59.9 60.2 Jun : 69.9 70.3 72.0 72.6 60.2 59.6 Jul : 71.4 71.3 73.9 73.6 59.7 60.2 Aug : 71.3 71.0 73.8 73.4 59.5 59.6 Sep : 70.6 70.8 72.9 73.0 59.2 59.9 Oct : 71.2 71.3 73.7 73.6 59.1 60.1 Nov : 71.9 71.7 74.3 74.2 60.1 59.6 Dec : 72.4 72.8 75.2 75.4 58.9 60.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During The Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,838 1,835 1,813 1,808 2,348 2,446 Jan : 1,848 1,820 1,822 1,792 2,387 2,446 Feb : 1,663 1,698 1,639 1,676 2,177 2,202 Mar : 1,847 1,837 1,820 1,815 2,433 2,351 Apr : 1,800 1,796 1,774 1,771 2,367 2,370 May : 1,869 1,862 1,845 1,839 2,370 2,398 Jun : 1,804 1,804 1,781 1,783 2,297 2,308 Jul : 1,850 1,860 1,826 1,838 2,341 2,393 Aug : 1,852 1,858 1,828 1,835 2,371 2,369 Sep : 1,773 1,806 1,750 1,784 2,300 2,287 Oct : 1,849 1,859 1,827 1,833 2,344 2,426 Nov : 1,786 1,799 1,764 1,774 2,264 2,346 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day Of the Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 59.1 59.2 58.3 58.3 77.5 79.7 Feb : 59.6 58.0 58.8 57.2 76.2 76.8 Mar : 58.8 59.0 57.9 58.3 77.8 75.0 Apr : 59.7 59.4 58.8 58.7 78.9 76.3 May : 59.9 60.2 59.1 59.3 77.6 79.3 Jun : 60.2 59.6 59.5 58.9 75.5 77.3 Jul : 59.7 60.2 58.9 59.6 76.6 76.9 Aug : 59.5 59.6 58.7 58.9 75.8 76.7 Sep : 59.2 59.9 58.4 59.1 75.8 76.4 Oct : 59.1 60.1 58.4 59.3 75.6 77.6 Nov : 60.1 59.6 59.5 58.7 74.8 79.8 Dec : 58.9 60.1 58.1 59.2 75.8 78.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month By Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,189 2,223 2,259 2,301 1,840 1,837 Jan : 2,170 2,182 2,235 2,257 1,852 1,818 Feb : 1,956 2,035 2,017 2,105 1,666 1,698 Mar : 2,183 2,210 2,254 2,287 1,849 1,841 Apr : 2,125 2,149 2,194 2,221 1,802 1,800 May : 2,179 2,193 2,246 2,263 1,866 1,857 Jun : 2,121 2,127 2,190 2,195 1,802 1,800 Jul : 2,216 2,209 2,293 2,280 1,852 1,857 Aug : 2,204 2,201 2,277 2,270 1,849 1,857 Sep : 2,128 2,135 2,201 2,202 1,774 1,802 Oct : 2,219 2,222 2,293 2,295 1,852 1,851 Nov : 2,164 2,171 2,241 2,245 1,785 1,795 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month By Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 69.9 70.9 72.1 73.3 59.3 59.3 Feb : 69.9 69.8 72.1 72.2 59.7 57.9 Mar : 69.7 70.5 72.0 72.9 58.9 59.0 Apr : 71.0 72.1 73.3 74.6 59.9 59.6 May : 70.6 71.1 72.9 73.3 59.9 60.1 Jun : 69.8 70.3 71.9 72.6 60.2 59.4 Jul : 71.5 71.3 74.0 73.6 59.8 60.2 Aug : 71.4 71.1 73.9 73.4 59.6 59.6 Sep : 70.6 70.8 72.9 73.0 59.1 59.9 Oct : 71.3 71.4 73.7 73.6 59.2 60.0 Nov : 71.9 71.9 74.2 74.3 60.2 59.4 Dec : 72.4 72.8 75.1 75.3 58.9 60.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During The Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,840 1,837 1,812 1,809 2,382 2,439 Jan : 1,852 1,818 1,825 1,790 2,384 2,450 Feb : 1,666 1,698 1,641 1,676 2,171 2,200 Mar : 1,849 1,841 1,820 1,817 2,438 2,366 Apr : 1,802 1,800 1,773 1,776 2,369 2,341 May : 1,866 1,857 1,841 1,833 2,376 2,410 Jun : 1,802 1,800 1,778 1,779 2,302 2,294 Jul : 1,852 1,857 1,827 1,835 2,346 2,383 Aug : 1,849 1,857 1,824 1,833 2,375 2,376 Sep : 1,774 1,802 1,750 1,779 2,295 2,287 Oct : 1,852 1,851 1,830 1,823 2,341 2,428 Nov : 1,785 1,795 1,762 1,769 2,275 2,342 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day Of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 59.3 59.3 58.3 58.3 77.6 80.0 Feb : 59.7 57.9 58.8 57.1 76.3 76.8 Mar : 58.9 59.0 58.0 58.3 77.8 76.0 Apr : 59.9 59.6 58.9 58.9 79.0 75.9 May : 59.9 60.1 59.0 59.3 77.6 79.1 Jun : 60.2 59.4 59.4 58.7 75.6 76.9 Jul : 59.8 60.2 59.0 59.6 76.7 76.6 Aug : 59.6 59.6 58.8 58.8 75.9 76.8 Sep : 59.1 59.9 58.3 59.1 75.9 76.4 Oct : 59.2 60.0 58.4 59.1 75.9 77.6 Nov : 60.2 59.4 59.5 58.4 74.8 79.6 Dec : 58.9 60.1 58.1 59.2 76.0 78.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 2003 : 2004 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 94,720 100,557 Feb : 95,979 97,685 Mar : 97,033 96,903 Apr : 97,557 96,938 May : 99,903 99,504 Jun : 102,281 101,609 Jul : 101,225 104,149 Aug : 101,259 103,979 Sep : 102,125 100,873 Oct : 102,368 98,318 Nov : 102,307 99,370 Dec : 100,346 101,624 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, United States 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being Molted : Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.4 3.9 23.7 22.8 Feb : 4.5 4.9 24.0 22.7 Mar : 3.3 4.6 23.7 23.4 Apr : 2.2 2.6 24.5 23.4 May : 4.3 4.7 23.5 22.2 Jun : 4.2 4.8 23.4 23.1 Jul : 4.3 4.6 23.9 24.0 Aug : 4.1 4.5 23.4 23.4 Sep : 3.9 4.5 22.8 23.3 Oct : 5.1 3.9 23.1 23.6 Nov : 3.4 4.2 24.1 23.7 Dec : 2.6 2.6 22.8 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, United States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers Sold : Layers Rendered, Died, : Day Old : For : Destroyed, Composted, or : Pullets Month : Slaughter : Disappeared for any reason : Added 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 2/ : 14,631 16,420 7,399 7,384 23,021 23,673 Jan : 15,286 15,104 5,518 8,098 24,900 23,300 Feb : 14,235 14,749 7,633 7,857 23,791 21,785 Mar : 15,166 12,326 7,479 8,306 26,351 22,981 Apr : 16,354 13,762 7,537 7,740 25,729 24,438 May : 15,885 14,595 7,373 7,962 27,584 25,205 Jun : 15,260 16,101 6,370 8,138 23,102 25,628 Jul : 15,692 15,643 6,652 7,253 26,207 26,204 Aug : 15,292 16,459 7,204 7,686 25,173 22,672 Sep : 14,653 16,400 6,869 7,701 23,615 23,784 Oct : 13,564 15,643 6,743 8,203 25,126 24,807 Nov : 14,125 14,760 6,292 8,395 23,251 23,430 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks. 2/ December preceding year. All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : Month : 2003 : 2004 : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 87,896 93,304 Feb : 89,337 90,553 Mar : 90,544 90,042 Apr : 90,883 90,453 May : 93,149 92,038 Jun : 95,509 94,187 Jul : 94,707 96,811 Aug : 94,714 96,455 Sep : 95,266 93,464 Oct : 95,274 90,985 Nov : 95,112 91,736 Dec : 93,199 94,453 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Being Molted : Molt Completed Month :---------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Percent : Jan : 4.3 4.0 23.7 22.6 Feb : 4.3 4.8 23.9 22.4 Mar : 3.4 4.6 23.5 23.5 Apr : 2.2 2.5 24.5 23.3 May : 4.1 4.5 23.6 22.0 Jun : 4.1 4.5 23.2 23.1 Jul : 4.4 4.6 23.5 23.6 Aug : 4.1 4.6 23.0 23.2 Sep : 3.9 4.5 22.5 23.1 Oct : 5.1 3.8 22.7 23.5 Nov : 3.5 4.2 23.8 23.7 Dec : 2.6 2.5 22.6 23.5 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers Sold : Layers Rendered, Died, : Day Old : For : Destroyed, Composted, or : Pullets Month : Slaughter : Disappeared for any reason : Added 1/ :---------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 2/ : 13,904 15,481 7,061 7,064 21,901 22,292 Jan : 14,080 14,221 5,144 7,495 23,894 21,699 Feb : 13,116 13,567 7,335 7,523 22,102 20,412 Mar : 14,031 11,377 7,203 7,456 24,053 21,372 Apr : 15,174 12,600 7,232 7,161 24,345 21,770 May : 14,877 13,826 6,955 7,226 25,803 23,667 Jun : 14,189 15,181 6,044 7,591 21,737 24,042 Jul : 14,835 14,609 6,424 6,880 24,418 24,696 Aug : 13,898 15,906 6,914 7,359 23,246 21,647 Sep : 13,577 15,508 6,622 7,158 22,048 22,526 Oct : 12,726 14,547 6,273 7,596 23,817 22,998 Nov : 13,172 13,628 6,041 7,790 21,922 21,872 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Pullet chicks one day old added to pullet flocks. 