United States Department of Agriculture Chickens and Eggs Final Estimates 1994-97 National Agricultural Statistics Service Statistical Bulletin Number 944 Chickens and Eggs: Final Estimates by States and United States, 1994-97, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agriculture Statistics Board, National Agricultural Statistics Service, Statistics Bulletin No. 944. Procedures: Revisions were made after a through review of the original survey data and all additional data now available, including the 1997 Census of Agriculture. The 1994-97 estimates shown herein are considered final and will not be released again. At the National level, revisions to estimates for all chickens and eggs were less than one percent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ U.S. Total Annual Egg Production U.S. Annual Average Layers ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Year From To Change From To Change Millions Millions % 1,000 1,000 % ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1994 73,911 73,903 - 291,018 291,035 - 1995 74,591 74,764 0.2 293,854 294,350 0.2 1996 76,281 76,377 0.1 297,958 298,270 0.1 1997 77,401 77,532 0.2 303,166 303,604 0.1 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Historic Estimates: Final estimates of Chickens and Eggs in earlier years are available in Statistical Bulletins No. 908 for 1988-93, No. 801 for 1984-87, No. 721 for 1980-83, No. 654 for 1976-79, No. 590 for 1970-75, No. 512 for 1965-69, No. 391 for 1960-64, No. 283 for 1955-59, and No. 183 for 1950-54. 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NASS-SB944 Chickens and Eggs - Final Estimates 1994-97 12/10/98 NASS-SB945 Turkeys - Final Estimates 1994-97 12/17/98 NASS-SB947 Field Crops - Final Estimates 1992-97 12/18/98 NASS-SB948 Stocks of Grains, Oilseeds, and Hay - Final Estimates 1993-98 12/18/98 NASS-SB949 Rice Stocks - Final Estimates 1993-98 12/21/98 NASS-SB950 Noncitrus Fruits and Nuts - Final Estimates 1992-97 12/21/98 NASS-SB951 Hogs and Pigs - Final Estimates 1993-97 12/22/98 NASS-SB946 Vegetables - Final Estimates 1992-97 01/11/98 NASS-SB952 Milk Cows and Production - Final Estimates 1993-97 01/19/99 NASS-SB953 Cattle - Final Estimates 1994-98 01/19/99 NASS-SB954 Sheep and Goats - Final Estimates 1994-98 01/19/99 NASS-SB955 Farms and Land in Farms - Final Estimates 1993-97 01/19/99 NASS-SB956 Honey - Final Estimates 1993-97 02/09/99 NASS-SB957 Agricultural Land Values - Final Estimates 1994-98 03/12/99 NASS-SB958 Poultry Production and Value - Final Estimates 1994-97 03/15/99 NASS-SB959 Meat Animals, PDI - Final Estimates 1993-97 05/21/99 NASS-SB960 Milk Disposition and Income - Final Estimates 1993-97 05/21/99 NASS-SB961 Citrus Fruits - Final Estimates 1992-97 Aug. 99 NASS-SB962 Potatoes and Sweet Potatoes - Final Estimates 1992-97 Aug. 99 NASS-SB963 Crop Values - Final Estimates 1992-97 Oct. 99 Electronic Publications: These bulletins will be available free of charge on the Internet from the NASS Home Page at: http://www.usda.gov/nass/, in either text or PDF format. 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Chickens: Number, Value per Head, Total Value, and Class, United States, December 1, 1994-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Chickens : Layers :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- Year: : Value : :20 Weeks Old : : :-------------------------:1 Year Old : But : : Number : Per : Total : and : Less Than : Total : (000) : Head : (000) : Older : 1 Year : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ----- Dollars ----- ------------- 1,000 ------------ : 1994 : 385,747 2.34 902,815 135,093 163,432 298,525 1995 : 388,077 2.41 934,905 133,841 165,230 299,071 1996 : 392,737 2.65 1,039,071 138,048 165,874 303,922 1997 : 410,030 2.72 1,113,183 140,966 171,171 312,137 :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Pullets and Pullet Chicks Not Laying Age : :-------------------------------------------------: Other : 13 Weeks Old & Older : Under 13 Weeks : Chickens : But Less Than 20 Weeks : Old : :-------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : 1994 : 33,159 46,694 7,369 1995 : 34,004 47,365 7,637 1996 : 33,518 48,054 7,243 1997 : 35,578 54,766 7,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers and Annual Egg Production by Type, United States, 1994-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Annual : Egg Production : Average :--------------------------------------------------- Year: Number : Total : Table : Hatching : of Layers : Eggs : Eggs : Eggs -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 --------------- Millions --------------- : 1994 : 291,035 73,903 63,023 10,880 1995 : 294,350 74,764 63,426 11,338 1996 : 298,270 76,377 64,805 11,572 1997 : 303,604 77,532 65,488 12,044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Estimates cover the 12-month period Dec 1, previous year, through Nov 30. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Number : Eggs per : Total Egg : of Layers : Layer 2/ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- ---- Number --- --- Million Eggs --- : AL : 11,542 11,562 237 234 2,733 2,703 AR : 16,852 15,982 226 226 3,803 3,608 CA : 25,995 25,312 254 255 6,602 6,444 CO : 3,207 3,149 243 256 778 805 CT : 3,686 3,577 264 264 972 944 FL : 9,746 9,127 260 261 2,538 2,383 GA : 18,606 18,000 244 243 4,543 4,376 HI : 823 777 237 239 195 186 IL : 2,957 2,854 260 267 768 762 IN : 21,014 21,051 259 261 5,452 5,496 IA : 14,686 16,717 259 258 3,808 4,318 ME : 5,059 4,946 277 276 1,403 1,364 MD : 3,231 3,724 264 269 852 1,002 MI : 5,345 5,256 268 264 1,435 1,388 MN : 10,399 10,990 257 257 2,669 2,823 MS : 6,413 6,180 236 233 1,513 1,443 MO : 6,727 6,711 255 254 1,713 1,705 NE : 8,066 8,972 251 263 2,027 2,359 NY : 3,784 3,862 277 277 1,049 1,071 NC : 13,881 13,834 232 228 3,214 3,152 OH : 20,911 22,168 270 269 5,644 5,964 OK : 3,600 3,752 222 239 799 897 OR : 2,640 2,613 268 271 708 709 PA : 20,755 21,743 270 268 5,597 5,835 SC : 5,021 4,918 264 262 1,326 1,289 SD : 1,994 1,999 263 268 525 535 TX : 15,577 15,914 248 246 3,860 3,922 VA : 3,833 3,821 245 240 940 916 WA : 5,013 5,373 273 271 1,371 1,455 WI : 3,396 3,304 260 257 883 849 : 30 Sts 4/ : 274,760 278,188 254 254 69,716 70,703 : DE : 614 581 248 238 152 138 ID : 958 904 266 266 255 240 KS : 1,334 1,279 264 254 352 325 KY : 2,635 2,677 258 254 680 679 LA : 1,810 1,942 244 243 442 472 MA : 777 513 266 259 207 133 MT : 374 371 265 283 99 105 NH : 158 157 247 280 39 44 NJ : 1,651 1,782 273 249 451 444 NM : 1,142 1,127 264 269 301 303 ND : 204 169 250 278 51 47 RI : 196 141 286 241 56 34 TN : 1,024 1,052 250 241 256 254 UT : 1,885 1,950 260 263 491 513 VT : 83 91 330 284 27 26 WV : 1,107 1,100 226 217 250 239 WY : 16 15 175 160 2.8 2.4 : Oth Sts 3/ : 308 313 273 227 84 71 : US 4/ : 291,035 294,350 254 254 73,903 74,764 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec 1, previous year thru Nov 30. 2/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 3/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operation. 4/ Sum of States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding. All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Average Number : Eggs per : Total Egg : of Layers : Layer 2/ : Production State :-------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : ------ 1,000 ----- ---- Number --- --- Million Eggs --- : AL : 10,646 10,749 233 232 2,481 2,499 AR : 15,153 14,519 227 221 3,433 3,215 CA : 25,292 25,632 260 260 6,569 6,663 CO : 3,229 3,322 256 258 827 857 CT : 3,556 3,389 267 271 950 917 FL : 9,662 9,865 259 253 2,502 2,499 GA : 18,626 19,869 246 245 4,584 4,867 HI : 754 724 239 238 180 172 IL : 3,237 3,157 279 266 902 841 IN : 21,433 21,138 264 267 5,663 5,652 IA : 19,066 21,187 264 261 5,023 5,527 ME : 5,028 5,026 288 285 1,449 1,434 MD : 3,629 3,362 258 262 938 882 MI : 5,013 5,073 263 262 1,318 1,327 MN : 11,942 11,712 258 252 3,087 2,957 MS : 6,456 6,690 236 231 1,523 1,547 MO : 6,644 6,693 252 257 1,674 1,719 NE : 9,103 9,525 257 259 2,341 2,469 NY : 3,773 3,382 276 275 1,042 931 NC : 13,107 12,240 228 228 2,994 2,794 OH : 24,058 25,929 270 269 6,502 6,976 OK : 3,845 3,840 238 235 916 901 OR : 2,701 2,938 274 267 741 783 PA : 21,212 21,671 270 272 5,720 5,900 SC : 4,707 4,753 260 258 1,224 1,228 SD : 2,017 2,065 265 262 534 542 TX : 16,109 16,830 247 249 3,986 4,186 VA : 3,667 3,483 242 231 888 806 WA : 5,162 5,051 274 273 1,412 1,379 WI : 3,407 3,711 263 269 896 998 : 30 Sts 4/ : 282,234 287,525 256 256 72,298 73,469 : DE : 592 471 248 238 147 112 ID : 955 903 272 261 260 236 KS : 1,239 1,212 254 266 315 323 KY : 2,702 2,847 246 249 664 710 LA : 1,941 1,894 246 243 477 460 MA : 512 540 277 289 142 156 MT : 378 294 286 299 108 88 NH : 153 148 275 311 42 46 NJ : 1,799 1,856 264 249 475 463 NM : 1,125 1,141 272 265 306 302 ND : 197 208 279 236 55 49 RI : 153 90 281 267 43 24 TN : 1,051 1,080 245 236 257 255 UT : 1,746 1,819 266 266 464 483 VT : 117 186 289 300 34 56 WV : 1,046 1,081 217 227 227 245 WY : 15 12 160 292 2.4 3.5 : Oth Sts 3/ : 314 296 220 207 69 61 : US 4/ : 298,270 303,604 256 255 76,377 77,532 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Annual estimates cover the period Dec 1, previous year thru Nov 30. 2/ Total egg production divided by average number of layers on hand. 3/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operation. 4/ Sum of States may not add to U.S. total due to rounding. Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 2,733 2,703 1,341 1,230 1,392 1,473 AR : 3,803 3,608 1,774 1,481 2,029 2,127 CA : 6,602 6,444 CO : 778 805 CT : 972 944 FL : 2,538 2,383 2,354 2,250 184 133 GA : 4,543 4,376 2,830 2,645 1,713 1,731 HI : 195 186 195 186 0 0 IL : 768 762 755 747 13 15 IN : 5,452 5,496 5,327 5,379 125 117 IA : 3,808 4,318 ME : 1,403 1,364 MD : 852 1,002 754 902 98 100 MI : 1,435 1,388 MN : 2,669 2,823 2,560 2,709 109 114 MS : 1,513 1,443 682 614 831 829 MO : 1,713 1,705 NE : 2,027 2,359 2,027 2,359 0 0 NY : 1,049 1,071 NC : 3,214 3,152 1,771 1,646 1,443 1,506 OH : 5,644 5,964 OK : 799 897 515 570 284 327 OR : 708 709 686 686 22 23 PA : 5,597 5,835 5,409 5,637 188 198 SC : 1,326 1,289 1,108 1,068 218 221 SD : 525 535 525 535 0 0 TX : 3,860 3,922 VA : 940 916 472 459 468 457 WA : 1,371 1,455 WI : 883 849 : 30 Sts : 69,716 70,703 59,535 60,127 10,181 10,576 : DE : 152 138 ID : 255 240 KS : 352 325 KY : 680 679 LA : 442 472 MA : 207 133 MT : 99 105 NH : 39 44 NJ : 451 444 NM : 301 303 ND : 51 47 RI : 56 34 TN : 256 254 UT : 491 513 VT : 27 26 WV : 250 239 WY : 2.8 2.4 : Oth Sts 2/: 84 71 : US : 73,903 74,764 63,023 63,426 10,880 11,338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 2,481 2,499 1,085 1,091 1,396 1,408 AR : 3,433 3,215 1,311 1,071 2,122 2,144 CA : 6,569 6,663 CO : 827 857 CT : 950 917 FL : 2,502 2,499 2,353 2,344 149 155 GA : 4,584 4,867 2,767 2,908 1,817 1,959 HI : 180 172 180 172 0 0 IL : 902 841 890 816 12 25 IN : 5,663 5,652 5,551 5,534 112 118 IA : 5,023 5,527 ME : 1,449 1,434 MD : 938 882 850 800 88 82 MI : 1,318 1,327 MN : 3,087 2,957 2,963 2,835 124 122 MS : 1,523 1,547 597 501 926 1,046 MO : 1,674 1,719 NE : 2,341 2,469 2,341 2,469 0 0 NY : 1,042 931 NC : 2,994 2,794 1,488 1,258 1,506 1,536 OH : 6,502 6,976 OK : 916 901 555 528 361 373 OR : 741 783 719 767 22 16 PA : 5,720 5,900 5,532 5,717 188 183 SC : 1,224 1,228 1,007 1,008 217 220 SD : 534 542 534 542 0 0 TX : 3,986 4,186 VA : 888 806 429 392 459 414 WA : 1,412 1,379 WI : 896 998 : 30 Sts : 72,298 73,469 61,506 62,241 10,792 11,228 : DE : 147 112 ID : 260 236 KS : 315 323 KY : 664 710 LA : 477 460 MA : 142 156 MT : 108 88 NH : 42 46 NJ : 475 463 NM : 306 302 ND : 55 49 RI : 43 24 TN : 257 255 UT : 464 483 VT : 34 56 WV : 227 245 WY : 2.4 3.5 : Oth Sts 2/: 69 61 : US : 76,377 77,532 64,805 65,488 11,572 12,044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. 2/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,295 6,536 5,407 5,584 888 952 Jan : 6,185 6,399 5,292 5,443 893 956 Feb : 5,597 5,747 4,774 4,884 823 863 Mar : 6,320 6,488 5,404 5,530 916 958 Apr : 6,072 6,223 5,176 5,283 896 940 May : 6,188 6,305 5,248 5,326 940 979 Jun : 5,991 6,065 5,084 5,115 907 950 Jul : 6,204 6,206 5,268 5,240 936 966 Aug : 6,272 6,202 5,336 5,246 936 956 Sep : 6,125 6,033 5,218 5,106 907 927 Oct : 6,377 6,297 5,445 5,338 932 959 Nov : 6,277 6,263 5,371 5,331 906 932 During Year : 73,903 74,764 63,023 63,426 10,880 11,338 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 888 952 828 888 60 64 Jan : 893 956 832 891 61 65 Feb : 823 863 764 803 59 60 Mar : 916 958 853 892 63 66 Apr : 896 940 836 874 60 66 May : 940 979 877 914 63 65 Jun : 907 950 846 891 61 59 Jul : 936 966 876 904 60 62 Aug : 936 956 876 891 60 65 Sep : 907 927 849 867 58 60 Oct : 932 959 872 897 60 62 Nov : 906 932 847 876 59 56 During Year : 10,880 11,338 10,156 10,588 724 750 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,541 6,696 5,565 5,706 976 990 Jan : 6,409 6,577 5,431 5,577 978 1,000 Feb : 5,970 5,909 5,049 4,997 921 912 Mar : 6,511 6,625 5,523 5,595 988 1,030 Apr : 6,264 6,355 5,309 5,350 955 1,005 May : 6,361 6,519 5,367 5,475 994 1,044 Jun : 6,188 6,292 5,229 5,285 959 1,007 Jul : 6,462 6,457 5,478 5,434 984 1,023 Aug : 6,471 6,500 5,487 5,489 984 1,011 Sep : 6,257 6,366 5,319 5,374 938 992 Oct : 6,518 6,664 5,561 5,630 957 1,034 Nov : 6,425 6,572 5,487 5,576 938 996 During Year : 76,377 77,532 64,805 65,488 11,572 12,044 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 976 990 920 928 56 62 Jan : 978 1,000 919 937 59 63 Feb : 921 912 862 855 59 57 Mar : 988 1,030 924 966 64 64 Apr : 955 1,005 893 944 62 61 May : 994 1,044 931 980 63 64 Jun : 959 1,007 900 948 59 59 Jul : 984 1,023 923 965 61 58 Aug : 984 1,011 925 954 59 57 Sep : 938 992 882 934 56 58 Oct : 957 1,034 898 974 59 60 Nov : 938 996 879 939 59 57 During Year : 11,572 12,044 10,856 11,324 716 720 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 5,936 6,174 5,107 5,286 829 888 Jan : 5,836 6,048 4,999 5,152 837 896 Feb : 5,284 5,427 4,510 4,620 774 807 Mar : 5,968 6,126 5,108 5,230 860 896 Apr : 5,729 5,883 4,891 5,004 838 879 May : 5,835 5,960 4,955 5,050 880 910 Jun : 5,648 5,737 4,799 4,852 849 885 Jul : 5,849 5,875 4,974 4,974 875 901 Aug : 5,911 5,871 5,035 4,982 876 889 Sep : 5,779 5,717 4,930 4,854 849 863 Oct : 6,019 5,961 5,149 5,067 870 894 Nov : 5,922 5,924 5,078 5,056 844 868 During Year : 69,716 70,703 59,535 60,127 10,181 10,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 829 888 772 827 57 61 Jan : 837 896 779 832 58 64 Feb : 774 807 718 748 56 59 Mar : 860 896 800 831 60 65 Apr : 838 879 781 814 57 65 May : 880 910 820 847 60 63 Jun : 849 885 791 827 58 58 Jul : 875 901 818 841 57 60 Aug : 876 889 818 827 58 62 Sep : 849 863 792 806 57 57 Oct : 870 894 813 834 57 60 Nov : 844 868 788 814 56 54 During Year : 10,181 10,576 9,490 9,848 691 728 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 6,185 6,342 5,276 5,417 909 925 Jan : 6,066 6,227 5,151 5,293 915 934 Feb : 5,651 5,594 4,790 4,742 861 852 Mar : 6,164 6,275 5,241 5,314 923 961 Apr : 5,931 6,029 5,039 5,092 892 937 May : 6,018 6,185 5,090 5,211 928 974 Jun : 5,852 5,961 4,960 5,022 892 939 Jul : 6,120 6,120 5,205 5,166 915 954 Aug : 6,128 6,163 5,212 5,223 916 940 Sep : 5,927 6,036 5,051 5,113 876 923 Oct : 6,175 6,315 5,284 5,353 891 962 Nov : 6,081 6,222 5,207 5,295 874 927 During Year : 72,298 73,469 61,506 62,241 10,792 11,228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : Dec 1/ : 909 925 855 865 54 60 Jan : 915 934 857 873 58 61 Feb : 861 852 803 797 58 55 Mar : 923 961 861 900 62 61 Apr : 892 937 832 879 60 58 May : 928 974 867 913 61 61 Jun : 892 939 835 882 57 57 Jul : 915 954 856 898 59 56 Aug : 916 940 859 886 57 54 Sep : 876 923 822 868 54 55 Oct : 891 962 834 904 57 58 Nov : 874 927 818 872 56 55 During Year : 10,792 11,228 10,099 10,537 693 691 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 290,649 299,328 241,985 247,818 48,664 51,510 Jan : 290,059 298,891 240,692 246,655 49,367 52,236 Feb : 290,064 297,821 240,293 245,556 49,771 52,265 Mar : 290,736 297,095 240,633 244,886 50,103 52,209 Apr : 290,090 296,002 239,634 243,500 50,456 52,502 May : 288,801 293,741 238,184 241,421 50,617 52,320 Jun : 287,992 290,861 237,376 239,040 50,616 51,821 Jul : 288,008 288,767 237,097 237,331 50,911 51,436 Aug : 290,337 288,917 239,256 237,361 51,081 51,556 Sep : 293,398 290,900 242,496 238,910 50,902 51,990 Oct : 295,188 293,084 244,495 240,992 50,693 52,092 Nov : 297,150 297,043 246,380 244,478 50,770 52,565 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 290,430 300,084 241,304 248,077 49,126 52,007 Feb : 289,642 297,965 240,056 245,521 49,586 52,444 Mar : 290,433 297,929 240,506 245,870 49,927 52,059 Apr : 290,996 296,515 240,735 244,177 50,261 52,338 May : 289,142 295,747 238,513 243,098 50,629 52,649 Jun : 288,414 291,692 237,829 239,720 50,585 51,972 Jul : 287,470 289,984 236,854 238,339 50,616 51,645 Aug : 288,500 287,502 237,312 236,298 51,188 51,204 Sep : 292,132 290,591 241,185 238,703 50,947 51,888 Oct : 294,592 291,460 243,759 239,392 50,833 52,068 Nov : 295,735 294,968 245,205 242,869 50,530 52,099 Dec : 298,525 299,071 247,535 246,061 50,990 53,010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 299,345 304,463 246,272 251,044 53,073 53,419 Jan : 299,230 304,289 245,921 249,923 53,309 54,366 Feb : 298,904 304,000 245,247 249,435 53,657 54,565 Mar : 298,853 304,285 245,382 249,343 53,471 54,942 Apr : 297,493 303,618 244,673 248,055 52,820 55,563 May : 295,516 302,241 242,827 246,382 52,689 55,859 Jun : 294,837 300,537 242,335 245,069 52,502 55,468 Jul : 296,290 299,605 244,133 244,569 52,157 55,036 Aug : 297,804 300,211 245,653 245,694 52,151 54,517 Sep : 298,582 303,661 246,860 249,095 51,722 54,566 Oct : 300,052 306,807 248,909 251,689 51,143 55,118 Nov : 302,386 309,670 250,580 254,381 51,806 55,289 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 299,576 304,951 246,463 250,778 53,113 54,173 Feb : 298,838 303,569 245,354 249,039 53,484 54,530 Mar : 298,925 304,378 245,117 249,807 53,808 54,571 Apr : 298,739 304,143 245,629 248,854 53,110 55,289 May : 296,188 303,047 243,685 247,237 52,503 55,810 Jun : 294,790 301,384 241,939 245,501 52,851 55,883 Jul : 294,839 299,648 242,709 244,619 52,130 55,029 Aug : 297,699 299,524 245,537 244,499 52,162 55,025 Sep : 297,865 300,857 245,749 246,869 52,116 53,988 Oct : 299,252 306,422 247,945 251,297 51,307 55,125 Nov : 300,801 307,146 249,845 252,059 50,956 55,087 Dec : 303,922 312,137 251,287 256,676 52,635 55,461 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 48,664 51,510 45,914 48,755 2,750 2,755 Jan : 49,367 52,236 46,544 49,449 2,823 2,787 Feb : 49,771 52,265 46,893 49,461 2,878 2,804 Mar : 50,103 52,209 47,233 49,325 2,870 2,884 Apr : 50,456 52,502 47,657 49,596 2,799 2,906 May : 50,617 52,320 47,841 49,495 2,776 2,825 Jun : 50,616 51,821 47,855 49,070 2,761 2,751 Jul : 50,911 51,436 48,223 48,721 2,688 2,715 Aug : 51,081 51,556 48,422 48,837 2,659 2,719 Sep : 50,902 51,990 48,175 49,263 2,727 2,727 Oct : 50,693 52,092 47,961 49,404 2,732 2,688 Nov : 50,770 52,565 48,072 49,989 2,698 2,576 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 49,126 52,007 46,334 49,226 2,792 2,781 Feb : 49,586 52,444 46,742 49,663 2,844 2,781 Mar : 49,927 52,059 47,031 49,244 2,896 2,815 Apr : 50,261 52,338 47,429 49,394 2,832 2,944 May : 50,629 52,649 47,873 49,787 2,756 2,862 Jun : 50,585 51,972 47,799 49,192 2,786 2,780 Jul : 50,616 51,645 47,894 48,938 2,722 2,707 Aug : 51,188 51,204 48,545 48,490 2,643 2,714 Sep : 50,947 51,888 48,285 49,173 2,662 2,715 Oct : 50,833 52,068 48,051 49,337 2,782 2,731 Nov : 50,530 52,099 47,857 49,462 2,673 2,637 Dec : 50,990 53,010 48,273 50,505 2,717 2,505 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 53,073 53,419 50,537 50,792 2,536 2,627 Jan : 53,309 54,366 50,716 51,646 2,593 2,720 Feb : 53,657 54,565 50,978 51,860 2,679 2,705 Mar : 53,471 54,942 50,732 52,266 2,739 2,676 Apr : 52,820 55,563 50,104 52,861 2,716 2,702 May : 52,689 55,859 50,016 53,126 2,673 2,733 Jun : 52,502 55,468 49,864 52,811 2,638 2,657 Jul : 52,157 55,036 49,537 52,493 2,620 2,543 Aug : 52,151 54,517 49,590 52,023 2,561 2,494 Sep : 51,722 54,566 49,203 52,023 2,519 2,543 Oct : 51,143 55,118 48,599 52,540 2,544 2,578 Nov : 51,806 55,289 49,260 52,742 2,546 2,547 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 53,113 54,173 50,556 51,469 2,557 2,704 Feb : 53,484 54,530 50,865 51,805 2,619 2,725 Mar : 53,808 54,571 51,077 51,898 2,731 2,673 Apr : 53,110 55,289 50,371 52,623 2,739 2,666 May : 52,503 55,810 49,822 53,083 2,681 2,727 Jun : 52,851 55,883 50,198 53,155 2,653 2,728 Jul : 52,130 55,029 49,514 52,455 2,616 2,574 Aug : 52,162 55,025 49,547 52,518 2,615 2,507 Sep : 52,116 53,988 49,620 51,516 2,496 2,472 Oct : 51,307 55,125 48,775 52,521 2,532 2,604 Nov : 50,956 55,087 48,412 52,547 2,544 2,540 Dec : 52,635 55,461 50,102 52,919 2,533 2,542 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 273,851 282,819 228,420 234,604 45,431 48,215 Jan : 273,529 282,246 227,278 233,379 46,251 48,867 Feb : 273,820 281,126 227,106 232,309 46,714 48,817 Mar : 274,525 280,600 227,480 231,831 47,045 48,769 Apr : 273,750 279,738 226,489 230,721 47,261 49,017 May : 272,400 277,801 225,063 229,009 47,337 48,792 Jun : 271,871 275,203 224,471 226,859 47,400 48,344 Jul : 272,058 273,058 224,301 225,064 47,757 47,994 Aug : 274,338 272,993 226,399 224,950 47,939 48,043 Sep : 277,360 274,948 229,605 226,441 47,755 48,507 Oct : 278,947 277,057 231,455 228,389 47,492 48,668 Nov : 280,729 280,890 233,222 231,850 47,507 49,040 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 273,686 283,527 227,681 234,818 46,005 48,709 Feb : 273,345 281,231 226,863 232,226 46,482 49,005 Mar : 274,258 281,283 227,336 232,678 46,922 48,605 Apr : 274,761 280,188 227,607 231,272 47,154 48,916 May : 272,710 279,556 225,360 230,451 47,350 49,105 Jun : 272,060 276,015 224,752 227,550 47,308 48,465 Jul : 271,599 274,358 224,132 226,155 47,467 48,203 Aug : 272,487 271,723 224,455 223,957 48,032 47,766 Sep : 276,158 274,533 228,335 226,230 47,823 48,303 Oct : 278,510 275,626 230,839 226,934 47,671 48,692 Nov : 279,351 278,761 232,056 230,131 47,295 48,630 Dec : 282,079 282,986 234,376 233,554 47,703 49,432 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 283,146 288,413 233,628 238,522 49,518 49,891 Jan : 283,077 288,161 233,295 237,376 49,782 50,785 Feb : 282,901 287,796 232,801 236,892 50,100 50,904 Mar : 282,923 288,014 233,022 236,859 49,901 51,155 Apr : 281,640 287,361 232,329 235,606 49,311 51,755 May : 279,520 286,228 230,401 234,149 49,119 52,079 Jun : 278,687 284,731 229,888 232,998 48,799 51,733 Jul : 280,239 283,920 231,761 232,624 48,478 51,296 Aug : 281,783 284,444 233,220 233,672 48,563 50,772 Sep : 282,571 287,586 234,350 236,796 48,221 50,790 Oct : 284,070 290,532 236,408 239,229 47,662 51,303 Nov : 286,308 293,227 237,977 241,819 48,331 51,408 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 283,278 288,969 233,691 238,406 49,587 50,563 Feb : 282,843 287,310 232,885 236,327 49,958 50,983 Mar : 282,926 288,242 232,703 237,441 50,223 50,801 Apr : 282,891 287,748 233,331 236,260 49,560 51,488 May : 280,344 286,939 231,306 234,937 49,038 52,002 Jun : 278,659 285,480 229,478 233,344 49,181 52,136 Jul : 278,684 283,949 230,284 232,638 48,400 51,311 Aug : 281,765 283,865 233,228 232,597 48,537 51,268 Sep : 281,770 284,991 233,200 234,733 48,570 50,258 Oct : 283,338 290,151 235,483 238,844 47,855 51,307 Nov : 284,766 290,878 237,315 239,600 47,451 51,278 Dec : 287,814 295,534 238,621 244,021 49,193 51,513 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 45,431 48,215 42,855 45,564 2,576 2,651 Jan : 46,251 48,867 43,627 46,182 2,624 2,685 Feb : 46,714 48,817 44,037 46,113 2,677 2,704 Mar : 47,045 48,769 44,345 45,968 2,700 2,801 Apr : 47,261 49,017 44,627 46,187 2,634 2,830 May : 47,337 48,792 44,722 46,047 2,615 2,745 Jun : 47,400 48,344 44,772 45,675 2,628 2,669 Jul : 47,757 47,994 45,180 45,363 2,577 2,631 Aug : 47,939 48,043 45,381 45,418 2,558 2,625 Sep : 47,755 48,507 45,135 45,879 2,620 2,628 Oct : 47,492 48,668 44,873 46,071 2,619 2,597 Nov : 47,507 49,040 44,917 46,555 2,590 2,485 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 46,005 48,709 43,391 46,028 2,614 2,681 Feb : 46,482 49,005 43,854 46,327 2,628 2,678 Mar : 46,922 48,605 44,209 45,887 2,713 2,718 Apr : 47,154 48,916 44,477 46,040 2,677 2,876 May : 47,350 49,105 44,768 46,326 2,582 2,779 Jun : 47,308 48,465 44,669 45,761 2,639 2,704 Jul : 47,467 48,203 44,861 45,583 2,606 2,620 Aug : 48,032 47,766 45,494 45,132 2,538 2,634 Sep : 47,823 48,303 45,257 45,695 2,566 2,608 Oct : 47,671 48,692 45,005 46,052 2,666 2,640 Nov : 47,295 48,630 44,731 46,084 2,564 2,546 Dec : 47,703 49,432 45,092 47,017 2,611 2,415 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Dec 1/ : 49,518 49,891 47,070 47,374 2,448 2,517 Jan : 49,782 50,785 47,273 48,177 2,509 2,608 Feb : 50,100 50,904 47,517 48,303 2,583 2,601 Mar : 49,901 51,155 47,264 48,582 2,637 2,573 Apr : 49,311 51,755 46,691 49,162 2,620 2,593 May : 49,119 52,079 46,540 49,462 2,579 2,617 Jun : 48,799 51,733 46,246 49,178 2,553 2,555 Jul : 48,478 51,296 45,947 48,844 2,531 2,452 Aug : 48,563 50,772 46,095 48,368 2,468 2,404 Sep : 48,221 50,790 45,788 48,347 2,433 2,443 Oct : 47,662 51,303 45,207 48,822 2,455 2,481 Nov : 48,331 51,408 45,880 48,950 2,451 2,458 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : Jan : 49,587 50,563 47,114 47,978 2,473 2,585 Feb : 49,958 50,983 47,423 48,362 2,535 2,621 Mar : 50,223 50,801 47,599 48,232 2,624 2,569 Apr : 49,560 51,488 46,917 48,922 2,643 2,566 May : 49,038 52,002 46,453 49,391 2,585 2,611 Jun : 49,181 52,136 46,618 49,522 2,563 2,614 Jul : 48,400 51,311 45,863 48,825 2,537 2,486 Aug : 48,537 51,268 46,020 48,854 2,517 2,414 Sep : 48,570 50,258 46,160 47,872 2,410 2,386 Oct : 47,855 51,307 45,409 48,814 2,446 2,493 Nov : 47,451 51,278 44,997 48,820 2,454 2,458 Dec : 49,193 51,513 46,759 49,065 2,434 2,448 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,166 2,184 2,234 2,253 1,825 1,848 Jan : 2,132 2,141 2,199 2,207 1,809 1,830 Feb : 1,930 1,930 1,987 1,989 1,654 1,651 Mar : 2,174 2,184 2,246 2,258 1,828 1,835 Apr : 2,093 2,102 2,160 2,170 1,776 1,790 May : 2,143 2,146 2,203 2,206 1,857 1,871 Jun : 2,080 2,085 2,142 2,140 1,792 1,833 Jul : 2,154 2,149 2,222 2,208 1,839 1,878 Aug : 2,160 2,147 2,230 2,210 1,832 1,854 Sep : 2,088 2,074 2,152 2,137 1,782 1,783 Oct : 2,160 2,149 2,227 2,215 1,839 1,841 Nov : 2,112 2,108 2,180 2,181 1,785 1,773 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 69.4 70.0 71.6 72.3 58.8 59.4 Feb : 68.1 68.0 70.1 70.1 58.6 58.6 Mar : 69.6 69.7 71.8 72.0 59.2 58.9 Apr : 70.6 71.1 73.0 73.6 59.3 59.5 May : 69.0 69.2 70.9 71.1 59.7 60.2 Jun : 69.2 69.4 71.2 71.3 60.0 60.8 Jul : 69.4 69.6 71.5 71.3 59.8 61.4 Aug : 69.5 69.0 71.8 71.1 59.0 59.6 Sep : 69.8 69.3 72.0 71.4 59.5 59.6 Oct : 69.3 69.1 71.3 71.1 59.6 59.7 Nov : 70.0 69.5 72.1 71.7 59.3 59.2 Dec : 70.7 71.0 73.0 73.6 59.7 59.