2/ December preceding year. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,350 2,378 2,419 2,360 2,216 2,050 AR : 4,995 5,082 5,059 5,222 5,171 5,002 CA : 22,398 21,928 21,206 20,180 19,713 19,830 CO : 3,488 3,419 3,401 3,294 3,327 3,346 CT : 3,015 2,975 2,951 2,929 2,864 2,813 FL : 9,929 10,053 10,323 10,356 10,040 9,975 GA : 11,285 11,186 11,283 11,287 11,013 10,989 HI : 491 484 466 477 473 446 IL : 3,181 3,240 3,506 3,440 3,173 3,183 IN : 22,378 22,323 22,229 22,361 22,269 22,051 IA : 37,577 37,652 37,704 38,048 38,174 37,561 ME : 4,224 4,291 4,248 4,197 4,182 4,148 MD : 3,112 3,078 3,041 2,774 2,636 2,542 MI : 6,827 6,947 6,969 6,823 6,683 6,870 MN : 11,190 10,960 10,905 10,985 10,858 10,845 MS : 1,845 1,838 1,871 1,872 1,840 1,846 MO : 5,476 5,368 5,453 5,513 5,425 5,375 NE : 11,508 11,610 11,622 11,604 11,670 11,655 NY : 3,390 3,338 3,389 3,436 3,439 3,375 NC : 3,401 3,330 3,368 3,300 3,265 3,289 OH : 30,152 30,058 29,632 29,152 29,183 28,878 OK : 2,019 2,016 2,015 2,018 2,009 1,968 OR : 2,679 2,697 2,690 2,619 2,459 2,551 PA : 23,242 23,479 23,020 22,890 22,984 22,976 SC : 4,232 4,148 4,099 4,196 4,275 4,180 SD : 2,157 2,263 2,299 2,351 2,582 2,696 TX : 14,390 14,322 14,257 14,333 14,328 14,066 VA : 1,324 1,342 1,279 1,175 1,173 1,201 WA : 5,007 4,884 4,878 4,873 4,871 4,834 WI : 3,752 3,591 3,562 3,653 3,641 3,600 : 30 Sts : 261,014 260,280 259,144 257,718 255,936 254,141 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,247 16,259 16,382 16,696 16,575 16,332 : US : 277,261 276,539 275,526 274,414 272,511 270,473 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,004 2,122 2,176 2,112 2,084 2,081 AR : 4,847 4,937 4,892 4,729 4,793 4,866 CA : 19,705 19,485 19,669 19,573 19,610 20,152 CO : 3,283 3,243 3,276 3,351 3,347 3,595 CT : 2,763 2,841 2,829 2,744 2,805 2,833 FL : 10,205 10,265 10,280 10,337 10,393 10,473 GA : 10,996 10,953 10,958 10,999 11,138 11,416 HI : 456 468 469 463 464 465 IL : 3,375 3,434 3,424 3,470 3,545 3,592 IN : 21,970 21,686 21,709 21,938 21,702 22,162 IA : 37,881 38,593 38,879 38,912 39,322 40,127 ME : 4,073 4,132 4,172 4,135 4,139 4,109 MD : 2,458 2,531 2,663 2,758 2,783 2,782 MI : 6,877 6,828 6,837 6,691 6,618 6,708 MN : 10,778 10,705 10,770 10,725 10,583 10,640 MS : 1,844 1,841 1,843 1,855 1,851 1,876 MO : 5,375 5,472 5,550 5,448 5,297 5,252 NE : 11,604 11,636 11,708 11,747 11,698 11,702 NY : 3,314 3,230 3,326 3,448 3,437 3,399 NC : 3,301 3,390 3,372 3,387 3,416 3,425 OH : 28,478 28,347 28,376 28,205 28,479 28,749 OK : 1,939 1,937 1,936 1,935 1,943 1,951 OR : 2,661 2,676 2,719 2,785 2,835 2,790 PA : 22,729 22,457 22,219 22,313 22,709 22,191 SC : 4,152 4,149 4,136 4,223 4,252 4,188 SD : 2,673 2,790 3,043 3,158 3,154 3,152 TX : 14,017 14,010 13,960 14,044 14,196 14,175 VA : 1,203 1,162 1,100 1,142 1,139 1,232 WA : 4,782 4,767 4,764 4,804 4,802 4,821 WI : 3,634 3,656 3,702 3,683 3,703 3,796 : 30 Sts : 253,377 253,743 254,757 255,114 256,237 258,700 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,371 16,443 16,474 16,491 16,588 16,793 : US : 269,748 270,186 271,231 271,605 272,825 275,493 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,067 2,013 1,935 1,939 1,985 1,863 AR : 4,813 4,681 4,820 4,877 4,733 4,759 CA : 20,240 19,966 19,940 19,908 19,585 19,463 CO : 3,747 3,613 3,527 3,432 3,328 3,376 CT : 2,910 2,904 2,811 2,775 2,801 2,844 FL : 10,470 10,530 10,763 10,956 10,942 10,854 GA : 11,531 11,403 11,285 11,287 11,065 10,978 HI : 447 455 462 462 465 463 IL : 3,593 3,549 3,651 3,656 3,607 3,557 IN : 22,686 22,464 22,330 22,445 22,716 22,623 IA : 40,250 39,913 39,770 40,612 42,056 42,877 ME : 4,090 4,024 3,948 3,959 3,970 3,970 MD : 2,912 3,017 3,007 3,008 3,000 2,971 MI : 7,038 7,185 7,162 7,219 7,135 7,047 MN : 10,728 10,498 10,540 10,453 10,328 10,203 MS : 1,887 1,868 1,862 1,841 1,867 1,827 MO : 5,300 5,550 5,806 5,822 5,715 5,539 NE : 11,668 11,691 11,764 11,753 11,654 11,535 NY : 3,379 3,546 3,659 3,751 3,650 3,582 NC : 3,416 3,399 3,341 3,350 3,399 3,394 OH : 27,837 26,831 26,687 27,000 27,384 27,839 OK : 1,925 1,959 1,942 1,877 1,881 1,874 OR : 2,743 2,813 2,878 2,871 2,780 2,758 PA : 21,743 21,882 22,165 22,304 22,183 22,321 SC : 4,124 4,071 4,140 4,152 4,131 4,157 SD : 3,147 3,140 3,136 3,247 3,355 3,344 TX : 14,185 14,123 14,045 14,253 14,243 13,886 VA : 1,320 1,315 1,366 1,303 1,252 1,272 WA : 4,879 4,861 4,842 4,874 4,831 4,842 WI : 3,762 3,844 3,890 3,821 3,882 3,953 : 30 Sts : 258,837 257,108 257,474 259,207 259,923 259,971 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,955 16,940 16,786 16,809 16,808 16,565 : US : 275,792 274,048 274,260 276,016 276,731 276,536 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,760 1,870 1,944 1,870 1,885 1,901 AR : 4,680 4,544 4,448 4,576 4,739 4,746 CA : 19,660 19,813 19,679 19,654 20,048 20,086 CO : 3,360 3,310 3,361 3,391 3,473 3,458 CT : 2,805 2,718 2,641 2,668 2,794 2,890 FL : 11,008 11,073 10,963 10,912 10,763 10,523 GA : 11,098 10,965 10,918 11,120 11,227 11,148 HI : 466 457 458 461 465 472 IL : 3,626 3,869 4,100 4,032 3,964 4,108 IN : 22,774 23,474 23,645 23,084 22,448 22,494 IA : 43,513 44,271 44,822 45,037 45,434 45,809 ME : 3,398 2,784 2,756 2,770 2,729 2,679 MD : 3,020 2,949 2,938 3,090 3,074 3,060 MI : 7,220 7,402 7,337 7,376 7,363 7,353 MN : 10,078 10,103 10,103 10,065 10,188 10,503 MS : 1,731 1,706 1,684 1,662 1,696 1,708 MO : 5,574 5,689 5,710 5,911 6,031 6,062 NE : 11,491 11,496 11,549 11,760 11,969 11,962 NY : 3,707 3,788 3,837 3,821 3,733 3,723 NC : 3,376 3,317 3,277 3,331 3,355 3,295 OH : 27,818 27,278 27,428 27,890 27,989 27,694 OK : 1,873 1,873 1,906 1,933 1,916 1,906 OR : 2,784 2,735 2,746 2,806 2,785 2,675 PA : 22,432 22,340 22,182 22,049 22,126 21,910 SC : 4,107 4,064 4,116 4,114 4,128 4,184 SD : 3,335 3,326 3,321 3,204 3,199 3,196 TX : 13,626 13,679 13,681 13,797 14,119 14,221 VA : 1,280 1,235 1,198 1,229 1,312 1,363 WA : 4,830 4,785 4,865 4,925 4,956 4,909 WI : 3,928 3,850 4,092 4,368 4,334 4,472 : 30 Sts : 260,358 260,763 261,705 262,906 264,242 264,510 : Oth Sts 2/ : 16,522 16,378 16,268 16,277 16,097 16,062 : US : 276,880 277,141 277,973 279,183 280,339 280,572 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,778 9,989 9,975 9,856 9,739 9,591 AR : 14,991 15,749 16,171 16,631 16,690 16,389 CA : 23,016 22,565 21,825 20,749 20,260 20,392 CO : 3,990 3,894 3,911 3,838 3,850 3,848 CT : 3,069 3,035 3,010 2,986 2,921 2,869 FL : 10,534 10,601 10,868 10,903 10,577 10,506 GA : 20,515 20,393 20,630 20,734 20,516 20,553 HI : 532 