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,185 2,199 2,260 2,273 1,839 1,853 Jan : 2,142 2,161 2,208 2,231 1,835 1,839 Feb : 1,997 1,944 2,059 2,003 1,716 1,671 Mar : 2,179 2,177 2,251 2,244 1,848 1,875 Apr : 2,106 2,093 2,170 2,157 1,808 1,809 May : 2,153 2,157 2,210 2,222 1,887 1,869 Jun : 2,099 2,094 2,158 2,157 1,827 1,815 Jul : 2,181 2,155 2,244 2,222 1,887 1,859 Aug : 2,173 2,165 2,234 2,234 1,887 1,854 Sep : 2,096 2,096 2,155 2,157 1,814 1,818 Oct : 2,172 2,172 2,234 2,237 1,871 1,876 Nov : 2,125 2,122 2,190 2,192 1,811 1,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 70.0 70.5 72.2 72.9 59.3 59.5 Feb : 68.2 68.8 70.2 70.9 59.1 59.3 Mar : 69.5 69.9 71.8 72.0 59.1 60.3 Apr : 70.9 70.4 73.3 72.6 60.1 60.7 May : 69.4 69.2 71.3 71.2 60.3 60.3 Jun : 69.5 70.0 71.3 72.2 61.1 60.2 Jul : 70.4 69.5 72.5 71.5 60.5 60.6 Aug : 70.3 69.6 72.2 71.8 60.9 59.4 Sep : 69.9 70.0 71.8 72.2 61.0 60.1 Oct : 69.8 69.8 71.8 71.7 60.2 60.9 Nov : 70.2 70.4 72.2 72.6 60.4 60.2 Dec : 71.3 71.0 73.7 73.4 60.3 59.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,825 1,848 1,803 1,821 2,182 2,323 Jan : 1,809 1,830 1,788 1,802 2,161 2,332 Feb : 1,654 1,651 1,629 1,624 2,050 2,140 Mar : 1,828 1,835 1,806 1,808 2,195 2,288 Apr : 1,776 1,790 1,754 1,762 2,144 2,271 May : 1,857 1,871 1,833 1,847 2,269 2,301 Jun : 1,792 1,833 1,768 1,816 2,209 2,145 Jul : 1,839 1,878 1,817 1,855 2,232 2,284 Aug : 1,832 1,854 1,809 1,824 2,256 2,391 Sep : 1,782 1,783 1,762 1,760 2,127 2,200 Oct : 1,839 1,841 1,818 1,816 2,196 2,307 Nov : 1,785 1,773 1,762 1,752 2,187 2,174 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 58.8 59.4 58.0 58.6 72.4 75.0 Feb : 58.6 58.6 57.7 57.7 72.8 75.5 Mar : 59.2 58.9 58.4 58.0 72.8 75.3 Apr : 59.3 59.5 58.4 58.5 75.2 76.0 May : 59.7 60.2 58.8 59.3 76.0 77.2 Jun : 60.0 60.8 59.2 59.9 75.3 75.3 Jul : 59.8 61.4 59.0 60.8 74.2 73.1 Aug : 59.0 59.6 58.2 58.8 74.4 73.0 Sep : 59.5 59.6 58.6 58.7 74.8 76.1 Oct : 59.6 59.7 58.8 58.8 73.1 76.0 Nov : 59.3 59.2 58.5 58.4 74.9 74.1 Dec : 59.7 59.1 58.8 58.4 75.1 73.3 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,839 1,853 1,820 1,827 2,208 2,360 Jan : 1,835 1,839 1,812 1,814 2,275 2,316 Feb : 1,716 1,671 1,691 1,649 2,202 2,107 Mar : 1,848 1,875 1,821 1,848 2,337 2,392 Apr : 1,808 1,809 1,782 1,786 2,283 2,258 May : 1,887 1,869 1,861 1,845 2,357 2,342 Jun : 1,827 1,815 1,805 1,795 2,237 2,221 Jul : 1,887 1,859 1,863 1,838 2,328 2,281 Aug : 1,887 1,854 1,865 1,834 2,304 2,285 Sep : 1,814 1,818 1,793 1,795 2,223 2,281 Oct : 1,871 1,876 1,848 1,854 2,319 2,327 Nov : 1,811 1,801 1,784 1,780 2,317 2,238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 59.3 59.5 58.5 58.7 75.5 75.4 Feb : 59.1 59.3 58.2 58.4 75.6 76.0 Mar : 59.1 60.3 58.3 59.5 74.8 75.6 Apr : 60.1 60.7 59.2 59.8 76.9 77.1 May : 60.3 60.3 59.5 59.5 76.4 76.6 Jun : 61.1 60.2 60.3 59.4 75.6 75.5 Jul : 60.5 60.6 59.9 59.8 72.8 76.7 Aug : 60.9 59.4 60.2 58.7 74.3 75.6 Sep : 61.0 60.1 60.3 59.3 74.6 76.4 Oct : 60.2 60.9 59.5 60.1 74.3 76.5 Nov : 60.4 60.2 59.7 59.4 75.1 76.4 Dec : 60.3 59.7 59.4 58.9 77.5 76.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,168 2,183 2,236 2,253 1,825 1,842 Jan : 2,134 2,143 2,200 2,208 1,810 1,834 Feb : 1,930 1,930 1,986 1,989 1,657 1,653 Mar : 2,174 2,183 2,245 2,256 1,828 1,837 Apr : 2,093 2,103 2,159 2,169 1,773 1,793 May : 2,142 2,145 2,202 2,205 1,859 1,865 Jun : 2,077 2,085 2,138 2,139 1,791 1,831 Jul : 2,150 2,152 2,218 2,210 1,832 1,877 Aug : 2,155 2,151 2,224 2,215 1,827 1,850 Sep : 2,084 2,079 2,147 2,144 1,778 1,779 Oct : 2,158 2,152 2,225 2,219 1,832 1,837 Nov : 2,110 2,109 2,177 2,181 1,777 1,770 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 69.5 70.1 71.6 72.3 58.7 59.4 Feb : 68.1 68.1 70.1 70.0 58.5 58.7 Mar : 69.6 69.7 71.7 71.9 59.2 58.9 Apr : 70.7 71.1 73.0 73.5 59.2 59.5 May : 68.9 69.2 70.9 71.1 59.6 60.2 Jun : 69.2 69.3 71.1 71.2 60.0 60.5 Jul : 69.3 69.6 71.3 71.3 59.5 61.4 Aug : 69.3 69.1 71.6 71.2 58.7 59.5 Sep : 69.6 69.5 71.8 71.6 59.3 59.6 Oct : 69.2 69.2 71.2 71.2 59.4 59.6 Nov : 69.9 69.6 72.1 71.8 59.2 59.1 Dec : 70.6 71.0 72.9 73.5 59.4 59.0 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 2,184 2,199 2,258 2,271 1,836 1,854 Jan : 2,143 2,161 2,208 2,230 1,838 1,839 Feb : 1,998 1,944 2,058 2,002 1,719 1,674 Mar : 2,179 2,179 2,249 2,244 1,850 1,879 Apr : 2,106 2,098 2,169 2,161 1,809 1,810 May : 2,153 2,161 2,209 2,226 1,889 1,870 Jun : 2,100 2,094 2,158 2,155 1,828 1,815 Jul : 2,184 2,156 2,246 2,221 1,887 1,860 Aug : 2,175 2,167 2,235 2,235 1,886 1,851 Sep : 2,098 2,099 2,155 2,159 1,817 1,817 Oct : 2,174 2,174 2,235 2,238 1,869 1,875 Nov : 2,124 2,122 2,188 2,190 1,808 1,803 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type : All Hatching Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 69.9 70.5 72.2 72.8 59.3 59.6 Feb : 68.2 68.9 70.1 70.9 59.0 59.3 Mar : 69.5 69.9 71.8 72.0 59.1 60.4 Apr : 70.9 70.6 73.3 72.7 60.0 60.7 May : 69.4 69.3 71.3 71.3 60.4 60.3 Jun : 69.5 70.0 71.3 72.2 61.1 60.4 Jul : 70.4 69.5 72.5 71.4 60.6 60.6 Aug : 70.4 69.6 72.3 71.9 60.9 59.5 Sep : 69.9 70.1 71.8 72.2 61.1 60.2 Oct : 69.9 69.9 71.8 71.8 60.2 60.9 Nov : 70.2 70.4 72.2 72.6 60.4 60.2 Dec : 71.3 70.9 73.6 73.2 60.2 59.8 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Eggs Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,825 1,842 1,801 1,815 2,213 2,301 Jan : 1,810 1,834 1,786 1,802 2,210 2,384 Feb : 1,657 1,653 1,630 1,622 2,092 2,182 Mar : 1,828 1,837 1,804 1,808 2,222 2,321 Apr : 1,773 1,793 1,750 1,762 2,164 2,297 May : 1,859 1,865 1,834 1,839 2,294 2,295 Jun : 1,791 1,831 1,767 1,811 2,207 2,173 Jul : 1,832 1,877 1,811 1,854 2,212 2,281 Aug : 1,827 1,850 1,803 1,821 2,267 2,362 Sep : 1,778 1,779 1,755 1,757 2,176 2,169 Oct : 1,832 1,837 1,812 1,810 2,176 2,310 Nov : 1,777 1,770 1,754 1,748 2,162 2,173 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 58.7 59.4 57.8 58.5 72.6 75.0 Feb : 58.5 58.7 57.6 57.7 73.2 75.6 Mar : 59.2 58.9 58.3 57.9 73.0 75.2 Apr : 59.2 59.5 58.2 58.5 74.8 75.9 May : 59.6 60.2 58.7 59.2 75.6 77.0 Jun : 60.0 60.5 59.1 59.6 75.0 75.0 Jul : 59.5 61.4 58.7 60.7 73.7 73.1 Aug : 58.7 59.5 57.9 58.8 74.0 72.7 Sep : 59.3 59.6 58.4 58.7 74.9 75.8 Oct : 59.4 59.6 58.6 58.6 73.5 75.9 Nov : 59.2 59.1 58.3 58.2 74.6 73.9 Dec : 59.4 59.0 58.5 58.3 74.9 73.1 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Dec 1/ : 1,836 1,854 1,816 1,826 2,206 2,384 Jan : 1,838 1,839 1,813 1,812 2,312 2,339 Feb : 1,719 1,674 1,690 1,650 2,245 2,115 Mar : 1,850 1,879 1,822 1,853 2,351 2,371 Apr : 1,809 1,810 1,782 1,788 2,290 2,237 May : 1,889 1,870 1,863 1,846 2,365 2,331 Jun : 1,828 1,815 1,806 1,793 2,233 2,231 Jul : 1,887 1,860 1,863 1,839 2,331 2,284 Aug : 1,886 1,851 1,864 1,832 2,310 2,246 Sep : 1,817 1,817 1,795 1,795 2,219 2,251 Oct : 1,869 1,875 1,845 1,852 2,322 2,338 Nov : 1,808 1,803 1,783 1,781 2,285 2,238 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : All Hatching Type : Broiler Type : Egg Type Month :------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Jan : 59.3 59.6 58.4 58.7 75.5 76.0 Feb : 59.0 59.3 58.1 58.3 75.8 76.1 Mar : 59.1 60.4 58.2 59.6 74.9 75.3 Apr : 60.0 60.7 59.1 59.9 76.6 76.7 May : 60.4 60.3 59.6 59.5 76.0 76.5 Jun : 61.1 60.4 60.3 59.6 75.4 75.8 Jul : 60.6 60.6 59.9 59.8 72.5 77.1 Aug : 60.9 59.5 60.1 58.7 74.5 75.4 Sep : 61.1 60.2 60.4 59.4 74.7 76.2 Oct : 60.2 60.9 59.4 60.0 74.0 77.0 Nov : 60.4 60.2 59.6 59.4 74.9 76.6 Dec : 60.2 59.8 59.3 59.0 77.4 76.7 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ 2/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,988 5,015 5,013 5,094 4,979 AR : 7,232 7,318 7,191 7,083 7,018 CA : 25,601 24,907 25,077 25,183 25,233 CO : 2,704 2,742 2,733 2,684 2,629 CT : 3,581 3,490 3,434 3,400 3,385 FL : 9,175 9,250 9,148 8,735 8,688 GA : 11,544 11,401 11,304 10,888 10,337 HI : 745 750 755 743 749 IL : 2,842 2,794 2,823 2,970 2,918 IN : 20,397 20,340 20,113 19,921 19,808 IA : 13,515 13,765 13,683 13,620 13,643 ME : 4,735 4,809 4,939 5,022 4,998 MD : 2,746 2,612 2,640 2,617 2,558 MI : 4,968 4,896 4,939 4,892 4,900 MN : 9,495 9,528 9,660 9,593 9,293 MS : 2,610 2,619 2,618 2,654 2,627 MO : 6,150 6,150 6,158 6,008 5,925 NE : 7,625 7,650 7,625 7,625 7,700 NY : 3,467 3,480 3,455 3,427 3,338 NC : 6,680 6,600 6,583 6,520 6,524 OH : 19,223 19,637 20,019 20,474 20,865 OK : 1,980 1,975 1,975 2,000 2,000 OR : 2,397 2,476 2,549 2,539 2,503 PA : 19,225 19,300 19,405 19,170 19,080 SC : 4,037 4,065 4,051 4,091 4,061 SD : 1,770 1,728 1,710 1,728 1,730 TX : 12,401 12,440 12,609 12,607 12,344 VA : 1,557 1,590 1,588 1,555 1,547 WA : 4,681 4,597 4,516 4,582 4,624 WI : 2,739 2,811 2,825 2,755 2,798 : 30 Sts : Total : 220,810 220,735 221,138 220,180 218,802 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 5,034 5,172 5,040 4,982 5,188 5,111 AR : 6,820 6,690 6,741 6,825 6,929 6,680 CA : 24,944 24,606 24,875 25,153 25,591 26,344 CO : 2,583 2,629 2,654 2,641 2,597 2,506 CT : 3,497 3,530 3,457 3,494 3,470 3,461 FL : 8,850 8,988 8,875 8,793 8,964 9,177 GA : 9,929 9,793 10,282 10,748 10,756 10,739 HI : 766 753 746 740 725 718 IL : 2,715 2,557 2,610 2,716 2,790 2,800 IN : 19,716 19,778 20,020 20,419 20,603 20,538 IA : 13,760 13,980 14,250 14,333 14,460 14,555 ME : 4,927 4,862 4,865 4,921 4,973 4,873 MD : 2,605 2,730 2,745 2,679 2,750 2,793 MI : 4,902 4,854 5,024 5,217 5,286 5,333 MN : 9,195 9,320 9,450 9,525 9,760 10,028 MS : 2,477 2,363 2,356 2,469 2,574 2,641 MO : 6,075 6,043 5,983 6,125 6,110 6,100 NE : 7,825 7,775 7,850 8,250 8,650 8,850 NY : 3,360 3,408 3,399 3,431 3,530 3,607 NC : 6,501 6,366 6,461 6,596 6,622 6,675 OH : 20,832 21,156 21,421 21,424 20,951 21,294 OK : 1,965 1,925 1,950 1,935 1,935 1,955 OR : 2,466 2,459 2,454 2,434 2,325 2,306 PA : 19,245 19,255 19,395 19,725 19,880 20,165 SC : 3,950 3,872 3,910 4,000 4,075 4,035 SD : 1,745 1,738 1,713 1,698 1,663 1,603 TX : 12,319 12,236 12,228 12,338 12,338 12,470 VA : 1,575 1,590 1,596 1,668 1,705 1,691 WA : 4,667 4,664 4,890 5,168 5,126 5,085 WI : 2,963 2,995 2,958 2,943 2,960 2,990 : 30 Sts : Total : 218,208 218,087 220,198 223,390 225,286 227,123 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Data not available. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,788 4,614 4,620 4,736 4,641 4,523 AR : 6,407 6,354 6,191 6,017 5,890 5,920 CA : 26,754 25,961 25,515 25,487 24,962 24,348 CO : 2,546 2,628 2,624 2,673 2,656 2,548 CT : 3,478 3,390 3,323 3,359 3,412 3,379 FL : 9,146 8,856 8,591 8,587 8,416 8,143 GA : 10,619 10,438 10,368 10,412 10,184 9,839 HI : 734 745 731 725 712 711 IL : 2,715 2,689 2,703 2,642 2,581 2,595 IN : 20,937 21,132 20,823 20,522 20,374 20,445 IA : 14,754 15,043 15,216 15,470 16,015 16,132 ME : 4,783 4,790 4,753 4,822 4,890 4,810 MD : 2,719 2,771 3,025 3,242 3,426 3,400 MI : 5,143 5,054 5,107 4,966 4,968 4,938 MN : 10,148 10,215 10,270 10,253 10,218 10,283 MS : 2,567 2,422 2,359 2,330 2,348 2,299 MO : 6,103 6,003 5,935 5,865 5,765 5,770 NE : 8,946 8,944 8,846 8,845 8,844 8,830 NY : 3,551 3,492 3,510 3,483 3,379 3,374 NC : 6,556 6,383 6,388 6,416 6,400 6,232 OH : 22,238 22,381 22,246 21,928 21,878 21,676 OK : 1,950 1,940 1,955 2,035 2,043 2,023 OR : 2,420 2,416 2,350 2,330 2,366 2,493 PA : 20,740 21,090 21,080 20,900 20,655 20,220 SC : 4,018 4,010 4,024 4,065 4,071 4,069 SD : 1,738 1,720 1,658 1,643 1,703 1,908 TX : 12,425 12,413 12,520 12,398 12,381 12,548 VA : 1,711 1,705 1,707 1,717 1,632 1,580 WA : 5,009 4,975 5,139 5,257 5,279 5,349 WI : 2,928 2,844 2,850 2,864 2,787 2,779 : 30 Sts : Total : 228,571 227,418 226,427 225,989 224,876 223,164 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,661 4,841 4,756 4,600 4,530 4,538 AR : 5,726 5,651 5,810 5,716 5,585 5,627 CA : 23,615 23,058 23,365 24,083 24,794 25,080 CO : 2,548 2,635 2,566 2,563 2,647 2,589 CT : 3,361 3,404 3,496 3,453 3,364 3,380 FL : 8,133 8,143 8,332 8,388 8,381 8,757 GA : 9,811 9,839 9,904 10,222 10,674 10,947 HI : 720 732 734 720 726 731 IL : 2,671 2,704 2,657 2,607 2,532 2,729 IN : 20,177 19,547 19,402 19,446 19,528 19,849 IA : 16,363 16,189 15,623 15,964 16,269 17,089 ME : 4,801 4,855 4,758 4,741 4,771 4,761 MD : 3,247 3,274 3,316 3,315 3,427 3,262 MI : 4,845 4,865 4,885 4,905 4,960 5,070 MN : 10,085 9,875 9,900 10,073 10,145 10,323 MS : 2,246 2,310 2,299 2,253 2,240 2,272 MO : 5,750 5,598 5,608 5,780 5,875 5,850 NE : 8,891 8,854 8,708 8,634 8,665 8,858 NY : 3,401 3,530 3,681 3,636 3,642 3,699 NC : 5,954 5,911 6,130 6,143 6,081 6,170 OH : 21,308 21,325 21,479 21,697 21,754 21,840 OK : 2,010 1,950 1,960 1,995 2,023 1,998 OR : 2,561 2,505 2,403 2,413 2,421 2,332 PA : 20,035 19,870 19,650 19,800 20,190 20,465 SC : 3,875 3,694 3,670 3,713 3,827 3,792 SD : 1,908 1,893 1,738 1,710 1,653 1,825 TX : 12,569 12,596 12,918 12,840 12,633 12,843 VA : 1,674 1,747 1,702 1,626 1,645 1,729 WA : 5,305 5,148 5,000 4,994 4,988 4,977 WI : 2,805 2,748 2,722 2,626 2,619 2,740 : 30 Sts : Total : 221,056 219,291 219,172 220,656 222,589 226,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,473 4,320 4,054 4,044 4,254 4,056 AR : 5,550 5,469 5,735 5,673 5,515 5,384 CA : 25,113 25,233 25,103 24,706 24,061 23,744 CO : 2,599 2,696 2,654 2,574 2,625 2,676 CT : 3,366 3,400 3,381 3,342 3,338 3,345 FL : 8,929 8,602 8,646 8,916 8,940 9,026 GA : 10,874 10,716 10,834 10,923 10,721 10,296 HI : 734 738 727 733 729 719 IL : 3,048 3,099 2,990 2,948 3,001 3,027 IN : 20,264 20,614 20,729 20,549 20,321 20,214 IA : 17,624 17,547 17,285 17,351 17,678 17,667 ME : 4,789 4,862 4,837 4,737 4,735 4,835 MD : 3,101 3,106 3,138 3,153 3,313 3,423 MI : 5,105 5,013 4,895 4,873 4,875 4,759 MN : 10,623 10,770 10,860 11,033 11,145 11,045 MS : 2,331 2,306 2,310 2,358 2,333 2,290 MO : 5,805 5,640 5,525 5,448 5,330 5,348 NE : 9,024 8,987 8,910 8,864 8,821 8,764 NY : 3,710 3,677 3,548 3,609 3,675 3,626 NC : 6,105 6,054 6,058 6,029 5,819 5,445 OH : 22,339 22,764 22,861 23,019 23,159 23,377 OK : 1,965 2,000 2,000 1,998 1,963 1,960 OR : 2,367 2,522 2,650 2,601 2,535 2,503 PA : 20,375 20,320 20,180 20,130 19,935 19,550 SC : 3,683 3,695 3,775 3,793 3,672 3,673 SD : 1,748 1,570 1,558 1,743 1,925 1,945 TX : 12,916 12,735 12,793 12,996 12,969 12,788 VA : 1,725 1,660 1,617 1,602 1,607 1,579 WA : 5,017 4,955 4,888 4,914 4,921 4,938 WI : 2,752 2,726 2,775 2,847 2,865 2,845 : 30 Sts : Total : 228,054 227,796 227,316 227,506 226,780 224,847 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 3,894 3,878 3,961 4,135 4,086 4,110 AR : 5,095 5,089 5,036 4,937 5,005 4,923 CA : 23,967 24,260 24,623 25,017 25,301 25,783 CO : 2,617 2,633 2,659 2,686 2,745 2,742 CT : 3,432 3,479 3,503 3,497 3,462 3,469 FL : 9,216 9,169 9,136 9,204 9,130 9,213 GA : 10,104 10,453 10,670 10,628 10,847 11,073 HI : 707 706 722 700 701 711 IL : 3,051 3,024 3,031 3,059 3,100 3,109 IN : 19,952 20,225 20,497 20,654 20,517 19,821 IA : 18,133 18,619 18,800 19,100 19,212 19,424 ME : 4,859 4,886 4,929 5,014 5,165 5,140 MD : 3,139 2,998 3,089 3,216 3,199 3,094 MI : 4,558 4,471 4,564 4,655 4,654 4,727 MN : 11,105 11,385 11,445 11,315 11,370 11,233 MS : 2,276 2,237 2,140 2,115 2,143 2,142 MO : 5,388 5,583 5,705 5,683 5,588 5,435 NE : 8,903 9,092 9,030 8,916 8,966 9,154 NY : 3,504 3,357 3,331 3,212 3,183 3,261 NC : 5,347 5,403 5,446 5,473 5,461 5,512 OH : 23,741 23,865 23,748 23,954 24,730 25,488 OK : 1,958 1,915 1,890 1,860 1,858 1,800 OR : 2,415 2,462 2,518 2,475 2,520 2,546 PA : 19,530 19,655 19,650 19,545 19,790 20,205 SC : 3,665 3,589 3,628 3,655 3,637 3,734 SD : 1,905 1,870 1,883 1,895 1,878 1,840 TX : 12,481 12,404 12,631 12,983 13,294 13,366 VA : 1,510 1,533 1,572 1,471 1,477 1,548 WA : 5,002 5,034 4,892 4,811 4,881 4,864 WI : 2,900 2,995 3,020 3,021 3,040 3,112 : 30 Sts : Total : 224,354 226,269 227,749 228,886 230,940 232,579 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,214 4,056 4,051 4,147 4,115 4,140 AR : 4,763 4,707 4,648 4,590 4,507 4,300 CA : 25,828 25,666 25,384 24,902 24,853 24,474 CO : 2,777 2,735 2,669 2,643 2,553 2,514 CT : 3,386 3,324 3,259 3,255 3,332 3,318 FL : 9,326 9,212 9,051 9,068 9,119 9,003 GA : 11,177 11,298 11,208 11,149 11,023 10,773 HI : 709 712 699 711 709 695 IL : 3,068 3,151 3,239 3,198 3,044 2,943 IN : 19,781 19,956 20,097 20,219 20,100 20,233 IA : 19,758 19,628 19,753 20,231 20,285 20,565 ME : 5,074 5,020 5,131 5,119 4,949 4,930 MD : 2,963 3,000 3,084 3,068 3,035 2,975 MI : 4,774 4,777 4,866 4,887 4,844 4,782 MN : 11,088 11,163 11,080 10,998 10,948 10,778 MS : 2,135 2,130 2,062 1,995 1,910 1,825 MO : 5,433 5,292 5,295 5,532 5,493 5,381 NE : 9,211 9,200 9,277 9,318 9,288 9,251 NY : 3,229 3,215 3,257 3,197 3,063 3,143 NC : 5,407 5,351 5,353 5,141 4,862 4,691 OH : 25,782 25,359 25,418 25,772 25,497 25,127 OK : 1,755 1,761 1,788 1,867 1,863 1,815 OR : 2,541 2,576 2,717 2,800 2,785 2,827 PA : 20,560 20,675 20,480 20,060 20,255 20,430 SC : 3,881 3,922 3,844 3,725 3,703 3,556 SD : 1,820 1,798 1,773 1,755 1,763 1,805 TX : 13,353 13,279 13,181 13,183 13,150 13,261 VA : 1,567 1,541 1,439 1,379 1,527 1,615 WA : 4,844 4,752 4,663 4,715 4,787 4,873 WI : 3,124 3,001 2,954 3,044 3,049 2,926 : 30 Sts : Total : 233,328 232,257 231,720 231,668 230,411 228,949 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,055 3,986 4,021 4,050 3,987 3,911 AR : 4,116 4,140 4,546 4,660 4,414 4,436 CA : 24,295 24,629 24,636 24,912 25,231 25,424 CO : 2,601 2,728 2,827 2,871 2,994 3,087 CT : 3,258 3,180 3,115 3,107 3,160 3,231 FL : 8,854 8,962 9,095 9,117 9,486 9,940 GA : 10,699 10,859 11,016 11,356 11,680 11,631 HI : 702 685 687 687 691 707 IL : 2,845 2,564 2,466 2,826 3,103 3,139 IN : 20,357 20,248 20,300 20,425 20,568 21,156 IA : 20,810 20,335 20,227 20,495 20,363 20,549 ME : 4,856 4,817 4,796 4,788 4,821 4,729 MD : 2,947 2,881 2,862 2,816 2,723 2,698 MI : 4,803 4,743 4,774 4,845 4,906 4,958 MN : 10,700 10,715 10,770 10,818 10,878 11,110 MS : 1,824 1,851 1,883 1,855 1,820 1,883 MO : 5,313 5,487 5,637 5,550 5,615 5,705 NE : 9,303 9,318 9,383 9,528 9,648 9,774 NY : 3,232 3,211 3,133 3,007 3,131 3,290 NC : 4,706 4,528 4,397 4,401 4,276 4,251 OH : 24,792 24,596 24,661 25,507 25,948 26,082 OK : 1,824 1,918 2,004 2,043 2,090 2,125 OR : 2,841 2,826 2,733 2,767 2,893 2,854 PA : 19,790 19,820 20,225 20,555 20,855 21,295 SC : 3,642 3,742 3,617 3,700 3,698 3,626 SD : 1,748 1,748 1,840 1,843 1,868 1,940 TX : 13,318 13,272 13,343 13,495 13,540 13,458 VA : 1,572 1,508 1,422 1,515 1,627 1,606 WA : 4,931 4,861 4,882 4,955 4,915 4,862 WI : 3,060 3,264 3,167 3,093 3,092 3,218 : 30 Sts : Total : 227,794 227,422 228,465 231,587 234,021 236,675 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,279 11,550 11,626 11,476 11,571 11,469 AR : 16,627 17,036 17,228 17,092 17,016 17,012 CA : 27,196 26,363 25,619 25,751 25,851 25,900 CO : 3,287 3,246 3,290 3,311 3,250 3,190 CT : 3,840 3,784 3,695 3,641 3,607 3,588 FL : 9,997 10,032 10,128 10,047 9,566 9,451 GA : 19,249 19,207 19,074 19,020 18,620 18,068 HI : 814 821 830 835 821 827 IL : 3,048 3,017 2,963 2,993 3,151 3,103 IN : 20,944 21,274 21,241 21,026 20,817 20,664 IA : 14,100 14,250 14,500 14,451 14,400 14,426 ME : 4,892 4,920 4,993 5,125 5,201 5,173 MD : 3,518 3,323 3,226 3,261 3,134 3,027 MI : 5,553 5,278 5,203 5,253 5,200 5,200 MN : 10,371 10,370 10,419 10,540 10,456 10,151 MS : 6,319 6,240 6,335 6,431 6,527 6,460 MO : 6,740 6,588 6,696 6,815 6,653 6,551 NE : 7,725 7,775 7,800 7,775 7,775 7,850 NY : 3,809 3,809 3,819 3,795 3,768 3,670 NC : 13,721 13,698 13,631 13,703 13,873 13,983 OH : 19,531 19,661 20,054 20,420 20,860 21,240 OK : 3,550 3,535 3,560 3,550 3,570 3,605 OR : 2,616 2,597 2,680 2,753 2,738 2,697 PA : 20,570 20,500 20,615 20,758 20,541 20,435 SC : 5,033 4,965 5,013 5,033 5,116 5,098 SD : 2,070 2,055 2,005 1,985 2,005 2,008 TX : 15,376 15,501 15,500 15,750 15,801 15,601 VA : 3,908 3,926 3,888 3,830 3,764 3,781 WA : 4,898 4,918 4,834 4,763 4,836 4,866 WI : 3,270 3,290 3,355 3,342 3,262 3,306 : 30 Sts : Total : 273,851 273,529 273,820 274,525 273,750 272,400 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,485 11,708 11,581 11,457 11,606 11,705 AR : 16,757 16,618 16,661 16,706 16,825 16,680 CA : 25,600 25,222 25,477 25,757 26,211 26,967 CO : 3,150 3,189 3,213 3,206 3,133 3,015 CT : 3,701 3,727 3,648 3,690 3,662 3,649 FL : 9,583 9,686 9,566 9,460 9,609 9,841 GA : 17,776 17,852 18,398 18,826 18,735 18,467 HI : 844 831 828 822 807 801 IL : 2,891 2,723 2,769 2,875 2,965 2,987 IN : 20,561 20,634 20,886 21,299 21,454 21,390 IA : 14,550 14,780 15,055 15,126 15,250 15,350 ME : 5,098 5,032 5,035 5,081 5,130 5,031 MD : 3,122 3,258 3,242 3,139 3,208 3,305 MI : 5,201 5,150 5,325 5,525 5,600 5,650 MN : 10,068 10,193 10,316 10,401 10,636 10,878 MS : 6,337 6,302 6,286 6,476 6,647 6,598 MO : 6,711 6,701 6,683 6,873 6,851 6,866 NE : 7,975 7,925 8,000 8,400 8,800 9,000 NY : 3,685 3,725 3,716 3,770 3,886 3,961 NC : 13,853 13,808 14,076 14,133 14,049 14,033 OH : 21,216 21,503 21,766 21,778 21,291 21,590 OK : 3,585 3,560 3,620 3,635 3,685 3,740 OR : 2,654 2,639 2,641 2,634 2,526 2,502 PA : 20,585 20,571 20,700 21,060 21,206 21,531 SC : 4,968 4,886 4,940 5,043 5,083 5,076 SD : 2,025 2,018 1,990 1,973 1,930 1,858 TX : 15,651 15,550 15,500 15,500 15,526 15,676 VA : 3,850 3,845 3,798 3,828 3,807 3,767 WA : 4,913 4,904 5,126 5,413 5,362 5,316 WI : 3,476 3,518 3,496 3,474 3,467 3,499 : 30 Sts : Total : 271,871 272,058 274,338 277,360 278,947 280,729 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,722 11,725 11,711 11,720 11,630 11,460 AR : 16,540 16,498 16,224 16,024 15,965 15,999 CA : 27,359 26,565 26,100 26,073 25,536 24,893 CO : 3,089 3,206 3,173 3,224 3,217 3,083 CT : 3,663 3,574 3,509 3,549 3,596 3,561 FL : 9,778 9,448 9,203 9,202 9,059 8,810 GA : 18,286 18,161 18,075 18,109 17,921 17,556 HI : 802 794 776 768 758 760 IL : 2,915 2,901 2,909 2,839 2,774 2,795 IN : 21,853 22,058 21,731 21,416 21,255 21,303 IA : 15,592 15,920 16,097 16,356 16,883 17,012 ME : 4,945 4,953 4,911 4,977 5,049 4,972 MD : 3,294 3,368 3,622 3,823 3,991 3,937 MI : 5,450 5,351 5,400 5,250 5,250 5,216 MN : 10,965 11,036 11,106 11,096 11,078 11,143 MS : 6,473 6,333 6,231 6,189 6,254 6,247 MO : 6,918 6,828 6,790 6,728 6,628 6,670 NE : 9,096 9,094 8,996 8,995 8,994 8,980 NY : 3,888 3,819 3,852 3,840 3,727 3,711 NC : 13,945 13,950 14,041 14,101 14,030 13,710 OH : 22,511 22,661 22,531 22,263 22,256 22,058 OK : 3,735 3,725 3,725 3,750 3,761 3,761 OR : 2,616 2,604 2,543 2,536 2,572 2,698 PA : 22,155 22,500 22,490 22,305 22,040 21,565 SC : 5,088 5,035 5,049 5,075 5,065 5,040 SD : 1,988 1,965 1,893 1,875 1,943 2,155 TX : 15,581 15,656 15,801 15,726 15,776 15,951 VA : 3,866 3,902 3,845 3,864 3,841 3,815 WA : 5,253 5,239 5,411 5,531 5,560 5,631 WI : 3,453 3,377 3,381 3,396 3,329 3,309 : 30 Sts : Total : 282,819 282,246 281,126 280,600 279,738 277,801 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,408 11,552 11,572 11,533 11,403 11,307 AR : 15,894 15,723 15,744 15,738 15,640 15,797 CA : 24,145 23,581 23,900 24,638 25,348 25,636 CO : 3,114 3,200 3,099 3,099 3,164 3,123 CT : 3,536 3,565 3,661 3,623 3,534 3,542 FL : 8,788 8,774 8,965 9,043 9,039 9,420 GA : 17,447 17,513 17,567 17,878 18,539 18,958 HI : 769 781 784 770 776 780 IL : 2,879 2,913 2,860 2,805 2,731 2,928 IN : 21,013 20,389 20,222 20,266 20,355 20,787 IA : 17,249 17,060 16,509 16,847 17,136 17,953 ME : 4,960 5,005 4,895 4,882 4,917 4,881 MD : 3,770 3,798 3,794 3,744 3,851 3,696 MI : 5,116 5,138 5,158 5,177 5,236 5,345 MN : 10,943 10,728 10,738 10,908 10,980 11,176 MS : 6,057 5,992 6,033 6,111 6,099 6,142 MO : 6,646 6,432 6,470 6,709 6,822 6,905 NE : 9,041 9,004 8,858 8,784 8,815 9,008 NY : 3,730 3,842 3,995 3,960 3,964 4,020 NC : 13,458 13,496 13,783 13,848 13,795 13,861 OH : 21,691 21,696 21,859 22,081 22,148 22,290 OK : 3,715 3,700 3,755 3,765 3,788 3,843 OR : 2,752 2,676 2,589 2,619 2,627 2,520 PA : 21,376 21,215 20,956 21,085 21,496 21,788 SC : 4,841 4,706 4,715 4,748 4,851 4,809 SD : 2,155 2,138 1,983 1,953 1,888 2,048 TX : 15,951 15,925 16,301 16,256 15,985 16,061 VA : 3,865 3,857 3,745 3,690 3,757 3,806 WA : 5,562 5,384 5,239 5,238 5,230 5,203 WI : 3,332 3,275 3,244 3,150 3,143 3,257 : 30 Sts : Total : 275,203 273,058 272,993 274,948 277,057 280,890 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,252 11,121 10,891 10,810 10,826 10,566 AR : 15,839 15,749 16,065 15,943 15,450 15,141 CA : 25,670 25,791 25,661 25,246 24,600 24,300 CO : 3,185 3,276 3,232 3,174 3,228 3,272 CT : 3,518 3,549 3,529 3,484 3,479 3,483 FL : 9,612 9,294 9,340 9,599 9,607 9,682 GA : 18,844 18,736 18,941 18,962 18,709 18,225 HI : 782 785 774 776 767 754 IL : 3,248 3,301 3,192 3,141 3,189 3,222 IN : 21,329 21,667 21,791 21,624 21,378 21,288 IA : 18,494 18,403 18,131 18,210 18,542 