526 509 519 514 487 IL : 3,411 3,461 3,735 3,669 3,401 3,415 IN : 23,035 22,949 22,872 23,042 22,987 22,756 IA : 38,290 38,413 38,488 38,812 38,954 38,362 ME : 4,276 4,343 4,300 4,248 4,232 4,199 MD : 3,346 3,296 3,260 2,965 2,822 2,759 MI : 7,078 7,198 7,220 7,074 6,934 7,121 MN : 11,793 11,568 11,510 11,595 11,466 11,450 MS : 6,715 6,737 6,846 6,844 6,806 6,889 MO : 6,958 6,812 6,861 6,950 6,885 6,826 NE : 11,608 11,710 11,722 11,704 11,770 11,755 NY : 3,648 3,611 3,670 3,723 3,733 3,672 NC : 10,742 10,845 11,141 11,152 10,948 11,055 OH : 30,663 30,567 30,133 29,650 29,687 29,388 OK : 4,269 4,285 4,159 4,129 4,149 4,114 OR : 2,857 2,885 2,868 2,785 2,628 2,730 PA : 24,854 25,321 24,803 24,629 24,752 24,769 SC : 5,284 5,298 5,267 5,334 5,421 5,351 SD : 2,357 2,463 2,499 2,551 2,782 2,896 TX : 18,761 18,809 18,720 18,784 18,799 18,462 VA : 3,268 3,358 3,309 3,243 3,278 3,311 WA : 5,084 4,964 4,959 4,954 4,952 4,915 WI : 4,261 4,102 4,076 4,161 4,149 4,114 : 30 Sts : 318,983 319,747 319,317 318,214 316,602 314,944 : Oth Sts 2/ : 22,148 22,249 22,344 22,757 22,666 22,412 : US : 341,131 341,996 341,661 340,971 339,268 337,356 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,620 9,749 9,727 9,568 9,436 9,364 AR : 16,168 16,261 15,724 15,528 15,678 15,562 CA : 20,223 19,921 20,101 20,058 20,144 20,721 CO : 3,790 3,721 3,753 3,856 3,790 4,010 CT : 2,820 2,904 2,891 2,806 2,869 2,892 FL : 10,755 10,813 10,812 10,852 10,926 11,009 GA : 20,554 20,337 20,230 20,145 20,200 20,499 HI : 494 504 505 499 500 499 IL : 3,603 3,665 3,650 3,689 3,762 3,804 IN : 22,611 22,281 22,328 22,613 22,396 22,880 IA : 38,673 39,391 39,668 39,675 40,094 40,878 ME : 4,126 4,185 4,224 4,181 4,184 4,158 MD : 2,669 2,715 2,827 2,911 2,928 2,927 MI : 7,128 7,079 7,088 6,942 6,869 6,959 MN : 11,388 11,315 11,368 11,318 11,178 11,221 MS : 6,864 6,795 6,823 6,795 6,760 6,801 MO : 6,793 6,860 6,953 6,872 6,713 6,614 NE : 11,704 11,736 11,808 11,847 11,798 11,790 NY : 3,607 3,515 3,598 3,709 3,697 3,722 NC : 10,869 10,663 10,500 10,442 10,576 10,769 OH : 28,981 28,842 28,873 28,699 28,969 29,238 OK : 4,066 4,045 4,081 4,066 4,046 4,103 OR : 2,847 2,866 2,906 2,971 3,027 2,971 PA : 24,506 24,223 23,983 24,019 24,409 23,946 SC : 5,314 5,269 5,225 5,322 5,408 5,402 SD : 2,873 2,990 3,243 3,358 3,354 3,352 TX : 18,293 18,239 18,196 18,304 18,454 18,409 VA : 3,260 3,143 3,022 3,022 2,990 3,101 WA : 4,860 4,842 4,835 4,874 4,872 4,886 WI : 4,147 4,167 4,214 4,191 4,212 4,314 : 30 Sts : 313,606 313,036 313,156 313,132 314,239 316,801 : Oth Sts 2/ : 22,373 22,381 22,409 22,294 22,318 22,586 : US : 335,979 335,417 335,565 335,426 336,557 339,387 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,418 9,367 9,190 9,224 9,327 9,334 AR : 15,472 15,366 15,869 16,162 16,077 16,345 CA : 20,769 20,442 20,416 20,398 20,110 20,014 CO : 4,223 4,086 3,998 3,950 3,830 3,876 CT : 2,962 2,957 2,865 2,827 2,855 2,901 FL : 10,989 11,039 11,275 11,481 11,456 11,376 GA : 20,672 20,674 20,567 20,510 20,233 20,106 HI : 482 492 501 504 505 502 IL : 3,805 3,763 3,871 3,880 3,829 3,778 IN : 23,427 23,195 23,084 23,242 23,512 23,397 IA : 40,931 40,565 40,453 41,306 42,730 43,567 ME : 4,135 4,069 3,993 4,002 4,010 4,010 MD : 3,033 3,117 3,100 3,089 3,093 3,082 MI : 7,295 7,447 7,424 7,481 7,397 7,309 MN : 11,309 11,093 11,123 10,991 10,841 10,731 MS : 6,751 6,898 7,066 7,004 7,022 6,969 MO : 6,575 6,841 7,166 7,207 7,055 6,848 NE : 11,743 11,766 11,839 11,828 11,729 11,610 NY : 3,764 3,929 4,020 4,091 3,988 3,918 NC : 10,812 10,839 10,894 10,939 11,054 11,030 OH : 28,276 27,231 27,109 27,463 27,874 28,327 OK : 4,111 4,145 4,118 4,025 4,057 4,077 OR : 2,911 2,979 3,054 3,062 2,969 2,940 PA : 23,504 23,643 23,938 24,063 23,949 24,082 SC : 5,343 5,249 5,266 5,225 5,161 5,226 SD : 3,347 3,340 3,336 3,447 3,555 3,544 TX : 18,473 18,543 18,534 18,728 18,744 18,319 VA : 3,205 3,253 3,388 3,335 3,300 3,327 WA : 4,943 4,930 4,912 4,944 4,901 4,912 WI : 4,284 4,368 4,412 4,347 4,420 4,484 : 30 Sts : 316,964 315,626 316,781 318,755 319,583 319,941 : Oth Sts 2/ : 22,825 22,924 22,866 22,945 23,029 22,845 : US : 339,789 338,550 339,647 341,700 342,612 342,786 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 9,430 9,548 9,493 9,273 9,233 9,300 AR : 16,013 15,225 14,930 15,145 15,375 15,202 CA : 20,171 20,298 20,127 20,105 20,578 20,614 CO : 3,895 3,843 3,898 3,938 4,015 3,998 CT : 2,858 2,763 2,684 2,717 2,844 2,942 FL : 11,553 11,622 11,464 11,379 11,202 10,954 GA : 20,197 20,076 20,054 20,280 20,323 20,179 HI : 504 495 497 501 505 512 IL : 3,849 4,101 4,341 4,275 4,206 4,345 IN : 23,531 24,214 24,411 23,885 23,238 23,246 IA : 44,204 44,963 45,556 45,805 46,197 46,550 ME : 3,444 2,836 2,808 2,821 2,781 2,737 MD : 3,141 3,079 3,066 3,217 3,215 3,214 MI : 7,476 7,652 7,587 7,626 7,613 7,603 MN : 10,616 10,638 10,653 10,638 10,771 11,069 MS : 6,849 6,825 6,853 6,922 7,007 6,906 MO : 6,901 7,034 7,066 7,258 7,303 7,266 NE : 11,566 11,571 11,624 11,835 12,044 12,037 NY : 4,035 4,108 4,155 4,139 4,054 4,045 NC : 10,913 10,817 10,757 10,819 10,826 10,826 OH : 28,303 27,755 27,911 28,388 28,467 28,149 OK : 4,050 4,064 4,134 4,114 4,016 4,000 OR : 2,957 2,917 2,941 2,995 2,974 2,864 PA : 24,189 24,139 23,964 23,774 23,835 23,630 SC : 5,274 5,246 5,228 5,210 5,222 5,264 SD : 3,535 3,526 3,521 3,404 3,399 3,346 TX : 18,016 18,124 18,088 18,194 18,515 18,562 VA : 3,290 3,193 3,113 3,098 3,163 3,227 WA : 4,897 4,849 4,928 4,986 5,017 4,969 WI : 4,433 4,348 4,602 4,878 4,850 4,982 : 30 Sts : 320,090 319,869 320,454 321,619 322,788 322,538 : Oth Sts 2/ : 22,745 22,610 22,529 22,499 22,268 22,259 : US : 342,835 342,479 342,983 344,118 345,056 344,797 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,872 1,892 1,724 1,928 1,869 1,950 AR : 1,934 1,905 1,713 1,900 1,827 1,879 CA : 2,259 2,194 1,979 2,222 2,108 2,118 CO : 2,306 2,286 2,020 2,319 2,338 2,417 CT : 2,476 2,405 1,927 2,210 2,225 2,300 FL : 2,174 2,170 1,969 2,238 2,165 2,170 GA : 2,159 2,084 1,852 2,088 2,042 2,082 HI : 1,880 1,939 1,768 1,927 1,946 2,012 IL : 2,433 2,254 1,928 2,262 2,264 2,255 IN : 2,236 2,227 2,007 2,261 2,188 2,268 IA : 2,280 2,273 2,008 2,185 2,167 2,203 ME : 1,707 1,957 2,023 2,331 2,292 2,358 MD : 2,451 2,427 2,086 2,327 2,339 2,320 MI : 2,246 2,223 2,036 2,276 2,192 2,247 MN : 2,162 2,248 2,059 2,260 2,233 2,306 MS : 2,010 1,989 1,811 2,046 1,939 1,989 MO : 2,300 2,275 2,055 2,273 2,222 2,300 NE : 2,162 2,195 2,022 2,230 2,141 2,254 NY : 2,495 2,409 2,125 2,391 2,357 2,478 NC : 2,020 1,973 1,741 1,928 1,900 1,990 OH : 2,182 2,182 1,958 2,175 2,149 2,188 OK : 1,921 1,937 1,755 1,962 1,880 1,920 OR : 2,345 2,322 2,127 2,226 2,169 2,308 PA : 2,338 2,342 2,133 2,383 2,275 2,321 SC : 2,101 2,076 2,013 2,268 2,121 2,149 SD : 1,994 2,071 1,961 2,234 2,193 2,279 TX : 2,159 2,100 1,939 2,215 2,133 2,194 VA : 2,020 2,025 1,753 1,912 1,922 