18,538 ME : 4,882 4,974 4,967 4,870 4,878 4,984 MD : 3,552 3,607 3,645 3,621 3,757 3,888 MI : 5,375 5,281 5,155 5,135 5,141 5,021 MN : 11,453 11,573 11,693 11,881 11,990 11,875 MS : 6,257 6,240 6,252 6,309 6,382 6,505 MO : 6,951 6,770 6,641 6,573 6,466 6,516 NE : 9,174 9,137 9,060 9,014 8,971 8,914 NY : 4,019 3,974 3,847 3,928 4,002 3,947 NC : 13,772 13,824 13,897 13,787 13,506 13,021 OH : 22,826 23,196 23,295 23,494 23,644 23,866 OK : 3,900 3,900 3,868 3,888 3,841 3,833 OR : 2,539 2,699 2,843 2,804 2,735 2,703 PA : 21,715 21,678 21,530 21,475 21,283 20,865 SC : 4,678 4,703 4,808 4,781 4,681 4,723 SD : 1,945 1,745 1,730 1,935 2,138 2,160 TX : 16,018 15,890 16,029 16,272 16,172 15,985 VA : 3,819 3,802 3,710 3,695 3,754 3,725 WA : 5,236 5,186 5,118 5,152 5,164 5,173 WI : 3,262 3,226 3,266 3,340 3,360 3,345 : 30 Sts : Total : 283,146 283,077 282,901 282,923 281,640 279,520 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,367 10,349 10,402 10,481 10,318 10,364 AR : 14,692 14,544 14,518 14,567 14,713 14,628 CA : 24,521 24,810 25,186 25,571 25,841 26,331 CO : 3,178 3,163 3,220 3,248 3,275 3,299 CT : 3,567 3,612 3,634 3,626 3,588 3,600 FL : 9,854 9,786 9,726 9,799 9,762 9,878 GA : 18,062 18,447 18,607 18,441 18,539 19,016 HI : 738 736 749 724 725 736 IL : 3,250 3,225 3,226 3,251 3,291 3,303 IN : 21,057 21,329 21,611 21,752 21,597 20,774 IA : 18,983 19,459 19,662 19,967 20,079 20,310 ME : 5,008 5,027 5,059 5,139 5,290 5,256 MD : 3,639 3,470 3,528 3,652 3,640 3,557 MI : 4,810 4,706 4,791 4,885 4,891 4,971 MN : 11,933 12,223 12,273 12,155 12,203 12,051 MS : 6,623 6,617 6,580 6,556 6,534 6,617 MO : 6,553 6,703 6,745 6,663 6,611 6,518 NE : 9,053 9,242 9,180 9,066 9,116 9,304 NY : 3,807 3,635 3,610 3,495 3,467 3,547 NC : 12,707 12,680 12,747 12,607 12,298 12,452 OH : 24,201 24,326 24,230 24,436 25,214 25,986 OK : 3,868 3,875 3,890 3,793 3,753 3,730 OR : 2,607 2,646 2,710 2,675 2,720 2,741 PA : 20,838 20,940 20,893 20,793 21,066 21,470 SC : 4,675 4,598 4,660 4,718 4,705 4,763 SD : 2,118 2,080 2,095 2,110 2,090 2,048 TX : 15,650 15,549 15,973 16,428 16,645 16,707 VA : 3,692 3,721 3,671 3,419 3,428 3,565 WA : 5,242 5,273 5,122 5,045 5,122 5,102 WI : 3,394 3,468 3,485 3,509 3,549 3,684 : 30 Sts : Total : 278,687 280,239 281,783 282,571 284,070 286,308 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 10,739 10,685 10,541 10,653 10,847 11,092 AR : 14,597 14,740 14,914 14,810 14,710 14,469 CA : 26,421 26,270 25,956 25,478 25,474 25,096 CO : 3,367 3,292 3,222 3,232 3,139 3,096 CT : 3,526 3,469 3,406 3,401 3,477 3,456 FL : 10,044 9,949 9,764 9,812 9,823 9,650 GA : 19,370 19,689 19,828 19,948 19,945 19,623 HI : 734 737 723 736 733 719 IL : 3,267 3,349 3,431 3,381 3,223 3,125 IN : 20,607 20,824 20,980 21,084 20,948 21,094 IA : 20,691 20,585 20,701 21,163 21,235 21,539 ME : 5,176 5,112 5,227 5,226 5,055 5,039 MD : 3,436 3,490 3,559 3,476 3,418 3,402 MI : 5,016 5,021 5,115 5,136 5,089 5,024 MN : 11,893 11,939 11,858 11,771 11,716 11,564 MS : 6,731 6,759 6,705 6,746 6,722 6,604 MO : 6,573 6,485 6,482 6,722 6,728 6,631 NE : 9,361 9,350 9,427 9,468 9,438 9,401 NY : 3,455 3,399 3,463 3,412 3,280 3,354 NC : 12,715 12,814 12,835 12,693 12,525 12,356 OH : 26,294 25,888 25,964 26,331 26,053 25,706 OK : 3,743 3,774 3,738 3,772 3,771 3,748 OR : 2,726 2,756 2,889 2,963 2,961 3,016 PA : 21,801 21,933 21,736 21,318 21,535 21,708 SC : 4,888 4,913 4,816 4,701 4,716 4,608 SD : 2,025 2,028 2,025 2,005 2,023 2,075 TX : 16,825 16,801 16,677 16,665 16,651 16,795 VA : 3,563 3,520 3,366 3,307 3,439 3,572 WA : 5,080 4,983 4,890 4,939 5,008 5,094 WI : 3,749 3,607 3,558 3,665 3,679 3,572 : 30 Sts : Total : 288,413 288,161 287,796 288,014 287,361 286,228 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 11,093 10,853 10,726 10,745 10,569 10,428 AR : 14,135 14,266 14,452 14,396 14,364 14,399 CA : 24,926 25,255 25,235 25,516 25,881 26,091 CO : 3,156 3,268 3,402 3,435 3,560 3,688 CT : 3,393 3,319 3,254 3,253 3,315 3,397 FL : 9,516 9,617 9,730 9,731 10,126 10,615 GA : 19,449 19,568 19,723 20,151 20,582 20,573 HI : 725 708 711 711 716 732 IL : 3,036 2,762 2,658 3,014 3,290 3,375 IN : 21,241 21,108 21,150 21,285 21,430 21,919 IA : 21,748 21,253 21,148 21,424 21,300 21,448 ME : 4,970 4,927 4,904 4,894 4,935 4,857 MD : 3,410 3,317 3,275 3,236 3,168 3,165 MI : 5,046 4,980 5,010 5,086 5,150 5,210 MN : 11,495 11,533 11,605 11,648 11,686 11,849 MS : 6,544 6,603 6,667 6,699 6,706 6,790 MO : 6,529 6,659 6,818 6,774 6,874 7,028 NE : 9,453 9,468 9,533 9,678 9,798 9,924 NY : 3,433 3,402 3,331 3,217 3,343 3,500 NC : 12,261 12,030 11,870 11,716 11,519 11,575 OH : 25,378 25,152 25,211 26,056 26,494 26,639 OK : 3,779 3,868 3,909 3,923 3,995 4,058 OR : 3,023 3,000 2,900 2,930 3,060 3,031 PA : 21,063 21,075 21,453 21,778 22,096 22,573 SC : 4,691 4,779 4,674 4,795 4,789 4,667 SD : 2,020 2,023 2,118 2,120 2,143 2,175 TX : 16,749 16,598 16,750 17,080 17,222 17,146 VA : 3,614 3,550 3,324 3,391 3,605 3,539 WA : 5,152 5,082 5,103 5,176 5,095 4,997 WI : 3,703 3,897 3,800 3,728 3,721 3,839 : 30 Sts : Total : 284,731 283,920 284,444 287,586 290,532 293,227 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 2,066 1,974 1,763 2,030 1,962 2,014 AR : 1,876 1,873 1,678 1,896 1,863 1,952 CA : 2,173 2,090 1,913 2,225 2,097 2,127 CO : 2,160 2,002 1,793 2,024 2,000 2,069 CT : 2,240 2,273 2,030 2,252 2,135 2,202 FL : 2,261 2,223 1,965 2,220 2,195 2,201 GA : 2,156 2,124 1,908 2,124 2,041 2,048 HI : 2,000 1,987 1,848 2,065 2,010 2,012 IL : 2,198 1,989 1,789 2,172 2,158 2,224 IN : 2,215 2,172 2,039 2,273 2,128 2,197 IA : 2,213 2,189 1,986 2,235 2,160 2,190 ME : 2,310 2,317 2,103 2,322 2,250 2,358 MD : 2,246 2,197 1,984 2,147 2,106 2,279 MI : 2,235 2,251 2,047 2,279 2,178 2,254 MN : 2,160 2,093 1,910 2,182 2,142 2,167 MS : 1,994 1,955 1,752 2,021 1,961 2,043 MO : 2,166 2,095 1,912 2,172 2,044 2,045 NE : 2,083 2,083 1,890 2,120 2,094 2,117 NY : 2,337 2,337 2,095 2,345 2,256 2,289 NC : 2,033 2,000 1,805 2,014 1,889 1,931 OH : 2,273 2,279 2,039 2,267 2,234 2,321 OK : 1,859 1,839 1,685 1,915 1,793 1,914 OR : 2,217 2,233 1,940 2,216 2,191 2,225 PA : 2,329 2,298 2,066 2,322 2,239 2,276 SC : 2,205 2,175 1,995 2,265 2,209 2,275 SD : 2,440 2,430 2,170 2,306 2,139 2,120 TX : 2,140 2,142 1,910 2,102 2,025 2,064 VA : 2,021 1,961 1,800 2,063 1,993 2,063 WA : 2,287 2,338 2,151 2,372 2,213 2,281 WI : 2,232 2,249 1,997 2,244 2,177 2,178 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,168 2,134 1,930 2,174 2,093 2,142 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,942 1,999 2,012 1,955 2,008 1,956 AR : 1,928 1,938 1,915 1,886 1,926 1,841 CA : 2,094 2,165 2,178 2,069 2,156 2,110 CO : 2,032 2,070 2,116 1,996 2,043 1,957 CT : 2,108 2,227 2,275 2,195 2,239 2,192 FL : 2,118 2,230 2,227 2,125 2,175 2,103 GA : 1,946 2,022 1,995 1,923 2,050 2,069 HI : 1,914 2,012 2,040 1,983 2,006 1,914 IL : 2,179 2,277 2,239 2,157 2,293 2,310 IN : 2,145 2,191 2,207 2,113 2,139 2,127 IA : 2,131 2,158 2,152 2,155 2,210 2,150 ME : 2,295 2,385 2,383 2,322 2,398 2,286 MD : 2,178 2,241 2,283 2,230 2,276 2,209 MI : 2,169 2,334 2,368 2,202 2,300 2,226 MN : 2,116 2,237 2,220 2,106 2,200 2,133 MS : 1,957 2,015 2,020 1,961 1,986 1,925 MO : 2,086 2,209 2,170 2,110 2,233 2,214 NE : 2,061 2,182 2,182 2,094 2,136 2,073 NY : 2,252 2,362 2,395 2,334 2,393 2,323 NC : 1,870 1,897 1,932 1,903 1,965 1,917 OH : 2,225 2,297 2,283 2,218 2,330 2,219 OK : 1,813 1,826 1,768 1,843 2,008 1,925 OR : 2,185 2,198 2,234 2,316 2,494 2,398 PA : 2,191 2,270 2,280 2,179 2,264 2,253 SC : 2,194 2,251 2,247 2,181 2,243 2,167 SD : 2,007 2,136 2,148 2,043 2,127 2,130 TX : 1,974 2,090 2,123 2,039 2,100 2,073 VA : 1,974 2,107 2,185 2,064 2,180 2,124 WA : 2,259 2,325 2,302 2,235 2,313 2,276 WI : 2,071 2,160 2,203 2,159 2,192 2,143 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,077 2,150 2,155 2,084 2,158 2,110 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 2,013 1,953 1,759 2,005 1,917 1,990 AR : 1,929 1,897 1,707 1,922 1,867 1,919 CA : 2,164 2,108 1,893 2,178 2,091 2,141 CO : 2,007 2,152 1,986 2,171 2,114 2,206 CT : 2,239 2,210 2,023 2,282 2,225 2,218 FL : 2,209 2,202 1,999 2,282 2,197 2,236 GA : 2,144 2,065 1,826 2,098 2,070 2,079 HI : 1,978 2,040 1,868 2,080 2,058 2,034 IL : 2,436 2,378 2,097 2,325 2,199 2,147 IN : 2,215 2,190 2,016 2,265 2,150 2,187 IA : 2,232 2,173 1,963 2,189 2,109 2,157 ME : 2,346 2,342 2,118 2,331 2,238 2,333 MD : 2,338 2,257 1,988 2,223 2,130 2,235 MI : 2,272 2,244 2,066 2,325 2,205 2,263 MN : 2,234 2,220 1,981 2,217 2,130 2,145 MS : 2,024 1,990 1,733 1,971 1,951 2,017 MO : 2,284 2,197 1,900 2,155 2,127 2,174 NE : 2,207 2,275 2,072 2,313 2,226 2,232 NY : 2,392 2,357 2,129 2,396 2,254 2,290 NC : 1,986 1,928 1,716 1,929 1,882 1,955 OH : 2,270 2,237 2,019 2,313 2,233 2,298 OK : 1,981 2,040 1,826 2,053 1,968 2,021 OR : 2,332 2,227 2,045 2,287 2,216 2,372 PA : 2,334 2,276 2,068 2,345 2,232 2,268 SC : 2,221 2,244 2,020 2,207 2,152 2,222 SD : 2,229 2,065 1,884 2,279 2,160 2,229 TX : 2,137 2,069 1,873 2,137 2,035 2,019 VA : 2,069 1,973 1,795 2,045 1,953 2,018 WA : 2,380 2,367 2,070 2,242 2,176 2,255 WI : 2,201 2,073 1,893 2,179 2,133 2,115 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,183 2,143 1,930 2,183 2,103 2,145 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,946 2,000 1,962 1,882 2,008 1,946 AR : 1,869 1,959 1,918 1,849 1,912 1,829 CA : 2,096 2,192 2,184 2,102 2,174 2,142 CO : 2,087 2,219 2,291 2,130 2,118 2,081 CT : 2,149 2,216 2,185 2,181 2,264 2,202 FL : 2,162 2,222 2,209 2,123 2,179 2,091 GA : 1,966 2,016 2,044 1,974 2,028 1,999 HI : 1,932 2,015 1,956 1,914 1,969 1,923 IL : 2,049 2,266 2,273 2,103 2,197 2,220 IN : 2,127 2,197 2,210 2,151 2,221 2,179 IA : 2,099 2,210 2,217 2,113 2,212 2,156 ME : 2,238 2,258 2,329 2,315 2,400 2,336 MD : 2,202 2,264 2,372 2,324 2,337 2,246 MI : 2,205 2,275 2,241 2,091 2,093 2,127 MN : 2,111 2,163 2,142 2,072 2,140 2,130 MS : 1,948 1,986 1,939 1,865 1,968 1,954 MO : 2,107 2,130 2,087 2,027 2,125 2,085 NE : 2,103 2,210 2,257 2,154 2,176 2,076 NY : 2,306 2,369 2,353 2,247 2,346 2,289 NC : 1,910 1,919 1,886 1,863 1,935 1,876 OH : 2,227 2,263 2,278 2,228 2,298 2,239 OK : 1,992 2,054 2,024 1,939 2,033 1,978 OR : 2,326 2,280 2,356 2,138 2,170 2,381 PA : 2,194 2,225 2,209 2,158 2,266 2,254 SC : 2,190 2,231 2,206 2,148 2,206 2,163 SD : 2,241 2,409 2,434 2,298 2,365 2,259 TX : 1,969 2,072 2,092 2,036 2,114 2,092 VA : 1,966 1,996 2,083 2,060 2,050 1,971 WA : 2,211 2,303 2,310 2,253 2,294 2,229 WI : 2,071 2,229 2,281 2,127 2,195 2,211 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,085 2,152 2,151 2,079 2,152 2,109 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,964 1,897 1,763 1,924 1,921 1,978 AR : 1,900 1,892 1,755 1,888 1,845 1,935 CA : 2,236 2,144 2,007 2,242 2,146 2,202 CO : 2,166 2,167 2,073 2,237 2,076 2,109 CT : 2,274 2,226 2,125 2,296 2,213 2,239 FL : 2,216 2,184 1,991 2,188 2,123 2,107 GA : 2,091 2,039 1,906 2,120 2,036 2,052 HI : 2,009 2,012 1,946 2,083 1,950 1,956 IL : 2,278 2,242 2,162 2,356 2,320 2,390 IN : 2,246 2,183 2,047 2,238 2,138 2,189 IA : 2,228 2,222 2,041 2,186 2,184 2,249 ME : 2,438 2,413 2,275 2,485 2,378 2,528 MD : 2,280 2,162 2,030 2,154 2,023 2,109 MI : 2,142 2,114 2,071 2,217 2,163 2,217 MN : 2,226 2,203 2,070 2,222 2,135 2,189 MS : 2,030 1,987 1,823 2,013 1,927 1,983 MO : 2,144 2,127 1,942 2,099 2,057 2,056 NE : 2,151 2,142 2,021 2,226 2,184 2,192 NY : 2,364 2,365 2,184 2,317 2,299 2,382 NC : 1,946 1,910 1,756 1,900 1,873 1,935 OH : 2,335 2,319 2,164 2,328 2,233 2,258 OK : 2,051 2,077 1,939 2,032 1,927 2,009 OR : 2,363 2,186 2,110 2,389 2,267 2,257 PA : 2,344 2,270 2,132 2,333 2,222 2,253 SC : 2,266 2,148 1,913 2,175 2,179 2,181 SD : 2,285 2,275 2,074 2,201 2,097 2,145 TX : 2,160 2,096 1,934 2,132 2,053 2,089 VA : 2,016 2,025 1,887 1,976 1,865 1,960 WA : 2,273 2,275 2,149 2,368 2,246 2,300 WI : 2,299 2,232 2,051 2,246 2,173 2,272 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,184 2,143 1,998 2,179 2,106 2,153 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,929 2,029 1,990 1,918 2,045 1,959 AR : 1,879 1,946 1,942 1,860 1,917 1,907 CA : 2,161 2,197 2,176 2,088 2,198 2,176 CO : 2,077 2,181 2,174 2,094 2,168 2,092 CT : 2,187 2,298 2,229 2,151 2,258 2,222 FL : 2,050 2,197 2,272 2,235 2,223 2,106 GA : 2,021 2,103 2,085 2,028 2,087 2,040 HI : 1,929 1,953 1,922 1,989 2,089 2,049 IL : 2,308 2,357 2,387 2,338 2,400 2,331 IN : 2,170 2,246 2,253 2,193 2,278 2,243 IA : 2,176 2,261 2,243 2,184 2,226 2,142 ME : 2,416 2,407 2,431 2,316 2,382 2,359 MD : 2,116 2,248 2,154 2,054 2,280 2,249 MI : 2,190 2,300 2,229 2,121 2,288 2,280 MN : 2,112 2,184 2,167 2,123 2,163 2,058 MS : 1,948 2,010 2,006 1,952 2,020 1,889 MO : 1,999 2,104 2,194 2,146 2,178 2,148 NE : 2,049 2,148 2,189 2,091 2,158 2,157 NY : 2,233 2,283 2,299 2,260 2,365 2,255 NC : 1,881 1,948 1,969 1,896 1,943 1,895 OH : 2,182 2,302 2,295 2,185 2,249 2,186 OK : 1,965 1,987 1,979 1,951 1,998 1,903 OR : 2,340 2,457 2,325 2,280 2,279 2,189 PA : 2,188 2,278 2,254 2,179 2,274 2,236 SC : 2,053 2,175 2,232 2,183 2,274 2,225 SD : 2,196 2,362 2,344 2,211 2,238 2,175 TX : 2,045 2,116 2,016 1,911 2,091 2,101 VA : 1,977 2,177 2,343 2,106 1,984 1,907 WA : 2,270 2,352 2,362 2,240 2,284 2,234 WI : 2,239 2,278 2,181 2,080 2,141 2,117 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,100 2,184 2,175 2,098 2,174 2,124 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Dec 1/ : Jan : Feb : Mar : Apr : May : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 2,002 1,956 1,755 1,990 1,936 1,983 AR : 1,952 1,872 1,676 1,877 1,829 1,901 CA : 2,271 2,242 1,992 2,222 2,100 2,172 CO : 2,138 2,157 1,955 2,166 2,103 2,099 CT : 2,297 2,248 2,143 2,411 2,186 2,228 FL : 2,200 2,161 1,925 2,181 2,097 2,124 GA : 2,096 2,052 1,891 2,126 1,980 2,033 HI : 2,117 2,037 1,893 2,161 2,052 2,031 IL : 2,357 2,269 2,069 2,307 2,172 2,112 IN : 2,295 2,267 2,045 2,262 2,172 2,233 IA : 2,199 2,123 1,913 2,193 2,157 2,280 ME : 2,415 2,426 2,181 2,354 2,295 2,441 MD : 2,299 2,178 1,939 2,244 2,224 2,293 MI : 2,288 2,204 1,949 2,182 2,169 2,176 MN : 2,144 2,136 1,940 2,175 2,100 2,153 MS : 1,917 1,938 1,730 1,972 1,964 1,999 MO : 2,236 2,159 1,928 2,172 2,066 2,066 NE : 2,288 2,254 1,921 2,120 2,139 2,263 NY : 2,344 2,324 2,108 2,286 2,226 2,326 NC : 1,966 1,928 1,761 1,985 1,892 1,950 OH : 2,309 2,298 2,045 2,290 2,215 2,287 OK : 2,004 2,014 1,819 1,988 1,936 2,028 OR : 2,238 2,177 2,077 2,362 2,195 2,255 PA : 2,339 2,339 2,107 2,355 2,271 2,313 SC : 2,209 2,056 1,910 2,191 2,120 2,192 SD : 2,244 2,201 2,016 2,257 2,160 2,241 TX : 2,169 2,107 1,883 2,112 2,036 2,078 VA : 2,021 1,989 1,753 1,996 1,948 1,996 WA : 2,343 2,308 2,086 2,318 2,196 2,291 WI : 2,241 2,301 2,080 2,292 2,147 2,156 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,199 2,161 1,944 2,179 2,098 2,161 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- See footnotes at end of table. --continued Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 (continued) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : : : : : : State : Jun : Jul : Aug : Sep : Oct : Nov : : : : : : -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : AL : 1,902 1,963 1,958 1,908 1,959 1,937 AR : 1,825 1,837 1,841 1,827 1,887 1,820 CA : 2,142 2,198 2,191 2,105 2,191 2,165 CO : 2,123 2,234 2,205 2,125 2,247 2,223 CT : 2,151 2,290 2,336 2,183 2,293 2,296 FL : 2,018 2,111 2,179 2,117 2,143 2,073 GA : 2,010 2,090 2,069 1,980 2,089 2,076 HI : 1,956 2,015 1,950 1,866 1,888 1,788 IL : 2,042 2,172 2,220 2,223 2,340 2,311 IN : 2,184 2,293 2,293 2,218 2,282 2,194 IA : 2,203 2,216 2,204 2,124 2,263 2,205 ME : 2,374 2,436 2,427 2,329 2,452 2,409 MD : 2,141 2,171 2,229 2,163 2,210 2,148 MI : 2,082 2,241 2,272 2,232 2,266 2,139 MN : 2,062 2,116 2,103 2,069 2,165 2,085 MS : 1,925 1,984 1,995 1,926 1,953 1,826 MO : 2,006 2,178 2,288 2,214 2,226 2,134 NE : 2,157 2,167 2,186 2,139 2,192 2,094 NY : 2,243 2,352 2,342 2,269 2,393 2,314 NC : 1,884 1,929 1,929 1,861 1,901 1,832 OH : 2,199 2,242 2,297 2,234 2,272 2,215 OK : 1,985 1,991 1,970 1,886 1,927 1,922 OR : 2,216 2,267 2,310 2,150 2,190 2,210 PA : 2,217 2,268 2,279 2,195 2,285 2,255 SC : 2,132 2,176 2,246 2,169 2,234 2,207 SD : 2,193 2,173 2,170 2,214 2,241 2,127 TX : 2,042 2,127 2,096 2,026 2,119 2,076 VA : 1,826 1,803 1,895 1,976 1,969 1,978 WA : 2,232 2,296 2,312 2,231 2,336 2,315 WI : 2,160 2,335 2,368 2,226 2,284 2,292 : 30 Sts : Total : 2,094 2,156 2,167 2,099 2,174 2,122 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 233 236 114 110 119 126 AR : 312 319 152 138 160 181 CA : 591 592 CO : 71 62 CT : 86 82 FL : 226 216 210 204 16 12 GA : 415 392 276 249 139 143 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 67 71 65 69 2 2 IN : 464 484 454 473 10 11 IA : 312 348 ME : 113 116 MD : 79 77 70 67 9 10 MI : 124 124 MN : 224 245 215 236 9 9 MS : 126 131 61 59 65 72 MO : 146 158 NE : 161 201 161 201 0 0 NY : 89 93 NC : 279 277 160 154 119 123 OH : 444 511 OK : 66 74 44 47 22 27 OR : 58 61 57 59 1 2 PA : 479 517 466 499 13 18 SC : 111 113 93 94 18 19 SD : 51 44 51 44 0 0 TX : 329 333 VA : 79 80 41 39 38 41 WA : 112 125 WI : 73 76 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,936 6,174 5,107 5,286 829 888 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 2/ : All Hatching Type 2/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 221 215 99 99 122 116 AR : 301 285 119 101 182 184 CA : 574 600 CO : 69 72 CT : 80 81 FL : 213 221 201 207 12 14 GA : 394 406 242 251 152 155 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 74 77 73 75 1 2 IN : 479 473 470 464 9 9 IA : 412 455 ME : 119 125 MD : 81 79 73 71 8 8 MI : 115 115 MN : 255 255 246 245 9 10 MS : 127 129 55 45 72 84 MO : 149 147 NE : 197 214 197 214 0 0 NY : 95 81 NC : 268 250 138 125 130 125 OH : 533 607 OK : 80 75 49 43 31 32 OR : 60 61 59 59 1 2 PA : 509 510 492 495 17 15 SC : 106 108 87 90 19 18 SD : 41 45 41 45 0 0 TX : 346 365 VA : 77 72 40 34 37 38 WA : 119 119 WI : 75 84 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,185 6,342 5,276 5,417 909 925 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ December preceding year. 2/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 228 229 111 102 117 127 AR : 319 313 154 134 165 179 CA : 551 560 CO : 65 69 CT : 86 79 FL : 223 208 206 198 17 10 GA : 408 375 267 230 141 145 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 60 69 59 67 1 2 IN : 462 483 452 472 10 11 IA : 312 346 ME : 114 116 MD : 73 76 63 66 10 10 MI : 119 120 MN : 217 245 208 236 9 9 MS : 122 126 56 55 66 71 MO : 138 150 NE : 162 207 162 207 0 0 NY : 89 90 NC : 274 269 155 142 119 127 OH : 448 507 OK : 65 76 43 48 22 28 OR : 58 58 56 56 2 2 PA : 471 512 456 494 15 18 SC : 108 113 91 94 17 19 SD : 50 41 50 41 0 0 TX : 332 324 VA : 77 77 37 37 40 40 WA : 115 124 WI : 74 70 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,836 6,048 4,999 5,152 837 896 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 211 209 90 91 121 118 AR : 298 276 115 96 183 180 CA : 553 589 CO : 71 71 CT : 79 78 FL : 203 215 191 200 12 15 GA : 382 404 229 245 153 159 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 74 76 73 74 1 2 IN : 473 472 464 462 9 10 IA : 409 437 ME : 120 124 MD : 78 76 70 68 8 8 MI : 111 110 MN : 255 255 245 245 10 10 MS : 124 131 52 45 72 86 MO : 144 140 NE : 196 211 196 211 0 0 NY : 94 79 NC : 264 247 131 120 133 127 OH : 538 595 OK : 81 76 50 43 31 33 OR : 59 60 58 58 1 2 PA : 492 513 475 497 17 16 SC : 101 101 82 84 19 17 SD : 40 45 40 45 0 0 TX : 333 354 VA : 77 70 40 32 37 38 WA : 118 115 WI : 72 83 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,066 6,227 5,151 5,293 915 934 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 205 206 98 92 107 114 AR : 289 277 138 120 151 157 CA : 490 494 CO : 59 63 CT : 75 71 FL : 199 184 183 174 16 10 GA : 364 330 237 199 127 131 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 53 61 52 60 1 1 IN : 433 438 423 428 10 10 IA : 288 316 ME : 105 104 MD : 64 72 55 63 9 9 MI : 106 111 MN : 199 220 190 211 9 9 MS : 111 108 51 45 60 63 MO : 128 129 NE : 147 186 147 186 0 0 NY : 80 82 NC : 246 241 137 124 109 117 OH : 409 455 OK : 60 68 38 43 22 25 OR : 52 52 50 50 2 2 PA : 426 465 411 449 15 16 SC : 100 102 84 85 16 17 SD : 44 36 44 36 0 0 TX : 296 296 VA : 70 69 32 34 38 35 WA : 104 112 WI : 67 64 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,284 5,427 4,510 4,620 774 807 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 192 185 80 81 112 104 AR : 282 250 109 84 173 166 CA : 515 517 CO : 67 63 CT : 75 73 FL : 186 188 174 175 12 13 GA : 361 375 217 225 144 150 HI : 15 14 15 14 0 0 IL : 69 71 68 69 1 2 IN : 446 429 437 420 9 9 IA : 370 396 ME : 113 114 MD : 74 69 66 62 8 7 MI : 107 100 MN : 242 230 232 221 10 9 MS : 114 116 47 38 67 78 MO : 129 125 NE : 183 181 183 181 0 0 NY : 84 73 NC : 244 226 120 108 124 118 OH : 504 531 OK : 75 68 46 39 29 29 OR : 60 60 58 59 2 1 PA : 459 458 443 444 16 14 SC : 92 92 75 76 17 16 SD : 36 41 36 41 0 0 TX : 310 314 VA : 70 59 36 27 34 32 WA : 110 102 WI : 67 74 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,651 5,594 4,790 4,742 861 852 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 233 235 115 109 118 126 AR : 324 308 154 133 170 175 CA : 573 568 CO : 67 70 CT : 82 81 FL : 223 210 205 199 18 11 GA : 404 380 261 234 143 146 HI : 17 16 17 16 0 0 IL : 65 66 64 65 1 1 IN : 478 485 467 475 11 10 IA : 323 358 ME : 119 116 MD : 70 85 61 75 9 10 MI : 120 122 MN : 230 246 221 236 9 10 MS : 130 122 62 52 68 70 MO : 148 145 NE : 165 208 165 208 0 0 NY : 89 92 NC : 276 272 154 142 122 130 OH : 463 515 OK : 68 77 43 49 25 28 OR : 61 58 59 56 2 2 PA : 482 523 465 505 17 18 SC : 114 112 96 94 18 18 SD : 46 43 46 43 0 0 TX : 331 336 VA : 79 79 40 40 39 39 WA : 113 124 WI : 75 74 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,968 6,126 5,108 5,230 860 896 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 208 212 87 95 121 117 AR : 301 278 117 92 184 186 CA : 566 566 CO : 71 70 CT : 80 82 FL : 210 214 196 198 14 16 GA : 402 424 246 254 156 170 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 74 78 73 76 1 2 IN : 484 477 475 467 9 10 IA : 398 464 ME : 121 123 MD : 78 78 70 71 8 7 MI : 114 112 MN : 264 256 253 246 11 10 MS : 127 133 54 43 73 90 MO : 138 146 NE : 201 201 201 201 0 0 NY : 91 78 NC : 262 252 131 119 131 133 OH : 547 603 OK : 79 75 49 44 30 31 OR : 67 70 65 69 2 1 PA : 501 502 484 486 17 16 SC : 104 103 86 85 18 18 SD : 43 45 43 45 0 0 TX : 347 352 VA : 73 66 36 31 37 35 WA : 122 115 WI : 75 84 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,164 6,275 5,241 5,314 923 961 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 227 223 113 100 114 123 AR : 317 298 148 126 169 172 CA : 542 534 CO : 65 68 CT : 77 80 FL : 210 199 193 188 17 11 GA : 380 371 240 227 140 144 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 68 61 67 60 1 1 IN : 443 457 432 447 11 10 IA : 311 356 ME : 117 113 MD : 66 85 58 76 8 9 MI : 113 116 MN : 224 236 215 226 9 10 MS : 128 122 60 53 68 69 MO : 136 141 NE : 163 200 163 200 0 0 NY : 85 84 NC : 262 264 143 139 119 125 OH : 466 497 OK : 64 74 42 48 22 26 OR : 60 57 58 55 2 2 PA : 460 492 443 475 17 17 SC : 113 109 95 91 18 18 SD : 43 42 43 42 0 0 TX : 320 321 VA : 75 75 39 37 36 38 WA : 107 121 WI : 71 71 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,729 5,883 4,891 5,004 838 879 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 208 210 91 92 117 118 AR : 285 269 110 88 175 181 CA : 528 535 CO : 67 66 CT : 77 76 FL : 204 206 191 192 13 14 GA : 381 395 228 233 153 162 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 74 70 73 68 1 2 IN : 457 455 448 446 9 9 IA : 405 458 ME : 116 116 MD : 76 76 69 70 7 6 MI : 111 110 MN : 256 246 245 237 11 9 MS : 123 132 49 43 74 89 MO : 133 139 NE : 196 202 196 202 0 0 NY : 92 73 NC : 253 237 125 108 128 129 OH : 528 577 OK : 74 73 46 43 28 30 OR : 62 65 60 64 2 1 PA : 473 489 456 473 17 16 SC : 102 100 85 82 17 18 SD : 44 44 44 44 0 0 TX : 332 339 VA : 70 67 34 32 36 35 WA : 116 110 WI : 73 79 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,931 6,029 5,039 5,092 892 937 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 231 228 113 100 118 128 AR : 332 307 154 125 178 182 CA : 551 533 CO : 66 68 CT : 79 79 FL : 208 197 191 185 17 12 GA : 370 365 224 216 146 149 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 69 60 68 59 1 1 IN : 454 466 443 456 11 10 IA : 316 367 ME : 122 116 MD : 69 88 61 79 8 9 MI : 117 118 MN : 220 239 211 229 9 10 MS : 132 126 60 53 72 73 MO : 134 145 NE : 166 200 166 200 0 0 NY : 84 85 NC : 270 268 144 140 126 128 OH : 493 507 OK : 69 76 45 49 24 27 OR : 60 64 59 62 1 2 PA : 465 489 448 472 17 17 SC : 116 112 97 94 19 18 SD : 43 45 43 45 0 0 TX : 322 322 VA : 78 77 38 37 40 40 WA : 111 127 WI : 72 70 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,835 5,960 4,955 5,050 880 910 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 209 220 90 96 119 124 AR : 293 275 111 88 182 187 CA : 535 545 CO : 69 65 CT : 78 77 FL : 204 205 191 193 13 12 GA : 374 399 218 233 156 166 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 77 66 76 64 1 2 IN : 466 471 456 461 10 10 IA : 417 491 ME : 126 123 MD : 82 78 75 72 7 6 MI : 111 109 MN : 260 249 249 239 11 10 MS : 129 132 49 41 80 91 MO : 134 137 NE : 195 213 195 213 0 0 NY : 94 78 NC : 252 241 121 106 131 135 OH : 539 588 OK : 77 76 47 44 30 32 OR : 61 68 59 66 2 2 PA : 470 502 453 486 17 16 SC : 103 101 85 83 18 18 SD : 46 47 46 47 0 0 TX : 334 349 VA : 73 71 34 34 39 37 WA : 119 117 WI : 76 77 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,018 6,185 5,090 5,211 928 974 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 223 222 109 101 114 121 AR : 323 297 150 114 173 183 CA : 536 506 CO : 64 65 CT : 78 76 FL : 203 190 186 178 17 12 GA : 346 343 203 199 143 144 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 63 59 62 58 1 1 IN : 