1,993 WA : 2,262 2,196 1,976 2,160 2,100 2,177 WI : 2,394 2,194 1,963 2,283 2,266 2,333 : 30 Sts : 2,189 2,170 1,956 2,183 2,125 2,179 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,194 2,130 1,951 2,188 2,118 2,186 : US : 2,189 2,167 1,956 2,184 2,125 2,179 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,861 1,877 1,902 1,871 1,939 1,901 AR : 1,825 1,900 1,933 1,848 1,939 1,896 CA : 2,111 2,259 2,229 2,149 2,264 2,220 CO : 2,348 2,446 2,371 2,256 2,401 2,344 CT : 2,199 2,307 2,352 2,210 2,266 2,317 FL : 2,111 2,220 2,229 2,129 2,252 2,225 GA : 1,980 2,065 2,101 2,040 2,139 2,059 HI : 1,883 1,925 1,980 1,944 1,980 1,924 IL : 2,165 2,374 2,384 2,169 2,286 2,234 IN : 2,220 2,262 2,244 2,162 2,259 2,220 IA : 2,154 2,318 2,231 2,195 2,369 2,295 ME : 2,254 2,294 2,344 2,344 2,414 2,261 MD : 2,136 2,099 2,158 2,267 2,425 2,392 MI : 2,189 2,232 2,243 2,233 2,358 2,285 MN : 2,204 2,280 2,252 2,156 2,201 2,130 MS : 1,967 2,001 1,949 1,898 1,982 1,911 MO : 2,238 2,318 2,330 2,270 2,383 2,238 NE : 2,256 2,326 2,304 2,212 2,297 2,214 NY : 2,384 2,475 2,446 2,346 2,407 2,337 NC : 1,951 2,026 1,990 1,925 1,995 1,913 OH : 2,108 2,254 2,265 2,150 2,171 2,151 OK : 1,845 1,904 1,887 1,820 1,928 1,852 OR : 2,213 2,373 2,374 2,255 2,346 2,289 PA : 2,269 2,349 2,343 2,252 2,302 2,238 SC : 2,051 2,164 2,258 2,180 2,219 2,184 SD : 2,193 2,274 2,313 2,233 2,266 2,178 TX : 2,148 2,204 2,171 2,087 2,146 2,129 VA : 1,963 2,004 1,952 1,853 1,973 1,935 WA : 2,243 2,396 2,378 2,195 2,258 2,251 WI : 2,315 2,328 2,278 2,243 2,327 2,295 : 30 Sts : 2,121 2,216 2,204 2,128 2,219 2,164 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,123 2,194 2,196 2,117 2,204 2,174 : US : 2,122 2,215 2,203 2,128 2,218 2,165 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,932 1,890 1,752 1,865 1,833 1,907 AR : 1,926 1,900 1,758 1,930 1,928 1,958 CA : 2,244 2,172 2,077 2,245 2,138 2,203 CO : 2,415 2,349 2,126 2,304 2,376 2,348 CT : 2,465 2,435 2,234 2,441 2,382 2,447 FL : 2,321 2,292 2,146 2,352 2,322 2,294 GA : 2,095 2,075 1,940 2,101 2,031 2,069 HI : 2,012 1,972 1,856 2,083 2,040 2,032 IL : 2,181 2,046 1,989 2,345 2,246 2,065 IN : 2,275 2,250 2,071 2,233 2,203 2,282 IA : 2,294 2,246 2,158 2,293 2,183 2,220 ME : 2,322 2,261 2,079 2,299 2,294 2,369 MD : 2,407 2,310 2,129 2,331 2,231 2,401 MI : 2,262 2,175 2,020 2,219 2,258 2,353 MN : 2,237 2,254 2,113 2,293 2,269 2,311 MS : 1,955 1,943 1,797 1,956 1,908 1,923 MO : 2,236 2,295 2,107 2,206 2,112 2,205 NE : 2,282 2,269 2,145 2,317 2,208 2,291 NY : 2,471 2,469 2,313 2,469 2,357 2,450 NC : 2,007 1,947 1,781 1,956 1,900 1,967 OH : 2,309 2,218 1,999 2,218 2,174 2,199 OK : 1,922 1,954 1,821 1,938 1,898 1,913 OR : 2,370 2,249 2,096 2,351 2,257 2,313 PA : 2,314 2,301 2,168 2,352 2,238 2,300 SC : 2,265 2,191 1,994 2,163 2,073 2,028 SD : 2,181 2,216 2,158 2,321 2,278 2,342 TX : 2,236 2,206 1,996 2,184 2,193 2,222 VA : 1,934 1,937 1,830 2,009 1,909 1,894 WA : 2,266 2,170 2,036 2,245 2,244 2,382 WI : 2,381 2,266 2,131 2,346 2,172 2,163 : 30 Sts : 2,223 2,182 2,035 2,210 2,149 2,193 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,226 2,172 1,985 2,188 2,128 2,176 : US : 2,223 2,182 2,032 2,209 2,148 2,192 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,813 1,864 1,907 1,887 1,939 1,871 AR : 1,880 1,944 1,922 1,888 1,938 1,881 CA : 2,152 2,232 2,266 2,203 2,289 2,231 CO : 2,259 2,446 2,437 2,336 2,291 2,201 CT : 2,309 2,461 2,496 2,356 2,426 2,277 FL : 2,112 2,229 2,259 2,188 2,303 2,301 GA : 2,025 2,117 2,084 2,027 2,140 2,086 HI : 1,925 2,020 2,012 1,896 1,960 1,895 IL : 2,052 2,121 2,073 2,246 2,378 2,301 IN : 2,197 2,234 2,188 2,135 2,276 2,241 IA : 2,142 2,260 2,252 2,166 2,260 2,187 ME : 2,323 2,468 2,493 2,410 2,229 2,083 MD : 2,197 2,144 2,218 2,207 2,208 2,240 MI : 2,274 2,287 2,267 2,151 2,246 2,302 MN : 2,251 2,322 2,262 2,200 2,265 2,177 MS : 1,913 1,993 1,999 1,921 1,955 1,940 MO : 2,159 2,175 2,208 2,204 2,328 2,243 NE : 2,239 2,307 2,297 2,188 2,233 2,202 NY : 2,354 2,434 2,431 2,319 2,467 2,398 NC : 1,897 1,960 1,962 1,913 1,977 1,921 OH : 2,152 2,245 2,225 2,138 2,234 2,210 OK : 1,877 1,944 1,959 1,920 1,967 1,875 OR : 2,232 2,331 2,414 2,304 2,387 2,304 PA : 2,270 2,357 2,366 2,255 2,333 2,306 SC : 1,991 2,230 2,295 2,150 2,202 2,185 SD : 2,235 2,240 2,244 2,233 2,354 2,301 TX : 2,159 2,251 2,222 2,171 2,220 2,160 VA : 1,854 1,942 1,960 1,969 2,150 2,107 WA : 2,308 2,269 2,110 2,166 2,452 2,355 WI : 2,188 2,254 2,173 2,132 2,247 2,168 : 30 Sts : 2,127 2,209 2,201 2,135 2,222 2,171 : Oth Sts 2/ : 2,110 2,172 2,157 2,120 2,191 2,152 : US : 2,126 2,207 2,198 2,134 2,220 2,170 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1.0 7.5 0.5 0.0 1.5 0.0 AR : 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 2.5 2.0 CA : 3.0 6.0 5.5 2.5 7.5 6.5 CO : 3.0 4.5 4.5 0.0 4.5 3.5 CT : 0.0 0.0 3.5 6.0 6.0 3.5 FL : 2.5 6.0 5.0 3.0 6.0 6.0 GA : 3.5 2.0 1.0 1.5 4.5 6.0 HI : 7.5 5.5 7.0 8.5 7.5 4.0 IL : 1.5 10.5 8.5 1.5 3.0 4.5 IN : 3.5 3.0 4.5 1.0 4.0 1.5 IA : 8.5 3.5 4.0 2.5 4.0 5.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 2.5 4.5 3.5 0.0 0.0 10.0 MI : 6.5 3.0 5.0 1.5 2.0 3.0 MN : 9.0 4.5 0.5 4.0 2.5 0.5 MS : 1.0 4.0 0.0 0.0 2.0 5.0 MO : 2.5 2.0 1.5 1.5 2.5 1.5 NE : 9.0 8.0 6.5 8.0 8.0 7.0 NY : 1.5 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 NC : 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 3.0 OH : 4.5 4.5 8.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 OK : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 2.5 0.0 OR : 3.5 0.0 0.0 4.5 8.0 4.0 PA : 2.5 4.0 2.5 2.0 4.0 5.0 SC : 2.5 5.5 1.5 0.0 5.5 0.0 SD : 4.0 3.5 2.5 3.0 4.0 3.0 TX : 6.5 7.5 0.5 0.0 4.5 3.0 VA : 1.5 5.5 7.5 7.5 3.0 3.0 WA : 10.5 14.5 9.5 1.0 9.0 11.5 WI : 8.5 5.5 3.5 0.0 6.5 1.0 : 30 Sts : 4.3 4.3 3.4 2.2 4.1 4.1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6.1 7.2 2.3 1.8 7.4 5.7 : US : 4.4 4.5 3.3 2.2 4.3 4.2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2.5 2.0 1.0 2.0 1.0 0.5 AR : 1.0 0.0 1.5 2.5 1.5 0.0 CA : 4.0 2.0 7.5 7.5 1.5 2.0 CO : 0.0 6.0 1.5 4.5 0.0 0.0 CT : 3.5 0.0 3.5 7.0 0.0 0.0 FL : 3.5 4.5 4.0 4.5 3.5 2.0 GA : 5.5 5.5 3.5 3.5 1.0 0.5 HI : 11.0 5.0 5.5 5.0 4.5 7.5 IL : 5.0 0.5 10.0 8.0 4.5 3.0 IN : 4.5 5.5 4.0 6.0 2.0 2.0 IA : 9.0 10.0 7.0 8.0 9.0 2.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 9.5 0.0 3.0 6.0 9.0 0.0 MI : 7.5 4.0 1.5 5.0 5.5 5.0 MN : 2.5 1.5 2.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 MS : 0.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.0 0.0 MO : 2.0 2.5 3.0 3.5 2.5 2.0 NE : 8.0 8.5 7.0 9.5 7.0 6.5 NY : 0.5 0.0 1.0 0.0 0.5 0.0 NC : 2.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 1.0 0.0 OH : 6.5 2.5 4.0 6.5 5.0 5.5 OK : 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 OR : 8.0 4.5 7.0 7.0 2.0 2.5 PA : 2.5 4.0 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 SC : 2.0 0.0 0.0 4.0 0.0 5.0 SD : 2.5 2.0 4.0 2.0 6.0 9.5 TX : 2.0 4.5 1.5 4.0 1.5 5.5 VA : 2.5 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 0.5 WA : 5.0 7.5 6.0 11.5 5.0 3.0 WI : 3.5 4.5 3.0 7.0 0.0 2.5 : 30 Sts : 4.4 4.1 3.9 5.1 3.5 2.6 : Oth Sts 1/ : 2.6 4.5 3.4 5.1 2.6 2.7 : US : 4.3 4.1 3.9 5.1 3.4 2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 0.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.5 AR : 1.5 2.5 2.5 1.0 0.5 3.5 CA : 7.0 5.5 2.5 1.5 7.5 5.5 CO : 6.0 6.0 4.0 1.5 6.0 3.0 CT : 0.0 0.0 2.0 9.5 2.0 5.0 FL : 3.0 3.5 3.5 2.0 2.5 7.5 GA : 3.0 5.5 2.5 1.0 5.0 5.5 HI : 5.0 7.0 6.0 7.0 6.5 9.0 IL : 15.0 6.5 0.0 4.5 3.0 16.0 IN : 3.5 5.0 4.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 IA : 4.0 7.0 12.0 4.5 5.0 3.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 2.5 9.5 9.5 8.5 0.0 16.0 MI : 9.5 10.0 7.0 3.0 5.5 5.5 MN : 4.0 4.0 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 MS : 1.0 3.0 2.0 0.0 4.0 4.0 MO : 3.5 3.5 5.0 2.0 5.0 3.5 NE : 6.0 5.0 4.5 8.0 8.5 1.0 NY : 3.5 1.5 3.0 3.0 2.5 1.5 NC : 0.0 0.0 1.5 0.0 1.0 2.0 OH : 5.0 7.5 7.0 3.0 7.5 4.5 OK : 0.5 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 OR : 5.0 6.0 4.0 1.5 7.0 6.5 PA : 3.5 3.0 3.5 2.5 1.5 4.5 SC : 2.5 3.5 1.5 4.5 10.5 5.5 SD : 4.5 9.0 16.0 16.5 17.5 15.0 TX : 5.5 3.0 1.5 0.5 4.5 5.5 VA : 4.0 2.5 0.0 0.0 3.5 9.0 WA : 8.5 12.5 4.0 4.5 8.5 6.5 WI : 1.0 8.0 5.0 4.0 6.0 5.5 : 30 Sts : 4.0 4.8 4.6 2.5 4.5 4.5 : Oth Sts 1/ : 3.3 5.6 4.5 3.0 7.5 8.8 : US : 3.9 4.9 4.6 2.6 4.7 4.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2.0 1.5 1.3 0.0 0.5 0.0 AR : 0.5 0.5 2.0 1.5 0.5 1.0 CA : 7.5 3.5 10.5 5.0 5.0 3.0 CO : 3.0 3.0 6.5 1.5 1.5 2.1 CT : 5.5 0.0 3.5 3.5 0.0 3.4 FL : 3.0 6.0 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 GA : 4.0 5.0 4.0 3.0 6.5 2.0 HI : 7.0 6.0 4.5 4.5 8.5 8.5 IL : 3.5 0.0 2.5 5.5 4.5 1.0 IN : 4.5 6.0 5.0 4.5 3.0 0.0 IA : 6.5 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 6.5 16.0 10.5 2.0 15.5 5.5 MI : 5.0 6.5 7.0 5.5 1.0 3.5 MN : 4.5 6.5 5.0 6.5 6.0 3.5 MS : 2.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.0 MO : 0.0 5.0 3.0 0.5 1.5 0.5 NE : 6.0 4.5 3.5 6.5 9.5 6.0 NY : 5.5 4.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 NC : 2.0 2.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.5 OH : 9.0 8.0 5.0 7.5 7.0 3.5 OK : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.5 0.5 0.0 OR : 7.0 2.5 2.5 0.0 4.0 4.0 PA : 2.5 4.0 3.5 1.0 0.0 1.0 SC : 2.5 0.0 17.5 3.5 5.0 2.0 SD : 8.5 14.0 5.0 10.0 3.0 2.8 TX : 2.5 2.5 3.0 3.0 7.0 1.5 VA : 2.5 8.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 WA : 8.6 4.0 7.0 5.4 10.0 11.0 WI : 7.0 10.5 5.0 6.5 5.0 3.0 : 30 Sts : 4.6 4.6 4.5 3.8 4.2 2.5 : Oth Sts 1/ : 3.9 4.1 4.1 4.1 4.2 3.3 : US : 4.6 4.5 4.5 3.9 4.2 2.6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10.5 8.0 10.0 8.0 6.5 6.0 AR : 12.0 10.0 10.5 9.5 9.5 8.5 CA : 37.0 40.0 39.5 41.0 36.5 35.5 CO : 23.0 22.5 20.0 23.0 21.0 20.0 CT : 0.5 0.5 4.0 3.0 8.0 7.5 FL : 31.5 29.0 27.5 28.5 31.0 27.5 GA : 18.5 16.5 16.0 17.0 14.5 13.5 HI : 52.5 48.5 53.0 50.0 54.5 57.0 IL : 34.0 30.0 32.5 29.0 27.0 14.5 IN : 33.5 32.5 30.5 34.0 30.0 33.5 IA : 30.5 33.5 34.0 35.0 34.5 35.5 ME : 1.5 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 48.5 23.0 24.5 26.5 32.5 27.0 MI : 29.0 29.0 31.0 30.0 29.5 27.5 MN : 22.5 31.5 23.0 30.5 34.0 33.0 MS : 12.0 10.0 13.5 12.0 10.0 8.0 MO : 22.0 20.0 16.0 17.0 15.0 13.5 NE : 21.5 23.5 23.0 23.5 20.5 25.0 NY : 7.0 5.0 6.0 7.0 7.0 4.5 NC : 11.0 13.0 10.0 10.0 12.0 8.0 OH : 22.0 25.0 23.5 26.5 29.0 25.0 OK : 7.0 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.5 8.0 OR : 35.0 37.0 28.5 30.0 26.5 28.0 PA : 16.5 17.0 18.5 19.0 18.5 19.0 SC : 27.5 24.5 25.5 24.0 19.5 22.0 SD : 29.5 26.0 26.0 22.0 21.0 22.0 TX : 22.5 21.0 25.5 24.5 22.5 24.5 VA : 14.5 14.5 12.0 15.0 14.0 14.0 WA : 47.0 42.5 42.0 43.5 40.0 43.5 WI : 36.0 32.5 33.5 33.0 29.0 29.5 : 30 Sts : 23.7 23.9 23.5 24.5 23.6 23.2 : Oth Sts 1/ : 23.6 24.7 26.1 25.0 22.4 25.8 : US : 23.7 24.0 23.7 24.5 23.5 23.4 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4.0 5.0 5.0 3.0 7.0 7.0 AR : 10.5 10.5 9.5 10.5 12.0 11.0 CA : 39.0 37.0 35.0 34.0 37.5 35.5 CO : 21.0 20.5 23.5 24.5 25.0 20.5 CT : 7.5 10.0 7.5 11.0 14.0 14.0 FL : 27.0 29.5 27.5 28.5 30.0 27.0 GA : 14.5 15.5 18.0 17.5 18.5 17.5 HI : 45.0 56.0 49.5 51.5 48.5 49.0 IL : 22.5 26.5 27.0 28.5 34.5 32.0 IN : 33.5 32.5 34.0 33.0 37.0 32.0 IA : 32.0 31.5 30.0 30.0 28.0 28.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 31.5 27.5 26.0 23.0 26.0 25.5 MI : 31.0 21.5 26.0 27.0 31.0 33.5 MN : 31.0 28.5 26.5 25.0 24.5 26.0 MS : 12.0 11.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 MO : 12.5 12.0 15.0 11.5 14.0 12.0 NE : 24.5 23.0 21.5 21.5 21.5 22.5 NY : 5.0 5.0 4.0 5.5 3.5 4.0 NC : 10.0 11.0 11.0 12.0 11.0 10.5 OH : 26.0 26.0 24.5 24.0 21.0 22.0 OK : 7.5 8.5 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.0 OR : 30.5 32.5 36.5 34.5 40.0 36.0 PA : 19.5 20.5 20.0 20.5 22.5 23.5 SC : 22.0 23.5 23.5 20.0 19.5 19.0 SD : 22.5 21.5 19.5 21.0 21.0 21.0 TX : 24.0 21.0 14.5 22.5 26.0 17.5 VA : 14.0 17.5 17.5 17.5 18.5 7.0 WA : 41.5 37.5 42.5 41.5 48.5 45.0 WI : 29.5 29.5 29.5 28.5 32.5 31.5 : 30 Sts : 23.5 23.0 22.5 22.7 23.8 22.6 : Oth Sts 1/ : 29.1 29.6 27.1 28.3 28.3 25.9 : US : 23.9 23.4 22.8 23.1 24.1 22.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : Jun : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4.5 4.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 2.0 AR : 10.5 9.0 8.0 9.0 8.0 8.5 CA : 31.0 29.0 31.0 29.0 25.0 29.0 CO : 22.0 19.5 20.5 19.5 20.5 23.0 CT : 12.5 13.0 10.0 0.0 9.0 9.0 FL : 26.0 28.5 30.5 29.5 22.5 25.0 GA : 17.0 16.5 13.0 17.0 11.5 16.5 HI : 53.0 47.5 50.5 45.0 45.5 46.5 IL : 28.5 33.5 38.0 35.5 39.0 37.5 IN : 32.0 32.5 33.0 34.0 31.5 32.5 IA : 31.5 33.5 40.0 34.5 35.0 37.5 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 18.5 14.0 23.0 31.0 30.0 12.0 MI : 29.0 24.5 29.0 32.0 30.5 30.5 MN : 25.0 26.0 27.5 26.0 25.0 26.0 MS : 10.5 9.5 10.0 11.0 9.5 10.0 MO : 13.5 16.0 15.0 20.0 18.5 18.0 NE : 22.0 20.5 22.0 20.5 18.5 20.0 NY : 1.5 3.0 2.0 1.0 2.5 2.5 NC : 10.5 9.5 8.0 8.5 7.5 7.5 OH : 24.0 23.0 21.5 25.0 24.5 26.0 OK : 8.0 5.0 5.2 5.5 5.0 5.0 OR : 38.0 38.0 36.0 38.5 36.0 36.0 PA : 21.5 20.0 20.0 19.0 19.5 16.0 SC : 24.5 25.0 24.0 27.0 31.5 30.5 SD : 20.5 25.0 23.0 24.5 25.0 27.0 TX : 20.0 23.0 23.0 21.5 18.0 22.0 VA : 7.5 10.5 12.5 13.0 12.5 11.5 WA : 47.0 41.0 49.0 42.0 46.5 46.0 WI : 31.0 27.5 33.5 35.0 30.5 33.0 : 30 Sts : 22.6 22.4 23.5 23.3 22.0 23.1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 26.1 26.2 21.9 25.5 25.2 22.3 : US : 22.8 22.7 23.4 23.4 22.2 23.