441 447 431 438 10 9 IA : 310 362 ME : 117 111 MD : 68 83 60 75 8 8 MI : 113 113 MN : 213 231 204 221 9 10 MS : 124 118 55 49 69 69 MO : 140 140 NE : 164 190 164 190 0 0 NY : 83 86 NC : 259 257 140 132 119 125 OH : 472 483 OK : 65 74 42 47 23 27 OR : 58 64 56 62 2 2 PA : 451 469 435 453 16 16 SC : 109 106 91 88 18 18 SD : 41 48 41 48 0 0 TX : 309 314 VA : 76 76 37 37 39 39 WA : 111 123 WI : 72 69 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,648 5,737 4,799 4,852 849 885 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 200 211 86 91 114 120 AR : 276 258 104 79 172 179 CA : 530 534 CO : 66 67 CT : 78 73 FL : 202 192 190 180 12 12 GA : 365 391 216 228 149 163 HI : 14 14 14 14 0 0 IL : 75 62 74 60 1 2 IN : 457 464 447 454 10 10 IA : 413 479 ME : 121 118 MD : 77 73 70 66 7 7 MI : 105 105 MN : 252 237 242 227 10 10 MS : 129 126 49 40 80 86 MO : 131 131 NE : 185 204 185 204 0 0 NY : 85 77 NC : 239 231 115 102 124 129 OH : 528 558 OK : 76 75 46 44 30 31 OR : 61 67 59 65 2 2 PA : 456 467 441 452 15 15 SC : 96 100 78 81 18 19 SD : 47 44 47 44 0 0 TX : 320 342 VA : 73 66 33 30 40 36 WA : 119 115 WI : 76 80 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,852 5,961 4,960 5,022 892 939 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 234 231 115 108 119 123 AR : 322 308 146 118 176 190 CA : 546 517 CO : 66 71 CT : 83 79 FL : 216 195 200 184 16 11 GA : 361 353 211 206 150 147 HI : 16 16 16 16 0 0 IL : 62 66 61 64 1 2 IN : 452 448 442 439 10 9 IA : 319 377 ME : 120 113 MD : 73 86 65 78 8 8 MI : 120 117 MN : 228 232 219 222 9 10 MS : 127 119 55 52 72 67 MO : 148 137 NE : 173 199 173 199 0 0 NY : 88 91 NC : 262 259 141 130 121 129 OH : 494 491 OK : 65 76 41 48 24 28 OR : 58 61 56 60 2 1 PA : 467 472 451 456 16 16 SC : 110 105 91 86 19 19 SD : 43 52 43 52 0 0 TX : 325 330 VA : 81 77 40 39 41 38 WA : 114 124 WI : 76 73 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,849 5,875 4,974 4,974 875 901 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 210 213 92 91 118 122 AR : 283 262 109 79 174 183 CA : 545 555 CO : 69 73 CT : 83 76 FL : 215 203 203 191 12 12 GA : 388 409 234 241 154 168 HI : 14 14 14 14 0 0 IL : 76 60 75 58 1 2 IN : 479 484 469 473 10 11 IA : 440 471 ME : 121 120 MD : 78 72 70 65 8 7 MI : 108 111 MN : 267 244 257 233 10 11 MS : 133 131 50 43 83 88 MO : 141 145 NE : 199 205 199 205 0 0 NY : 83 80 NC : 247 232 121 101 126 131 OH : 560 564 OK : 77 77 46 45 31 32 OR : 65 68 63 67 2 1 PA : 477 478 462 463 15 15 SC : 100 104 82 85 18 19 SD : 49 44 49 44 0 0 TX : 329 353 VA : 81 64 36 31 45 33 WA : 124 117 WI : 79 91 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,120 6,120 5,205 5,166 915 954 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 233 227 115 104 118 123 AR : 319 302 143 122 176 180 CA : 555 522 CO : 68 71 CT : 83 80 FL : 213 198 199 187 14 11 GA : 367 359 218 212 149 147 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 62 65 61 64 1 1 IN : 461 447 451 438 10 9 IA : 324 366 ME : 120 114 MD : 74 90 67 82 7 8 MI : 126 115 MN : 229 230 220 220 9 10 MS : 127 117 54 51 73 66 MO : 145 135 NE : 175 200 175 200 0 0 NY : 89 94 NC : 272 260 148 132 124 128 OH : 497 498 OK : 64 76 40 48 24 28 OR : 59 61 57 59 2 2 PA : 472 463 456 447 16 16 SC : 111 104 92 85 19 19 SD : 43 48 43 48 0 0 TX : 329 341 VA : 83 78 41 41 42 37 WA : 118 121 WI : 77 74 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,911 5,871 5,035 4,982 876 889 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 207 210 90 90 117 120 AR : 282 266 106 91 176 175 CA : 548 553 CO : 70 75 CT : 81 76 FL : 221 212 210 200 11 12 GA : 388 408 234 242 154 166 HI : 14 14 14 14 0 0 IL : 77 59 76 57 1 2 IN : 487 485 477 475 10 10 IA : 441 466 ME : 123 119 MD : 76 73 69 67 7 6 MI : 107 114 MN : 266 244 256 233 10 11 MS : 132 133 50 44 82 89 MO : 148 156 NE : 201 208 201 208 0 0 NY : 83 78 NC : 251 229 125 97 126 132 OH : 556 579 OK : 77 77 45 46 32 31 OR : 63 67 61 66 2 1 PA : 471 489 457 474 14 15 SC : 104 105 86 86 18 19 SD : 49 46 49 46 0 0 TX : 322 351 VA : 86 63 39 32 47 31 WA : 121 118 WI : 76 90 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,128 6,163 5,212 5,223 916 940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 224 217 110 97 114 120 AR : 315 291 145 117 170 174 CA : 533 518 CO : 64 66 CT : 81 79 FL : 201 192 189 181 12 11 GA : 362 353 217 211 145 142 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 62 59 61 58 1 1 IN : 450 436 439 427 11 9 IA : 326 356 ME : 118 113 MD : 70 87 63 81 7 6 MI : 122 108 MN : 219 226 210 217 9 9 MS : 127 114 55 47 72 67 MO : 145 136 NE : 176 189 176 189 0 0 NY : 88 89 NC : 269 258 148 133 121 125 OH : 483 492 OK : 67 73 43 46 24 27 OR : 61 56 59 54 2 2 PA : 459 455 444 440 15 15 SC : 110 102 91 84 19 18 SD : 40 45 40 45 0 0 TX : 316 331 VA : 79 76 41 39 38 37 WA : 121 118 WI : 75 67 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,779 5,717 4,930 4,854 849 863 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 201 205 89 88 112 117 AR : 271 263 101 94 170 169 CA : 534 537 CO : 68 73 CT : 78 71 FL : 219 206 207 195 12 11 GA : 374 399 226 236 148 163 HI : 14 13 14 13 0 0 IL : 76 67 75 65 1 2 IN : 477 472 468 462 9 10 IA : 436 455 ME : 119 114 MD : 75 70 69 64 6 6 MI : 104 113 MN : 258 241 247 230 11 11 MS : 128 129 48 41 80 88 MO : 143 150 NE : 190 207 190 207 0 0 NY : 79 73 NC : 239 218 120 92 119 126 OH : 534 582 OK : 74 74 44 44 30 30 OR : 61 63 59 62 2 1 PA : 453 478 439 464 14 14 SC : 103 104 85 85 18 19 SD : 47 47 47 47 0 0 TX : 314 346 VA : 72 67 34 34 38 33 WA : 113 116 WI : 73 83 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,927 6,036 5,051 5,113 876 923 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 233 229 116 104 117 125 AR : 324 299 151 119 173 180 CA : 565 551 CO : 64 67 CT : 82 80 FL : 209 197 197 186 12 11 GA : 384 376 235 229 149 147 HI : 16 15 16 15 0 0 IL : 68 60 67 59 1 1 IN : 459 452 448 442 11 10 IA : 337 379 ME : 123 118 MD : 73 90 66 84 7 6 MI : 129 110 MN : 234 235 224 226 10 9 MS : 132 120 57 48 75 72 MO : 153 145 NE : 188 192 188 192 0 0 NY : 93 93 NC : 276 267 151 140 125 127 OH : 496 509 OK : 74 77 48 49 26 28 OR : 63 57 61 55 2 2 PA : 480 487 465 471 15 16 SC : 114 107 95 88 19 19 SD : 41 45 41 45 0 0 TX : 326 338 VA : 83 77 45 40 38 37 WA : 124 120 WI : 76 69 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,019 5,961 5,149 5,067 870 894 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 211 207 97 89 114 118 AR : 282 271 106 91 176 180 CA : 568 567 CO : 71 80 CT : 81 76 FL : 217 217 204 205 13 12 GA : 387 430 237 259 150 171 HI : 15 14 15 14 0 0 IL : 79 77 78 75 1 2 IN : 492 489 483 479 9 10 IA : 447 482 ME : 126 121 MD : 83 70 76 63 7 7 MI : 112 117 MN : 264 253 253 242 11 11 MS : 132 131 49 40 83 91 MO : 144 153 NE : 197 215 197 215 0 0 NY : 82 80 NC : 239 219 121 91 118 128 OH : 567 602 OK : 75 77 45 46 30 31 OR : 62 67 60 66 2 1 PA : 479 505 464 489 15 16 SC : 107 107 88 87 19 20 SD : 47 48 47 48 0 0 TX : 348 365 VA : 68 71 34 37 34 34 WA : 117 119 WI : 76 85 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,175 6,315 5,284 5,353 891 962 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 229 220 112 103 117 117 AR : 307 289 139 115 168 174 CA : 569 549 CO : 59 65 CT : 80 78 FL : 207 197 195 186 12 11 GA : 382 379 241 233 141 146 HI : 15 15 15 15 0 0 IL : 69 65 68 64 1 1 IN : 455 453 445 444 10 9 IA : 330 387 ME : 115 114 MD : 73 83 65 76 8 7 MI : 126 114 MN : 232 238 223 229 9 9 MS : 127 120 56 50 71 70 MO : 152 144 NE : 187 187 187 187 0 0 NY : 92 92 NC : 269 260 150 138 119 122 OH : 479 499 OK : 72 76 46 48 26 28 OR : 60 60 58 58 2 2 PA : 485 491 469 476 16 15 SC : 110 104 92 85 18 19 SD : 40 46 40 46 0 0 TX : 325 336 VA : 80 75 41 39 39 36 WA : 121 116 WI : 75 72 : 30 Sts : Total : 5,922 5,924 5,078 5,056 844 868 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Total : Table Egg Type 1/ : All Hatching Type 1/ State :--------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Million Eggs : AL : 203 202 94 88 109 114 AR : 279 262 104 88 175 174 CA : 573 565 CO : 69 82 CT : 80 78 FL : 208 220 195 208 13 12 GA : 388 427 240 261 148 166 HI : 15 13 15 13 0 0 IL : 77 78 76 75 1 3 IN : 466 481 457 471 9 10 IA : 435 473 ME : 124 117 MD : 80 68 73 61 7 7 MI : 113 111 MN : 248 247 238 237 10 10 MS : 125 124 45 38 80 86 MO : 140 150 NE : 201 208 201 208 0 0 NY : 80 81 NC : 236 212 120 89 116 123 OH : 568 590 OK : 71 78 42 47 29 31 OR : 60 67 58 66 2 1 PA : 480 509 466 494 14 15 SC : 106 103 88 84 18 19 SD : 45 46 45 46 0 0 TX : 351 356 VA : 68 70 33 38 35 32 WA : 114 116 WI : 78 88 : 30 Sts : Total : 6,081 6,222 5,207 5,295 874 927 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Data by type of flock not shown for some States to avoid disclosing individual operations. Chickens: Layers on Hand by State and United States, December 1, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers 1 Year Old : Layers 20 Weeks Old : : and Older :But Less Than 1 Year : Total Layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 5,015 4,640 6,626 6,700 11,641 11,340 AR : 6,680 5,606 9,800 10,413 16,480 16,019 CA : 17,200 16,860 10,318 8,650 27,518 25,510 CO : 1,395 1,479 1,559 1,635 2,954 3,114 CT : 1,680 1,016 2,021 2,516 3,701 3,532 DE : 325 58 297 556 622 614 FL : 4,775 5,867 5,220 3,856 9,995 9,723 GA : 7,860 7,899 10,425 11,061 18,285 18,960 HI : 505 446 291 328 796 774 ID : 490 660 480 320 970 980 IL : 1,313 1,419 1,630 1,749 2,943 3,168 IN : 11,405 9,783 10,073 11,279 21,478 21,062 IA : 8,500 10,218 6,750 8,400 15,250 18,618 KS : 430 930 870 330 1,300 1,260 KY : 1,350 450 1,250 2,250 2,600 2,700 LA : 800 1,060 1,070 860 1,870 1,920 ME : 291 214 4,592 4,653 4,883 4,867 MD : 1,206 1,847 2,154 1,602 3,360 3,449 MA : 100 94 487 259 587 353 MI : 2,000 2,000 3,700 3,430 5,700 5,430 MN : 4,255 6,725 6,630 4,710 10,885 11,435 MS : 2,778 2,524 3,723 3,707 6,501 6,231 MO : 3,375 3,827 3,580 3,124 6,955 6,951 MT : 138 102 232 288 370 390 NE : 3,900 5,410 5,150 3,770 9,050 9,180 NH : 18 14 151 149 169 163 NJ : 1,101 910 679 830 1,780 1,740 NM : 748 695 438 483 1,186 1,178 NY : 1,400 1,540 2,490 2,420 3,890 3,960 NC : 5,685 4,735 8,300 9,075 13,985 13,810 ND : 115 175 85 60 200 235 OH : 9,200 6,500 13,200 16,009 22,400 22,509 OK : 1,900 1,900 1,830 1,960 3,730 3,860 OR : 1,690 1,500 898 997 2,588 2,497 PA : 8,900 8,800 13,010 13,005 21,910 21,805 RI : 116 3 84 147 200 150 SC : 1,910 2,846 3,175 1,849 5,085 4,695 SD : 810 215 1,020 1,885 1,830 2,100 TN : 370 200 595 857 965 1,057 TX : 6,000 6,070 9,700 9,990 15,700 16,060 UT : 1,200 920 800 790 2,000 1,710 VT : 13 25 75 78 88 103 VA : 986 1,264 2,799 2,553 3,785 3,817 WA : 2,480 2,440 2,808 2,790 5,288 5,230 WV : 240 390 960 810 1,200 1,200 WI : 2,253 1,380 1,260 1,900 3,513 3,280 WY : 10 10 5 5 15 15 : Oth Sts 1/ : 183 175 143 142 326 317 : US : 135,093 133,841 163,432 165,230 298,525 299,071 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens: Layers on Hand by State and United States, December 1, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Layers 1 Year Old : Layers 20 Weeks Old : : and Older :But Less Than 1 Year : Total Layers State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 4,530 4,292 6,080 6,200 10,610 10,492 AR : 4,827 6,070 9,776 8,351 14,603 14,421 CA : 16,520 15,270 10,130 11,010 26,650 26,280 CO : 1,813 1,910 1,530 1,760 3,343 3,670 CT : 1,090 1,141 2,523 2,318 3,613 3,459 DE : 243 150 225 250 468 400 FL : 4,335 6,216 5,662 4,522 9,997 10,738 GA : 7,950 6,680 11,260 13,840 19,210 20,520 HI : 490 465 235 263 725 728 ID : 614 546 300 385 914 931 IL : 1,167 1,534 2,094 1,929 3,261 3,463 IN : 8,022 10,238 12,379 12,076 20,401 22,314 IA : 11,749 11,655 8,860 10,130 20,609 21,785 KS : 740 505 500 843 1,240 1,348 KY : 585 1,450 2,200 1,650 2,785 3,100 LA : 970 940 923 963 1,893 1,903 ME : 1,202 2,256 3,996 2,523 5,198 4,779 MD : 1,631 1,518 1,887 1,644 3,518 3,162 MA : 122 72 487 473 609 545 MI : 1,800 2,343 3,300 2,817 5,100 5,160 MN : 6,100 6,740 5,760 5,215 11,860 11,955 MS : 2,390 2,487 4,276 4,424 6,666 6,911 MO : 3,035 3,490 3,470 3,605 6,505 7,095 MT : 173 35 197 255 370 290 NE : 5,189 6,011 4,240 3,979 9,429 9,990 NH : 12 53 143 106 155 159 NJ : 1,517 931 333 1,023 1,850 1,954 NM : 717 636 504 536 1,221 1,172 NY : 1,360 1,070 2,150 2,400 3,510 3,470 NC : 4,609 4,307 8,087 7,306 12,696 11,613 ND : 70 100 140 140 210 240 OH : 10,000 10,863 16,300 16,195 26,300 27,058 OK : 1,840 1,909 1,820 2,166 3,660 4,075 OR : 1,600 1,800 1,126 1,200 2,726 3,000 PA : 10,600 9,400 11,000 13,605 21,600 23,005 RI : 24 10 66 61 90 71 SC : 2,315 2,205 2,535 2,424 4,850 4,629 SD : 1,325 800 700 1,370 2,025 2,170 TN : 400 316 635 922 1,035 1,238 TX : 7,170 5,630 9,580 11,545 16,750 17,175 UT : 895 939 839 759 1,734 1,698 VT : 116 9 69 188 185 197 VA : 936 704 2,586 2,759 3,522 3,463 WA : 2,914 2,815 2,172 2,156 5,086 4,971 WV : 246 285 795 760 1,041 1,045 WI : 1,922 1,994 1,869 1,989 3,791 