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnote(s) at end of table. All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : Dec : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2.5 3.0 4.5 6.0 5.5 5.0 AR : 11.5 10.0 9.5 10.5 11.0 10.5 CA : 29.0 33.0 32.5 34.5 34.0 33.0 CO : 24.0 23.0 19.4 23.5 23.5 23.0 CT : 9.5 11.5 11.5 7.5 10.5 10.4 FL : 28.0 32.0 27.5 24.0 21.0 21.5 GA : 18.5 17.5 15.0 18.0 17.0 17.0 HI : 50.5 50.5 50.0 49.0 47.0 52.0 IL : 43.5 41.0 37.5 34.5 30.5 34.0 IN : 29.0 27.5 30.5 32.0 31.0 33.0 IA : 37.5 34.5 35.5 37.0 37.5 34.0 ME : 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 MD : 15.0 15.5 28.5 35.5 16.0 31.0 MI : 34.3 31.5 24.5 30.5 34.0 32.0 MN : 24.0 23.5 17.0 21.5 23.0 22.0 MS : 11.0 12.0 10.5 11.0 10.5 12.5 MO : 19.5 19.5 21.5 23.5 24.0 23.0 NE : 20.0 19.5 20.0 18.0 16.5 21.0 NY : 2.0 4.5 8.0 7.5 4.5 5.5 NC : 9.0 9.5 9.0 9.5 8.0 7.0 OH : 24.5 25.0 26.5 20.5 28.0 29.0 OK : 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.5 OR : 36.0 35.5 35.5 32.5 31.5 27.5 PA : 16.5 14.5 15.5 15.0 13.5 13.0 SC : 32.5 28.5 27.5 33.5 29.0 32.5 SD : 29.5 28.5 20.0 26.5 34.0 41.2 TX : 20.5 21.0 20.5 20.5 20.5 21.0 VA : 20.0 22.0 17.5 12.0 14.0 14.0 WA : 45.5 40.5 42.5 39.0 42.5 33.0 WI : 31.5 30.5 31.5 33.5 32.0 27.5 : 30 Sts : 23.6 23.2 23.1 23.5 23.7 23.5 : Oth Sts 1/ : 28.3 27.0 26.8 26.5 24.3 26.8 : US : 24.0 23.4 23.3 23.6 23.7 23.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 3/ : All Hatching Type 3/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 183 182 53 50 130 132 AR : 290 298 114 113 176 185 CA : 520 466 CO : 92 102 CT : 76 73 FL : 229 255 219 244 10 11 GA : 443 433 270 263 173 170 HI : 10.0 9.7 10.0 9.7 0 0 IL : 83 83 80 80 3 3 IN : 515 533 503 521 12 12 IA : 873 939 ME : 73 96 MD : 82 73 79 71 3 2 MI : 159 165 MN : 255 253 246 244 9 9 MS : 135 132 45 42 90 90 MO : 160 147 NE : 251 268 251 268 0 0 NY : 91 93 NC : 217 217 84 84 133 133 OH : 669 653 OK : 82 79 48 45 34 34 OR : 67 69 65 67 2 2 PA : 581 544 564 528 17 16 SC : 111 121 93 101 18 20 SD : 47 73 47 73 0 0 TX : 405 413 VA : 66 62 32 28 34 34 WA : 115 112 WI : 102 102 : 30 Sts : 6,982 7,046 6,005 6,068 977 978 : Oth Sts 4/: 486 508 399 424 86 85 : US : 7,468 7,554 6,404 6,492 1,063 1,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 4/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 189 177 52 47 137 130 AR : 300 292 112 106 188 186 CA : 495 444 CO : 89 96 CT : 73 72 FL : 230 253 221 243 9 10 GA : 425 429 253 257 172 172 HI : 10.2 9.7 10.2 9.7 0 0 IL : 78 77 74 74 4 3 IN : 511 522 499 510 12 12 IA : 873 911 ME : 85 92 MD : 80 72 77 71 3 1 MI : 160 162 MN : 260 250 251 241 9 9 MS : 134 134 42 42 92 92 MO : 155 157 NE : 257 267 257 267 0 0 NY : 87 97 NC : 214 211 81 85 133 126 OH : 667 604 OK : 83 81 47 46 36 35 OR : 67 67 65 65 2 2 PA : 593 544 575 528 18 16 SC : 110 115 91 95 19 20 SD : 51 74 51 74 0 0 TX : 395 409 VA : 68 63 31 29 37 34 WA : 109 107 WI : 90 99 : 30 Sts : 6,938 6,888 5,930 5,913 1,008 975 : Oth Sts 3/: 474 498 386 410 87 88 : US : 7,412 7,386 6,316 6,323 1,095 1,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 172 161 49 41 123 120 AR : 277 279 100 98 177 181 CA : 432 424 CO : 79 85 CT : 58 64 FL : 214 242 207 232 7 10 GA : 382 399 226 238 156 161 HI : 9.0 9.3 9.0 9.3 0 0 IL : 72 77 68 74 4 3 IN : 459 478 448 467 11 11 IA : 773 873 ME : 87 83 MD : 68 66 65 65 3 1 MI : 147 150 MN : 237 235 229 227 8 8 MS : 124 127 40 38 84 89 MO : 141 151 NE : 237 254 237 254 0 0 NY : 78 93 NC : 194 194 72 76 122 118 OH : 590 542 OK : 73 75 42 42 31 33 OR : 61 64 59 62 2 2 PA : 529 519 514 503 15 16 SC : 106 105 88 87 18 18 SD : 49 72 49 72 0 0 TX : 363 370 VA : 58 62 24 29 34 33 WA : 98 100 WI : 80 94 : 30 Sts : 6,247 6,447 5,328 5,523 919 924 : Oth Sts 3/: 436 454 357 372 78 83 : US : 6,683 6,901 5,685 5,895 997 1,007 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 190 172 54 44 136 128 AR : 316 312 118 111 198 201 CA : 461 458 CO : 89 91 CT : 66 69 FL : 244 270 235 260 9 10 GA : 433 431 259 259 174 172 HI : 10.0 10.5 10.0 10.5 0 0 IL : 83 91 79 88 4 3 IN : 521 519 508 506 13 13 IA : 848 947 ME : 99 92 MD : 69 72 66 71 3 1 MI : 161 166 MN : 262 252 253 244 9 8 MS : 140 137 47 42 93 95 MO : 158 159 NE : 261 274 261 274 0 0 NY : 89 101 NC : 215 214 78 80 137 134 OH : 645 609 OK : 81 78 47 43 34 35 OR : 62 72 61 70 1 2 PA : 587 566 571 549 16 17 SC : 121 113 101 94 20 19 SD : 57 80 57 80 0 0 TX : 416 409 VA : 62 67 23 30 39 37 WA : 107 111 WI : 95 102 : 30 Sts : 6,948 7,045 5,922 6,039 1,026 1,006 : Oth Sts 3/: 498 502 409 414 89 89 : US : 7,446 7,547 6,331 6,453 1,115 1,095 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 182 171 49 44 133 127 AR : 305 310 110 112 195 198 CA : 427 430 CO : 90 91 CT : 65 68 FL : 229 266 220 257 9 9 GA : 419 411 247 244 172 167 HI : 10.0 10.3 10.0 10.3 0 0 IL : 77 86 74 83 3 3 IN : 503 518 490 505 13 13 IA : 844 933 ME : 97 92 MD : 66 69 63 68 3 1 MI : 152 167 MN : 256 246 248 239 8 7 MS : 132 134 42 41 90 93 MO : 153 149 NE : 252 259 252 259 0 0 NY : 88 94 NC : 208 210 76 80 132 130 OH : 638 606 OK : 78 77 45 43 33 34 OR : 57 67 56 65 1 2 PA : 563 536 547 519 16 17 SC : 115 107 96 89 19 18 SD : 61 81 61 81 0 0 TX : 401 411 VA : 63 63 24 27 39 36 WA : 104 110 WI : 94 96 : 30 Sts : 6,729 6,868 5,726 5,882 1,003 986 : Oth Sts 3/: 480 490 392 402 88 88 : US : 7,209 7,358 6,118 6,284 1,091 1,074 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 187 178 48 43 139 135 AR : 308 320 105 114 203 206 CA : 432 441 CO : 93 91 CT : 66 71 FL : 228 261 219 251 9 10 GA : 428 416 250 242 178 174 HI : 9.8 10.2 9.8 10.2 0 0 IL : 77 78 74 75 3 3 IN : 516 534 503 521 13 13 IA : 845 967 ME : 99 95 MD : 64 74 60 72 4 2 MI : 160 172 MN : 264 248 255 240 9 8 MS : 137 134 43 39 94 95 MO : 157 151 NE : 265 266 265 266 0 0 NY : 91 96 NC : 220 217 81 81 139 136 OH : 643 623 OK : 79 78 45 44 34 34 OR : 63 68 61 66 2 2 PA : 575 554 558 537 17 17 SC : 115 106 95 87 20 19 SD : 66 83 66 83 0 0 TX : 405 407 VA : 66 63 27 27 39 36 WA : 107 117 WI : 96 97 : 30 Sts : 6,862 7,016 5,820 5,993 1,042 1,023 : Oth Sts 3/: 490 497 397 400 93 97 : US : 7,352 7,513 6,217 6,393 1,135 1,120 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 179 171 45 37 134 134 AR : 295 301 99 106 196 195 CA : 427 434 CO : 89 88 CT : 62 66 FL : 227 244 217 234 10 10 GA : 407 409 235 240 172 169 HI : 9.3 9.7 9.3 9.7 0 0 IL : 78 79 75 76 3 3 IN : 502 517 491 505 11 12 IA : 833 947 ME : 93 80 MD : 57 69 54 67 3 2 MI : 156 170 MN : 251 239 242 231 9 8 MS : 135 131 44 39 91 92 MO : 152 149 NE : 264 259 264 259 0 0 NY : 86 95 NC : 212 207 80 77 132 130 OH : 611 609 OK : 75 76 43 43 32 33 OR : 63 66 61 64 2 2 PA : 556 549 540 533 16 16 SC : 109 105 89 85 20 20 SD : 63 79 63 79 0 0 TX : 393 389 VA : 64 61 28 28 36 33 WA : 109 113 WI : 96 97 : 30 Sts : 6,653 6,809 5,657 5,822 996 987 : Oth Sts 3/: 475 480 387 387 88 93 : US : 7,128 7,289 6,044 6,209 1,084 1,080 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 183 178 46 39 137 139 AR : 309 296 110 107 199 189 CA : 450 453 CO : 91 94 CT : 67 68 FL : 240 259 229 249 11 10 GA : 420 425 246 251 174 174 HI : 9.7 10.0 9.7 10.0 0 0 IL : 87 87 84 83 3 4 IN : 504 541 493 529 11 12 IA : 913 1,016 ME : 96 70 MD : 57 66 54 64 3 2 MI : 158 175 MN : 258 247 249 239 9 8 MS : 136 136 44 41 92 95 MO : 159 153 NE : 273 267 273 267 0 0 NY : 87 100 NC : 216 212 85 79 131 133 OH : 650 623 OK : 77 79 45 44 32 35 OR : 68 68 66 66 2 2 PA : 569 569 553 551 16 18 SC : 114 117 95 95 19 22 SD : 68 79 68 79 0 0 TX : 402 408 VA : 63 62 27 29 36 33 WA : 116 110 WI : 97 98 : 30 Sts : 6,938 7,066 5,932 6,058 1,006 1,007 : Oth Sts 3/: 491 491 403 397 87 95 : US : 7,429 7,557 6,335 6,455 1,093 1,102 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 185 181 49 43 136 138 AR : 304 287 113 104 191 183 CA : 448 456 CO : 89 95 CT : 68 67 FL : 241 259 231 251 10 8 GA : 425 418 252 245 173 173 HI : 10.0 10.0 10.0 10.0 0 0 IL : 87 90 83 86 4 4 IN : 501 534 490 522 11 12 IA : 885 1,026 ME : 99 70 MD : 61 68 58 66 3 2 MI : 159 172 MN : 256 241 247 233 9 8 MS : 133 137 41 40 92 97 MO : 162 156 NE : 272 267 272 267 0 0 NY : 88 101 NC : 209 211 83 80 126 131 OH : 654 621 OK : 77 81 44 45 33 36 OR : 69 71 67 68 2 3 PA : 562 567 546 550 16 17 SC : 118 120 99 100 19 20 SD : 75 79 75 79 0 0 TX : 395 402 VA : 59 61 26 26 33 35 WA : 115 104 WI : 96 100 : 30 Sts : 6,902 7,052 5,914 6,051 988 1,000 : Oth Sts 3/: 492 486 401 392 90 95 : US : 7,394 7,538 6,315 6,443 1,078 1,095 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 179 175 48 43 131 132 AR : 287 286 105 105 182 181 CA : 431 443 CO : 87 92 CT : 62 64 FL : 231 249 223 242 8 7 GA : 411 411 245 243 166 168 HI : 9.7 9.5 9.7 9.5 0 0 IL : 80 96 77 92 3 4 IN : 489 510 477 498 12 12 IA : 871 992 ME : 98 68 MD : 66 71 64 69 2 2 MI : 155 164 MN : 244 234 236 226 8 8 MS : 129 133 41 38 88 95 MO : 156 160 NE : 262 259 262 259 0 0 NY : 87 96 NC : 201 207 80 80 121 127 OH : 617 607 OK : 74 79 43 44 31 35 OR : 67 69 65 67 2 2 PA : 541 536 527 521 14 15 SC : 116 112 97 93 19 19 SD : 75 76 75 76 0 0 TX : 382 395 VA : 56 61 26 27 30 34 WA : 107 108 WI : 94 104 : 30 Sts : 6,665 6,867 5,724 5,897 941 970 : Oth Sts 3/: 472 477 390 385 82 93 : US : 7,137 7,344 6,114 6,282 1,023 1,063 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 183 179 48 44 135 135 AR : 304 298 109 114 195 184 CA : 456 471 CO : 91 92 CT : 65 69 FL : 246 258 237 251 9 7 GA : 432 435 259 263 173 172 HI : 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.9 0 0 IL : 86 100 83 96 3 4 IN : 506 529 493 516 13 13 IA : 950 1,044 ME : 101 62 MD : 71 71 69 69 2 2 MI : 162 171 MN : 246 244 238 236 8 8 MS : 134 137 44 39 90 98 MO : 160 170 NE : 271 269 271 269 0 0 NY : 89 100 NC : 211 214 83 83 128 131 OH : 629 636 OK : 78 79 45 45 33 34 OR : 71 71 69 69 2 2 PA : 562 556 548 541 14 15 SC : 120 115 101 95 19 20 SD : 76 80 76 80 0 0 TX : 396 411 VA : 59 68 27 33 32 35 WA : 110 123 WI : 98 109 : 30 Sts : 6,973 7,171 5,991 6,177 982 993 : Oth Sts 3/: 492 488 409 392 83 97 : US : 7,465 7,659 6,400 6,569 1,065 1,090 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 178 174 48 42 130 132 AR : 295 286 109 111 186 175 CA : 460 460 CO : 94 88 CT : 67 67 FL : 245 252 236 245 9 7 GA : 422 421 256 257 166 164 HI : 9.6 9.7 9.6 9.7 0 0 IL : 85 100 82 96 3 4 IN : 508 521 496 509 12 12 IA : 938 1,018 ME : 94 57 MD : 70 72 68 70 2 2 MI : 159 175 MN : 239 241 231 233 8 8 MS : 130 134 42 40 88 94 MO : 148 163 NE : 261 265 261 265 0 0 NY : 87 97 NC : 206 208 80 79 126 129 OH : 629 622 OK : 76 75 44 43 32 32 OR : 68 66 66 64 2 2 PA : 536 545 522 530 14 15 SC : 118 115 99 96 19 19 SD : 73 77 73 77 0 0 TX : 392 401 VA : 60 68 27 34 33 34 WA : 110 117 WI : 99 108 : 30 Sts : 6,857 7,003 5,908 6,047 949 955 : Oth Sts 3/: 491 479 408 388 83 92 : US : 7,348 7,482 6,316 6,435 1,032 1,047 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing Individual operations. 3/ Estimates for individual States are not available. Chickens: Layers on Hand by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, December 1, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers 1 Year Old : Layers 20 Weeks Old : : And Older : But Less Than 1 Year : Total Layers State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 2,851 6,477 9,328 9,237 AR : 4,860 10,846 15,706 15,126 CA : 12,400 8,537 20,937 20,339 CO : 2,270 2,030 4,300 3,960 CT : 1,461 1,412 2,873 2,949 FL : 5,139 5,867 11,006 10,826 GA : 8,665 11,942 20,607 20,164 HI : 357 129 486 507 ID : 557 337 894 866 IL : 1,989 1,886 3,875 4,358 IN : 13,437 10,167 23,604 23,556 IA : 22,590 18,632 41,222 46,592 KY : 2,410 2,470 4,880 4,946 LA : 440 1,469 1,909 1,883 ME : 1,674 2,451 4,125 2,732 MD : 1,751 1,178 2,929 3,230 MA : 53 204 257 253 MI : 5,272 1,795 7,067 7,720 MN : 5,055 6,255 11,310 11,325 MS : 1,851 4,948 6,799 6,754 MO : 3,600 2,900 6,500 7,273 MT : 115 240 355 350 NE : 7,006 4,794 11,800 12,003 NH : 11 130 141 162 NJ : 977 1,020 1,997 1,986 NY : 1,750 1,950 3,700 4,130 NC : 3,752 7,123 10,875 10,901 OH : 15,874 13,282 29,156 27,900 OK : 1,601 2,536 4,137 4,014 OR : 1,630 1,303 2,933 2,837 PA : 14,219 9,161 23,380 23,290 SC : 2,630 2,774 5,404 5,256 SD : 1,041 2,311 3,352 3,181 TN : 150 1,190 1,340 1,344 TX : 6,387 11,955 18,342 18,539 UT : 1,777 1,617 3,394 3,176 VT : 8 174 182 198 VA : 1,780 1,481 3,261 3,210 WA : 3,803 1,103 4,906 4,892 WV : 203 969 1,172 1,272 WI : 2,490 1,830 4,320 5,130 WY : 8 4 12 12 : Oth Sts 3/ : 3,369 2,837 6,206 5,899 : US : 169,263 171,716 340,979 344,278 : PR : 790 323 1,113 1,092 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Not available due to program change. 3/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing Individual operations. Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens By State, United States, and Puerto Rico, December 1, 2003-2004 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Pullets 13 Weeks Old : Pullet Chicks : : : and Older But Less :and Pullets Under : Total : Other State : Than 20 Weeks : 13 Weeks of Age : Pullets : Chickens :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2003 : 2004 2/ : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,896 2,087 4,025 1,114 1,004 AR : 2,668 4,497 7,303 1,400 1,583 CA : 1,900 3,082 4,208 62 49 CO : 240 508 967 52 64 CT : 303 563 663 6 5 FL : 1,013 1,223 2,216 56 45 GA : 2,601 4,895 8,018 1,405 1,170 HI : 67 47 91 0 0 ID : 72 202 375 9 6 IL : 225 113 569 19 21 IN : 2,401 2,783 7,094 77 65 IA : 5,664 3,936 10,877 60 65 KY : 781 1,256 1,775 239 237 LA : 267 290 585 124 106 ME : 360 984 1,514 4 5 MD : 380 430 1,381 30 30 MA : 50 3 54 0 0 MI : 1,203 1,386 1,615 1 1 MN : 1,410 1,820 3,090 60 50 MS : 1,412 1,978 3,659 795 735 MO : 775 830 2,041 175 120 MT : 40 89 129 1 1 NE : 562 1,861 1,969 0 0 NH : 16 52 72 10 17 NJ : 0 137 98 0 0 NY : 496 606 1,365 13 3 NC : 2,625 2,788 5,619 1,162 1,200 OH : 3,731 4,754 8,110 22 20 OK : 393 879 1,174 245 252 OR : 232 418 822 8 11 PA : 2,193 3,742 4,532 93 110 SC : 521 695 1,613 158 174 SD : 175 183 542 0 0 TN : 362 393 866 165 190 TX : 2,756 4,436 5,563 450 458 UT : 239 261 701 0 0 VT : 23 2 25 2 2 VA : 419 581 1,453 248 243 WA : 631 692 1,040 1 1 WV : 348 411 816 129 175 WI : 100 1,050 1,320 30 30 WY : 2 2 4 1 1 : Oth Sts 3/ : 403 1,446 1,671 13 14 : US : 41,955 58,391 101,624 8,439 8,263 : PR : 348 232 580 6 6 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 2/ Age break-outs for pullets are not available due to program change. 