3,983 WY : 9 8 3 4 12 12 : Oth Sts 1/ : 164 168 132 132 296 300 : US : 138,048 140,966 165,874 171,171 303,922 312,137 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens by State and United States, December 1, 1994-95 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Pullets 13 Weeks Old : Pullet Chicks : : and Older But Less : and Pullets Under : Other State : Than 20 Weeks : 13 Weeks of Age : Chickens :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,940 1,961 2,000 2,561 1,015 1,011 AR : 3,299 3,122 4,535 4,335 1,492 1,599 CA : 1,600 1,600 2,300 2,500 82 90 CO : 385 380 529 465 112 166 CT : 232 251 600 574 22 12 DE : 0 20 26 39 44 46 FL : 756 622 1,669 1,005 60 65 GA : 2,812 3,204 3,611 3,528 1,054 1,110 HI : 83 68 102 91 0 0 ID : 144 144 209 211 7 5 IL : 251 115 175 379 21 35 IN : 2,112 1,844 2,757 2,663 53 59 IA : 1,850 1,929 2,400 3,287 50 50 KS : 80 80 218 208 2 2 KY : 230 395 250 375 120 130 LA : 240 270 280 390 110 120 ME : 314 1,647 1,192 163 51 35 MD : 279 400 638 550 74 51 MA : 1 42 57 126 1 1 MI : 770 420 423 753 7 7 MN : 1,155 1,430 2,130 1,895 60 40 MS : 1,354 1,044 1,789 1,865 601 605 MO : 405 277 910 1,080 105 117 MT : 27 43 112 106 1 1 NE : 555 690 990 1,130 5 5 NH : 23 9 70 71 30 32 NJ : 104 91 0 83 1 0 NM : 211 63 40 156 3 3 NY : 340 440 945 570 25 30 NC : 1,550 1,813 2,960 2,534 945 678 ND : 3 3 30 30 2 2 OH : 2,500 2,500 3,942 3,960 30 31 OK : 430 560 495 500 215 220 OR : 346 261 201 335 10 10 PA : 1,750 2,000 2,750 2,600 120 115 RI : 5 21 1 19 1 1 SC : 435 525 610 640 150 190 SD : 300 200 319 215 1 1 TN : 260 188 240 285 50 110 TX : 1,400 1,490 1,900 2,450 300 440 UT : 195 150 179 179 1 1 VT : 5 17 0 0 1 1 VA : 553 544 676 732 198 292 WA : 1,197 873 730 883 21 22 WV : 370 140 350 340 80 70 WI : 300 110 350 500 30 20 WY : 2 2 2 2 1 1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 6 6 2 2 5 5 : US : 33,159 34,004 46,694 47,365 7,369 7,637 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens by State and United States, December 1, 1996-97 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- :Pullets 13 Weeks Old : Pullet Chicks : : and Older But Less : and Pullets Under : Other State : Than 20 Weeks : 13 Weeks of Age : Chickens :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : 1,000 : AL : 1,575 2,066 2,270 2,500 990 1,033 AR : 3,137 3,486 3,750 3,976 1,391 1,262 CA : 1,200 1,000 1,900 3,080 50 140 CO : 320 229 280 643 137 176 CT : 217 299 598 550 4 1 DE : 60 90 100 170 24 25 FL : 468 1,045 847 1,133 187 56 GA : 2,950 3,120 4,350 5,080 1,140 1,190 HI : 76 55 75 80 0 0 ID : 134 51 268 241 5 5 IL : 226 174 24 380 21 39 IN : 1,738 1,355 3,264 3,479 45 41 IA : 2,533 2,707 3,240 3,423 120 50 KS : 38 245 90 457 2 2 KY : 420 580 650 820 195 200 LA : 375 165 255 370 87 82 ME : 544 621 1,325 1,495 6 5 MD : 483 428 346 483 42 42 MA : 85 3 74 155 5 1 MI : 820 390 390 630 10 10 MN : 1,255 810 1,835 1,895 45 70 MS : 994 1,407 2,479 2,049 595 706 MO : 975 675 715 1,490 155 185 MT : 43 45 56 69 1 1 NE : 494 563 1,566 1,573 4 0 NH : 23 24 39 29 30 6 NJ : 0 174 96 0 0 0 NM : 0 68 178 162 5 4 NY : 360 540 510 470 20 20 NC : 1,761 1,920 2,235 2,952 589 690 ND : 2 3 30 40 3 7 OH : 2,900 3,000 4,630 4,700 30 40 OK : 340 400 820 920 220 210 OR : 362 344 253 241 9 6 PA : 1,900 2,000 2,700 2,550 115 115 RI : 3 17 1 1 1 1 SC : 577 438 420 446 93 157 SD : 210 175 110 205 0 0 TN : 250 246 241 442 74 110 TX : 1,700 2,315 2,460 2,700 390 510 UT : 141 244 168 196 1 0 VT : 10 1 1 4 1 1 VA : 582 582 314 428 230 187 WA : 703 1,090 1,126 805 22 1 WV : 316 322 300 292 123 131 WI : 211 59 671 958 20 25 WY : 2 2 2 2 1 1 : Oth Sts 1/ : 5 5 2 2 5 5 : US : 33,518 35,578 48,054 54,766 7,243 7,549 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value by State and United States, December 1, 1994-95 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 : 1994 : 1995 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Dollars --- 1,000 Dollars : AL : 16,596 16,873 3.30 4.30 54,767 72,554 AR : 25,806 25,075 4.10 4.20 105,805 105,315 CA : 31,500 29,700 1.90 1.90 59,850 56,430 CO : 3,980 4,125 2.10 1.90 8,358 7,838 CT : 4,555 4,369 2.50 2.50 11,388 10,923 DE : 692 719 5.30 4.80 3,668 3,451 FL : 12,480 11,415 2.30 2.10 28,704 23,972 GA : 25,762 26,802 2.90 3.10 74,710 83,086 HI : 981 933 2.40 2.80 2,354 2,612 ID : 1,330 1,340 1.70 1.70 2,261 2,278 IL : 3,390 3,697 1.40 1.50 4,746 5,546 IN : 26,400 25,628 1.30 1.40 34,320 35,879 IA : 19,550 23,884 1.50 1.50 29,325 35,826 KS : 1,600 1,550 1.40 1.10 2,240 1,705 KY : 3,200 3,600 2.30 2.20 7,360 7,920 LA : 2,500 2,700 2.30 2.30 5,750 6,210 ME : 6,440 6,712 2.10 1.90 13,524 12,753 MD : 4,351 4,450 3.70 2.90 16,099 12,905 MA : 646 522 2.20 2.10 1,421 1,096 MI : 6,900 6,610 1.60 1.20 11,040 7,932 MN : 14,230 14,800 1.50 1.50 21,345 22,200 MS : 10,245 9,745 4.00 4.60 40,980 44,827 MO : 8,375 8,425 1.90 1.80 15,913 15,165 MT : 510 540 2.70 2.50 1,377 1,350 NE : 10,600 11,005 1.90 1.90 20,140 20,910 NH : 292 275 1.70 2.00 496 550 NJ : 1,885 1,914 2.60 2.50 4,901 4,785 NM : 1,440 1,400 1.40 1.30 2,016 1,820 NY : 5,200 5,000 1.90 2.00 9,880 10,000 NC : 19,440 18,835 3.70 4.00 71,928 75,340 ND : 235 270 2.30 2.30 541 621 OH : 28,872 29,000 1.40 1.30 40,421 37,700 OK : 4,870 5,140 3.50 3.80 17,045 19,532 OR : 3,145 3,103 1.70 1.80 5,347 5,585 PA : 26,530 26,520 1.70 1.70 45,101 45,084 RI : 207 191 3.00 2.10 621 401 SC : 6,280 6,050 2.30 2.40 14,444 14,520 SD : 2,450 2,516 1.80 2.20 4,410 5,535 TN : 1,515 1,640 3.10 4.30 4,697 7,052 TX : 19,300 20,440 2.20 2.30 42,460 47,012 UT : 2,375 2,040 1.50 1.30 3,563 2,652 VT : 94 121 2.30 2.30 216 278 VA : 5,212 5,385 4.50 4.50 23,454 24,233 WA : 7,236 7,008 2.20 2.00 15,919 14,016 WV : 2,000 1,750 4.40 4.50 8,800 7,875 WI : 4,193 3,910 2.00 2.30 8,386 8,993 WY : 20 20 2.30 2.10 46 42 : Oth Sts 2/ : 339 330 2.03 1.81 687 596 : US : 385,747 388,077 2.34 2.41 902,815 934,905 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value by State and United States, December 1, 1996-97 1/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : Number : Value per Head : Total Value State :----------------------------------------------------------------- : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 : 1996 : 1997 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- : --- 1,000 Head --- --- Dollars --- --- 1,000 Dollars -- : AL : 15,445 16,091 4.60 5.10 71,047 82,064 AR : 22,881 23,145 4.90 5.00 112,117 115,725 CA : 29,800 30,500 2.20 2.20 65,560 67,100 CO : 4,080 4,718 2.10 2.20 8,568 10,380 CT : 4,432 4,309 2.40 2.30 10,637 9,911 DE : 652 685 4.70 4.60 3,064 3,151 FL : 11,499 12,972 2.00 2.40 22,998 31,133 GA : 27,650 29,910 3.50 3.30 96,775 98,703 HI : 876 863 2.60 2.50 2,278 2,158 ID : 1,321 1,228 2.40 2.20 3,170 2,702 IL : 3,532 4,056 1.70 1.70 6,004 6,895 IN : 25,448 27,189 1.60 1.70 40,717 46,221 IA : 26,502 27,965 1.60 1.60 42,403 44,744 KS : 1,370 2,052 1.70 1.80 2,329 3,694 KY : 4,050 4,700 2.20 2.30 8,910 10,810 LA : 2,610 2,520 2.40 2.40 6,264 6,048 ME : 7,073 6,900 2.10 2.40 14,853 16,560 MD : 4,389 4,115 2.30 2.00 10,095 8,230 MA : 773 704 2.20 2.20 1,701 1,549 MI : 6,320 6,190 1.50 1.60 9,480 9,904 MN : 14,995 14,730 1.50 1.90 22,493 27,987 MS : 10,734 11,073 4.80 5.10 51,523 56,472 MO : 8,350 9,445 2.50 2.80 20,875 26,446 MT : 470 405 3.20 3.20 1,504 1,296 NE : 11,493 12,126 2.10 2.10 24,135 25,465 NH : 247 218 2.40 2.40 593 523 NJ : 1,946 2,128 2.50 2.50 4,865 5,320 NM : 1,404 1,406 1.70 1.90 2,387 2,671 NY : 4,400 4,500 1.90 1.80 8,360 8,100 NC : 17,281 17,175 4.60 4.60 79,493 79,005 ND : 245 290 2.40 2.20 588 638 OH : 33,860 34,798 2.00 2.00 67,720 69,596 OK : 5,040 5,605 4.20 4.60 21,168 25,783 OR : 3,350 3,591 2.10 1.80 7,035 6,464 PA : 26,315 27,670 1.70 1.70 44,736 47,039 RI : 95 90 1.70 1.70 162 153 SC : 5,940 5,670 2.90 3.00 17,226 17,010 SD : 2,345 2,550 2.20 2.20 5,159 5,610 TN : 1,600 2,036 4.40 4.80 7,040 9,773 TX : 21,300 22,700 2.60 2.60 55,380 59,020 UT : 2,044 2,138 1.50 1.60 3,066 3,421 VT : 197 203 3.00 2.90 591 589 VA : 4,648 4,660 4.70 4.80 21,846 22,368 WA : 6,937 6,867 1.80 1.90 12,487 13,047 WV : 1,780 1,790 4.90 5.30 8,722 9,487 WI : 4,693 5,025 2.20 2.30 10,325 11,558 WY : 17 17 2.10 2.10 36 36 : Oth Sts 2/ : 308 312 1.90 2.00 586 624 : US : 392,737 410,030 2.65 2.72 1,039,071 1,113,183 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1/ Excludes commercial broilers. 2/ AK, AZ and NV combined to avoid disclosure of individual operations. Index Page All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 All Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 All Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6 All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers, Eggs per Layer, and Total Egg Production by State and United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .7 All Layers and Egg Production: Annual Average Number of Layers and Egg Production by Type, United States, 1994-97 . . . . . . .5 Index (continued) Page Chickens: Layers on Hand, by State and United States, December 1, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Chickens: Layers on Hand, by State and United States, December 1, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value, by State and United States, December 1, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Chickens: Number, Value per Head and Total Value, by State and United States, December 1, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Chickens: Number, Value per Head, Total Value, and Class, United States, December 1, 1994-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .5 Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens, by State and United States, December 1, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Chickens: Pullets Not of Laying Age and Other Chickens, by State and United States, December 1, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . 81 Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 Eggs: Annual Number of Eggs Produced by Type, State, and United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 For All Layers During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Index (continued) Page Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . ..27 Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54 Eggs: Production by Type During December, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56 Eggs: Production by Type During January, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57 Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Eggs: Production by Type During February, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59 Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60 Eggs: Production by Type During March, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Index (continued) Page Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Eggs: Production by Type During April, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Eggs: Production by Type During May, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65 Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Eggs: Production by Type During June, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68 Eggs: Production by Type During July, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Eggs: Production by Type During August, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71 Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72 Eggs: Production by Type During September, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Eggs: Production by Type During October, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Index (continued) Page Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Eggs: Production by Type During November, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . 24 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . 25 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . 28 Hatching Type Eggs: Number Laid per 100 Layers First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . 29 Index (continued) Page Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Hatching Type Eggs: Production During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Hatching Type Layers: Average Number on Hand During the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1994-95 . . . . . . . . . 16 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, United States, 1996-97 . . . . . . . . . 17 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1994-95. . . . . . . 20 Hatching Type Layers: Number on Hand First Day of the Month by Type, 30 Selected States, 1996-97. . . . . . . 21 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1994 . . . . . . 30 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1995 . . . . . . 32 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1996 . . . . . . 34 Table Egg Layers: Average Number in Flocks 30,000 and Above on Hand During the Month, 30 Selected States, 1997 . . . . . . 36