3/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing Individual operations. Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, December 1, 2003-2004 1/ 2/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 : 2003 : 2004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Dollars --- --- 1,000 Dollars --- : AL : 14,425 14,266 4.20 3.70 60,585 52,784 AR : 24,271 24,012 4.20 4.40 101,938 105,653 CA : 25,981 24,596 1.90 1.90 49,364 46,732 CO : 5,100 4,991 1.90 2.00 9,690 9,982 CT : 3,745 3,617 2.60 2.60 9,737 9,404 FL : 13,298 13,087 1.90 2.30 25,266 30,100 GA : 29,508 29,352 3.50 3.60 103,278 105,667 HI : 600 598 1.70 1.90 1,020 1,136 ID : 1,177 1,247 1.70 1.60 2,001 1,995 IL : 4,232 4,948 1.20 0.90 5,078 4,453 IN : 28,865 30,715 1.40 1.20 40,411 36,858 IA : 50,882 57,534 1.60 1.90 81,411 109,315 KY : 7,156 6,958 3.70 4.40 26,477 30,615 LA : 2,590 2,574 3.50 3.90 9,065 10,039 ME : 5,473 4,251 2.50 2.50 13,683 10,628 MD : 3,769 4,641 3.20 3.00 12,061 13,923 MA : 310 307 3.20 3.20 992 982 MI : 9,657 9,336 2.60 1.50 25,108 14,004 MN : 14,600 14,465 1.40 1.40 20,440 20,251 MS : 10,984 11,148 4.80 4.70 52,723 52,396 MO : 8,280 9,434 2.20 2.10 18,216 19,811 MT : 485 480 3.10 3.30 1,504 1,584 NE : 14,223 13,972 1.80 1.90 25,601 26,547 NH : 219 251 3.80 4.40 832 1,104 NJ : 2,134 2,084 1.10 1.00 2,347 2,084 NY : 4,815 5,498 1.90 1.90 9,149 10,446 NC : 17,450 17,720 4.50 4.20 78,525 74,424 OH : 37,663 36,030 1.50 1.50 56,495 54,045 OK : 5,654 5,440 4.00 3.90 22,616 21,216 OR : 3,591 3,670 2.00 1.80 7,182 6,606 PA : 29,408 27,932 1.90 1.90 55,875 53,071 SC : 6,778 7,043 3.00 2.90 20,334 20,425 SD : 3,710 3,723 2.50 2.10 9,275 7,818 TN : 2,260 2,400 6.10 6.60 13,786 15,840 TX : 25,984 24,560 2.40 2.40 62,362 58,944 UT : 3,894 3,877 2.30 1.30 8,956 5,040 VT : 209 225 2.90 1.90 606 428 VA : 4,509 4,906 4.50 3.80 20,291 18,643 WA : 6,230 5,933 2.50 2.40 15,575 14,239 WV : 2,060 2,263 4.70 5.60 9,682 12,673 WI : 5,500 6,480 1.80 1.80 9,900 11,664 WY : 17 17 3.30 3.30 56 56 : Oth Sts 3/ : 8,068 7,584 2.08 2.25 16,780 17,038 : US : 449,764 454,165 2.48 2.47 1,116,273 1,120,663 : PR : 1,769 1,678 2.50 2.50 4,423 4,195 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ Totals may not add due to rounding. 3/ AK, AZ, DE, KS, ND, NM, NV, and RI combined to avoid disclosing Individual operations. Index Page All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 200320 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 200422 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004. . 6 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-20048 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004. . 6 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-20048 All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2003-20042 All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, United States, 2003-2004 .14 All Layers: Percent Force Molt First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 2003-200415 All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 200328 All Layers: Percent Being Molted First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 200430 All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 32 All Layers: Percent Molt Completed First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 34 Index (continued) Page All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month, United States, 2003-2004. .14 All Pullets: Number on Hand First Day of the Month, 30 Selected States, 2003-200415 Chickens: Layers on Hand by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, December 1, 2003-200448 Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, December 1, 2003-200450 Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens by State, United States, and Puerto Rico, December 1, 2003-200449 Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, United States, 2003-2004 . .14 Disposition: Number Slaughtered, Lost, and Added During the Month, 30 Selected States, 2003-2004 15 Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, United States, and Puerto Rico, 2003-20043 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 200324 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 200426 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004. .10 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-200412 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2003-200410 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-200412 Index (continued) Page Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200436 Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200437 Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200438 Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States and United States , 2003-200439 Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200440 Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200441 Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200442 Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200443 Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200444 Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200445 Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200446 Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003-200447 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004. . 4 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-20045 Index (continued) Page Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 2003-200411 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-200413 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2003-200411 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-200413 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 2003-2004. . 4 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-20045 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 2003-20047 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-20049 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 2003-20047 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 2003-20049 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2003 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States and United States, 2004 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18 Released February 24, 2005, by the National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS), Agricultural Statistics Board, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 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